SIŪLAS Exhibition at Lithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada

Lithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada

Our new exhibition: “Siūlas/Thread” is our contribution to the 2017 Year of the National Costume celebrations in Lithuania.  Come and see how two fundamental components – raw linen and wool, are transformed into articles full of artistic interpretation and adapted to daily life from early days to modern-day creations.

Juosta/sash weaving demonstrations will be given on Sundays.

Works on display by:

• 19th/early 20th century homestead artisans
• Folk artists from the Displaced Persons camps in post WWII Germany
• Anastazija and Antanas Tamošaičiai – founders of the Lithuanian Folk Art Institute of the Diaspora,
• members of LT Folk Art Institute,
• Calgary artist – Elytė Balkytė-Zubis,
• Toronto designer Akvilė Minkevičienė, and,
• contemporary fashion designers from Lithuania (slide show).