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Silks painted with celtic inspired designs
Exhibition
Carnival Gold
14 Mar 2022 – 26 Apr 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- 11-13 Hockley
- Nottingham
England - NG1 1FH
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- City Arts is served by city inbound buses (NCT Lilac, Red, Pathfinder lines) – bus stop directly opposite, and city outbound buses at Boston St/Lower Parliament St (NCT Lilac, Red, Pathfinder lines) which is 120m away from the building (approx. 2 mins walk).
- Nottingham Station is 1km away (approx. 15 mins walk). There is a tram interchange at the Station and regular buses into the city centre are directly outside on Carrington Street.
An exhibition of vibrant silk panels by artist Donna Fox. The work is inspired by links with Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the artist’s own Celtic roots. It is hung to coincide with St Patrick’s Day.
About
In 2021, Donna led series of creative consultations with community groups using Celtic designs as inspiration. To convert ideas from these sessions into artwork, Donna received mentoring from Ali Pretty at Kinetika Studio, London. This included an online masterclass joined by artists from The Beat Carnival Centre in Belfast. The centre runs Belfast’s We Are All Patrick St Patrick’s Day Pageant.
Since, Donna has been using silk painting as a therapeutic tool. She has led workshops at the Derby MS Activity Centre. She has worked with vulnerable older adults in Derby, patients at St Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds and people supported by Maggie’s Centre Nottingham.
Many of the participants experience pain as part of their ongoing health conditions. Silk painting offers a distraction from pain – a change of focus. It helps with pain management. It lifted participants’ moods following the isolation of the pandemic.
