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32Overseas ExhibitionsTwo exhibitions at the Textile Museum, Washington D.C., tel. 001 (202) 667 0441:Red – an exhibition exploring the complex meanings and uses of the colour red in textiles across timeand place, 2 February - 8 JulyArchitectural Textiles: Tent Bands of Central Asia – highlights the woven tent bands used onyurts, 30 March - 19 August.SYMPOSIUMThe Fourth Biennial International Felt Symposium for felt artists, designers and enthusiasts will beheld in Bishkek and around Lake Issyk-Kul, 18-31 July. The theme of the symposium will be The Use ofOrnamental Motifs in Traditional and Modern Felts. There will be an associated exhibition on Ornaments inFelting at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bishkek, and workshops on felting will be held in the Naryn area and invillages on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. There will be visits to the mountainous town of Naryn, the Jety-Oguz gorge, the International Yurt Camp and historic sites around the lake, as well as participation in theCentral Asian Festival of intercultural Dialogue, 27-30 July. Tel. 00 996 312 620385The O.A.T.G. newsletter is published three times a yearwith deadines on the first Monday in February, June and OctoberDEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE – MONDAY 4 JUNEContributions should be sent to the Editor:Phyllis Nye, 15 Stourwood Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 3QPTel. 01202 269092 e-mail: phyllis@nyes.org.ukPrinted by the Oxford Print Centre, 36 Holywell Street, Oxford. OX1 3SB. Tel. 01865 240409