Irene Koshoridze will present:

 

"Kilim Weaving in the Caucasus”
at the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Environmental Medicine

on November 1st at 7:00 P.M.

 

Kilim Weaving in the Caucasus

 

Irene Koshoridze is the Director of the Asian Department at the Georgia State Museum of Fine Arts.  Her dissertation was on the Tusheti and Khevurseti kilims.  She found 200 examples in Alvani, of which several were placed in the museum. She developed a Golden Fleece project to revive carpet production, which was successful, but short lived due to economic conditions in Georgia. Her article describing the carpets in the museum's  collection is found in Tapis de Georgie Chefs -S Oeuvres Des Musees de Tbilissi, published by the Asslciation Francaise Culturelle et d'Amitie avec le Peuple Georgien, a publication which will be available for purchase.  She is a member of the Textile Society in Tbilisi, Georgia, which has sponsored three international conferences, the most recent being in the fall of 2001.

Dr. Koshoridze is currently on a Fulbright Research Grant at NYU, in Museum Development. She formerly was in the USA in 2001 on an IPLEMA grant administered by AAM and the Department of State, in an exchange with a museum in New Hampshire.  She provided lectures for the Textile Museum in Washington's tour to the Caucasus, which is how we met.  Irena invited me to collaborate with her on addressing policy and practice in their museum, to develop their collection's potential, throughout the past year.  A small article by Janet Roberts about The Tusheti kilims and Irena's role in their research will appear in HALI and an offprint will be available at the lecture

 

Please bring your Caucasian kilims!

 

Directions

 

The Institute for Environmental Medicine is located at: 1 John Morgan Bldg, 3620 Hamilton Walk. Hamilton Walk, in the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Campus, is an extension of 36^thSt, south of Spruce. The John Morgan Bldg entrance is on the left side of Hamilton Walk after the walk makes a right turn.

 

Parking

 

There are parking garages at 38^th and Walnut and at the Penn Tower Hotel, Civic Center Blvd & 34^th St. as well as others throughout the campus.

 

10^TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORIENTAL CARPETS

 

The 10^th ICOC will be held in Washington, DC from April 17 -21, 2003 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The Omni Shoreham will be the venue for most of the Conference activities: five Exhibitions, the Academic Sessions, the Poster Presentations, the Carpet Fair and receptions. To register on-line or for specific updated information visit the ICOC website at: http://www.icoc-orientalrugs.org .

 

One must book hotel arrangements (including special rate room upgrades) directly with the hotel. You are urged to book early:

Omni Shoreham Hotel

2500 Calvert Street, NW

Washington, DC 20008

Phone: 800 THE-OMNI

 

Conference Registration Fees

Regular (by 1Dec 2002         $485

Late (after 1 Dec 2002)         $545

Partial (accompanying)         $200

 

A partial registrant must accompany a full registrant. Partial registrants are admitted to all Exhibitions, receptions and the Carpet Fair, but not to the Academic Sessions.

 

KATHRYN PANNEPACKER WEAVINGS EXHIBITION

 

PORS member Kathyrn Pannepacker will present her new works at the Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catharine Street, November 2^nd through the 30^th. Hours are weekdays 6-8, Saturday & Sunday 1-5. For information call 215-829-0466.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS

 

Jerry Bulyk has taken over newsletter responsibilities. Many thanks to Pat Suplee for producing them since our beginning!  Other PORS Steering Committee responsibilities remain as before, including Samy Rabinovic keeping track of our membership & providing the mailing labels and Aron Fisher serving as Treasurer.  Arranging for speakers continues to be initiated by Samy, myself and a few other Steering Committee members. We do need someone undertake audio/visual responsibilities and another to arrange for event sites. As I have mentioned to some of you, the Chairman needs relief.  I certainly have enjoyed my role in the forefront of Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society activities but after well over three years it is time for a change. Perhaps early in 2003 PORS could select a new Chairman.

 

            - George Trotman