Today on the Stitchery Stories embroidery and textile art podcast, two members of York Textile Artists share their story of forming a new group.
The group was formed by uniting 8 textile artists around the city of York who had all exhibited at York Open Studios in April 2018. An early guest of Stitchery Stories, Bridgette Bernadette Karn has been a major instigator of the group.
The group aim to not only support each other in creating textile art but also to act as a force for change in promoting the value of Textile Arts.
Susan Weeks chats with Carol Coleman & Alison Spaven about:
How the group became established The aims and mission of the group The members and their areas of expertise The challenges of setting up a group Do they spend time together as a group? The journey to getting a group bank account The excitement of their forthcoming exhibition 10th & 11th Novemberand much more...
For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of group members work at https://stitcherystories.com/yorktextileartists
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Visit: https://www.yorktextileartists.com/
Exhibition 10th & 11th November 2018, 10am to 4pm
York Cemetery Chapel, Cemetery Road, York http://yorkcemetery.org.uk
Other episodes mentioned in our chat:
Bridget Bernadette Karn https://www.stitcherystories.com/bridgetbernadettekarn/
Fran Brammer https://www.stitcherystories.com/franbrammer/
Profanity Embroidery Group https://www.stitcherystories.com/profanityembroiderygroup/
Iona Barker Say It Ain't Sew https://www.stitcherystories.com/ionabarker/
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