International Quilt Week Yokohama 2012


Pacifico Yokohama

  • November 8-10, 2012
  • 10:00 - 18:00 (-17:00 on the 12th)
  • Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall, Minato-Mirai 21, Yokohama, Japan
    　 by Quilt Week Executive Committee
    　 Sponsors: Yokohama City, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and JALD
  • Admission: \1500　 (Advance ticket: \1300)


    Exhibitions and Events
  • 　Quilt Exhibition from the International Quilt Week Yokohama 2012
    　　contest, featuring about 200 quilts
  • 　Miniature Quilt Exhibition from the contest
  • 　Welsh Quilts from Jen Jones Collection
  • 　Portrait Quilts from California
  • 　SAQA Art Quilt Trunk Show
  • 　20th Anniversary Quilts by 200 Japanese Artists
  • 　Love for Quilts for 40 Years by Kathy Nakajima
  • 　Always with Flowers by Sanae Kono
  • 　3 Mordern Artists, Shoko Hatano, Sachiko Yoshida and Machiko Miyatani
  • 　Theme Show: Travel, Sky and Flowers
  • 　Dresses from the 50th Japan Fashion Design Contest　
  • 　I love Handmade by Eri Nitta
  • 　Scrapbooking and Colage
  • 　Miniature Flower Quilts
  • 　Quilts from Taiwan and Korea
  • 　Kaohagan Quilts
  • 　Quilting Group Exhibitions
  • 　Workshops and Lectures by instructors from the world
  • 　Quilters party
        and more...

    Merchants Mall
    Over 200 booths are expected from quilt related merchants with lots of pleasures and fascination.


    Quilt Contest
    5,000,000 Yen Total Awards (both cash & gift prize)

    ●International Quilt Week Yokohama Contest
  • Grand prix -- 1,300,000 Yen (cash & gift prize)
  • Semi Grand prix -- 500,000 Yen (cash & gift)
  • 1st Place in each category -- 150,000 Yen (cash & gift)
  • Awards of Excellence -- 50,000 Yen (cash & gift)
  • Awards of Encouragement -- 10,000 Yen in Cash
  • Awards by Each Sponcor -- 30,000 Yen (gift)


    ◇CATEGORIES
    1. Traditional quilts
    2. Contemporary quilts
    3. Pictorial/Memory/Message quilts
    4. Flower quilts
    5. Japanese quilts: quilts with Japanese Theme
    6. Machine quilts
    7. Bags
    8. Wearables

    ● Rules and Entry Blanks

    		Internaional Quilt Week Yokohama Contest
    ● Application form to Merchant booth


    Workshops
    Workshops by leading quiltartists will be held on each day. → derails　 　　　

    Tickets
    1500 yen (advanced ticket: 1300 yen)

    To order advanced tickets, please fax or e-mail us with the number of tickets, your name, address and credit card information.


    How to get to the venue:

    Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall
    1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa-ken, 202-0012 Japan
    Tel : 045-221-2155

    Map : http://www.pacifico.co.jp/english/


    ● by train
    The nearest station is Minatomirai Station of Minatomirai Line or
    Sakuragi-cho Station of JR Keihin-Tohoku Line.

    For the connections and traveling time, please visit the Minato Mirai web site at http://www.minatomirai21.com/eng/


    ● From Narita Airport (New International Airport) or Haneda Airport (International Airport)
    Airport limousine buses to JR Yokohama Station or to Yokohama Grand Inter-Continental Hotel are available.
    (The hotel is just next to the exhibition hall)
    Limousine bus web site : http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/


    Accomodation
    Our official travel agency will offer special discount rate for nearby hotels.
    JTB Group Section
    Attn: Mr. Nishina
    Fax: +81-45-316-5703
    e-mail : jtb_convention@bwt.jtb.jp


    When you have any questions about International Quilt Week Yokohama, please contact:

    Quilte Week Executive Committee
    c/o Patchwork Tsushin Co, Ltd.
    2-21-2 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0034 Japan
    Fax: 03-3816-5530
    E-mail contact form



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