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20 May 2008


Selling Yarns 2: Innovation for sustainability


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Presented by The Australian National University, Craft Australia and the
National Museum of Australia 
Venue: National Museum of Australia, Canberra 
When: 6 - 8 March, 2009

The conference will be held in association with the exhibition 
ReCoil, Change & Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art curated by Margie West 

Selling Yarns 2: Innovation for sustainability is a conference that
addresses contemporary Indigenous craft and design practice. It draws on
the outcomes of the first Selling Yarns conference held in Darwin in
2006 that looked specifically at contemporary Indigenous textile
practice.

Selling Yarns 2 builds on the previous conference by presenting success
stories that demonstrate innovation and new directions in Indigenous
craft and design practice. It will highlight the work of Indigenous
makers from the south eastern region of Australia and parallel the
directions in practice of urban Indigenous makers with that of artists
in remote communities. The conference will be held at the National
Museum of Australia in March, 2009 in association with the exhibition
ReCoil, Change & Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art, curated by Margie West.

The aim of the conference is to demonstrate that through cultural
practice a dialogue can be had that draws all interested parties
together for the benefit of a rich and sustainable Indigenous culture.

A call for papers is now open.   Download
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m.au/downloads/sy2.pdf>  the Call for papers information sheet pdf
invite

Topics of interest include:

*	Design and manufacture, engaging with industry 
*	Innovation for social and cultural sustainability 
*	Mentoring between communities 
*	The impact of government policies on sustainability 
*	The internet and the global market for Indigenous craft and
design
*	Tourism and museums as a driver for innovative practice

Papers: We invite Indigenous and non-Indigenous practitioners,
researchers, academics, buyers, collectors, curators, business and arts
advisors to respond with a 300 word abstract addressing the conference
themes.

Workshops: We invite proposals to run workshops to build skills,
increase awareness and appreciation, share information and develop
understandings of new developments and sustainable practices.

Email 300 word abstracts to papers at sellingyarns.com 
For enquiries, contact Louise Hamby on (02) 6125 8986 or Andy Greenslade
on 0412 774 343

Email workshop proposals to workshops at sellingyarns.com 
For enquiries, contact Valerie Kirk on (02) 6125 5833 or Adam Blackshaw
on (02) 6208 5230

*	Deadline for abstracts and workshop proposals: 1 July, 2008
*	Notification of acceptance: 1 August, 2008
*	Deadline for biography (on acceptance): 1 September, 2008
*	Deadline for full papers: 15 January, 2009

 
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