On April 28th, BTG members were invited to submit an image and short description of their current project. The result is an exciting and diverse range of work. The images show both finished work and work in progress: cartoons, sampling, design work and much much more. Click the link to take a look: British Tapestry Group Facebook Page
BTG members take part in many group exhibitions with other artists. During May and June, you can see tapestry weaving by BTG members in the following exhibitions both here and abroad.
Joy Smith is exhibiting Still Life in the Shed (&no flying ducks!) at the Hawthorn Studio and Gallery, 635 Burwood Road, Hawthorn East, VIC 3123 (5 doors from Auburn Road), Australia. Dates: 12 May to 2 June. Opening Saturday 12 May, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday 11 am – 5 pm , Sunday & Monday by appointment.
Still Life in The Shed Flyer.PDF
Deborah Pawle’s tapestries will be on display along with the work of 5 other artists in the exhibition Through Another’s Eyes – Interpretation of Landscape which is being held at the Bristol Guild Gallery, Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JY from 16 June to 7 July. It is open 10-5 Monday to Saturday. In this exhibition, the artists explore their own personal relationships with landscape through light and movement, growth, decay and mythology.
Christine Paine is exhibiting a tactile weaving in 4 U 2 TOUCH by Christchurch and District Arts Members until 27 May. The emphasis of this exhibition is to encourage visitors, including the visually impaired and people with disabilities, to touch the exhibits. It is displayed within a mixed media art exhibition of textiles, pottery, paintings and woodcraft with some lovely quirky pieces. The exhibition is on at Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe, Dorset BH23 4LE until 27 May. (Castle entrance fee applies).
Christine Paine Tactile Textile Tide Line
Joan Eytle Kendall is exhibiting in Dance to the Path as part of the Dulwich Festival 2012 Open House. This is a collaborative installation by six SLWA (South London Women Artists) based on the Wave Dance by Gabrielle Roth. 12-20 May 2012.
Fiona Hutchison is showing Tide Line at the offices of Charlton Brown Architect Hampstead, London. See web site for images www.fionarhutchison.me.uk From 4 May 2012 – 2 June 2012, Fiona Htuchison is taking part in Vive la Tapisserie! 3 – STAR* Exhibition of miniature tapestry by Scottish Tapestry Artist Regrouped at The French Institute, 13 Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh, EH 3 7TT.
LouLou Morris is taking part in a joint exhibition at No. 26 Gallery, High Street, Arundel, from June 4th-17th. Tapestry, ceramics, prints and drawings. Contact numbers 01243 776891 07900 315759.
ARTAPESTRY3, organised by the European Textile Network (ETN) opens in Silkeborg Bad on 17 May and runs until 26 August. This is an international juried exhibition which includes tapestries by BTG members Marie-Thumette Brichard, Fiona Hutchison, Kirsten Glasbrook, Anne Jackson and Jane Freear-Wyld.
Invitation for ARTAPESTRY 3
Three tapestry weavers from different backgrounds explore Shropshire and its stories through the work of Maralyn Hepworth, Pauline Fisk and Lindsey Marshall. SHROPSHIRE YARNS will be held at Gallery 3, The Gateway Education & Arts Centre, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB from 8th September to 13th October 2012.
See weavings in process some days, check website for details.
Open Monday – Friday 9am – 4.30pm. Free Entry.
Weekend hours vary so please contact the Gateway
Telephone: 01743 355159 (Gateway Centre)
For more information, visit: www.shropshireyarns.weebly.com
or phone: 01743 874254
Wed 14 March to Fri 6 April, 2012, 11-4 p.m. at the Shed Sculpture Gallery, 28 Sedbergh Park, Ilkley, LS29 8SZ. See preparatory drawings and tapestries by BTG members Beryl Hammill and Shirley Ross, two internationally known tapestry artists. Note that the Shed may be closed some days so please phone or email first to avoid disappointment (terber.hammill@virgin.net).
Drawn Image Woven Flyer
The BTG’s South East area group presents an exhibition of woven tapestries on the theme of IDENTITY. Read more →
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