Oriel Myrddin Gallery
Church Lane
Carmarthen
SA31 1LH
Tel +44 0 1267 222 775
Open 10am - 5pm Mon - Sat
Closed bank holidays
Free admission
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warp + weft: contemporary woven textiles
11 September - 30 October 2010
Makeba Lewis
Oriel Myrddin Gallery is delighted to be presenting a long-overdue exhibition of woven textiles by contemporary artists and designers, who show a respect for tradition, yet are embracing new technology, aesthetics and making methods.
Curated by weaver, Laura Thomas and with generous support from The Laura Ashley Foundation, warp+weft will tell the story of contemporary weave in this oft overlooked field with a series of works by the following makers:
Peter Collingwood, Sue Hiley Harris, Ainsley Hillard, Makeba Lewis, Lucy McMullen, Ptolemy Mann, Ann Richards, Ismini Samanidou in collaboration with Gary Allman, Kathy Schicker, Reiko Sudo, Ann Sutton, Hiroko Takeda, Laura Thomas, Priti Veja.
All the exhibitors are well known within their field of practice: some emerging and some internationally recognized weave pioneers. The link is their ‘unexpected’ approach to weaving: their embrace of exploring structural possibilities, new yarns and new ways of presenting their work.
The cloth in all its guises will speak for itself in this beautiful and engaging exhibition. Both the acknowledged textile enthusiast and curious novice will learn something new. Weaving will reveal itself to be extraordinary, exciting and something very different from our preconceived ideas.
warp + weft symposium:
cross-disciplinary approaches to weave
National Wool Museum, Drefach Felindre Wales SA44 5UP
Saturday 11 September 2010 at 11 - 5
The warp+weft symposium will explore how woven structure
informs far more than the textiles that surround us. Directed by
Dr Jessica Hemmings (Edinburgh College of Art), invited speakers will consider weaving in relation to topics as diverse as the World Wide Web, poetry, mathematics, architecture and film.
Expanding the boundaries of what we might consider as ‘woven’ will provide delegates with an opportunity to reconsider how central weaving is – not only to textiles – but to many other seemingly unrelated disciplines.
Delegates £45
Concessions £25
Price includes refreshments and buffet lunch
BOOKING:
Tel: 01559 370929 / wool@museumwales.ac.uk / www.museumwales.ac.uk
Free parking available
Generously supported by the Laura Ashley Foundation
warp + weft: from handloom to production
4 September 2010 - 11 January 2011
The National Wool Museum in Drefach Felindre, Carmarthenshire is delighted to be presenting a sister show also curated by weaver, Laur Thomas, warp + weft : from hand loom to production.
The exhibition will showcase some of the very best British weavers who have developed their craft practice into the commercial arena through collaboration with mills. The resulting contemporary woven textiles for both fashion and interiors retain a distinctive craft aesthetic yet highlight the vibrant and very necessary relationships nurtured between hand weaver and mill. The exhibition will allow the visitor to track the development of a design from the hand loom through to the finished product. The often unseen design process will highlight the work that goes into creating woven fabrics that form part of our everyday lives.
Drefach Felindre, Wales SA44 5UP Tel: 01559 370929
wool@museumwales.ac.uk
www.museumwales.ac.uk
We held our annual stakeholders meeting at Oriel Myrddin Gallery on the 15 September 2009
We would like to thank all those who attended and contributed to the success of the evening
Here are some of the ideas we thought were particularly interesting and potentially viable…
Fundraising
Information point in the foyer promoting the gallery’s educational activities and events, linked to a specially designed donations box.
Develop community ownership of the gallery. Devise a small selling ‘promotional’ gallery booklet detailing the history of the art school, and the building, milestones and key moments in OM’s history.
Merchandise Oriel Myrddin Gallery products for school children’s budgets. Other merchandise ideas came up that we liked, we don’t want to give too much away – keep visiting our shop!
Community usage
Swap Shop Saturday. An open door Saturday event focused around fashion, craft, textiles, DIY, recycling, swapping and trading. The gallery provide the space in the studio. Aimed at textile/fashion/craft-aware teenagers, young 20’s …an open space to make, barter, swap, sell.
Gallery as arts ‘hub’. The gallery are keen to foster the idea with input from external sources. This could include opportunities and networking for artists’ professional development – needs research, suggestions welcome
Develop links with the art college possibly through a prize or residency scheme possibly in conjunction with Project Bus Shelter
Audiences/Perception
Continue with development of Project Bus Shelter scheme
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the gallery with a special 2011 exhibition
Keep thinking, being dynamic, responding through the programme – thanks!
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