TEXTILE DESIGN COMPETITION FOR HESPELER PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPANSION PROJECT

Short Listed Artists Announced
Cambridge Galleries are pleased to announce the short listed artists for the drapery textile design for the expansion of the Hespeler Library in Cambridge, Ontario.

THE SHORT LISTED ARTISTS ARE:

Kristin Peterson
Toronto, Ontario

Anke Fox and Lesley Armstrong
Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia

Deborah Wang and William Elsworthy
Toronto, Ontario

Nancy Price
East Dover, Nova Scotia

Jurors
Alar Kongats, Architect, Toronto
Greg Hayton, CEO, Cambridge Libraries & Galleries, Cambridge
Sarah Quinton, Curator Contemporary Exhibitions, Canadian Textile Museum, Toronto

The jurors' final decision will be announced September 4, 2006.
Fabrication will then take place, with installation in the finished building, planned for late November, 2006.

The expansion of the Hespeler Library, located in Cambridge Ontario, was designed by Alar Kongats Architects, Toronto. The award winning design has been recognized nationally for its innovation. An outstanding feature is the large glass "box" that fits over the original Carnegie Library and extends beyond the boundaries of that building, creating a two storey space for various library activities.

The artist designed drapery will be an important element in this project.

The Cambridge Galleries' collection mandate is focused in the area of contemporary Canadian fibre art.

For more information, contact Cambridge Galleries.
telephone: 519.621.0460, e-mail: galleriesinfo@cambridgegalleries.ca