Parallel Threads – Entangled Ends

Parallel Threads: Entangled Ends

Bristol Art Museum, Rhode Island, USA.

Who can participate?

• Any Ipswich creative who feels a connection to Ipswich’s woollen manufacturing industry, and those who saw the impacts of the loss of the mills.
• Any Queensland creative with a strong connection to the state’s textile manufacturing industry

What can I contribute?

Create a work that speaks to one of the themes (or more):

• the parallel timelines between Australia and the USA;
• workers’ experiences;
• mill closures and their impact on you and your community;
• adaption and renewal beyond the closures.

If you exhibited a work in Ipswich Threads,in 2023, you are welcome to reprise that piece.

Works can be any medium, or mode of expression – e.g. arts poetry, film and may include various textile techniques – spinning, weaving, felting, eco dying, up-cycling, fabric design etc.

What are my options for participating

You may participate by sending your work for exhibition or be part of a digital display.

• Sending the work to: Deborah Baronas, 24 Lyndon St, Warren, Rhode Island, 02885 USA. This needs to arrive by 22 November 2024.
• Art work can be for sale. The Bristol Art museum takes no commission.
• If you are participating digitally, arrangements will be made with you. The recordings will contribute to a documentary video.

How do I register my interest or find out more?

Register your interest or drop us an email by clicking here by September 25.

All the best – we hope Parallel Threads inspires you.

Deborah and Janis.