Come and discover a world of patriotism and textile reworking at the Studio Seven workshop at The New Brewery Arts, Cirencester!
May 22nd 2009
Photograph by Henry Arden
This July, the Studio Seven textile artists, working
with choreographer Marie-Louise Flexen, will bring two stunning
Gloucestershire gardens to life with CUT 2 ON FOLD, a sumptuous
site-specific textiles-led dance performance. Quenington Old Rectory and
Hidcote Manor Garden will be transformed by Studio Seven’s innovative
blend of textiles, installation, and contemporary dance.
May 2nd - 21st 2009
We would like to thank all our visitors to Cut 2 On Fold for their involvement, contributions and support! We had over 800 visitors and now look forward to developing the exciting work for the performances this summer.
Arts Council England, South West Executive Director,
Chris Humphrey said:
'We are
delighted to be able to support this innovative, unusual and collaborative
project involving textiles, fashion and performance. It will bring
textiles to new audiences in different venues, enabling public engagement
across all age ranges.'
March 2nd 2009
The Arts Council Southwest has awarded the
Studio Seven textile artists with a grant to fund CUT 2 ON FOLD, a
cross-arts project encompassing textiles, installation, and dance,
which will take place across Gloucestershire in Summer 2009.
For the second time in as
many years, The Arts Council
has shown its support for the innovative work of the
Studio Seven textile
artists, by awarding funding for their interdisciplinary, ground-breaking
work aimed at bringing textiles to new audiences in surprising contexts.
Following their highly successful Make Do &
Mend in 2008 and
Textiles in Performance in 2007,
Studio Seven returns
with CUT 2 ON FOLD,
a multi-faceted textile-led project
encompassing an interactive installation, a contemporary dance piece
devised to bring the installation to life, and a strong educational
programme.
CUT 2 ON FOLD
explores the journey from flat pattern to calico toile to finished garment
to the wearing of the garment. The installation will be held at
The Space in Stroud
during the Stroud International Textile
Festival from 1-21 May 2009. Enter a
mysterious workshop in which stand a silent group of tailor’s dummies
clothed in the bare bones of an outfit, each one a world within a world.
Visitors will be invited to embellish and add to the installation, slowly
bringing it to life. As the installation progresses, the garments and
installation will change according to the additions made by visitors,
workshop participants, and the Studio Seven textile artists.
January 2009
24th December 2008
Royal Visit...
Prince Charles came to the New Brewery Arts Centre to unveil a commemorative plaque and visited Studio Seven during his royal visit. He was very interested in all the craft workers and showed a genuine interested in the work being produced and exhibited.
22nd September 2008
Tapestry Project
Sarah Cant has recently finished a collaboration with Edinburgh fashion designer Chrissie Clyne commissioned by the Dovecot Studio, one of the U.K.'s oldest tapestry studios. Sarah designed and made a corset and headpiece which were part of a major exhibition to open the new Dovecot gallery and workshops building in Edinburgh. The work is now travelling to design shows in Europe and Japan, as part of the Dovecot collection
21st September 2008
New Autumn/Winter Collection at Studio Seven
You can come and see the latest work from the Studio Seven
group in our workshop at:
The New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court,
Cirencester, Gloucestershire. GL7 1JH
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10am -
5pm
Telephone: 01285 658715
10th September 2008
Shibori Design Exhibition
Sarah Pearson Cooke has had two pieces of work selected for the Design Shibori a juried international competition running in conjunction with the 7th International Shibori Symposium in France. The show debuts in Paris, then travels to UK, Japan and USA. The one piece is a large wall panel based on notation and mark making whilst the other is a canvas that has a had an experimental shibori process applied to the surface.
