Scandinavia House, in partnership with New York Textile Month, is pleased to present TEXTILE TAKEOVER, a weekend exhibition, symposium, and workshop series highlighting contemporary Nordic textiles. Featuring an exhibition in the Scandinavia House gallery, the program will also include artist talks, a panel and a Sunday workshop by Isabel Berglund (DK). The weekend program will also highlight work from two Swedish schools: the master’s program in textile art from University of Gothenburg’s HDK-Valand, and Borås the Swedish School of Textiles.

Featured Artists include:
Margrethe Aanestad (Norway)
Shoplifter / Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir (Iceland)
Isabel Berglund (Denmark)
Kristian Devantier (Denmark)
Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir (Iceland)
Ragna Frodadottir (Iceland)
Kathie Halfin (U.S.)
Heidi Hankaniemi (Finland)
Sigrún Hlín Sigurðardóttir (Iceland)
Alfa Ros Petursdottir (Iceland)
Mariana Silva Varela (Sweden)
Kiyoshi Yamamoto (Norway)

MA Graduate Artists include:
HDK-Valand Gothenburg:
Sofie Karlsson
Alva Markusson
Malin Mattebo

Textilhögskolan Borås:
Josephine d’Avis
Marije Dijkstra
Boukje Kemper
Hedda Lundström

PROGRAMS

Artist Talks, Panel & Reception
SAT–September 14–2-4 PM | $5 (Free for ASF Members)
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Workshop with Isabel Berglund
SUN–September 15–1-4 PM | $30 ($25 ASF Members)
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ABOUT TEXTILE TAKEOVER

TEXTILE TAKEOVER aims to serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, accessibility, and meetings within textile art and craft between the Nordic countries and the USA. The project plans three public events during 2024 and 2025, involving textile artists with connections to the Nordic region. Each event will focus on a theme or aspect of textile craft, which will be discussed and explored through meetings between artists active in the Nordic countries and the USA. The project aims to create visibility for contemporary Nordic textile crafts and make them accessible to a broader international audience. The project will also explore the potential of exchanges between Nordic and American textile traditions and movements. Each event will also highlight one of the Nordic art schools with a focus on textiles.

TEXTILE TAKEOVER is a Nordic textile collaboration project initiated by Ragna Froda (ISL/US), Director of New York Textile Month, Evelina Hedin (SWE), international coordinator at Konsthantverkscentrum, and Emily Stoddart (CA), manager of exhibitions and community programs at Scandinavia House, New York.

Photo: Mariana Silva Varela