Tales of the Unexpected.

29th Nov – 23rd Feb 2013

Showcasing work that is hauntingly beautiful and stunningly sinister; this exhibition explores work with unexpected materials and narrative. Artist in this exhibition are Gillian Lee Smith, Kate Gilliland, Rebecca Wilson, Julia Jowett, Jane Bevan, Abigail Drumm, Anya Keeley, Catherine Chester.

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Contemporary Craft Open

1st Nov - 25th Nov 2012

The exhibition showcases the best in contemporary craft, both amateur and professional, and was selected by Madebyhandonline and Craftspace, who have also kindly sponsored prizes, along with Jo Hall, Editor of Embroidery Magazine and Print Garage. All visitors to the exhibition can enter a prize draw to win £100 voucher to spend with madebyhandonline. The exhibition will continue until 25th November.
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Found

2nd Aug - 27th Oct 2012

Found: vb. to bring into being; to discover by chance; to come upon by searching; to perceive. Work from Jennifer Collier, Judith Brown, Lucy Elsie Harvey, Alys Power, Kirsty Whitlock, Iain Perry, Naomi Greaves, Lucy Harding and Tracie Murchison.

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Word Play

3rd May - 28th July 2012

Text and the written word provide the focus of this exhibition, with makers who use stories to inspire their work, or where text provides an important aspect to the aesthetic of it. Makers included in this exhibition are Oh Golly Gosh, Katie Almond, Lauren Van Helmond, Rachel Hazell, Rag Button, Alix Swan, Creatively Occupied, Sarah Jane Brown, Lucie Pritchard, Rare Notions and Louise Wilson.

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Spring Loaded

2nd Feb - 28th April 2012

This exhibition will encourage us all out of hibernation as it celebrates the joys of spring. Fresh, bright colours and garden inspired work truly make this exhibition ‘Spring Loaded’. Featuring work by Emily Notman, Audray Vivian, Chris Thompson, Selina Campbell, Amanda Mercer, Sarah Myatt, Anna Calvert and Fiona Hermse.

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Ties that bind

3rd Nov 2011 - 28th Jan 2012

Aprons, stories and hidden lives. Ties that bind is a curated display of newly created aprons inspired by women’s lives, published stories, personal memories and imagined futures. Twelve makers will exhibit aprons using print, paper and embroidery: Louise Frances Evans¸ Jennifer Collier, Teresa Green, Michelle Holmes, Karen Shapley, Louise Presley, Colette Dobson, Christine Stanford, Julie Haslam, Ruth Singer, Ellie Evans, and Priscilla Jones.

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Threads

4th August - 29th October 2011

This exhibition focuses on the work of makers who don’t use thread and fibres in the conventional way. This is not a textile exhibition, but an exhibition of the unexpected outcomes that can be created from ‘threads’. With work from ten diverse makers: Hanne Mannheimer, Ann Nazareth, Stitched Ceramics, Debbie Smyth, Emma Palmer, Sally Collins,
Jane Blease, Emmy-Gai Palmer, Kathryn Partington and Anna Wales.

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First Anniversary: Paper

5th May - 30th July 2011

Work from 25 of the country’s most exciting makers working with paper: Susan Cutts, Helen Musselwhite, Paperwork, Saloukee, Priscilla Jones, Ruth Allen, Katherine Richmond, Sarah Morpeth, Ruth Singer, Clare Hillerby, Betty Pepper, Jennifer Collier, Iain Perry, Rachel Eardley, Shellie Holden, Anya Keeley, Magie Hollingworth, Julie Arkell, Becky Adams, Helen Roberts, Rebbecca J Coles, Jane Ponsford, Claire Brewster, Jo Pond and Phiona Richards.

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Minutiae

3rd March - 30th April 2011

“ The everyday world is invisible until we are forced to see it differently… art is a primary means of making strange the already seen, already known.” Victor Shklovsky, 1918. This is an exhibition looking at the finer details and subtleties of the everyday; featuring makers who’s work views things in detail or in a different way. Including work from Lindsey Mann, Teresa Green, Catrin Mostyn Jones and Dan Stafford.

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Wonderland

6th Jan - 26th Feb 2011

An exhibition of the mystical, fantastical and fairytale. Work from Betty Pepper, Mandy Tolley, Jennifer Collier and Ruth Green.

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(off)White Christmas

4th Nov - 24th Dec 2010

A non traditional (off) White Christmas exhibition, exploring the absence of colour. Featuring ceramics from Mari Ruth Oda and Phoebe Cummings and multimedia textiles from Jennifer Collier and Amanda Clayton.

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Polly Put The Kettle On

2nd Sept - 30th Oct 2010

A tea themed exhibition celebrating all aspects of this quintessential English tradition. Helaina Sharpley, Priscilla Jones, Suzanne Smith, Karen Shapley, Emer O'Sullivan, Emma Dolan and Virgina Graham.

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Second Life

1st July - 28th Aug 2010

>An exhibition focusing on artists who create their work from recycled materials. This includes recycled metals, plastics and textiles from Ruth Singer, Jason Taylor, Sarah Bradshaw and Stella Corrall.


Yours Sincerely

15th May - 26th June 2010

An exhibition looking at makers who use letters, envelopes, postmarks and stamps in their work, from creating their own envelopes, to recycling them in their work. The exhibition includes the work of Shellie Holden, Clare Hillerby, Ruth Allen, Jennifer Collier, Viv Sliwka and Iain Perry.

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