LAST FEW DAYS - ERTF Exhibition

"Eastern Images"

Exhibition closes end of Friday 7th March 2014

The selected exhibition by Members of the Eastern Region Textile Forum, comes to an end this week.  If you've not seen it, do go along.  Interpretation of the title has been varied and exciting, with many pieces sold and commissions taken.

The Meet the Maker Days were successful.

Public gave permission for use of their images

During the course of a Meet the Maker session, this visitor appeared

Dry Needlefelt demonstration by Tricia Fowler

If you can't get along to the Exhibition itself, please visit our website where you can find images of the pieces on show.

Here's to 2014

Happy New Year to all our Members and Textile Friends.

We have exciting things planned for the forthcoming year, so please keep checking in for information.  You will find headline news here on the blog, and further details on our website.
Members, there are some exciting Member Only opportunities in the pipeline, please make sure you can log in to the website to read all about them, and to access the latest copy of the Newsletter.
In the meantime, please note your diary, with our next Selected Exhibition, 'Eastern Images' - all welcome, take note of the Meet the Artist days.

Please click on the poster for enlarged viewing.

 

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Forthcoming Exhibition - Members details of the forthcoming Exhibition in 2014 have now been added to the ERTF website.  All the paperwork is there, under the Members' Section - Exhibitions.  Do please look at it, full timetable of deadlines included.  You will need to log in to gain access.

November Conference - Our guest speaker for the Conference on 16th November 2013 is Jacqueline Hyman.  The subject of the day is historical textiles and conservation.  There will be a talk: "Buried Textile Treasures - Discoveries from Medieval Egypt" - plus the chance for you to bring/show and receive advice re conservation of your own Textile Treasures.  The venue is Hemingford Golf Club Conference Complex, Cambs.   Full information will appear on the website nearer the time, but please mark your diaries now.  Open to Members and Non Members.

New Website - At the moment we have a new website for the ERTF under construction, it is anticipated that this will be ready soon.  Announcements will be made in due course.

Updates

Those with sharp eyes may have spotted this already, either here on the right column of the blog site, or front page of the website and corresponding sub-pages.

Our forthcoming Exhibition "Eastern Images" now has confirmed dates.  The Exhibition will run from 8th February - 7th March 2014.  Private View to be on 7th February.  This is only a slight adjustment to the provisional dates given.
Details of Exhibition submission will be launched at the forthcoming April Conference, but Members can find brief outlines on the website in the Members section, under Exhibitions,  you will need to log in.

Reminder for Members  - please check your email inboxes/spam folders regularly, for contact from the ERTF, there may well be information sent to you direct.

If, like me, you use Google Reader as a one stop place to go for access to all the blogs you follow, you may have seen that as of 1st July this service will no longer operate.  I am looking at an alternative because this is a service I personally use every day.  Makes it so much easier and faster to learn of new postings to blogs.
Beverley - ERTF Website Manager

News

20th April Conference - there are a couple of things pending on the Conference but please be aware, information on tickets will be published on the website within the next few days. Check diaries, start planning, there is a lot of exciting information to impart on this day. I will post here as soon as I've added it to the website.  Remind your friends to take a look.

ERTF Selected Exhibition - this is coming along in terms of planning, a few elements to finalise.  The Exhibition Committee has been very hard at work on this.  Details of the Exhibition are to be launched at the April Conference.
However, you can be making pieces for selection right now, no need to wait.  The theme is: "Eastern Images"
The exhibition is only open to Members, but we welcome anyone to join us as a Member, please do so by 20th April 2013.  For membership information contact member1@ertf.org.uk

Remember keep checking back here for ticket announcements, updates will also be flagged up on the bullet point listing on the front page of the website

Beverley - ERTF Web Manager   website1@ertf.org.uk

Conferences and Exhibition

Saturday's Conference was an enjoyable event, I will shortly be posting photos from the day onto the ERTF website.  The Members Shop, Cornucopia, also provided the chance not only to buy but also to see the range of textile skills and interests our Members have.
Our next Conference is in planning, those of you who are eagle eyed may well have spotted that the title has already been added on the righthand menu, and onto the home page of the website: "Marketing Your Artwork".
Further information and ticket details will be made known as soon as possible, so do keep checking back.  Please mark those new 2013 diaries with the date 20th April 2013, Girton College, Cambridge.  The Conference is open to Members and Non Members, we look forward to you joining us.

The next jury selected Exhibition "Eastern Images" is in planning for 2014, again headline details can be found on this blog in the righthand menu, and on the home page of the website.  I will also shortly be adding up to date information on this event to the website, as announced at the Conference.  The full information for the Exhibition criteria, dates, deadlines, costs etc are due to be announced at the April 2013 Conference.  However, you can start designing and making right now.  Any questions on the Exhibition, please email:  exhibitions1@ertf.org.uk
Reminder please, that this is a Members Only Exhibition,  however, we very much welcome you to join us as Members, and to join in the exhibition process.  New Membership is required at or by 20th April 2013 (through to end of March 2014) in order to participate in the selection process.  If you have any questions on Membership please email:  membership1@ertf.org.uk

Please keep checking back via the announcements here, right hand margin headlines, website home page headlines and the various sections on the website.  In addition for Members, the Members Section of the website, Newsletter or via Area Reps. Information is made available as soon as possible.
Beverley, ERTF Website Manager  website1@ertf.org.uk

Exhibition 2014

Important News

I can announce to you the date and location of our next Selected Exhibition.  The title of which has already been known to you all for a while: 'Eastern Images'.  Please make a note in your diaries:

7th Feb - 7th March 2014

Bishop's Stortford Museum and Rhodes Art Complex

Bishop's Stortford

Herts

There will be criteria to be met for selection, and, importantly, immovable deadlines which you will need to comply with.  Full information will be with you as soon as practical.  However in the meantime the above gives you time to start planning.

Don't forget to check this blog, website, Newsletter and our new YahooGroup for updates.