About US
President: Linda Fouke
Secretary: Avril Bailey
Treasurer: Janet Vigeant
Membership: Joan Joffres
Website/Newsletter Editor:Shyamala
Rao
Photographer: LeAnn Abdulrahim
Library: Hayfa Al Mughni
Quilt Group Coordinators:- Kerrie
Mahmutovic/ Janet Vigeant
Fibre Arts Coordinator: Patricia
Redding
Sadu House Liaison: Aiesha Khalid
Workshops Coordinator : Carrie
Izumi
Bazar Coordinator:Maddie El-Issawi
Exhibiiton Coordinators: LeAnn
Abdulrahim and Hayfa Al Mughni
2012-2013 Executive Committees
The Kuwait Textile Arts Association under the auspices of Al Sadu House is a
multicultural nonprofit organization. It was established under the patronage of
Sheikha Altaf Al Salem Al Sabah in October 1994 for promoting the knowledge
and skills of textile related arts in Kuwait and the Gulf region.
Membership benefits include monthly meetings featuring demonstrations.
Presentations and lectures given by experts.
Membership of the special interest groups with demonstrations practical work
and challenges.
There is access to an ever widening range of classes at beginner, intermediate
and advanced levels.
KTAA also sponsor an annual exhibition of members textile work, a bazaar and
other activities. Monthly Meetings.
This season officially commences in October the general meetings are held
every 2nd Tuesday of the month until the season ends in June.
All meetings are at Sadu House on the corner of the National Museum, Arabian
Gulf Street, Kuwait City. Doors open at 6.30 for a 7pm start. Guests and visitors
are welcome at all meetings.
Membership
Membership Fee KD 15.
Membership is from: October 2012 to the end of August 2013.
Your membership fee entitles you to:
Free admission to monthly lectures.
A monthly updates of events.
Discounted fees for workshops.
Membership of the Q8 Quilt group.
. Membership of the Q8 Fibre Arts Group.
Access to borrow books from KTAA library.
Exhibit your work at the annual exhibition KUWAIT TEXTILE
ARTS ASSOCIATION
Kuwait Textile Arts Association
Under the Auspices of Beit Al-Sadu
Web Master-Shyamala Rao
16th Oct - Story of Sri Lankan Batik by Fabric and Fashion Designer Sonali
Dharmawardene
20th Nov - Laila Al Hamad, Weaving Sadu in Silk
24th Nov - The Annual KTAA Bazaar
22nd Jan -The Story of the Sari, Nancy George
19th Feb - The Bisht by Rayad Albaghli
19th March - The Kimona, Mako Hattori
16th April - Member Show and Tell
15th - 30th May -Annual KTAA Exhibition and Speaker
13th June - End of Season Luncheon
KTAA Calender Of Events
2012-2013