The Arts Society (Appleby)

Event Details
“VISIONARIES OF 20TH CENTURY TEXTILE DESIGN: A YORKSHIRE TEXTILE RENAISSANCE” Lecturer: Ashley Gray An inspiring look at Yorkshire designers who revitalized 20th century textile art. Ashley explores how regional craft and innovation
Event Details
“VISIONARIES OF 20TH CENTURY TEXTILE DESIGN:
A YORKSHIRE TEXTILE RENAISSANCE”
Lecturer: Ashley Gray
An inspiring look at Yorkshire designers who revitalized 20th century textile art. Ashley explores how regional craft and innovation merged in patterns, techniques and aesthetic revolutions. After the Second World War, the world of fashion, interiors and modern art fused, with dynamic results. From Matissse and the flamboyant Parisian modernists to the the cutting edge of the St Ives School, this lecture considers the role fashion and textiles played in democratising modern art through the eyes of two innovative textile visionaries.
Picture: textile at the V & A Museum, London
Tickets: £9 (members free).
Coffee served 10:15 to 10:45.
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Time
(Wednesday) 11:00 - 12:30
Location
Appleby Market Hall

