OATG Events Programme
Detail, Hmong (Miao) baby carrier, Guizhou, S W China - Pitt Rivers Museum 2000.35.1 |
©THE PITT RIVERS MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD |
The Oxford Asian Textile Group (OATG) annual programme includes a number of talks on a wide variety of textile related topics. Some lecturers are from the UK and some are specialists from overseas who are visiting England and enjoying some time in Oxford. Unless otherwise stated the talks take place in The Pauling Centre, 58 Banbury Road, Oxford starting at 5.45 p.m. with refreshments from 5.15 p.m. Visitors welcome (£2). No booking necessary.
Study visits are also arranged to museums and textile centres in Oxford and elsewhere, often to see material that is not on public exhibition. Sometimes we are fortunate enough to have the collector of the items, the researcher or the curator, to throw new light on the fabrics. Inevitably numbers must be restricted on these study days.
Wednesday 15 February 2012 Dressing Up Chinese: William Robinson and his Chinese Alter Ego Verity Wilson In the context of researching how a particular Chinese garment - the dragon robe - came to be used and modified in a western setting, it became clear that mnay European and American stage entertainers of all kinds dressed up as Chinese. This talk will look at one such performer, William Robinson (1861-1918) alias Chung Ling Soo, to discover how he set about devising his costume and accessories and how his success as a hugely popular music hall star influenced luminaries as Pablo Picasso and Orson Welles. |
Wednesday March 14 2012 The Art of the Sikh Loom: Kashmir Shawls and Phulkaris: Jasleen Kandhari Indo-Tibetan art historian, Jasleen Kandhari will explore the heritage of Sikh textiles in the Punjab from the 19th century. She will focus on the Kashmir Shawl and Phulkari traditions and will provide her own Sikh textiles in a handling session. She has lectured and published extensively and was Curator of the Sikh Manuscripts exhibition at the British Library and has been Curator of Asia at the University of British Columbia. |
Friday 30 March 2012 Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam at the British Museum, London A visit is being arranged which will include a talk by one of the exhibition curators particularly about the embroidered textiles which hang round the Ka’ba and form an important part in the Hajj. Exhibition entry £12, but there is a significant reduction for group tickets. If you are interested please contact Fiona Sutcliffe as soon as possible for further details. |
Wednesday 25 April 2012 Dressed to Rule - The Chinese Emperor’s Wardrobe Ming Wilson The lecture looks at the clothing system of the Chinese court, where there were clear rules on what to wear on different occasions. Every detail of the emperor’s outfits is explained, the importance of colour and symbolism is discussed, and the rationale behind such an elaborate system is explored. |
Information about forthcoming events is also given in the OATG's magazine Asian Textiles, which comes out in February, June and October. Members are encouraged to view this website regularly for the latest news. From time to time events are arranged at short notice as our speakers cannot always confirm their travel arrangements and availability in time for publication in Asian Textiles. We don’t want you to miss out!
9 December 2009. Members of OATG being given a special tour of the new Textile Gallery at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford by its curator, Dr Ruth Barnes (standing, right) and former found Chairman of OATG. |