The second in a series of textile art symposia organised by Svenska Vävakademin will occur on the 6th of November at New Karolinska hospital in Solna. The focus of the symposiums is to discuss the current and future situation, terms and conditions for textile art in the public realm. This time with particular focus on textile art in health care facilities.

Photo: sll.se Miriam Bäckström's "Ready to tell all"

Welcome to this book launch and mini-exhibition by Päivi Ernkvist 30/10-2/11! The Venetian adventurer and author Giacomo Casanova's talent and versatility were enormous. A little known fact is that he, among other things, started a silk weaving business in Lyon, which under the direction of others then grew to 400 small and large silk weavers. But by then, Casanova's troubled spirit had already found other countries and focus of his creativity.

Welcome to an artist talk with Matilda Dominique and Ida Pettersson Preutz on Saturday the 5th of October at 12 o' clock. We will explore their world of -visual-illusion-confusion.

Welcome to a conversation between artist Thomas Magnusson and Sten Sandell, composer and improvisation musician wth a PhD in Musical Performance and Interpretation. The artist talk will begin at 13.00 on Saturday 28/9, which is also the last day of the exhibition.