the MAIWA WRAP PARTY includes LIVE AUCTION  with 27 AUCTION LOTS (100% of final bid goes to the MAIWA FOUNDATION) 10 DOOR PRIZES (TICKETS $3 EACH - 5 for $10) LIVE MUSIC  with the amazing BOCEPHUS KING there will be  FOOD & WINE 7:30 pm FRIDAY OCTOBER 26th ...

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Stylist Sibella Court fields question at the "Still Life with Stylist" Lecture Last night the Net Loft was sold out as Sibella Court presented some insight into her nature as a bowerbird. North american audiences might not know this bird, but it is famous for its habit of...

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Maiwa Textile Symposium presents:  an exhibition of the best contemporary Banjara embroidery being done today. BANJARA EMBROIDERY EXHIBIT and LECTURE Jan and Laxmi Duclos run the Surya’s Lambhani Women Welfare Trust (Surya’s Garden) in Hampi, India. Together they are reviving some of India's most distinctive embroidery. 7:30 pm...

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On Monday October 15 we welcome Barbara Shapiro to take the podium as the 6th presenter in our lecture series. Barbara is one of the most sought-after speakers in the textile arts today. A glance at her website http://barbara-shapiro.com/ reveals the depth of her experience as a textile artist, writer...

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Maiwa Textile Symposium  presents:  a special premier of the documentary film BLUE ALCHEMY with director  MARY LANCE to introduce the film and participate in a  question and answer session after the film. 5th Ave. Cinemas 2110 Burrard St. 7:30 pm Wednesday October 10 Tickets available online by phone...

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One of the many talented staff at Maiwa is Tim McLaughlin who does much of our graphic design and contributes to our archive of photography. He would like to invite the Maiwa audience to a launch of a personal project - his first exhibition of black and white...

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Do you have an urge to document textiles, fibers, craft techniques, or even your own projects? Are you curious how making a visual record turns into a documentary? This is a rare opportunity to work directly with American Documentary Filmmaker Mary Lance. During this three-hour workshop students will...

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