OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2014 BIENNIAL IN MEDELLIN COLOMBIA

WTA is glad to announce that the 7th Contemporary Textile Art and Design Biennial will be hosted at the Museo El Castillo in Medellin, Colombia. The announcement was done by Pilar Tobon the Organization's President on November 8th 2012, from London.

"I am particularily glad to take the Biennial to the textile capital of Colombia, also the city where I was born", Pilar said on her Twitter Account.

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Contemporary textile art continues to be one of the fastest growing plastic arts and also one of the most attractive in the world. The most important galeries in the world along with museums and other organizations continue opening doors to these type of events as they attract large masses of people who are more and more interested in textile art events. Floor sculptures, wall pieces and event hanging models are just few of the many type of expressions that you can find in a textile art exhibition.

One of the most important artist in the world is Olga de Amaral, a Colombian native born in 1932. WTA recognizes her success by naming the most important award of each of the Biennials with her name.