Lace Unravelled
The Lace Unravelled Symposium reflects on the multiple perspectives of lace as a product, an industry, and an inspiration for contemporary creativity.
It brings together curators, lace industry experts, academics and artists from the UK, France and Australia to share knowledge about lace and lace making, within the historical context of lace making in Nottingham.
Delegates will have the opportunity to engage in an exciting programme of talks, demonstrations, artists鈥� projects and tours of Nottingham City Museums and Galleries鈥� world-class Lace and Lace Machinery collections.
Lace Unveiled will present work by contemporary artists inspired by lace displayed within the rooms of Newstead Abbey, the ancestral home of the Romantic Poet Lord Byron. These will be shown alongside objects from the world-class Nottingham City Museums & Galleries Lace Collection.
Works include Bragan莽a and Mestre de Avis by Lisbon-based Joana Vasconcelos, a video commission by artist Joy Buttress and designer Manolis Papastavrou, new installations by Shane Waltener in the house and grounds, and the secrets we keep from ourselves by textiles artist Lucy Brown.
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The Lace Unravelled Symposium reflects on the multiple perspectives of lace as a product, an industry, and an inspiration for contemporary creativity.
It brings together curators, lace industry experts, academics and artists from the UK, France and Australia to share knowledge about lace and lace making, within the historical context of lace making in Nottingham.
Delegates will have the opportunity to engage in an exciting programme of talks, demonstrations, artists鈥� projects and tours of Nottingham City Museums and Galleries鈥� world-class Lace and Lace Machinery collections.
Lace Unveiled will present work by contemporary artists inspired by lace displayed within the rooms of Newstead Abbey, the ancestral home of the Romantic Poet Lord Byron. These will be shown alongside objects from the world-class Nottingham City Museums & Galleries Lace Collection.
Works include Bragan莽a and Mestre de Avis by Lisbon-based Joana Vasconcelos, a video commission by artist Joy Buttress and designer Manolis Papastavrou, new installations by Shane Waltener in the house and grounds, and the secrets we keep from ourselves by textiles artist Lucy Brown.
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