Here’s a couple more things that slipped through the cracks.
Zoom Option at 2027 Conference? We Need Your Help!
Planning for the ANWG 2027 Conference is well underway, and we’ll be announcing an exciting lineup of instructors in the coming weeks.
Recently the conference committee has been discussing offering a Zoom option for select workshops and seminars, and for the fashion show and keynote address. Before we proceed with planning we’d like to hear from ANWG members. Is this an option of interest to you, and would you consider taking part in the conference remotely?
To be clear, here’s what we’re thinking:
- We would invite instructors to offer sessions (workshops and seminars) via Zoom.
- Those sessions could be attended either via Zoom or in person in a classroom space at the conference venue.
- We are currently not planning to offer Zoom attendance for classes with in-person instruction at the conference.
- Prices for these Zoom workshops and seminars are to be determined when we figure out pricing for the rest of the conference.
- The Zoom option for the fashion show and keynote would likely be limited to a static camera. (We’re not planning to produce an ANWG version of ‘Project Runway.’)
- Since the Zoom experience is clearly not equivalent to being in person for the fashion show and keynote events the Zoom option for those would be priced accordingly.
We’re eager to hear what you think about this option. You can provide the committee with your feedback by completing a quick survey, available at https://anwgconference.org/zoom-option-survey/.
Thanks in advance for your feedback. Your ideas and suggestions will help us produce a better conference.
Dan Steves & Edith Gummer, Conference Co-Chairs
Niki Schulz and Lynne Fitzsimmons, Conference Education Co-Chairs
Portland Handweavers Guild
The Portland Handweavers guild has continued with our monthly meetings as usual, with programs by Rebecca Smith, Karen Selk, and Carly Jayne in January, February and March. But that’s not all that’s going on in Portland!
Portland also participated in HGA’s Fiber-a-Thon last month, with two different presentations. The first was by Dan Steves, and it provided an update on last year’s presentation about the Ruth Dabritz Legacy Weaving Project. The Legacy Project provides classes including our popular Introduction to Weaving on a Floor Loom. Since last year’s presentation the project has been expanding our curriculum and instructor staff. For more information about the Legacy Project check out our website at https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/the-ruth-dabritz-legacy-project/.
Our other presentation this year featured Janis Johnson providing viewers a live walk-through during the annual PHG Guild Retreat. Viewers were treated to a look at many of the projects that guild members were working on during this year’s retreat, including several tapestry weavers, spinners, and mulitshaft weavers. You can see the entire Fiber-a-Thon online at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAmOruUIejKRwfAIZ7uWSZ2TFPz3ZMqGJ. (Dan’s presentation is in hour 2, and Janis’s presentation on the guild retreat is in hour 11.)
