Today is #worldalzheimersday and this machine quilted piece by Irene explores Alzheimer’s disease, a condition described by the UK Alzheimer’s society as “a physical illness which damages a person’s brain eventually causing dementia”. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Cultura y Ciudadanía Dialoga con Mondiacult, Barcelona 26-27 Sept Roberta Bacic participa el 26 por la tarde en la mesa de debate: “Encuentros y desencuentros. Los formatos, límites y lenguajes del arte ante el conflicto”. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Tomorrow @ulsteruni.bsky.social Coleraine Campus Library we open an exhibition comprised of 6 arpilleras themed on portraits made by contributors to Conflict Textiles which represent people important to culture, art and peace, both in NI and beyond. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This arpillera, by TL Mujeras Creatives workshop is a replica of an original made in a Mujeres Creativas workshop in 1985. Here we can see clearly that TL, like other arpilleristas from Peru, adopted much from the Chilean tradition. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This arpillera shows a credit union in a poor neighbourhood. It shows the exterior on the bottom half of the work, and the inside on the upper half. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Ten years ago the Arpillera: Chilean appliques that narrate in silence アルピジェラ ～沈黙のなかで物語る、チリのキルト～ exhibition was held in Japan. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This arpillera, upbeat and hopeful against the backdrop of poverty and political repression, depicts scenes from everyday life in a Santiago “población” (poor area). Industrious arpilleristas are at work, streets are being swept and neighbours chat at their doors. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

New publication available through open access. Public History in Global Perspective… Conflict Textiles features in chapter by Nico Ferguson Crossing Borders in Cloth, from Collectivizing to Commemorating…. Full details www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

The city of Puno is located in the southeast corner of Peru, on the shores of the magnificent Lake Titicaca and only 126km from the border with Bolivia. At an altitude of 3,827m, Puno is a melting pot of Indian cultures #unworldlakeday cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Our exhibition with @ark-ni.bsky.social at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social McClay Library The themes of the five pieces connect to ARK's annual Northern Ireland Life and Times survey, which in 2024 included questions exploring public attitudes to climate change. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles has a long relationship with @ulstermuseum.org and we’re looking forward to a good catch up later this week. Our major retrospective Threads of Empowerment ran June 2024 - April 2025 cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

It is 10 years since we launched our searchable online Conflict Textiles archive. This helps us in promoting the collection, building our networks and connecting to our communities. Thanks to CAiN @ulsteruni.bsky.social for developing and maintaining the site. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Delighted to have textile artist Ana Zlatkes from Argentina visit us this week to deliver textiles and discuss plans. We had time for a lovely beach walk.

Ana Zlatkes, textile artist and Conflict Textiles Ambassador in Argentina has 12 pieces documented in our collection. including this Ausencias - Presencias 2 / Absences – Presences 2 that she kindly donated cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Roberta Bacic, Conflict Textiles curator, will participate in Cultura Y Ciudanía Dialoga con Mondiacult in Barcelona 26-27 Sept 2025 cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

The most recent textile to be documented in the collection is Cadê Heleny? / Searching Heleny This arpillera, stitched by Estela Carvalho, was designed and curated by Esther Vital as the poster for her film “Searching Heleny /Cadê Heleny? (2022)”. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

It’s #internationalcatday and we in Conflict Textiles love our cats. Here is Benson!

The traditional Chilean dance, La Cueca, is danced in pairs… In La Cueca Solo…the women dance alone. Their husbands, sons, brothers, or lovers have been disappeared or exiled, so they continue the dance, wearing the image of their loved ones over their hearts. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This colourful and somewhat childlike arpillera from the late 1970s, depicts a scene where campaigners are distributing pamphlets to pedestrians and drivers to raise awareness about the "Disappeared." cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

The troubles in Peru have forced many people to seek refuge in new lands. One woman, Mariela Ochoa, was forced to leave for Bolivia. She tells her story in this piece. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles is involved in 6 live exhibitions at the moment including at La Bonne in Barcelona cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Many Conflict Textiles’ decisions and discussions happen with a walk! Roberta and Gillian enjoying a walking catch up in Derry earlier this week.

This arpillera in the traditional style with the Andes mountains and a red sun under which figures toil carrying water. The people have had their water supply cut off by the government in order to bully them into silence and stopping their anti-government protests. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This piece was made in an arpillera workshop…during some of the worst years of the Pinochet dictatorship. The participants - who had family members or relatives who were disappeared - were prompted by the facilitator to draw on and depict memories of a happier time cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Slow Memory - Capstone Conference Porto. Photo galleries from the conference and workshop are now available cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

We've changed our banner to this textile by Linda Adams 'Landfill Orchestra'. She shows how a community initiative proves that refuse can be given a second life, and that children neglected by larger society are just as deserving of opportunity... cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Today Roberta Bacic gives a plenary session and Conflict Textiles associate Helen Maguire leads a workshop at the Slow Memory – Capstone Conference Porto 2025 cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Heidi Drahota has generously donated her textile ... und raus bist du! / Landmines to the Conflict Textiles collection. An important piece it has previously been included in 12 of our exhibitions. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

MENOS CÓNDOR Y MÁS HUEMUL Memoria y Resistencia textil en la investigación artística comunitaria de Dani Negri cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This Peruvian arpillera is a contemporary replica of one made in 1985 in the workshops of the Mujeres Creativas group, made up of women displaced from the Andes during the Peruvian conflict, who came to live in the poor neighbourhoods of Lima. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Thanks to all who attended our launch at Flowerfield for #refugeeweek on Saturday. Alderman Richard Stewart (Deputy Mayor of CCGBCl), Roberta Bacic (Conflict Textiles Curator), Amaranta Rojas (Chilean Dancer) and Sarah Calvin (Museum Services Development Manager) cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Setting up at Flowerfield Arts today for our exhibition Refugee Week 2025 - Community as a Superpower hope you can join us atbthe launch on Saturday 21 June cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Return of the Exiles by Victoria Diaz Caro. This arpillera shows a joyful reunion of family members who were forced into exile during the Pinochet dictatorship. It was made immediately after the regime ended. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Coming soon for Refugee Week 2025 - Community as a Superpower. It features 8 embroideries from different parts of the world, donated to Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Service by Roberta Bacic. LAUNCH at Flowerfield Arts Sat 21 June, 12noon Free Admission cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

In this arpillera by Irma Muller we see 5 black, hooded figures representing 5 areas in Chile from North to South, synonymous with enforced disappearances, detention, execution and torture during the Pinochet era: Calama, Pisagua, Tocopilla, Colina and Chihuio. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This arpillera belongs to a series of 3 big arpilleras. This particular piece depicts dwellers in a shantytown community of Santiago going about their daily routines, engaged in a myriad of family, community and economic activities. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

We’re looking forward to our participation in July in Slow Memory – Capstone Conference Porto 2025. On the final day of the conference Conflict Textiles curator Roberta Bacic will give a plenary session introducing the organisation’s mission and core focuses. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

A climate of trust? Society and climate change in NI seminar @ark-ni.bsky.social this morning is fascinating and leads nicely to our exhibition launch shortly. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Looking forward to the @ark-ni.bsky.social seminar tomorrow and our exhibition launch @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social The Environment cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext.... Details here.

This piece, Together in Adversity, made at the height of the period in which arpilleras were sold abroad as part of a solidarity campaign, depicts how this community dealt with the closure of factories and economical restraints during the Pinochet regime. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Olinda Gutiérrez, the arpillerista felt very oppressed. The facial expression, the tears and the barbed wire enclosure all convey a sense of brokenness and lack of freedom. She wanted to fly like a bird, as represented by the dove. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This arpillera was born out of the history and individual stories of babies who were snatched from their families over a number of years, whose voices continue to resound through Spanish society today. From the Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc collection. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Tomorrow is #worldbeeday and our exhibition @ulsteruni.bsky.social celebrates this with two textiles Life with and without bees by Janet Wilkinson and Our Allotments the Pride of New Barns by Linda Adams cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Our major retrospective @ulstermuseum.org Threads of Empowerment is all complete. You can see full details on the exhibition and programme of events and photo galleries cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This arpillera Our Allotments the Pride of New Barns made by Linda Adams for the Guinness Liverpool Irish Festival 2009, portrays the energy and sense of community cohesion within an urban allotment. On display @ulsteruni-edi.bsky.social cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Dancing with our Ancestors: Weaving Connections between Communities is a collective exhibit that features artists across the globe with lived experiences of disappeared people… Includes Irene MacWilliam Disappeared. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Exhibition launch @ulsteruni-edi.bsky.social cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Delighted that @brandonhamber.bsky.social was able to take Irene MacWilliam’ textile to this important event

Busy day ahead with launch of our next exhibition @ulsteruni.bsky.social To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and how to save them, the UN has the 20th May as #WorldBeeDay and our exhibition has 2 textiles related to that. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This arpillera was specially commissioned for the exhibition Arpilleras Poéticas (December 2023 - March 2024). It is Aurora Ortiz' textile representation of Catalina Larrere, who designed the book "ARPILLERAS POÉTICAS" (2023) cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...