Felt Nation: Contemporary Mongolian Textile Art is on from 10 May to 21 June 2008 (closed 26 May 2008 at the Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XQ. Tel: 0141 548 2558    Open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 12 noon to 4pm.  Admission free.

The exhibition will present an overview of current practice alongside an exploration of the roots of this indigenous art form, concerning processes, customs and taboos associated with different parts of the country, materials, the origins of complex, geometric patterns and abstracted animal motifs, and the symbolic uses of colour, embroidery and appliqué.