SCYTHIA 15° Biennal of textile and fibre art

Art works of 115 artists from 32 countries were selected to be exhibited at the
15th International Textile and Fibre Art Biennial “Scythia”, which take place in
Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine, 4-18 June, 2024. There are participants representing
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South
Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the USA.
The founders and organizers are Ludmila Egorova, Andrew Schneider and
Anastasia Schneider.
The exhibition is a showcase of beautiful works in traditional techniques and
experimental works with interesting discoverings, from small artworks to big
installations. There is no restrictions as for specific themes for the exhibition. As
artists are the most democratic and free people in the world, we don’t want to intrude
in their creative process or limit it somehow. Artists are free in choosing the theme
and can express any interesting ideas, which are urgent for them at that moment. The
main criteria at which the attention of the jurie is concentrated are quality and
professionalism, as well as the idea, composition, technical execution, unusual
combinations of materials and techniques, lucky and extraordinary experiments etc.
Artists use traditional materials: wool, linen, cotton, silk, synthetic, metal and
plastic wire, net, paper and techniques: weaving, embroidery, stitching, different
types of printing, resist and rust dyeing, quilt, applique, felt, knitting, crochet. There
are artworks with non-traditional techniques and materials, as well as with
experimental combinations: ready made and found objects, human hair, used plastic
bags, medical materials, X-rays, watch mechanism parts, etc.
The best artworks will be awarded with medals, the winners will be announced at the
18 th of June.
Each artwork sent by a foreign artist shows his or her support and wish to share
emotions with the audience in Ukraine, which is very important nowadays for each
person in our country. The exhibition also helps Ukrainian artists to spread their ideas
worldwide, to show the diversity of their thoughts and to express their feelings.
Specialy made artworks and artworks which are closely related to the feelings of
Ukrainian citizens during this war will be presented at this exhibitions. Such artworks
are made not only by Ukrainian artists, but by the foreighn artists to express their
solidarity with our people and to help to inform and depict the situation to the people
worldwide.