wool works map/modus
28 September - 10 november 2019
After a successful research trip to Finland last November, the joint collaboration between the Welsh group of textile makers, MaP and the Finnish makers group Modus will result in an exhibition at the Makers Guild Wales gallery, Craft in the Bay. The exhibition will later tour to Helsinki and Tampere in 2020.
The theme of the exhibition 'Wool Works', for which the participants are creating new work, embraces links between the cultural heritages of both countries. During the exhibition there will be a series of workshops, talks and demonstrations to encourage participation from the public and raise awareness of the applied arts in both Wales and Finland.
Exhibiting artists: Pauline Hearn, Claire Cawte, Sue Shields, Mandy Nash, Susan Smith, Sirpa Morsky, Jane McCann, Lynda Shell, Alison Moger, Alison Taylor, Elspeth Thomas, Henni Eliala, Johanna Hernesniemi, Niina Hiltunen, Mirka Laine, Saija Lehtonen, Merianne Nebo, Kukka Rantanen, Laura Saarivuori-Eskola, Riitta Sinkkonen Davies.
The schedule for specialist craft workshops being taught by the exhibiting artists can be found here.
Drop in workshops and open events are planned for both the opening and closing weekends. Events include:
Saturday 28th September, 11:00 'Grandma's Textile Boots Walk to a Modern Time' A traditional West-Finland craft with footwear technology. Merianne Nebo
Saturday 28th September, 11:30 'Wool Fibre: Sustainable Design Applications'. Jane McCann
Sunday 29th September, 14:00 'Art and Accessibility. How to reach out to special audiences and beyond galleries - an introduction to a Finnish approach'. Niina Hiltunen
Images courtesy of the Artists.
The theme of the exhibition 'Wool Works', for which the participants are creating new work, embraces links between the cultural heritages of both countries. During the exhibition there will be a series of workshops, talks and demonstrations to encourage participation from the public and raise awareness of the applied arts in both Wales and Finland.
Exhibiting artists: Pauline Hearn, Claire Cawte, Sue Shields, Mandy Nash, Susan Smith, Sirpa Morsky, Jane McCann, Lynda Shell, Alison Moger, Alison Taylor, Elspeth Thomas, Henni Eliala, Johanna Hernesniemi, Niina Hiltunen, Mirka Laine, Saija Lehtonen, Merianne Nebo, Kukka Rantanen, Laura Saarivuori-Eskola, Riitta Sinkkonen Davies.
The schedule for specialist craft workshops being taught by the exhibiting artists can be found here.
Drop in workshops and open events are planned for both the opening and closing weekends. Events include:
Saturday 28th September, 11:00 'Grandma's Textile Boots Walk to a Modern Time' A traditional West-Finland craft with footwear technology. Merianne Nebo
Saturday 28th September, 11:30 'Wool Fibre: Sustainable Design Applications'. Jane McCann
Sunday 29th September, 14:00 'Art and Accessibility. How to reach out to special audiences and beyond galleries - an introduction to a Finnish approach'. Niina Hiltunen
Images courtesy of the Artists.
