The Legacy of Lace Arts Project Weaves it's Magic.
Added: (Tue Jul 27 2021)
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Legacy of Lace Exhibition
The Lally Gallery at The Erewash Museum, Ilkeston Derbyshire, from 5th August – 27th August 2021.
The Legacy of Lace arts project aims to celebrate the heritage of lace within Erewash, exploring the area’s shared history through art. Five artists in residence have been working from Erewash Museum to create new work in response to the rich lace heritage in the region. While Nottingham lace is well-known around the world, many people aren’t aware of the part Erewash played – and continues to play – in the industry. Lace has helped to shape everything from the Erewash architectural landscape to the lives of its residents.
After the terrible past year, local communities could benefit from some positivity to help reconnect people, build bonds and engage residents of all generations. Working with project partners; Erewash Museum, Long Eaton Art Room & Crafting Relationships artist Victoria Brown has aimed to do just that through the Erewash-based ‘ Legacy of Lace’ arts project. By exploring the area’s shared history through art and creativity the project will allow the wonder of lace to weave its magic, uniting and inspiring the community.
Thanks to public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, the project has five incredible resident artists who have been resident artists from Erewash Museum since May; Victoria Brown, Louise West, Kerri Pratt, Kim Fowler and Hannah Millard aim to bring The Legacy of Lace to life through their work from painting expanded lace patterns on buildings, bobbin lace design, abstract architectural paintings, illustration and photography.
Liz Johnson, Director, Museums & Collections Development, Arts Council England, said:
“We’re proud to champion the role arts and culture plays in bringing history to life and are pleased to be supporting the Legacy of Lace through our National Lottery Project Grants.
“It continues to be a challenging time for the cultural sector, so it’s great to see projects like this giving people given the opportunity to explore their local industrial heritage in creative ways online, outdoors and at their local museums.”
Since the start of the project through lockdown the public have also been invited to engage with the project through ‘The Lace Workshop’ online supported by Erewash Borough Council & project partners Crafting Relationships. Victoria set up a converted barn on her farm from where she is sharing her lace collections, videos, artwork & interviews. The Lace Workshop has also delivered some live community art sessions as we slowly emerged from lockdowns. To find out more about the project follow @legacyoflace online & to find out more about the artists please follow the links below: https://www.louisewestlacedesign.co.uk/ https://www.kimfowlerillustration.co.uk/ https://www.kerripratt.co.uk/ http://www.camerahannah.co.uk/ https://www.victoriabrownart.co.uk/ Please contact Victoria Brown for further details about the project or for an interview.
Email victoria@victoriabrownart.com