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Exhibit submission deadline June 30 at 5 pm  

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Please include the following;

- visuals of work (example - web link, slides, cd)
- proposal ( proposal must be textile related
or themed)

 
  You can email or mail your application to:  
  Michael Rikley-Lancaster
Executive Director/ Curator
PO Box 784
Almonte, ON KoA 1A0
mvtm@magma.ca		  
 
Bayeux Tapestry  
 

By Raymond Dugan

  
January 12th - April 25th, 2010  
Vernissage: January 14th, 2010. 7:00pm  
 
A hand stitched reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry, including a conclusion by the artist.The piece was created over eight years by Raymond Dugan and is done in the original eight colours. This world class replica of the famous 70 meter tapestries embroidered in the 11th century celebrates the conquest of the England by William, Duke of Normandy. See the legendary animals, ships, Vikings, Norman and Saxons calvarias illustrated in exploits of William and Harold without the expensive trip to France.
 
 
 
  Unravelled:
The colourful decline of the Appleton textile mill through
the eye of the camera and original artifacts.
By Alison Ball
  March 20th - April 4th, 2010
  Vernissage: March 6th, 2010. 2:00pm
  Website  
  From the mid-1800s to the early 1990s, there were two textile mill complexes in Appleton, Ontario. The first one was situated on an island in the middle of the Mississippi River, where some of the ruins remain. The second one, which produced the fleece, was built on adjacent property.

For the last several years of operation, the owners of the second mill faced financial, operational, legal and environmental difficulties. The mill buildings and much of the contents were left intact when operations ceased.

Alison Ball has been documenting the changes to the site since moving to Appleton about five years ago. During that time, the owners have begun to remediate the site in preparation for a housing subdivision.The images of this exhibit document some of the changes to both mills from 2004-2009, which include:


• Removal of much of the remains of the original mill building that had been a landmark in the middle of the village of Appleton.
• A fire of the warehouse that had been filled with textile machinery.
• An oil leak from a large tank near the river.
• Changes to the dye containment lagoons beside a provincially significant wetland.
• Dismantling of the buildings of the second mill.
• Textiles and documents left on the site.
• Natural regeneration of the site.

The artifacts are from the collection of the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum and include dye bottles, bobbins, fabric and documents.

  
 
 
  Weaving a Different View
  Weavers Unlimited
  May 5th - August 8th, 2010
   
  This exhibition presents non-traditional approaches to handweaving as in garments and wearable art. The participants were encouraged to stretch the boundaries of handweaving by interpreting the theme ‘Weaving a Different View”. Through exploration of structure, colour, non-traditional materials and complex designs, weavers were challenged to be innovative and unconventional in their textile interpretation of everyday life. This exhibition will also display the process and design involved in weaving a different view.
   
   
  SAY IT IN RED
  May 5th - July 4th, 2010
   
  SAY IT IN RED is an exhibition of redwork quilts and other household items from the collections of Marilyn Crawford and Mary Young. Other redwork items from Lanark County Museums will be on display.
 
     
 
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