FORUM WORKSHOP: TRAVIS MEINOLF
ACTION WEAVING WEEK
The creative process is key to Meinolf’s workshops, as well as the social sphere that is created. The workshops are not in addition to his artistic practice, but rather an intrinsic part of his practice. Thus the participants become co-creators, and the ambition for this Bergen project is to communally create one art piece. The design for the piece is made by artist Lia Cook who also participates in the exhibition Shot Through.
Workshop programme
Saturday October 29th, Nordnes bydelshus
11:00-13:00 and 15:00-17:00 (3-16 yrs)
Sunday October 30th, Nordnes bydelshus
11:00-13:00 and 15:00-17:00 (3-16 yrs)
Tuesday November 1st, Hordaland Art Centre
18:00-20:00, youth with Kulturkort
All participants are invited to see the finished piece at Hordaland Art Centre Wednesday November 2nd at 6 P.M. and it will be on display in our café until Sunday November 6th.
REGISTRATION: hks@kunstsenter.no. Please state which workshop you/your child(ren)would like to take part in. The workshop is free, and all children can bring one adult.
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Monday October 31st and Tuesday November 1st Travis Meinolf will give workshops for schools. For more information on this, please contact hks@kunstsenter.no
The Action Weaving Week is supported by Kunstløftet/Arts Council Norway and Hordaland fylkeskommunes Kulturkort for ungdom.
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Travis Meinolf received an MFA in Textiles/Social Practice from California College of the Arts, San Francisco in 2008, and holds a BA in Industrial Arts from San Francisco State University. He mines his own knowledge and experiences in his artistic practice, as he constructs and produces the looms he uses in his workshops and practice. He creates his social craft by valuing the artistic process more than the commercial aspects of industrial design. He uses the weave to create social spheres, collaborations and conversations between people with different interests and background, from different generations and social groups.
The Action Weaving Week is in conjunction with the exhibition Shot Through, which is on display at Hordaland Art Centre October 28th – December 18th. The exhibition shows works by Chuck Close, Lia Cook, Kari Dyrdal, Johanna Friedman, Sabrina Gschwandtner and Karina Presttun, and is curated by art historian Glenn Adamson, Deputy Head of Research and Head of Graduate Studies at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
