Exhibitions Archives - Arnolds Attic

24th April 202424th April 2024

Comme Ca Art x AWOL Studios 2024 Open

I’m pleased to announce that the Giant Cauliflower Harvest has been jury selected for the Comme Ca Art x AWOL Studios 2024 Open exhibition. I’ll be one of 22 artists showing work in the exhibition.

The exhibition takes place Friday 17^th May – Saturday 22nd June 2024 at AWOL Studios, 5th Floor, Hope Mill, Pollard Street, Manchester M4 7JA. During the exhibition people can view by appointment, Wednesday & Thursday 11am – 4pm and on Saturdays from 11am – 2pm.

Giant Cauliflower Harvest part of Comme Ca Art x AWOL Studios 2024 Open

Giant Cauliflower Harvest - detail — Giant Cauliflower Harvest – detail

The judging panel included:

Short Supply: Acclaimed artist-led organisation based in the North West of England that creates opportunities for emerging artists

Sean Williams: Sheffield based Artist, Curator & member of the Contemporary British Painting group.

Ceri Morgan: Award winning interior & exterior designer based in the North West.

Comme Ca Art x AWOL Studios

Hope Mill , Manchester - home to AWOL Studios — Hope Mill , Manchester – home to AWOL Studios

“Our home is Hope Mill, a beautiful grade II listed building built in 1824 as a cotton spinning and fustian weaving mill for Joseph Clarke & Sons. Over the next 177 years it has had many other guises, from engineering works to dog bed factory, gradually and gracefully falling into decline and disrepair until it was rescued by Hope Mill Partnership in 2001. With AWOL being the first business to lay down its artistic roots in Hope Mill in 2007 it has become one of the most important centres for the arts in Manchester, allowing for a natural regeneration of this important historic building and attracting a myriad of other creative businesses.” AWOL Studios, located in the heart of Ancoats, Manchester.

I’m delighted to be showing work again in a Manchester Open Exhibition.

16th March 202416th March 2024

Edgelands Exhibition

I’m pleased to announce that Summer ’76 and Summer 2022 Part 1 & 2 have been selected by Prism Textiles for the Edgelands exhibition.

The exhibition takes place at The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London E3 4QY, 19 – 29 April 2024. Free entry.

I’ll be stewarding on the 29th April, so if you’re in London pop along and say ‘Hi!’

Summer '76 part of the Edgelands Exhibition — Summer ’76 part of the Edgelands Exhibition

In 2023 I was honoured to be accepted into Prism and this is the first year I’ll be exhibiting my work with them.

Summer 2022 Part 2 part of the Edgelands exhibition — Summer 2022 Part 2

Our international exhibiting group brings together a diverse group of selected textile artists showcasing high-quality fine art textile practice and craftsmanship from around the world. Exhibiting as a group since 1998, we currently have 70 artists participating within PRISM Textiles, working together to challenge the common misconceptions surrounding textiles as an art form.
Prism

2nd March 202416th March 2024

Unravelled Exhibition

I’m pleased to announce that Summer ’76 has been jury selected by curators Catherine Sweet and Melanie Jordan for the ArtCan Unravelled exhibition. This pop up exhibition is part of the bi-annual Contemporary Textiles Fair at the Landmark Arts Centre 15-17 March 2024, Ferry Rd, Teddington TW11 9NN.

Summer '76 part of the Unravelled Exhibition — Summer ’76 part of the Unravelled Exhibition

Curators

Catherine Sweet is an ArtCan artist and a member of our Advisory Group. Catherine is the founder of BobCat Gallery, an independent online gallery showcasing original and affordable small scale artwork, and she is currently the Chair of Visual Arts for South West London charity Arts Richmond.

ArtCan artist Melanie Jordan is based in rural Kent. Her art practice is very tactile and haptic, with thread based crafts at its core. She has exhibited throughout the UK and internationally, including ArtCan’s ‘Vienna Calling III’ exhibition, and ‘Supermarket Art Fair’ in Stockholm. Her work has also been shown at Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate. She was awarded an MA in Fine Art from The University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury in 2020.

Unravelled Exhibition at the Contemporary Textiles Fair

ArtCan Unravelled Exhibition

International non-profit arts organisation, ArtCan, will be popping up in South West London this March for a dual venue group exhibition focused on its artist members working with fibre and textiles. ‘ArtCan – Unravelled’ is co-curated by ArtCan members Catherine Sweet and Melanie Jordan.

“Textile art is one of the oldest art forms in human civilisation, and we encounter it in many different guises during our daily lives. While many early examples focused on function over form, contemporary creatives continue to push the boundaries of textiles as a medium, as well as incorporating new and diverse narratives into their work – whether that be through stitching, weaving, quilting, tapestry, knitting, crochet or something completely new.” -Catherine Sweet

ArtCan Unravelled aims to highlight how the boundaries of practicality and aesthetics can be blurred with the variety of methods used to create textile art, and to ‘tug on the thread’ of the narratives created within the whole.

“Thread-based crafts are moving off of the sidelines to take centre stage. Once seen as ‘woman’s work’, and given less attention than other art forms, contemporary artists are increasingly using textiles to create powerful and thought-provoking art. For me stitching is slow and methodical, where the doing is as important as the finished outcome. Soft and tactile, yet able to draw attention to uncomfortable concepts.” – Melanie Jordan

ArtCan have a second exhibition venue at RuptureXIBIT in Hampton Wick between 11 – 17 March.