[Home] [Association Noticeboard] [Journal] [Exhibition] [Conference] [Summer School] [COA] [Newsletter] [Guilds] [Links] [Guild Notice Board] [Contact]   (This webpage is also available to download as a leaflet in Adobe Acrobat Reader format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available as a free download from www.adobe.com. If you have any difficulties with downloading the leaflet please email the Webmaster.) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   ELEVENTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE 2012 Outside the Circle York and District Guild would like to welcome you to the 2012 Conference to be held at the University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD from Friday 30th March - Sunday 1st April and to the AGM to be held on Saturday 31st March from 11am to 4pm Please note that the "@" symbol has been replaced by " at " in email links. City of York - University of York - Travel - Lectures - Cost - Bookings - Conference Convenor The Speakers Rachel Gornall is a fabric dyer and a member of the prestigious “62 Group”. She is a recent recipient of the Crafts Council Development Award and uses her own hand dyed translucent fabrics to create pieces of work that demonstrate her particular interest in colour, light and changing perspectives. Deirdre Wood is a weaver, has a BA [Hons] Woven Textiles, is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, is a member of Contemporary Applied Arts and is a recipient of a grant from the Theo Moorman Trust. It is from her initial interest in the strip woven textiles from around the world that she has developed an intriguing method of producing curved strips that are created by the contrasting properties of linen and silk. Using Ikat and dip-dyeing techniques to visually enhance her weaving, her research has taken her work into a whole new dimension. James Laxton is a passionate spinner, it is in his blood. He is not a hand spinner but he is the fourth generation to be working in his family spinning company. After a number of years processing almost all of its products in Europe, James took the decision to bring the company’s manufacturing expertise back to Yorkshire; not only producing highly specialised yarns for the fashion industry, but also hoping in the near future to be able to sell yarns in smaller quantities for hand dyers, weavers and knitters. He is also very much involved with the Campaign for British Wool. Jan Bowman has a Masters Degree in Woven Textiles, is a lecturer in textiles at Loughborough University, is a practicing designer/weaver and a member of the Textiles Research Group. One of the areas of her current research focuses on the healthcare environment and how to enhance the users “well being” through the integration of design and artwork within healthcare environments. These speakers have been chosen because their approach to their work is outside the normal circle of that of most Guild members. We hope that by listening to them and seeing their work, our own horizons will be widened, our thought processes deepened and by incorporating new ideas into the good practice of our traditional skills our work will become more creative and individualistic. They will all be talking about their own work. City of York York has the longest stretches of medieval walls in the country, which at one time encircled the City. In Spring the high banks beneath the medieval walls are adorned with daffodils, and we hope there will be a good show in March 2012. If you have never been to York then the Conference would be a good excuse to visit, perhaps extending your stay for a few days either before or after the Conference. It is a beautiful city and there are many places to visit both inside the walls and in the surrounding area why not make the Conference and AGM part of an Easter holiday? A leaflet of notable attractions has been compiled. This may be of interest to those attending the conference but not the AGM as well as any companions for which Weekend Package 2 has been specially formulated. University of York The University of York is situated on the East side of the City of York, within the outer ring road and adjacent to Heslington village. Located in attractive parkland with a wildfowl lake in the centre, the self contained Vanbrugh College is where the Conference of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers will take place. The college has its own reception, lecture rooms, restaurant/cafeteria facilities and nearby accommodation, with just a short walk between key areas of the event. If you would like to extend your stay at the University either before or after the Conference please contact the Treasurer who will be able to give you the code and contact details for booking extra nights B&B. These extra nights must be booked directly through the University. Getting to York York is well served by train being on the East Coast main line. Cheap tickets on East Coast, Cross Country and First Transpennine trains are available now for booking in advance. Nearest airports are Leeds-Bradford and Manchester. Travel from Manchester is via a through train. Travel from Leeds-Bradford involves a bus into Leeds then a train. If you are travelling by train and arriving early there are left luggage facilities available at York Railway Station. If arriving at the university by car there are car parking charges in the Pay and Display car parks until 6pm on the Friday. From then on it is free all weekend. Charges are £1 per hour up to £4 for 4 hours, then £6 for 10 hours. Please do not use the Staff Car Park as clamping is in operation for unauthorised usage. Getting to the University by bus from the railway station There are two bus services from the station to the University, the stop is just outside the station entrance. No 44 the York Pullman – Unibus run around every 10minutes and takes 20 – 30 minutes to get to the University depending on the traffic. £1.00 single fare (2011) No 4 First York FTR service - £2.00 single fare (2011) They travel different routes through the City but both will take you to the University Campus. You need to alight at the LIBRARY stop on University Road, just underneath the bridge. Cross over the road and straight down the walkway heading towards the lake. Market Square and the shops are on the right. At the bottom of the walkway turn right into Vanbrugh College reception for registration. A map is available here. AGM Saturday 31 March 2012 Registration for Delegates and Observers who are not attending the Conference will start at 10am and for those attending the Conference it will be after the first lecture at 10.30. Refreshments will be available, for those who have ordered beforehand, from 10.30. The very latest deadline for ordering refreshments and lunch is the 17th March. Guild secretaries will be sent the Lunch order form and will receive the annual reports for the AGM which will start at 11.00 and finish about 16.00. There will be a Book sale at the AGM. Guilds can bring ready priced textile books to sell at lunch time, 10% of the sale price will go to the Association. A form to fill in the details of any books is available here Programme Friday 30th March 2pm onwards: Registration 4pm - 5pm Refreshments 8 pm Lecture: Rachel Gornall Saturday 31st March 9.30 am Lecture: Deirdre Wood 11am - 4pm Association AGM Evening Sherry Reception followed by Conference Gala Dinner and Entertainment Sunday 1st April 9.30 am Lecture: James Laxton 11am Lecture: Jan Bowman 12.30 approx. Lunch 1.30pm approx Finish of Conference Costs In order that the booking arrangements might be as flexible as possible several packages have been put together. The individual components may be seen as following: Friday Saturday Sunday F1: Evening meal F2: Lecture F3: Accommodation   (with Saturday breakfast) Sa 1: Lecture Sa2: Coffee/tea Sa3: AGM Sa4: Lunch Sa5: Tea/coffee Sa6: Conference dinner    with Entertainment Sa7: Accommodation    (with Sunday breakfast) Su1: Lecture Su2: Coffee/tea Su3: Lecture Su4: Lunch The following packages are offered: Guild members Non-Guild members Residential weekend Package 1     (everything including the AGM) F1-F3, Sa1-Sa7, Su1-Su4 £208 N/A Residential weekend Package 2    (for companions) Please note that VAT is payable on    all costs for people not attending the lectures F1, F3, Sa6-Sa7, Su4 £196 £196 Residential weekend Package 3    (for those not attending the AGM) F1-F3, Sa1-Sa2, Sa6-Sa7, Su1-Su4 £198 £208 Non-residential weekend Package 4    (including CVonference Dinner) F1, F2, Sa1, Sa2, Sa6, Su1-Su4 £105 £115.50 Friday Package 5    (for those not attending the AGM) F1 and F2 £30 £33 Saturday Package 6 Sa1, Sa2 £17 £18.70 Saturday Package 7 Sa1, Sa2, Sa6 £59 £65 Sunday Package 8 Su1-Su4 £43 £47 Saturday – AGM Day Delegate / Observer Package 9    The last date for booking this is the 9th March 2012 Sa2-Sa5 £10 N/A Please note that the "@" symbol has been replaced by " at " in email links. Bookings The booking form is available as a download in either Microsoft Word 2003 format or Adobe Acrobat Reader format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available as a free download from www.adobe.com. If you have any difficulties with downloading the form please email the Webmaster. The forms must be completed and returned to Beverly Usher, 30, Hailgate, Howden, Goole, E.Yorks. DN14 7SL with a non-returnable, non-transferable deposit of £50 (or full amount if less) by 30th January 2012. The final balance must be paid by 28th February 2012. Cancellation prior to 28th February will mean the deposit will be forfeited. After that date the full fee will be forfeited unless the place can be re-allocated. For any queries about the Conference please email the Convenor. [Home] [Association Noticeboard] [Journal] [Exhibition] [Conference] [Summer School] [COA] [Newsletter] [Guilds] [Links] [Guild Notice Board] [Contact]