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The return of iD, 27 March – 2 April 2023
The sign that the community welcomed the 2023 return of a full iD Dunedin Fashion Week in 2023 was the speed with which tickets to the iD show on 1 April sold out. The second show added to meet demand … Continue reading
Posted in Dunedin, Fashion week, Shows, Sustainability
Tagged Emerging Designers Awards, iD Dunedin Fashion Week
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Symposium programme announcement
It’s countdown time – around six weeks now until the CTANZ community frocks* up to Oamaru to celebrate the organisation’s old-fashioned coming of age (aka twenty-first) with a symposium entitled Tradition: observance or departure. It’s time to get organised, so … Continue reading
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Tamaki Makarau exhibition crawl
After a good start to the year, Auckland is continuing to provide the costume and textile community with reasons to hit the galleries. This weekend – 18 March – is a good one for a gallery crawl if you’re looking … Continue reading
Symposium registrations open
We’re excited to advise that registrations are now open for the next CTANZ symposium, which will take place in Ōamaru, Friday 5 May – Sunday 7 May 2023, with a theme of Tradition. The keynote speaker will be Dr Patricia … Continue reading
Posted in Context Magazine, Membership, Official stuff, Symposium
Tagged Oamaru, Symposium 2023
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Some things to see and do, January 2023
January has whizzed past and many of us are back at the day job, but it’s still summer and there’s still time to catch a few of the summer seasonal shows. Starting overhead, in Auckland, it’s the last week of … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Auckland, Awards, Christchurch, CTANZ people, Exhibitions, History, Maori, sculpture, Weaving, Wellington, wool
Tagged Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Brett Graham, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū., Leah Craven, Masterworks Gallery, Mataaho Collective, Te Papa Tongarewa, WoolOn Creative Fashion Awards
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Katherine Mansfield 1888-1923
One of the most lauded and influential of New Zealand writers, Katherine Mansfield died in France on 9 January 1923, of tuberculosis. Although only 34, she left behind a legacy of short fiction that continues to inspire. A century after … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Exhibitions, Heritage, History, Local events, Museums, Wellington
Tagged Katherine Mansfield
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Here comes summer
Season’s greetings to CTANZ members and followers. After another long and disrupted year, we hope that you have reached the festive season healthy, in the company of those you care about, and with some time to settle back and gaze … Continue reading
Posted in Context Magazine, CTANZ online, Official stuff
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Cultural regeneration fund feedback sought
The pandemic years have seen a number of initiatives to support arts and cultural initiatives, among them the Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Regeneration Fund. This fund has included an invitation for feedback on grant applications, particularly from … Continue reading
Maureen Lander, Arts Foundation Laureate
Warmest congratulations once again to longstanding CTANZ member Dr Maureen Lander MNZM, who has joined the ranks of Arts Foundation laureates, receiving 2022 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate Theresa Gattung Female Arts Practitioners Award for her achievements as a … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Awards, CTANZ people, Textiles
Tagged Maureen Lander, The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi
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More vintage textiles – the Valerie Carson Estate Textile Collection
Valerie Carson (1936-2020) is acknowledged as “New Zealand’s first textile conservator” and a pioneer of the field’s recognition as a discipline within the museum community, as related in her obituary on Te Papa’s blog. Some of you will be aware … Continue reading