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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 CDF supports a wide range of cultural sectors, including design and architecture, film, fashion, museums, heritage and the visual arts.

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Trusted Local Antiques Buyers and Their Services in Bradenton

Sarasota Antique Buyers

Textiles: Our interest extends to textiles, including clothing and scrolls. We appreciate the cultural and historical significance of textiles and are always eager to explore unique pieces. Our brokering services incur a commission for the sale in addition to the analysis fee.

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London Gallery Weekend 2025: must-see shows for digital art lovers

The Art Newspaper

Such work can be found across multiple galleries participating in LGW: from LoVid’s 25-year interplay with video and hand-stitched textiles at Gazelli Art House to David Salle, at Thaddaeus Ropac, developing and working with an AI model—to painterly effect. LoVid, Extant Maculata (2020) © The artist.

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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. But in the summer of 2024, I encountered a book with a silk covering that needed a textile conservators eye. Follow us on Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube !

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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. But in the summer of 2024, I encountered a book with a silk covering that needed a textile conservators eye. Follow us on Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube !

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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

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. Akea Brionne, Mary Ellen Pleasant , 2025 Courtesy of the artist and Library Street Collective, Detroit.