Laura Thomas curated this exhibition celebrating the heritage and diversity of weaving, and providing a platform for contemporary woven design. The show reviews how contemporary weavers continue to challenge the notions of this exciting and tactile art form and features 12 designers and business, including fellow QEST Scholar Beatrice Larkin.
The ING Discerning Eye is an annual exhibition of domestic sized works selected by six prominent figures from the art world. Each year two artists, two collectors and two critics curate their own ‘mini exhibition’. This year the selectors are Dale Lewis, David Remfry RA, Beverley Knight, Mervyn Metcalf, Jo Baring and Tabish Khan. ... Read more
This show brings together every aspect of contemporary art, from all corners of creation. Works trickle through our unassuming green door, having arrived from Barcelona and Bradford, Deptford and Dublin, studios within walking distance and time zone difference. With careful consideration, thought and a large bucket of screws, the gallery transforms itself into a beacon ... Read more
This is the first part of a two part beginner’s course. You can do part one as a stand-alone course and then decide whether return to further extend your skills in part two. The aim is to give you a firm grounding in the fundamentals of making furniture. You will begin by making a breadboard from ... Read more
Basketweaver Cherry Chung delivers a range of workshops in traditional and contemporary willow basket making and sculpture. This online workshop will teach you to make tension trays, a satisfying and deceptively simple way to make a willow platter. You’ll receive a kit of willow in advance ready to soak and have enough to make an ... Read more
THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL. This "How To" presentation will give you advice about how to complete your QEST Scholarship or Apprenticeship application form; including helpful hints and tips about what we support, how the assessment process works and more. Before attending, we recommend that you look at the application guidance on our website here ... Read more
In this online workshop with mixed media textile artist Lora Avedian you will learn a traditional hand embroidery technique called Couching, which is a technique she uses a lot in her work. A basic kit can be bought for this workshop on Lora's shop.
Japanese katazome (or stencil dyeing) is a centuries-old method of printing on cloth using paper stencils and a rice paste resist in combination with indigo or, more recently, synthetic dyes. It was often used in the past to produce fabric for kimonos. In this virtual workshop we’ll look briefly at the history of this art, and consider ... Read more
During this Introduction to Goldwork class with QEST Scholar Auburn Claire Lucas, students will learn a number of metal thread embroidery techniques in order to create this fun and colourful design. First you will learn how to apply the felt padding in preparation for the metal threads to be worked on top. You will then ... Read more
Five London-based contemporary craft and visual arts galleries have forged an unprecedented relationship to bring together an ambitiously diverse selection of work in early 2021. ‘Crafting a Difference’ at SoShiro gallery, is a positively defiant act of coming together at a time when so many have been forced apart. Work in ceramics, wood, glass, metals, ... Read more
Bring your own imagery or draw from still life and resources at the Bristol Print Atelier. The beginning of this workshop will be spent preparing a drawing which we will expose to the distinctive photographic print of cyanotype, the original Victorian indigo print.
This course is designed to sharpen up your basketmaking skills with QEST Scholar Eddie Glew of Blithfield Willowcrafts. The week will revolve around a square cornered basket & either a fishing creel, a fitched basket or a basket of your choosing. You will select two baskets to make during the week, incorporating key techniques to ... Read more
The course is detailed and covers all the basics of cheese-making, combining a hands-on approach with some theory classroom work. The subjects covered include: milk composition; use of rennet; selecting and using ripening cultures and starter bacteria; setting the curd; cutting, draining and stirring the curd; moulding, milling and pressing the curd; and cheese ageing. ... Read more
This online workshop is for people who would like to learn how to create a pleated fabric flower. You will learn how to hand pleat your fabric, and how to manipulate the material to turn it into a three-dimensional flower.
THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL. This "How To" presentation will give you advice about how to complete your QEST Scholarship or Apprenticeship application form; including helpful hints and tips about what we support, how the assessment process works and more. Before attending, we recommend that you look at the application guidance on our website here ... Read more