9th National Competition for Needle Lace and Bobbin Lace
The Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and the Burano Lace Museum present the 9th National Competition for Needle Lace and Bobbin Lace, with the theme “E lucevan le stelle”.
The competition aims to promote on a national scale a fine hand craft which, today more than ever, is threatened with extinction.
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Potential entrants are reminded to ensure their work is assigned to one of the competition categories – traditional or contemporary – because sometimes items do not coincide with the judges’ understanding of the categories.
For clarification, a lace item is considered “traditional” when the technique and stitches used produce an item which may even be three-dimensional, but which has no need of other complementary designs to exist or to be understood; on the other hand items in the “contemporary” category need elements other than the lace itself to complete the artistic effect the artist desires. It is therefore not the question of monochrome or multicoloured which classifies and characterises a piece, but the installation it requires.
The competition is open to original, hand-crafted works, and is divided into the following sections:
- Needle lace
– subsection “traditional” (in that it reflects tradition in terms of technique, colour and design);
– subsection “contemporary” (in that the interpretation uses coloured yarns and a variety of materials). - Bobbin lace
– subsection “traditional” (in that it reflects tradition in terms of technique, colour and design);
– subsection “contemporary” (in that the interpretation uses coloured yarns and a variety of materials).
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HOW TO ENTER:
Each lacemaker may enter only one item per section, using fibres such as silk, cotton or linen, and not excluding the use of additional materials, except glass and crystal.
To enter the competition, the registration form on this page should be compiled fully and legibly. The form should be sent by post to the Burano Lace Museum at Piazza Galuppi, Burano, 30012 Venice, arriving no later than 16:00 on 14 February 2023, or emailed to museo.merletto@fmcvenezia.it
Click to download the forms for entry in the section Needle lace, traditional:
Click to download the forms for entry in the section Needle lace, contemporary:
Click to download the forms for entry in the section Bobbin lace, traditional:
Click to download the forms for entry in the section Bobbin lace, contemporary:
Entries must arrive no later than 16:00 on 31 May 2023 at the Burano Lace Museum, Piazza Galuppi Burano – 30012 Venice.
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INFORMATION:
Museo del Merletto di Burano
Piazza Galuppi, Burano 30012 – Venice
Tel./Fax 0039 (0)41 730034
Email museo.merletto@fmcvenezia.it