Objectives

The seminars will seek to develop collaborative strategies between HEI’s, museums and practitioners, which enable the presentation or prioritisation of contemporary textile exhibitions.

These seminars aim to encourage dialogue and interaction between sectors enabling a growing understanding of the issues involved thus broadening audiences and creating the foundation for further research.

The objectives are to:

• Provide a forum for the identified sectors to engage in debate.
• Understand the constraints and strengths for museums and practitioners when programming contemporary textiles.
• Explore the research role of HEI’s in the collaborative process.
• Identify appropriate strands of collaborative research.
• Enrich and broaden the dissemination of contemporary textile practice.

These objectives will be achieved by:

• Presentation and discussion of positive case studies.
• Identification and examination of factors that may influence the programming of contemporary textiles.
• Consideration of how HEI’s can broker and facilitate collaborations.
• Consideration of how the development of appropriate critical language could influence the programming of contemporary textiles.
• Dissemination through publication of the outcomes of the seminar discussions.