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European artistic woodturning seminar
Saline Royale d' Arc et Senans - 25 610 FRANCE
Open event and congress
July 14-16, 2006
From XVIIIth century ornamental turning
to 21th century contemporary turning
This event at the Saline Royale d'Arc et Senans is based on AFTAB's traveling exhibition
« Du Cœur à l'Ecorce » (from Heart to Bark), as well as the theme of the site for 2006, celebrating the bicentenary of Claude Nicolas Ledoux, architect of the Century of Lights and
visionary Master of the Saline Royale. There are two parts to the Arc et Senans event, one for the general public, the second being a seminar for registered participants.
The traveling exhibition « Du Cœur à l'Ecorce » is a selection of pieces by French and other
invited European artists, having worked on the theme « Architecture and Ornements » , inspiration subject for Enlightenment researchers, and contemporary artistic woordturners.
The event in Arc et Senans will be the highlight of 2006 for this exhibition.
The juried exhibition will continue touring until end of 2007, and will be seen in many other art
places: Le Parvis des Métiers in Bourges, Galicia woodturners symposium in Spain, the sacred music festival in Dijon Burgundy, etc… The exhibition will be on show from July 12th to August 12th in Arc et Senans.
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General public event
Exhibition July 12 / August 12 « Du Cœur à l'Ecorce »
- AFTAB's 2006/2007 traveling exhibition around contemporary and ornamental woodturning
Around 60 pieces by selected European and French turners will be shown.
Exhibition July 14 15 16
- Exhibition of ancient books (Hamelin Bergeron, Drechseln magazine).
- Companions. Exhibition of MA diploma pieces.
- Pierre Meyer, Master of Art. Figured Woodturning Exhibition (Renaissance period).
- Paul Texier. Exhibition of ornamental turning.
- Robert Bosco. Exhibition of ornamental turning.
- Jean-Claude Charpignon. Exhibition of ornamental turning.
- Exhibition of an old wheelwright lathe, and XVIIIth century pieces. Museum of Ravillolles, Jura.
- Exhibition of pices by students of Moirans en Montagne and Lamarque (Rillieux la Pape) high schools.
- Instant gallery
Exhibition July 14 15 16
- 25 European turners will be showing and selling their work. More details about terms and conditions here
Demonstrations July 14 15 16
- Gérard Liégeois: demonstrations on pole, threadle and motor lathes
- Pierre Meyer : demonstrations on an ornamental lathe, replica from XVIth century
- Ecole Boulle : demonstration on a lathe used to turn figures: XVIIth century replica
- Bernard Willman : Art turning and culture : demonstrations
- Jean Dominique Denis : Demonstrations on an original lathe
Lectures / slideshow July 14 15 16
- « Woodturning in Europe and worldwide »
Library: all books about wood and woodturning
Trade show
- Tools, lathes, equipment, ....
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Seminar
Conferences/ Discussions : 3 days
With 250 delegates per day
Ornamental turning
- From the origins of woodturning to nowadays. Examples from the Jura region. By Christophe Picod
- Ornamental Ivories in the 17th Century and Francois Barreau. By Christophe Picod
- Figured turning : Mr Pierre Meyer, Master of Art in figured turning in ivory
- Linked spheres and cosmos. Intuition and knowledge. towards a reunion. By Mrs Sonia Clairemidi, professor at the astrophysique observatory in Besançon.
Contemporary turning
- Which future for crafts. by Mr Francis de Chassey, sociologist, author of articles on the sociology of professional crafts, with the participation of Aterliers d'Art de France, Fédération Nationale des
Ateliers d'Art, and Métiers d'Art en Franche Comté. This conference will be followed by a discussion about crafts today, the source of pride and beauty.
- Conference : Materials and Designs. by Mr Gilles Bonnet, designer, teacher in Applied Arts.
- Les Lulus tourneuses, France: women's collaboration. Les Lulus tourneuses
- Conference and slideshow about symbolic meaning of woodturners favorite trees, by Mrd Edith Montelle, story teller.
Demonstrations / Workshops : 3 days
Traditionnal woodturning
- Sigi Angerer, Switzerland: Traditional and off-center turning.
Contemporary woodturning
- François Prudhomme, Switzerland : Translucent turning.
- Rüdiger Marquading, Germany : combining design and intrinsic qualities of wood.
- Peter Hromek, Germany : Forms and elevations.
- Arturo Iglesias, Spain : Ornaments and decorations
- Manuel Castro, Galicia Spain : traditional turning
- Nick Agar, UK : Textures and surface enhancement
- Ray Key, UK : woodturning and design
- Laurent Guillot, France : Inside-out and excentric turning
- Jean Do Denis, France : Ornaments and surface enhancement
- Thierry Berthéas, France : Turning and Graphism
- Georges Baudot, France : Turning and Design
- Louis Régnier / Gilbert Buffard: segmented and polychromatic turning
- Christophe Catelle : Le tournage du bois vert
- Phil Irons, UK: textures and colors
NOTA BENE : All names are subject to change and will be updated on this site.
CLick here for the rotation grid with place and time.
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Appendix
Special Banquet with the group "Animachon"
Entertainment
- Demonstrations on pole and threadle lathes.
- Music
- Chaux forest and former coal producing places tour,
- Folktale around the symbolism of trees,
- Visit of the salt mine in Salins les Bains, etc…
Library
European forum
- Free exchange leaded by Ambrose O'Halloran, UK, to consider the basis of a European woodturning association
- Consideration of a European tour in 2008 or 2009 of the Woodturning Center of Philadelphia exhibition Connections, which features the work of 15 European turners, including 9 French turners.
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Contacts
Exhibitions, conferences, demonstrations :
AFTAB / Coordination des expositions
Maria Di Prima
Les Pétunias 1
393 avenue Jean Dalmas
13 090 AIX EN PROVENCE
m.diprima@free.fr
tél : +33 4 42 20 28 72
Mobile : 06 28 07 35 95
Congress registration : registration form
(download the form here)
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last update: 07/07/2006
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