Blue
A flow Gallery touring exhibition
Saturday 10 March - Sunday 22 April
The colour blue has had great importance throughout craft history, with particular significance to textile and ceramic disciplines. Blue explores the different ways current artists use the colour within their practice. The use of the traditional blue and white gives the works particular points of reference, the recognition of its roots and heritage in Europe as well as in the Far East.
Exhibitors:
Felicity Aylieff, Paul Scott, Amanda Caines, Henk Wolvers, Caroline Slotte, Mia E Göransson, Louise Renae Anderson, Amy Jane Hughes, Åsa Pärson, Fuku Fukumoto, Rebecca Wilson, Kaori Tatebayashi, Carol Cassidy, Kap-Sun Hwang, Fiona Rutherford, Elaine Wilson, Livia Marin.
FREE. Open daily. 10am-5.30pm. 01626 8322233
Associated Events:
Film: 'Blue Alchemy - Stories of Indigo', Saturday 10 March 3.30pm,
(Film by Mary Lance). At Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey.
£6 (£4) 3.30pm. 01626 8322233 devonguild@crafts.org.uk
'Stitch in Blue' - Saturday 17 March, 10am - 4pm
A patchwork workshop by Hilary Burns & Sigi Thompson.
Make a block of hand-stitched patchwork from indigo fabric.
£45 (£35) Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey. 01803 868525.
Image: Elaine Wilson
Engaging the Senses
Saturday 5 May - Sunday 17 June
Presenting work that entices and stimulates, Engaging the Senses examines ways that contemporary makers are exploring tactile and other sensory experiences through their work. Our senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, inform how we interpret and relate to the world. Craft offers a unique opportunity to connect with our senses and the natural world through experiencing a relationship with materials from the earth.
The exhibition will encompass interactive installations and soundscapes engaging with multiple senses, increasing our awareness of how we interact with and respond to objects. Synesthesia art, made by artists who experience cross-sensory perception, offers insight into how they experience mixed sensory responses, such as sounds as shapes, or words as colours or tastes.
FREE. Open daily. 10am-5.30pm. 01626 8322233
Image: Timothy Laydon
Reaching for Gold
Saturday 30 June - Sunday 2 September
Our annual Summer Exhibition will display a selection of new work produced by Members of the Guild, showcasing the very best in contemporary crafts practice from the South West region. This exhibition coincides with the 2012 Olympics, providing makers with an opportunity to reflect on the Olympic vision and to push their limits creatively through making, technique and materials. The title complements and follows on from the 2011 Summer Exhibition ‘A Silver Thread’.
FREE. Open daily. 10am-5.30pm. 01626 8322233
Associated Events:
Every Saturday: free craft demos during July & August (10am - 4pm)
Image: Merlyn Chesterman
Rivers and Streams:
Photography by Jem Southam
Saturday 15 September - Sunday 4 November
What is a river? This superficially simplistic question led Jem Southam, one of the UK’s most respected photographers, down a three-year investigation of Devon’s River Exe. Southam has produced strong and exciting new work observing and documenting the body of water running from Exmoor in the north through Exeter to the Exe Estuary in south Devon. Part of Southam’s photographic practice involves revisiting sites over long periods of time to capture changes of seasons, atmospheric conditions and effects of time. This body of work explores elements of the River Exe’s extensive network of streams, confluences and the estuary, creating a series of photographs that explore how one defines a river. Images from the series Rivers and Streams were taken on a large format camera. The exhibition includes large-scale prints revealing the minutiae of information and detail captured by this format, contrasted with intimate 8 x 10” contact prints of a domestic nature.
FREE. Open daily. 10am-5.30pm. 01626 8322233
Associated Events:
Illustrated Talk, Thursday 18 October
Jem Southam speaks about his photographic practice (6.30pm)
The Big Draw! Tuesday 30 & Wednesday 31 October
(11am - 4pm) Join us for an all day drop-in and draw event as part of the national Campaign for Drawing. Activities relate to our current exhibition of photography, based on ideas of view-finding, exploring the unknown and creating new worlds with secret maps, 3-D rivers and navigational craft.
Free, no booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
01626 8322233
devonguild@crafts.org.uk
Image: Jem Southam
MAKE
Contemporary Crafts for Christmas
Saturday 17 November - Monday 31 December
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for someone special? With a broad range of materials, prices and scale, the Guild’s Christmas Exhibition is a must visit in the lead up to the festive season. The exhibition showcases the UK’s best contemporary crafts available for you to take home when you purchase.
FREE. Open daily. 10am-5.30pm. 01626 8322233
Image: Sarah Pulvertaft