Statens Værksteder for Kunst inviterer til inspirationsdag og lancering af Open Call til efterårets fem workshops med de dygtigste Master Craftsmen i udvalgte indiske tekstilhåndværk. 

Mød de fem danske tekstilkunstnere, som har været på studieophold i Indien, og hør samtidig om, hvordan du søger plads på en af de kommende workshops.

Tirsdag d. 16. maj kl. 15.00 – 18.00

Fri entré, tilmelding nødvendig via tilmelding@svfk.dk

Program

1. Erfaringsudveksling og kortlægning af teknikker og metoder i de fem indiske håndværk

Anne Fabricius Møller: Hand Block Print. Indian Master: Mr. Khushiram Pandey

Begitte Lynge Andersen: Hand Appliqué. Indian Master: Mr. Gaurav Choudhary

Katrine Hoff: Bandhani Tie and Dye. Indian Master: Mr. Khatri Adil Mustak

Sarah Brunnhuber: Kantha Stitch Embroidery.
Indian Master: Ms. Mahamaya Sikdar

Anna Bruun Kristiansen: Ikat Weaving. Indian Master: Mr. Radhe Shayam Meher

2. Lancering af Open Call til fem workshops i efteråret

Hvordan forløber de fem workshops? Hvem kan deltage, og hvordan skriver du en ansøgning om plads på en workshop?

Der er deadline for ansøgninger 12.06.2023 og svar efter d. 30.06.2023.

3. Drinks and jokes

Se og rør ved prøver på de forskellige teknikker, snak med dem, der har været udsendt til Indien og nyd et glas vin.

Fem workshops på Statens Værksteder

Block Print

5.000 years old printing technique, with special focus on mud print. (Jaipur, Gujarat)

Master: Khushiram Pandey

Dato: 4. – 8. september 2023

Sted: Tekstiltryk værksted Plan 3

Værkstedskonsulent: Bitten Hegelund

Workshop koordinator: Priya Mani

Pris: 600 DKK

Antal deltagere: 8

Forudsætninger: Workshoppen retter sig mod professionelle udøvere inden for tekstilkunst / tekstilhåndværk.

Indhold: Kursisterne vil lære de basale elementer af block print teknik herunder også om konstruktion og brug af redskaber. Kursisterne opfordres til at medbringe eget (enkelt) design, som kan blive til tryk. Der arbejdes med at lave trykkeblokke i forskellige teknikker.

Khushiram Pandey is a fifth generation block printing artisan and designer from Chipa Community Sanganer. Khushiram is the son of a National award winning Master Craftsman. He attended the Indian Institute of Craft and Design in Jaipur (IICD) from 2009 to 2012, and won the gold medal for Academic Excellence (2009-2012). He is the Creative Director of AK Group and works on his own brand “Awdhesh Kumar”, which deals with production and marketing of block printed textiles. He is passionate about the block printing industry, and his main goal is to sustain the ancient craft while at the same time giving new direction and innovation to the prints and designs.

Hand Appliqué

Traditional decoration form in native communities. (Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh)

Master: Gaurav Chaudhary

Dato: 11. – 15. september

Sted: Tekstil atelier Plan 3

Værkstedskonsulent: Gitte-Annette Knudsen

Workshop koordinator: Priya Mani

Pris: 600 DKK

Antal deltagere: 8

Forudsætninger: Workshoppen retter sig mod professionelle udøvere inden for tekstilkunst / tekstilhåndværk.

Indhold: Kursisterne vil lære de basale elementer af hand appliqué samt udarbejdelse og brug af redskaber.

Gaurav Choudhary is a Master artisan in applique work, with 8 years of experience in training artisans in the Craft. He is passionate about his craft and believes in intricate and quality work, along with Fair Trade and connecting people to his craft. He has trained artisan groups under Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH-Jodhpur), Development Commissioner Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Jodhpur Mega cluster.

Bandhani Tie and Dye

Bandhani (or Bandhej) is a 6000-year old tie-dye technique from India (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab)

Master: Khatri Adil Mustak

Dato: 18. – 22. september 2023

Sted: Tekstil atelier og Indfarvningsværksted Plan 3

Værkstedskonsulent: Bitten Hegelund

Workshop koordinator: Priya Mani

Pris: 600 DKK

Antal deltagere: 8

Forudsætninger: Workshoppen retter sig mod professionelle udøvere inden for tekstilkunst / tekstilhåndværk.

Indhold: Kursisterne vil lære de basale elementer af Bandhani Tie and Dye samt udarbejdelse og brug af redskaber.

Adil Mustak Khatri is a fourth generation artisan who revived his family tradition in Bandhani. After twelfth grade, he learned Bandhani, then took the design course at Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya (KRV) to learn more. Through his work and design, he pushes boundaries in Bandhani and Shibori. He started his label ‘Nilak’, which means green, under which he creates naturally dyed, eco-friendly products. He received the World Crafts Council seal of excellence. In 2020, Adil was juried into the highly competitive International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe.

Kantha Stich broderi

One of the oldest forms of embroidery originating from India. (West Bengal)

Master: Mahamaya Sikdar

Dato: 25. – 29. september 2023

Sted: Tekstil atelier Plan 3

Værkstedskonsulent: Gitte-Annette Knudsen

Workshop koordinator: Priya Mani

Pris: 600 DKK

Antal deltagere: 8

Forudsætninger: Workshoppen retter sig mod professionelle udøvere inden for tekstilkunst / tekstilhåndværk.

Indhold: Kursisterne vil lære de basale elementer af Kantha Stich Embroidery samt udarbejdelse og brug af redskaber.

Smt. Mahamaya Sikdar is a two-time National Award winner who feels Kantha is more about storytelling that she ‘lives and breathes’ every single day. Having worked with established Indian Designers such as Anita Dongre, Raghavendra Rathore, Sabyasachi et.al., Mahamaya ji’s needles find their way around the cloth, and she lets her work speak for itself. Her massive Nakshi kantha sarees on the Ramayana won her the National Award both times.

Ikat Weaving

Handloom ikat, single/double (Odisha)

Master: Radhe Shayam Meher

Dato: 2. – 6. oktober 2023

Sted: Væveværkstedet Plan 3

Værkstedskonsulent: Gitte-Annette Knudsen

Workshop koordinator: Priya Mani

Pris: 600 DKK

Antal deltagere: 8

Forudsætninger: Workshoppen retter sig mod professionelle udøvere inden for tekstilkunst / tekstilhåndværk.

Indhold: Kursisterne vil lære de basale elementer af Ikat vævning samt udarbejdelse og brug af redskaber.

Radhe Shayam Meher is a third generation artisan who revived his family tradition in Ikat Weaving. He started learning this skill from his father when he was in 8th grade, and at the age of 15, he started doing his Ikat weaving work independently. He has enabled many artisans through trainings on Ikat technique, design Development etc.

Top: Delhi Crafts Museum. Foto: Begitte Lynge Andersen