Exhibition
Queer Lives and Art: Radical Textiles
9 Jun 2022 – 26 Jun 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 18:00 – 20:30
- Friday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 16:00
Free admission
Address
- 16A Abbotswood Rd
- Tooting Bec Common
- London
England - SW16 1AP
- United Kingdom
Join us for Queer Lives and Art: Radical Textiles, a four-day exhibition and public programme.
About
Queer Lives and Art: Radical Textiles is a four-day exhibition and public programme exploring queer expression through textile art over the past half-century. Held over 9 - 12th June 2022, with a celebratory event on 26th June, the project coincides with the 50th anniversary of Pride in London.
Textiles hold the ability to share stories, personal narratives, and form communities. This communal knotting, knitting and weaving, where single strands join to form a stronger whole, is a powerful expression of solidarity. Through a generative collaborative space where artwork will be made as well as viewed, Queer Lives and Art looks to reflect the radicality and resistance at the heart of queer textile practices.
The exhibition and programme will be held at Woodfield Pavilion in Tooting Bec Common. Read about the various elements of this project below. We look forward to seeing you there!
Private View - Thursday 9th June, 18.00 - 20.30
Exhibition Open
Friday 10th June, 11.00 - 18.00
Saturday 11th June, 11.00 - 18.00
Sunday 12th June, 11.00 - 16.00
Quilt-Making Workshop (In-person) - Saturday 11th June, 13.00 - 16.00
Please book tickets on WAF website
Join us for a drop-in community quilt-making workshop led by queer artists Al Hill, Joe Lawn, Colin Lievens, and Eleanor Louise West. The artists will guide you through creating a patch which will be added to a quilt, documenting personal experiences and allyship across Wandsworth’s LGBTQIA+ community. The quilt will be sewn together and unveiled in a special celebratory event on Sunday 26th June. This is a free workshop and we welcome people of all abilities. Materials and tools will be provided. If you have fabric that has special significance to you, please bring it along.
Quilt-Making Workshop (Online) - Sunday 12th June, 14.00 - 16.00
Please book tickets on WAF website
Tune in to an online community quilt-making workshop led by queer artists Al Hill, Joe Lawn, Colin Lievens, and Eleanor Louise West. The artists will guide you through creating a patch which will be added to a quilt, documenting personal experiences and allyship across Wandsworth’s LGBTQIA+ community. The quilt will be sewn together and unveiled in a special celebratory event on Sunday 26th June. This is a free zoom workshop and we welcome people of all abilities. Please bring a sewing needle, some thread, a pair of scissors, and whatever fabric you have at home. If you have fabric that has special significance to you, please bring it along. Once you’ve booked your free ticket, email us and we will send the zoom link to you. Please also indicate if you need sewing tools, such as needles.
Quilt Unveiling Celebration - Sunday 26th June, 14.00 - 17.00
Link to tickets on WAF website
You are warmly invited to the unveiling of the Queer Lives and Art community quilt! Created over a series of workshops throughout June, the quilt documents LGBTQIA+ experiences and allyship across Wandsworth. This quilt was made in collaboration between queer artists Al Hill, Joe Lawn, Colin Lievens, and Eleanor Louise West, and the Wandsworth LGBTQIA+ community.
Information on the Venue
The venue is wheelchair-accessible and has an accessible toilet. The room will be well-lit and there will be seating. All events part of this project are relaxed. Please let us know if you have access requirements and we will cater to them. You can contact us via email at shed.project.studio@gmail.com or instagram @shed.project.studio.
Queer Lives and Arts is kindly sponsored by Wandsworth Arts Fringe and Arts Council England