SYMPOSIUM - TEXTILES FROM BENGAL: A SHARED LEGACY

Name: SYMPOSIUM - TEXTILES FROM BENGAL: A SHARED LEGACY
Start: 2025-01-31T03:30:00.000+0
End: 2025-02-01T12:30:00.000+0
Location: Kolkata Centre for Creativity

Schedule

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025 at 03:30 am to Sat, 01 Feb, 2025 at 12:30 pm

UTC.000+0

Location

Kolkata Centre for Creativity | Kolkata, WB

Following the exhibition preview and publication launch of Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy,  Weavers Studio Resource Centre is pleased to present a two-day symposium that brings forth new insights on the genres of textiles featured in our exhibition. With esteemed speakers from India, Bangladesh, the US, the UK, and Europe, this symposium will be enriched by immersive performances that intertwine with the textile traditions, offering a multisensory experience and deepening the connection between art, culture, and textiles.What Makes This Special– Stellar gathering of 18 international experts such as Rosemary Crill (Former Curator, V&A Museum), Dr. Pika Ghosh (University of North Carolina), Designer Bibi Russell (Bangladesh), Ana Kol (Curator, MNAA, Lisbon), textile historian Rta Kapur Chishti (India) coming together from four continents– Insightful presentations and conversations exploring rare textile traditions including jamdani, kantha, and Indo-Portuguese embroideries through expert perspectives and demonstrations– Special enactment by acclaimed filmmaker Aparna Sen, exploring the intersection of textiles, costume, and cinema through her celebrated works– Evening performances of "One Size Fits All" by sarod virtuoso Soumik Datta, featuring live music, traditional block printing, and immersive visual projections– Launch of landmark publication "Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy" - a comprehensive 30-chapter volume spanning 500 years of textile heritage– Exclusive preview of accompanying exhibition showcasing rare textile pieces and artefactsOur SpeakersSonia Ashmore, Author and textile historian, UKRosemary Crill, Former curator, Victoria and Albert Museum, UKAvalon Fotheringham, Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum, UKPika Ghosh, Academic expert on South Asian textile history, USAJohn Gillow, Collector and author, UKIftekhar Iqbal, Historian of South Asian studies, BruneiJyotindra Jain, Cultural historian, IndiaPawan Jain, Scholar of Indian textile traditions, IndiaMayank Mansingh Kaul, Textile curator and historian, IndiaAna Kol, Curator, MNAA, PortugalRosie Llewellyn-Jones, Historian, UKPaola Manfredi, Designer and author, Italy and IndiaBibi Russel, Textile designer, BangladeshAparna Sen, Filmmaker and cultural icon, IndiaRitu Sethi, Editor, Global InCH, IndiaTirthankar Roy, Economic historian, UKMaria Wronska-Friend, Anthropologist and Museum Curator, AustraliaNiaz Zaman, Literary scholar, BangladeshDates: 31st January 2025 and 1st February 2025Timings: 9:00 am to 6:00 pmVenue: Conference Rooms I & II, 4th Floor, Kolkata Centre for Creativity, E M Bypass, Kolkata 700107.