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Saudi Arabia helps cultural businesses reach global audiences

The Art Newspaper

The first track of the Nama’ Accelerators will be aimed at businesses working in the handicrafts sector in areas such as pottery, textiles and woodworking. The collection features works crafted from locally sourced, sustainable materials, reimagined through a contemporary lens–including palm weaving, beadwork and leatherwork.

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WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm

WCG

As the projects Conservation Textile Specialists, one of our primary tasks is to create custom storage mounts and housing for every object in the BFM collection. We will share tips and tricks about how we fabricate mounts and supplementary supports constructed of soft and rigid archival materials.

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RESCHEDULED: WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Wednesday, January 29, 2025

WCG

As the projects Conservation Textile Specialists, one of our primary tasks is to create custom storage mounts and housing for every object in the BFM collection. We will share tips and tricks about how we fabricate mounts and supplementary supports constructed of soft and rigid archival materials.

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270,000 Crafted Beads Help Tell Story of High-Status Women 5,000 Years Ago

Jewelry Judge

An analysis of the material wedged in the hole of the beads revealed the presence of flax, a plant used to make linen textiles. The cache of Cheerio-like beads weighed a total of 33 pounds (15 kilograms) and had to be cleared of all dirt and debris — a process that took seven specialists 651 hours to complete.

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Show at Civil War-era fort spotlights California’s Black history from the 19th century to today

The Art Newspaper

Anderson from the California African American Museum in Los Angeles, who were instrumental in providing research and vetting materials made available to the artists. Commissioned by FOR-SITE Brionne has captured Pleasant’s confident, regal bearing in a large-scale textile portrait of jacquard weaving embellished with glitter and rhinestones.