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This exhibition features four leading contemporary British artists who work across a variety of media to express a considered sense of place and experience, featuring woven tapestries from Jo Barker, Sara Brennan, and Susan Mowatt and the exquisite glass and ceramic work from Andrea Walsh.
Venue: The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ
Website: https://scottish-gallery.co.uk/
The Crafts Council international art fair for modern craft and design.
Venue: Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Website: https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/collect/
The exhibition includes a series of small tapestries by Sara Brennan.
Venue: City Art Centre, 2 Market Stret, Edinburgh EH1 1DE
Website: https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/city-art-centre
The dictionary defines alchemy as the process of taking something ordinary and turning it into something extraordinary.
TAG is a group of textile artists who meet regularly once a month producing innovative work which can be shared through exhibitions, competitions, workshops and talks.
Eco printing was one such workshop led by one of the members. This inspired others to explore this theme further, producing unique pieces with beautiful colours and patterns both on fabric and paper. Some of these have been enhanced on the computer and printed on fabric, some have been hand or machine stitched, some made into books. Ideas for the exhibition have come from nature, playing bridge, a 10th century herbalist and the Big Bang.
Venue: Farfield Mill Garsdale Road Sedbergh Cumbria LA10 5LW
Website: https://www.www.farfieldmill.org
Pringle of Scotland, knitwear producers, was at one time the largest employer in Hawick, with a worldwide reputation. As part of the celebrations to mark the tenth anniversary of Borders Textile Towerhouse, we have drawn from the largest collection in our archives to chart the company’s design history in the 20th century.
Venue: Borders Textile Towerhouse, 1 Tower Knowe, Hawick TD9 9EN
Website: http://www.liveborders.org.uk
An exhibition of the work of May Morris, William Morris's daughter. A noted embroiderer and designer. The exhibition was first shown at the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow.
Check website for talks associated with the exhibition.
Venue: Dovecot Studios, Informary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT
Website: https://dovecotstudios.com
Prior to the advent of computers, drawings of woven textile patterns were translated by craftsmen onto special graph papers called point papers. 'Patterns from the Past' shows a selection of designs of this now historic textile craft.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road Sedbergh Cumbria LA10 5LW
Website: https://www.farfieldmill.org
The Jutland Tapestries’ showcases artist Katie Russell’s series of tapestry weavings inspired by the Battle of Jutland. This innovative exhibition weaves together naval history, science and art. Visitors will gain insight into Katie’s research undertaken at the Sea War Museum Jutland. Through a series of objects and artworks the history of tapestry weaving is explored.
Venue: Scottish Maritime Museum, Linthouse Building, Harbour Rd, Irvine KA12 8BT
Fifteen artists from England and fifteen from Canada come together to display beautiful woven tapestries in this inaugural exhibition. Each small-format tapestry has taken inspiration from the exhibition title: Interface.
Venue: Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, Riversley Park, Nuneaton, CV11 5TU
This exhibition will highlight exceptional textiles held in seven regional museum collections in England, all originally collected in the twentieth century by pioneering women.
Venue: 2 Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD
Website: http://twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/hidden-fabric/
Contemporary Textiles by Mary Lee Murphy. Batik on cotton, silk and linen.
Venue: Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum, Market Square, Lisburn BT28 1AG
Website: http://www.lisburnmuseum.com/
To coincide with the Turner Contemporary's new exhibition: We Will Walk – Art and Resistance in the American South, a 6-piece installation of Margo Selby's handwoven art works, Tessellation 2020 is on show.
The main exhibition, includes a number of Gee's Bend quilts, which for many years have resonated with Margo in her textiles and art practice.
Venue: Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HG
Website: https://turnercontemporary.org/
Woven wall-hangings by Eta Ingham inspired by the the land and seascapes of North Wales.
Shown in the Long Gallery
Venue: Oriel Mon, Rhosmeirch, Llangefni, Anglesey LL77 7TQ
Website: http://kyffinwilliams.info/eng/
A small exhibition of textiles from the Oriel's textile collection, including several garments and examples of Welsh doublecloth.
Displayed in the History Gallery
Venue: Oriel Mon, Rhosmeirch, llangefni, Anglesey LL77 7TQ
Website: http://kyffinwilliams.info/eng/
Showcasing textiles artists, wool traders and all things relating to wool in Darlington. The programme covers spinning, knitting, weaving and crochet activities throughout the day whilst having stalls, animals to see and trading stands.
Venue: Darlington Covered Market, Horse market, Darlington DL1 5PN
Website: https://www.enjoyteesvalley.com/whats-on/darlington-wool-festival-p1039631
Exhibition of a range of Japanese textiles, plus workshops and demonstrations. Organised by Freeweavers Saori Studio.
Venue: Isle of Dogs, London
Website: https://www.freeweaver.co.uk/japantextilesfestival/
The exhibition explores how clothes and textiles conceal, reveal and seduce through the lenses of art, design, fashion, film and dance. Featuring works by Vivenne Westwood, Dorothea Tanning, Raisa Kabir, and Cathy de Monchaux, as well as new commissions including Fanfair, an immersive installation by Reiko Sudo.
Venue: Compton Verney, Warwickshire, CV35 9HZ
Website: https://www.comptonverney.org.uk
Work by Ruth Broadbent and Tyra Till, incorporating hand-dyed fibes and handspun yarn.
Felting workshop information: info@cabbagerose.co.uk
Venue: The Foxlowe Arts Centre, Market Place, Leek ST13 6AD
Website: http://www.foxloweartscentre.org.uk
An exhibition by a textile artist working mainly in the medium of hand-made felt.
Venue: Green Hill Arts, Fore Street, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 8LL
Website: http://www.gladyspaulus.co.uk/
An exhibition of work by members of the South East / London Group of the British Tapestry Group.
www.btg-wovenart.org.uk
Venue: Haslemere Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2LA
Website: http://www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk/
This exhibition celebrates the vision of the leading textile designers from the 1950s – 70s and will introduce their iconic work to new collectors as well as to those who lived surrounded and uplifted by their bold vison and style. Throughout the period this inspired group of women brought modern and contemporary art into the home through their textile designs, democratising modern art in the process.
Venue: Messums Wiltshire, Place Farm, Court St, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6LW
Website: https://messumswiltshire.com/textile-women-designers/
The London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers exhibition.
Venue: Southwark Catherdral, London Bridge, LE1 9DA
An exhibition of members' work to celebrate the Ulster Guild's 40th anniversary and its rich heritage of weavers, spinners and dyers.
Open: Mon & Thurs: 9:00am - 8:00pm; Tues, Weds, Fri: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Admission: free
guildinfoni@gmail.com
Venue: Belfast Central Library, Royal Ave, Belfast BT1 1E.
Exhibition by members of the Northern Group of the British Tapestry Group. Contemporary tapestries related to the themes of industrial archaeology, social history and the landscape of the North.
Talks (tickets on sale from January, 2020 check website for more details)
6 May, 6:00pm Michael Crompton - Exhibition Preview and Talk: Woven Tapestries, Woven Stories
20 May, 6:00pm Ruth Bell - Talk: Tapestry Weaving on Jewish Themes
23 May, 9:30–3:00 Alastair Duncan - Talk: Developing New Ideas in Tapestry
Workshops (tickets on sale from January, 2020 check website for more details)
23 May, 6:00pm Alastair Duncan -: ‘Weaving Sound’
23 May, 2:30–5:00 Jane Walkley - Workshop: ‘3D Mixed-Media Weaving’
www.btg-wovenart.org.uk
Venue: Arkwright Mill, Cromford, Derbyshire DE4 3RQ
Website: http://www.fabricofthenorth.org
The lndscape in which we live, meet and work is the northern landscape largely shaped by textiles. Textilia3 explore the thread that runs through our stories, landscape and work, creating a body of work that weaves together mill workers and owners, beauty created and the price paid, the heritage we live and take forward.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedburgh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Website: https://www.farfieldmill.org
Out of Synch is a new project in which Theo Wright takes woven design elements that are usually synchronised and looks at what happens if he disrupts the design, so that these elements go 'out of synch'.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedburgh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Website: https://www.farfieldmill.org
Includes a Symposium, three exhibitions and 3 Master Workshops. The exhibitions are: Tapestry 20/20; Interconnections; and TIMELINES on the edge.
Further details on the Project Baa Baa website.
Part of the Galway European City of Culture programme.
Venue: National University of Ireland, Galway
Website: http://www.projectbaabaa.com/about
An exhibition which is dedicated to the sculpture and textiles of Inuit people. This selection of works has been curated by Pat Feheley, Director of one of the last remaining commercial galleries in Canada dedicated exclusively to traditional and contemporary art from the Canadian Artic and an expert on the work of Inuit textile artists.
Venue: Messums Wiltshire, Place Farm, Court St, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6LW
Website: https://messumswiltshire.com/
Vintage machinery; yarns and fibres: tea and cake. One of only a handful of small-scale worsted spinning mills still operating in the UK. During the weekend the mill is open for viewings throughout both days, so people can see and learn about our vintage spinning and processing machinery. Check website for details.
Venue: John Arbon Textiles Mill, Unit 5 & 6 Hacche Lane Business Park, Pathfields Industrial Estate, South Molton, Devon EX36 3JB
Website: http://www.jarbon.com
Residential and non-residential weekend event with keynote speakers, practical sessions, demonstrations, talks and a Saturday evening dinner.
Further details from: guildsgathering@wsd.org.uk
Venue: University of Worcester
Website: http://wipagwsd.wordpress.com/colour-the-full-spectrum/
Fleeces available from breeders including rare breed sheep & alpacas.
Demonstration, Refreshments, Yarn, Tops and equipment for sale.
9.30am - 2pm
Venue: Village Hall, Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, Somerset TA3 6SG
Website: http://www.somersetguild.org.uk
An exhibition tapestries by the Peruvian artist Maximo Laura. Check wovencolour.co.uk for details of workshops.
Maximo Laura will be present on the first day of the exhibition.
Venue: Denbies Gallery, Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6AA
Website: http://wovencolour.co.uk
An exhibition by members of the Scottish Group of the British Tapestry Group.
www.btg-woven-art.org.uk
Venue: The Tolbooth, 4 High Street, Lanark, ML11 7EX
Website: https://www.lanark.co.uk/things-do/attractions/tolbooth
30 artists from England and Canada present their woven tapestries in this international touring exhibition, where these small-scale artworks show a range of different approaches to tapestry weaving.
Each tapestry takes inspiration from the exhibition title: Interface.
Venue: The Guildhall, Much Wenlock, Shropshire
The biennial exhibition of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, organised by the North West and Online guilds.
The theme for the juried section will be 'Coal, Cotton, Canals'. The theme for the unjuried section will be 'Still Waters'.
The exhibition will coincide with the opening of the Leigh branch of the Leeds to Liverpool canal, which will be celebrated during Heritage Weekend.
Venue: Leigh Spinners Mill, Park Lane, Leigh WN7 2LB
Website: http://www.wsd.org.uk
An exhibition to celebrate the Ulster Guild's 40th anniversary and its rich heritage of weavers, spinners and dyers.
Venue: Cregagh Library, Belfast BT6 0LF
Website: http://guildinfoni@gmail.com
An exhibition of work by the Northern Group of the British Tapestry Group.
www.btg-wovenart.org.uk
Venue: Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar, North Yorkshire TS 10 5NW
Website: https://www.redcarcleveland.co.uk/enjoy/kirkleatham-museum/
The Centre Francais de la Couleur is hosting the next international Conference of AIC, Association internationale de la Couleur/International Association on Colour in Avignon, France, plus two days of optional visits on the 10th and 11th October. The twin themes of the event are “Natural Colors - Digital Colours”. Oral presentations, posters and exhibitions on these themes will take place in the Palace of the Popes, a vast medieval monument overlooking the Rhone river in Avignon.
The outline of the programme, information on registration and fees and call for submissions are available on the website: https://aic2020.org/
NB. Click on EN in the top line of the web page for the English version.
Venue: Popes Palace, Avignon, France
Website: https://aic2020.org/
A collection with an extraordinary story, spanning hundreds of years and thousands of miles. For many years Chintz was a closely guarded secret, however, by the 18th century chintz had become more widely accessible. The lightweight, washable, gaily coloured and boldly patterned cottons eventually became a sensation throughout England and across Europe.
Chintz: Cotton in Bloom was originally curated by The Fries Museum, The Netherlands and features its renowned collection of Indian and European chintz textiles. www.friesmuseum.nl
Venue: London Fashion & Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF
Website: https://www.ftmlondon.org
Call for submissions opens April 2020. Details of the exhibitions will be available on the website later in the year. Galleries of past exhibits available on the website.
Venue: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
The diary appears in the Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
The Journal is published on behalf of the Association of Guilds of Spinners Weavers and Dyers. It covers a wide range of textile subjects, including articles on historic textile techniques and cutting edge modern design.
