International Bead and Beadwork Conference
February 16, 2007 by Christina Jones
Filed under Events & Shows
Wow! Imagine going to a beadwork conference in Turkey!
Here’s some info from a press release I received about this international event: The International Bead and Beadwork Conference will take place in Istanbul, Turkey from 22-25 November 2007. Full details and online registration are at www.istanbul-boncuk.org .
While exploring beadwork from Venice to Indonesia to the Subarctic, South Africa or 17th century England, the Academic Program also pays homage to its host country when two fascinating women join forces in Istanbul for the first time to bring their unique perspectives to bear on the topic of prisoner-of-war beadwork within the context of beadwork traditions in Southeastern Europe.
Turkish Prisoner-of-War and Balkan Beadwork
Jane Kimball and Adele Recklies, Ph.D.
Drawing on the rich tradition of textile crafts in the Ottoman Empire, Turkish soldiers incarcerated in British prison camps in the Middle East and Britain during World War I made a variety of beadwork items to relieve boredom and to sell for food and other amenities. Best known are the bead crochet snakes and lizards, but prisoners also used weaving and netting techniques to produce necklaces, belts, purses, and other small items. The presentation will include information on life in World War I Turkish prisoner-of-war camps, illustrations of several types of Turkish prisoner beadwork, beadwork traditions in Southeastern Europe, techniques used in the construction of bead crochet snakes, and bead crochet snakes made by civilians after World War I.
Editor’s note: Jamey Allen kindly sent me the following information on how to order the IBBC seminar book:
The proceedings can be bought from Kadir Has University. People who
want to buy it can contact me and I will give them the bank account[.]
[A]s you know the proceedings are 50 USD and sending one book is
approximately 15 USD.
I will be glad to help anyone who wants to buy the book….
Best Wishes
Simge Çelik AtasoyRezan Has Müzesi
Kadir Has Üniversitesi Sanat Galerisi
Tel: 0212 533 65 32 (1123)
Fax: 0212 533 65 15
simgec@khas.edu.tr
I was just wondering if the papers presented in the seminar are being published. And if so, how can I get a copy?
The Seminar proceedings were published and distributed at the Conference. It’s not clear, yet, how to order a copy from Kadir Has University, the publisher. Mail is expensive in Turkey, so mailing a book is going to be pricey.
When I have this information, I will post it. Jamey
Jamey sent the ordering information, and I have added it to the bottom of this post. Thanks Jamey!
Hi,
I was wondering when the bead show in Istanbul is being held in 2008 or if there is one. I keep looking and all I find is what happened in 2007.
I’d really like to go so if anyone can tell me I’d be a happy gal!! Cyndi.
No matter what I google, I can’t find any listing for a 2008 conference. I would suggest emailing Simge:
simgec@khas.edu.tr