Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
Apt 41 Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU
T: 020 8943 1229 - F: 020 8977 9882 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
Apt 41 Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU
T: 020 8943 1229 - F: 020 8977 9882 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
The critically acclaimed art of the STITCH & SCHOLAR was shown at The Hub: National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford July/August 2006, and Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead, September/November 2006, following a successful showing at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol including a visit from the Patron of the Embroiderers' Guild HRH The Duchess of Gloucester.
"So very cool" The Times, 13 May 2006
"Embroidery is ... the new black" Bristol Metro, 18 May 2006 (Five Star rating)
"Absolutely exquisite. Inspiring. Intriguing - wonderful!" RWA visitor
art of the STITCH is the Embroiderers' Guild's major open international biennial exhibition featuring work stitched or derived from stitch, presented in association with Coats Crafts UK. Out of 453 submissions by 311 artists from 21 countries, 50 works were chosen for art of the STITCH 2006. Selected by a panel made up of representatives from the arts and business world, the exhibition represents 42 artists from 10 countries, including Australia, the USA and the Netherlands.
From Mark Beecroft's interwoven studio stools to Mary Cozens-Walker's domestic stitched scroll, Colin Jenkins' muscular forms to Alice Kettle's angels and the 'obsessive telephone pad quality' of Tilleke Schwarz, this exhibition promises something for every visitor, presenting a wide range of work from the traditional to the unexpected. As exhibition selector Kate Lynch, artist and Royal West of England Academician said:
"The breadth of original, innovative, contemporary embroidery represented is inspiring. The artists in this show redefine embroidery as a potent expressive medium, from emotive graphic expression, raw colour abstraction and tactile lyrical poetry, through to conceptual statements and three dimensional spatial forms."
Whilst Stephen Sheard of Coats Crafts UK, Exhibition Sponsor was impressed by the variety of materials used and commented:
"The boundaries of what constitutes 'inspiration from stitch' are spreading with the use of new materials and media. Coats Crafts UK is proud to be a partner in this exhibition which is leading the way and setting the standard for excellence."
Congratulations go to the recipients of the Anchor Awards, presented by Coats Crafts UK, who are: Riitta-Liisa Haavisto for "Summer Girl" (Anchor Award for most outstanding exhibit), Ton of Holland for "Family" (Anchor International Award), Colin Jenkins for "Purge" (Anchor Innovation Award) and Viv Scott for "Metal Trunk Reworked" (Anchor Student Award).
Accompanying art of the STITCH in 2006 was SCHOLAR, an exhibition celebrating the achievement of Embroiderers' Guild Scholars during the lifetime of art of the STITCH, featuring some of the best talent in the crafts world today.
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A fully illustrated colour exhibition catalogue is available from the Embroiderers' Guild, priced at £5.00.
Buy the art of the STITCH and SCHOLAR catalogue online.
See images of HRH The Duchess of Gloucester's visit to art of the STITCH & SCHOLAR at the RWA in our centenary photo gallery.
For further information about art of the STITCH & SCHOLAR, please contact
Lucy Mayfield on 020 8943 1229 ext 26
Royal West of England Academy, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1PX
T: 0117 973 5129 www.rwa.org.uk
The Hub: National Centre for Craft & Design, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Lincs NG34 7TV
T: 01529 308717 www.thehubcentre.org
Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Slatey Road, Birkenhead CH43 4UE
T: 0151 652 4177 www.visitwirral.com.
Right, from top: Sumi Perera (UK): Clothes Encounters - detail (photo: the artist); Louise Baldwin (UK): Additional Ingredients (photo: Michael Wicks); Richard McVetis (UK): Untitled (photo: the artist); Viv Scott (UK): Metal Trunk Reworked (photo: the artist); Zara Merrick (UK) Perseus Chapter One - detail (photo: Cathy McTavey); Tilleke Schwarz (Netherlands): Business as Usual (photo: Rob Mostert); Mary-Anne Morrison (UK): Abacus Squared - detail (photo: Michael Wicks).
Centre, from left (all photos by the artist unless otherwise stated): Nahid Ghafoor: Hot Chocolate (2001) - detail; Louise Gardiner: Open Spaces (2004); Tabitha Kyoko Moses: Vocational Training (2004) (photo: Jim Loftus); Jenny Bullen: Stitch Study; Rachel Brooks: 2 Samples - detail; Christine Keys: Freddie (1999).
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