UPCOMING EVENTS

Explore rich hand-crafted textiles of Gujarat from the eyes of the artisans who create them. Judy Frater, who lived in Kutch for 3 decades, established the first design school for artisans, and is publishing Artisans by Design this fall, offers unique intimate exchanges with artisans featured in her book. Meet weavers, block print, batik, bandhani and embroidery artisan design graduates, hear their amazing and heartwarming stories, delight in their fabulous innovations, and learn their craft traditions in 4 hands-on workshops. Your experiences will encourage you to contemplate textile traditions in the fast-evolving contemporary world, and to ponder concepts of sustainability.

Please contact judyf@textileslive.com to register your interest!

A Round table book launch discussion with author Judy Frater. Artisan designers featured in the book, faculty and past jury members will discuss impacts and implications of the design education program. Organized by India International Center and the Craft Revival Trust.

Book launch and seminar at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

Textiles designed and created by artisan designers not featured in the book will be on display.

Author Judy Frater, artisans whose work is exhibited, and NID Faculty will discuss cultural sustainability through the lens of education for artisans.  Seminar date TBD

• 10:00 am to 11:00 am: “Conversations in Cloth”  Frater will present a talk illustrating how Kutch artisan design graduates responded to textiles in the collections of the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts in the 2023 exhibition of the same name, followed by signing of her new book Artisans by Design
• 11:00 am to 3:00 pm:  Judy Frater will hold trunk show of artisan designed and created textiles

Contact: +1 619 546 4872

Frater will discuss her book Artisans by Design followed by a trunk show of artisan designed and created textiles

Learning Together: Co-Creating Education, a talk by author Judy Frater

Followed by a signing of Artisans by Design

Venue TBD

An exhibition, book talk and trunk show of Artisan Designer textiles from Kutch, India. Look for details on the Museum website 

 Publication: 

Stars and Corners: Reinventing a Textile Connoisseurship

In Textiles Asia January 2025, Volume 16, Issue 3