International Conference – The Art of Embroidery: History, Tradition, and New Horizons
Palacio Huerto Ruano, Lorca, ES
27. – 30.11.2024

Organizado por el Ayuntamiento de Lorca y el Grupo de Investigación Artes Suntuarias del Departamento de Historia del Arte de la Universidad de Murcia. El congreso se celebrará entre el 27 y el 30 de noviembre de 2024 en Lorca (Región de Murcia)

En los diferentes apartados de la web podrás encontrar toda la información relativa al congreso: contenidos y estructura de las mesas, modalidades de presentación de las comunicaciones, modalidades de participación y coste de la inscripción, así como otra información de interés.

Esta web pretende ser un canal de comunicación active entre los que estén interesados en el congreso y la organización del mismo y por este motivo iremos actualizando constantemente la información y los contenidos.

Desde el Comité Organizador les damos las gracias por su interés.

English
Description: This congress aims to create a space to present and discuss the results of the most recent studies on the history of embroidery in its broadest dimension, without prioritizing specific cultural, artistic, or chronological areas, but encompassing all aspects that such an ancient art as embroidery entails.

Research Lines:
Those interested in participating in the congress by presenting a communication must adhere to any of the themes that the Scientific Committee has established following the following descriptors:
Spanish embroidery history. European embroidery history. Ibero-American embroidery history. Geographies and circulation. Temporal connections. Spatial connections. Material connections. Formal connections. Technical connections. Relationships and exchanges. Aesthetic relationships. Uses and functions. Identities. Dating. Survivals. Typologies. Definition of centers, workshops, studios, schools, masters, etc. Flow of artists. Transmission of teaching. Craft and guilds. Techniques and designs. Patronage and sponsorship. Cultural histories surrounding embroidery. Religious contexts. Civil contexts. Provenances. Religious image embroidery. Civil and military embroidery. Rituals and symbolic practices. Liturgies and ceremonies. Cataloging and conservation. Theory, methodology, and historiography. Authorship and attributions. Decorations and ornamentations. Museums and collections. Restoration and conservation. Documentary findings. Research sources. Copies and fakes. Art market and trade. New challenges and approaches.

Languages for communications: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, English.

More information and Call for Papers: https://congresobordadolorca.es/