Join us for an afternoon of artist talks and discussion, featuring:

Kalopsia Collective

Kalopsia is a Contemporary Textiles Collective based in the UK. Kalopsia was founded by Textile graduates from Norwich University of the Arts, all with a unique and different approach to Textiles. It was after their first textile exhibitions in the UK and Scandinavia that they realised the lack of space for contemporary textiles within the art community and the general lack of understanding of what textiles can be. It was from this realisation that their goal became to provide opportunities for contemporary textiles to be seen and understood.

www.kalopsiacollective.co.uk

Chris McCambridge

In my practice materials are not only brush and paints but also needle and thread. The process is important as the work is painstakingly hand stitched forming a conflict with the mass produced fabric that forms the base of the work, creating works were the opposing characteristics play off each other to maximum aesthetic effect.
www.chrismccambridge.wordpress.com

Iolanda Rocha

My interests lie in the human capacity for adaptation and improvisation in inhospitable environments or circumstances. Particularly surrounding ideas of home and shelter, my work explores how craftsmanship constitutes a form of creative problem solving and autonomy, as opposed to more rational and formal strategies.
www.iolandarocha.com