International Symposium on Ties That Bind – Ikat: Past, Present, Future

SYMPOSIUM ?ANNEXE LECTURE ROOM II FROM 14:00 TO 18:00

Session I – Ikat Usage, Tradition and Beyond

Iban Textiles of Sarawak - Edric Ong, Advisor, WCC-APR

Legacy of Narda Capuyan in Reviving Cordillera Ikat of Philippines - Lucia Catanes, Ikat Master Weaver

Calligraphic Ikats of Odisha - Sarat Chandra Patra, Master Weaver in conversation with Gunjan Jain, Designer

Chair: Khun Surapee Rojanavongse, Advisor, WCC-APR

Session II – Innovating Within Traditions

The Warp Zone – Contemporary Ikats of Española - Amanda Speer & Dain Daller, Weavers, New Mexico, USA

Indian Ikats in Fashion - Dr. Vandana Bhandari, Professor, NIFT, New Delhi

Telia Rumal and Beyond - Gajam Govardhan, Padmashree and Master Weaver in conversation with Ritu Sethi, Chairperson, CRT

Chair: Dr. Ghada Hijjawi-Qaddumi, President, WCC-APR

Wrap-up – Jasleen Dhamija, Textile Art Historian and Edric Ong

(Collaboration: World Crafts Council; World Crafts Council: Asia-Pacific Region [WCC-APR]; and Craft Revival Trust)

Event starts on Saturday, 02 September 2017 at 05:30 hrs

Seminars

02 Sep 2017, 05:30 AM

International Symposium on Ties That Bind – Ikat: Past, Present, Future