With an artistic eye and business savvy, textile designers inspire trends, give rise to new styles, and influence collections by knitting and weaving a part of life’s rich tapestry.
Different platforms has been set up overtime to promote the beauty of art through textile designs and also to make sure that its been appreciated and as well as serve as a means for people to learn more about all that it entails and how it can be beneficial both fashionably and financially.
One of those platforms includes the recent workshop and exhibition of handcrafted textiles that came forth from Pamek Studio and Gallery in collaboration with Onyoma Research Publications which was anchored by Dr Pamela Cyril Egware, a senior lecturer of the Department of Fine arts and design, and Emeritus Professor E. J. Alagoa of the Department of History, University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. It was themed Cloth as Niger Delta Cultural.
The workshop ran through from the 30th of September to the 4th of October 2019. The exhibition was a display of the textile products made by participants during the workshop. The products included samples and five yards of batik, Tie and Dye as well as drawings and textile paintings. It took place on the 5th of October 2019 at the Pamek Studio and Gallery, Paco Estate, Rumualogu, Portharcourt, Nigeria.
The workshop and exhibition had an ideal number of participants. A host of seasoned facilitators were also in attendance. They taught the participants fabric production, design and packaging. They were issued certificates after the training and guests to the exhibition purchased some of the products of their choice.
It served as a platform for art and ideas to the public and also a means of empowerment to the participants. It was indeed able to put out through their theme “Cloth as Niger Delta Cultural Symbol” significant textiles are and it’s relevance as a tool of identification and a sense of cultural belonging.
