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Saturday, June 14 at 11:00
Vernissage for GLÖD in Hällefors.
For the 4th year in a row a member exhibition we do together with Örebro läns Slöjdförening. This time in Hällefors library's exhibition hall.
The exhibition runs 14/6 - 22/8. Open library opening hours.
Exhibitors are: Regina Schoffa Andersson, Ida Rozén Branzell, Nina Christensen, Karina Eklund, Lisbet Engwall, Inga Eriksson, Margareta Fintling, Birgitta Fyrsten, Ingrid Grip, Ingegerd Gyrulf, Kerstin Hellmark, Hällefors Folkhögskola, Kerstin Jennebo, Barbro Landström, Johan Ledung, Anneli Linder, Jonas Linder, Vendela Linder, Inger Lundström, Else Månsson, Margaretha Olstam, Larisa Raushkina, Anna-Karin Renström, Ann-Charlotte Svensson, Siv Wiberg, Lotta Winkler & Lena Åman.
The opening weekend 14-15/6, Glöd is also part of the art tour "Konst i Grythyttan".
Take the opportunity to visit it too!
EARLIER IN THE YEAR:
17/5 Member trip to Värmland
This year Svensk Form Örebro County's spring excursion went to Fryksdalen in Värmland by bus and there toAlma Löv and Färglabbet.
At Alma Löv in Östra Ämtervik, we were guided by Stella Broos in the permanent exhibition, but we also had the opportunity to visit Karin Broos' studio. Then lunch at Saffran och vitlök in Sunne and then a visit to Färglabbet in Sunne and there Jeanette Engkvist (former SF member in Örebro). She told us about the business and we got a workshop in risography. www.almalov.se & www.farg-labbet.se
29/4 Formkvällsmacka at F2. "MEDSKICK to community spaces".
Lecture and in-depth discussion about the exhibition"One last message - greetings from Varberga" by project manager Anna Maria Hellner from ÖrebroBostäder.
Based on the urban development project in Varberga Centrum, new questions are asked about how early art can enter a construction project. About site development where art, design, architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture and garden co-create in the public space.
A group exhibition "Ett sista medskick- hälsningar från Varberga", which runs between April 25 - May 19, with the artists Ruben Wätte, MASU (Susanne Westerberg and Mattias Gunnarsson) Jenny Käll, Tina Macha and Sabinaz Hakimi. Curated by Veronica Hejdelind and Anna Maria Hellner. With it, they want to highlight how and why art and the artist should be involved at an early stage.
Based on the transformation of Varberga Center, a number of parallel art projects have taken shape. Questions that have arisen during the work have been about:
How early can art enter a construction project? And what should art do in the early stages? How can everything that is said during a citizens' dialogue, meetings with children and young people be conveyed, passed on, to other important social functions for discussion and decisions? What do we need art for?
See the attached poster. It and the program sheet for the whole project can be found here & here.
11/3 Annual meeting at ÖBO with lecture on Livstycket with Birgitta Notlöf
After coffee/tea and sandwich cake and the usual annual meeting negotiations, we received a lecture on the business Livstycket by its engine Birgitta Notlöf. Location: ÖrebroBostäder, Fredsgatan 20A. Come on time because at 18 the doors are locked.
Can integration work?
Birgitta Notlöf talks about her book Livstycket - Hela livet i en väska. It is the story of the 27 years she worked with Livstycket in Tensta.
Thousands of women from all over the world have participated in the association's activities, designing patterns and creating textile art, while studying Swedish and social studies.
"I have seen that it is possible to feel community and belonging. That it is possible to feel welcomed and included in Swedish society. I hope the book can be an inspiration to others who want to make society better for everyone," says Birgitta Notlöf.
The bodice is a garment used by women in Sweden in the past, to provide warmth and support. This is how we wanted our association to be. A warm, safe and supportive place for women, who may not have had access to any other such place outside their own home, and sometimes not even there. We also wanted to be a bit cheeky, colorful and curvy and challenge society's view of immigrant women as a group, Birgitta writes.
6/2 Formkvällsmacka at Konsthantverkarna Örebro and Jeanette Rapp.
This evening we were invited to Konsthantverkarna Örebro, to meet, see and hear about their business. And to see the then ongoing exhibition with Jeanette Rapp, who will also present herself during the evening.
Konsthantverkarna offers unique design and modern design in many different materials. In the shop you will find objects related to everyday life, celebrations and the body. An exciting mix of objects created by hand with craftsmanship.
The cooperative was born in 1991 and consists of about 20 members, professional craftsmen with studios and workshops in Örebro and the surrounding area.
To get as wide a range as possible, they also invite selected craftsmen to sell with us on commission.
Adjacent to their shop is a gallery where they conduct exhibitions. Their aim is to offer exhibitions with new and exciting crafts of high quality.
Konsthantverkarna is also one of Svensk Form's "Benefit Friends", which means that members have a 10% discount there.