Digital Encounters

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Moving Textiles: Digital Encounters

 13 Jun – 24 Jul 2014

University for the Creative Arts
New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, Ct1 3AN

 The Crysalis exhibition series is hosted by Crysalis partners made up of four exhibitions, one at each partner site from September 2013 to October 2014. The four exhibitions entitled Moving Textiles have different subtitles depending on the partner’s activity or specialism. Digital encounters will be the finale of the Moving Textiles exhibition series and will be hosted at the Herbert Read Gallery at the University for the Creative Arts in Canterbury.

The Crysalis exhibition series is hosted by Crysalis partners and is made up of four exhibitions, one at each partner site from September 2013 to October 2014. The four exhibitions entitled Moving Textiles have different subtitles depending on the partner’s activity or specialism.
Part-funded through the European Regional Development Fund, the Crysalis Project is a collaboration between The University for the Creative Arts in Rochester who lead the way in digital textile development as well as engaging young entrepreneurs; Plymouth College of Art who have experience in education and crafts; the city of Calais represented by The International Centre of Lace and Fashion and TIO3 Textiles Open Innovation Centre representing the city of Ronse, Belgium, both of whom have a rich heritage of textile tradition and a strong focus on public engagement and entrepreneurialism.

The Crysalis Project

Part-funded through the European Regional Development Fund, the Crysalis Project is a collaboration between The University for the Creative Arts in Rochester who lead the way in digital textile development as well as engaging young entrepreneurs; Plymouth College of Art who have experience in education and crafts; the city of Calais represented by The International Centre of Lace and Fashion and TIO3 Textiles Open Innovation Centre representing the city of Ronse, Belgium, both of whom have a rich heritage of textile tradition and a strong focus on public engagement and entrepreneurialism.