Event Details
The Conflict Textiles team and colleagues from Ulster University, the Tower Museum, The Void Gallery and Ulster Museum at the opening of the 'Mujeres Disruptivas' exhibition trail in Magee Campus Library, 8 February, 2023. (Photo: Breege Doherty) |
| Permanent rotating exhibition: | Conflict Textiles: Magee Campus Library, Ulster University - Mujeres Disruptivas |
| Description: | "Mujeres Disruptivas / Disruptive Women" is the ninth installation of textiles within the permanent rotating exhibition Conflict Textiles collection: Magee Campus Library, Ulster University. It marks the 15th anniversary of Conflict Textiles inaugural exhibition The Politics of Chilean Arpilleras (2008). It builds on a ten year plus collaborative relationship with Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc which has progressed from exhibiting each other’s textiles to co-curated exhibitions such as #ChildrensRights / #DerechosdelNiño / #DretsdelsInfants. “Mujeres Disruptivas / Disruptive Women” is the second co-curated exhibition and adds a new dimension to the Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc exhibition Mujeres Disruptivas / Disruptive Women (Badalona, 2019).
The exhibition trail, which is announced in the Tower Museum with a display of archive material and an arpillera, takes place across three venues:
-Flowerfield Arts Centre, features the bulk of the Mujeres Disruptivas / Disruptive Women exhibition.
-In addition to the textiles displayed within Magee Campus Library, Ulster University, a number of pieces are also on exhibit at our second rotating exhibition space The Troubles and Beyond in Ulster Museum.
Textiles from Conflict Textiles collection are linked in the 'Textiles displayed' section below. Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc textiles can be viewed at the following links (Catalan): No to Arms!, Votes for Women and Don't Cut my Wings
A hands on textile workshop, associated to the exhibition, took place on 27 April, 2 - 4.30pm, in the Void Gallery, Derry/Londonderry facilitated by arpilleristas Manoli and Pilar from the Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc group, Catalonia. The outcome Mujeres Disruptivas collective arpillera, will be unveiled on Tuesday 20th June at 2pm in Void's Education Space, to mark Refugee Week 2023 (19-25 June). Further details and booking information available at Mujeres Disruptivas collective arpillera unveiling: Refugee week 2023
Web links: Ulster University Library Services (Details of the inaugural and subsequent exhibitions are available at Conflict Textiles collection: Magee Campus Library, Ulster University 25th Aug. 2020 - 3rd Dec. 2020).
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| Commissioned by: | Ulster University, Magee Campus |
| Date(s): | 8th February 2023 - 7th August 2023 |
| Venue: | Magee Campus Library, Ulster University
Northland Road, Derry /Londonderry, BT48 7JL |
| Curator: | Roberta Bacic assisted by Breege Doherty |
| Facilitator: | Magee Campus Library Services |
| Outcome: | This exhibition drew together many strands of collaboration between Conflict Textiles collection, Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc collection and Library, Derry~Londonderry campus, Ulster University. The selection of arpilleras introduced viewers to disruptive women worldwide and invited us to reflect on our pre-conceived
ideas of disruption.
In the 'hands on' workshop, facilitated as part of the exhibition programme, by arpilleristas Manoli and Pilar from the Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc group, "Mujeres Disruptivas collective arpillera" was created. It was themed on Refugee Week 2023 (19-25 June). |
| Documents: |
• Exhibition leaflet, Feb. 2023 - view
• Exhibition poster, UU Magee, Feb. 2023 - view
• Textile list, Magee Campus, Feb. 2023 - view
• Exhibition catalogue, all venues, Feb-Aug 23 - view
• Photo gallery, exhibition launch-all venues - view
• Galería de fotos, 8 de febrero de 2023 - view
• Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc visit: Photo gallery - view
• Visita Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc,Galería-fotos - view
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