Baltic Mini Textiles Tour May 2021 - December 2022
Launched in 1993 in Gdynia, Poland, the Baltic Mini Textile exhibition is one of Europe’s leading reviews of textile miniatures. The juried event is held every three years featuring artists from all over the globe.
The remarkable characteristics of the 20cm x 20cm x 20cm textile miniatures are significant for their close ties with the latest trends in contemporary art. The artists are given strict size restrictions while being left with a freedom of choice of topic, material and technique; the resulting miniatures serve as veritable laboratories illuminating the new possibilities presented by artistic textiles.
“The small scale lets artists experiment with complex, intricate techniques and use delicate, ephemeral materials. The huge variety of the artists own techniques and fascinating artistic solutions show us that textile miniatures are a fully independent, important genre, full of potential.” Anna Śliwa, Exhibition Co-Curator, Gdynia City Museum
Warwick Art Gallery (Queensland, Australia) and Gdynia City Museum (Poland), have collaborated to bring this special exhibition to tour Australia, It features thirty six works from the Gdynia City Museum collection.
Warwick Art Gallery and Brisbane based/Polish born artist Jolanta Szymczyk have collaborated to bring the Baltic Mini Textile exhibition to Australia in 2021/2022.
36 works have been selected by the curator Anna Śliwa for the tour, in partnership with Warwick Art Gallery Director Karina Devine. They have selected a combination of free standing and hanging works.
Itinerary (correct 10 February 2022 but subject to change)
22 May – 13 July 2021 Capalaba Art Gallery, Capalaba, Queensland
22 July – 18 August 2021 Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre, Colac, Victoria
27 August – 23 October 2021 The Old Ambulance Station, Nambour, Queensland
4 December 2021 – 15 January 2022 Warwick Art Gallery, Warwick, Queensland
22 January – 12 March 2022 Dogwood Crossing @ Miles, Miles, Queensland
18 March - 30 April 2022 Gympie Bones Museum, Gympie, Queensland
15 May – 19 June 2022 Cowra Regional Art Gallery, Cowra, New South Wales
We are looking for additional venues July - November 2022 - please contact Warwick Art Gallery on 07 4661 0434
