Current and upcoming exhibitions
Recycled, Reused, Revealed, Helen Winthorpe Kendrick
Saturday 9th November - Thursday 19th December 2024
There is growing emphasis in today's society to reduce waste and to recycle wherever possible. There is a huge amount of energy required to produce fabrics and sadly, a huge quantity of clothing goes into waste.
As a textile artist, I am aware of the great attraction to buy beautiful fabrics and interesting threads with which to work. As a result, I have a room stuffed with threads and fabric that I have not yet used along with textiles from many sources, and short lengths of thread that may one day become useful.
In this exhibition my aim is to use what I have, to revitalise and finish projects from the cupboard, to give fabrics another purpose and to turn my stash into something useful.
As William Morris said: 'If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.'
Meet the Artist Exhibition Opening - Saturday 9 November 2024, 1pm – 3pm
Darlington Library Art Gallery
Helen will be in the Art Gallery at Darlington Library on the early afternoon of Saturday 9th November to answer any questions you may have on this exhibition or her practice as an artist working with textiles. There’s no need to book, just pop in if you’re coming to Darlington Library on that date and want to find out more. Further information can also be found at Welcome[external link].
Upcoming exhibition
Darlington Society of Arts
Saturday 21 December 2024 - Thursday 20 February 2025
Darlington Society of Arts was founded in 1922 with the prime object of stimulating interest in and appreciation of art in Darlington and the surrounding area.
This will be their seventh exhibition at Darlington Library since the Art Gallery opened here in 2012, and their previous exhibitions drew positive comments, including "really enjoyed this exhibition, wide variety of work all carried out with great skill."
Darlington Society of Arts are a friendly group of people who love art.
They meet fortnightly at Holy Trinity Youth & Community Centre, Pierremont Road, Darlington, DL3 6DG, with frequent input from guest speakers or artist/demonstrators.
They welcome new members and you can find out more at the Darlington Society of Arts website [external link]
Please contact the Creative Darlington Manager, Stephen Wiper, at [email protected] if you would like to bring an exhibition to Darlington Library.