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WASOON 2018 – Window to Creativity

2018/05/11 - 2018/05/13 All day
École Secondaire Catholique Thériault
Address: École secondaire catholique Thériault, 341 Theriault Blvd, Timmins, ON P4N 7K3

Windows to Creativity’ and ‘Honouring our Past: Envisioning our Future

The WASOON 2018 conference promises participants the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of fibre arts through workshops, lectures, silent auction and vendors marketplace.

Keynote Speaker – Deborah Livingston-Lowe, “Canadian Textiles Come Full Circle”, an overview of non-indigenous textile production in Eastern Canada from the 18th century to the current Fibreshed Movement from a handloom weaver’s perspective.

Opening Reception – Friday evening, Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre

Workshops  weaving, spinning, beading, dyeing, felting, sewing, basket making, textile printing, and much more

Banquet &Keynote Speaker – Saturday evening at the Senator Hotel with a PHSG Fashion Show

Come & experience Northern Ontario hospitality!