9 November 2006
new Quilt Art festival
QuiltArtLugano 2007
1-2-3 June 2007 - 1st Quilt Festival, Lugano, Switzerland
An exciting new artistic and cultural event takes place in the beautiful Ticino town of Lugano in June 2007. Organised by a group of women who are active in textile art, the Festival will include:
- events to promote and develop contemporary and traditional textile art
- exhibitions of Swiss and foreign artists in several locations within Lugano and Montagnola
- annual meeting of the Swiss Patchwork Association
- workshops and courses
- an international competition, and competitions for schoolchildren and for local artists.
- charity sales of Fabric Art cards
- trade stalls selling textile art materials
Deadline for entry in the international competition is 31 December 2006