ACOR 7 took place March 25-28 in Seattle, Washington, USA,
centered in the waterfront Bell Harbour Conference Centre.
As is common in Seattle, there was usually a fine misty
rain, but the scenery was spectacular when we had a bit of
sun. Food and drink were good, with Seattle well-known for
fresh wild Salmon and micro-brewed beer.
What follows is an idiosyncratic tour of the
exhibitions, one focus session, and images of Dealers'
Row. Regarding the choice of images shown, a group of any
number of other ones could have been compiled with equal
success.
The
ACOR 7 exhibition space was well laid out and covered a
large area. Temporary walls were hung with with black
paper, which made the rugs and textiles look well.
Lighting was unusually good, and it was said that the wife
of one of the ACOR board members was key to its success.
The
first objects shown upon entering the exhibition area were
Chilkat dance blankets, woven with wild goat hair on cedar
root foundations. This example, from the 19th century, was
shown with an accompanying pattern board.
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ACOR
7 rolled up the rugs last weekend after a spectacular
display of Turkmen rugs from the Michael Rothberg
collection, a spacious and busy Dealers Row, a Northwest
Collections exhibit and more.
