Participatory Textile Practices (A Roundtable)

Thu 19 September 2024

Murray Edwards College

The sector-wide turn towards participatory research methodologies heralds a long-in-the-making moment of focus for knowledge gleaned outside of the traditional academic space. This event will focus on participatory practices in textile art making, an area of art production that has often involved collaboration. Over one hour, join our panelists as they explore and discuss their own experiences of participatory research, collaborative art making, and how such embodied practices enhance and influence the generation of new knowledge.

We bring together three researchers who have great experience of community-led, collaborative, and participatory textile art making: Beau Brannick, Collections Officer of the Museum of Cambridge and organiser of the Norfolk Trans Joy Community Quilt, Layla Khoo, PhD Student at the University of Leeds and organiser of “A Virtuous Woman” at Hardwick Hall, and Chinelo L. Njaka, Research Fellow at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Chaired by Laura Moseley, founder of Common Threads Press and Assistant Curator of the Women’s Art Collection, the panel will discuss their experiences and explore research in the context of participatory art making in local and global contexts.

This event is hosted as a collaboration between the University of Exeter's The Art of Fiction project, the Women's Art Collection, and Cambridge Visual Culture. It occurs as part of The Art of Fiction's workshop on "Patchwork and Creativity" (19-20 September).

This roundtable will be followed by a wine reception and networking opportunity. We look forward to welcoming you!

Cost: Free