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SUMMARY:Shirley Craven
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of vivid\, colour-filled textiles by post-war designer Shirley Craven.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBorn in Hull in 1934 and evacuated during the Second World War\, Craven cites the rural Yorkshire landscape and her post-war education at Hull College of Art and the Royal College of Art (1955-8) as a launchpad to a hugely successful career at the printing firm Hull Traders. Aged 29\, Craven became Chief Designer and Director of this small and visionary firm whose artist-designers also included Althea McNish and Eduardo Paolozzi. The Whitworth is home to over 80 of Craven’s bold abstract textiles\, displayed together for the first time in over 60 years alongside newly acquired unique works from her days as a Student at the RCA. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/shirley-craven
LOCATION:Whitworth Art Gallery\, The University of Manchester\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, M15 6ER\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:NAOMI: In Fashion
DESCRIPTION:Explore the unequalled career of the iconic fashion model\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe first exhibition of its kind exploring the extraordinary career of fashion model Naomi Campbell. Through the work of leading global designers and photographers we celebrate her creative collaborations\, activism and far-reaching cultural impact. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/naomi-in-fashion
LOCATION:V&A\, Cromwell Rd\, London\, SW7 2RL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:High Waists to Romantic Tastes\, Regency Fasion 1800 - 1837
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition showcases rare and important examples of men’s\, women’s and children’s dress from this pivotal and cherished era.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Regency occupies a very special place in our imagination\, particularly when it comes to fashion. It was a time of great elegance and innovation\, which saw the appearance of daringly different dress styles. \nWith pieces drawn from the cream of the nationally significant Olive Matthews Collection\, this exhibition showcases rare and important examples of men’s\, women’s and children’s dress from this pivotal and cherished era. View iconic\, simple and Classically inspired garments and accessories from the early 1800s\, as well as the more colourful and complex creations which appeared later in the period. Long-standing favourites are revealed alongside items that have never been displayed before in what promises to be a stand-out exhibition. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/high-waists-to-romantic-tastes-regency-fasion-1800-1837
LOCATION:Chertsey Museum\, The Cedars\, 33 Windsor Street\, Chertsey\, Surrey\, KT16 8AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Ptolemy Mann: Woven Colour
DESCRIPTION:Ptolemy Mann returns to Scotland with her groundbreaking exhibition featuring her magnificent handwoven rugs and vibrant thread paintings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOver the past 30 years\, Mann has built a reputation for her extraordinary approach to textile art art\, which marries the intricate techniques of hand-weaving with vibrant\, expressive painting. Her work is renowned for its precision and depth\, reflecting a profound understanding of colour theory and design. \nMann dyes the long skeins of thread and then weaves them on a loom\, embedding colour into the cloth itself. Using an upright Dobby loom she creates carefully stretched\, three dimensional panels that bring dynamic colour and geometric form to interior spaces. Her designs are inspired by colour theory and are reminiscent of the Bauhaus school where colours become three dimensional and vibrate next to one another. To create her rugs\, known as ‘Gelims’ she uses an Ikat technique\, where the weft thread of the rug is dip dyed to create a gently feathered transition between colours. In her latest series\, Mann takes this expertise to new heights by applying acrylic paint directly onto her handwoven and hand-dyed cloths. \nThe upcoming exhibition in Edinburgh will be Mann’s second showcase in Scotland\, the first being an exhibition at Dovecot in 2012 Ptolemy Mann: The Architecture of Cloth\, Colour and Space. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/ptolemy-mann
LOCATION:Dovecot Studios\, 10 Infirmary Street\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1LT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Tadek Beutlich: On and Off the Loom
DESCRIPTION:Explore monumental tapestries to intricate textile constructions and vivid relief prints.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn and Off the Loom offers a in-depth look at Beutlich’s remarkable career\, affirming his reputation as one of the world’s leading textile artists. \nPolish-born Beutlich\, who made Ditchling his home in the late 1960s and early 1970s\, developed a style that blurred the lines between fine art and craft. His bold\, innovative approach to materials\, combined with fearless experimentation\, allowed him to continually reinvent his artistic practice. \nAfter the Second World War he enrolled as a student of painting and drawing at the Sir John Cass Institute in London\, transferring to Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and graduating with a degree in Textiles in 1950. \nWhile still a student\, he accompanied his teacher\, weaver Barbara Sawyer (1919–1982)\, on a visit to Gospels\, the home and workshop of Ethel Mairet(1872–1952) in Ditchling. Mairet’s imaginative use of yarns had a profound influence on Beutlich’s work\, and in 1967\, following Mairet’s death\, he moved into Gospels. \nSeveral striking works created at Gospels in the late 1960s will take centre stage in this retrospective\, including Dream Revealed (1968)\, an eight-foot-tall weaving made from unspun jute\, mohair\, and horsehair\, which hasn’t been exhibited since the 1969 Lausanne Textile Biennale. \nAlso on display are examples of Beutlich’s avant-garde open-weave hangings\, incorporating materials such as charred wood\, horsehair\, and x-ray film. \nBeutlich approached printmaking with the same innovation and freedom as he did textiles\, printing without a press\, but instead by walking on his works to make impressions. Vibrant relief prints such as Pollination I (c1973) made using Lycra\, show his innovative style. \nTadek Beutlich: On and Off the Loom offers a rare opportunity to explore the ground-breaking work of a master of textiles and printmaking\, while celebrating his lasting influence on the world of craft. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/tadek-beutlich-on-and-off-the-loom
LOCATION:Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft\, Lodge Hill Lane\, Ditchling\, East Sussex\, BN6 8SP
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:The Textile Collection of Elisabeth Frink
DESCRIPTION:See the textile collection of world famous sculpture artist Elisabeth Frink. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition includes textiles which Elisabeth Frink designed\, including The Snowy Owl scarf\, as well as American quilts and Japanese Kimonos which she collected. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/the-textile-collection-of-elisabeth-frink
LOCATION:Blandford Fashion Museum\, Lime Tree House\, 11 The Plocks\, Blandford Forum\, Dorset\, DT11 7AA
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250301T110000
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SUMMARY:Sampled Styles
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Quaker Tapestry Museum for our captivating new special exhibition on Quaker Samplers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSampled Styles is our first major exhibition focusing on Quaker embroidery samplers\, exploring the evolution of styles\, regional and institutional variations and examining what these works can tell us about the lives of Quaker women and girls. A number of key samplers from our collection will be conserved and displayed for the first time in the exhibition\, along with our new acquisition\, funded by the Beecroft Bequest. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/sampled-styles
LOCATION:Quaker Tapestry Museum\, Friends Meeting House\, Stramongate\, Kendal\, Cumbria\, LA9 4BH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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