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EAST are pleased to announce their next exhibition TALKING TEXTILES will be launched at Braintree Museum from September 10th to October 16th 2010. and until 30th September there is a reall EAST FEAST as at the same time EAST @ The Warner Textile Archive will be continuing at the same time until 30th September 2010. Braintree Museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm (there is an admission for adults), the Warner Textile Archive is open Wednesdays to Fridays 11am to 4pm. Admission to the museum allows joint admission to the archive.
The exhibition will then be travelling to Farfield Mill, Sedburgh from the 20 November 2010 to 2 January 2011, at Northampton Museum and Gallery from 5 March to 17 April 2011 and then the Pond Gallery, Snape from 30 June to 6 July 2011.
Looking ahead even further we will be taking a new exhibition to the Corinium Museum, Cirencester from 11 May to 15 June 2013; this new exhibition we once again hope to launch in Braintree in 2012. The group is currently in talks with other galleries and once confirmed we will post details on the website.
We are also continuing to add pages giving more information on the individual artists of EAST; this is currently ongoing, but where available a link is made through the artists page.
Many of the individuals of the group run workshops or are available to talk about their work. The group is also planning a talk about the EAST @ The Warner Textile Archive exhibition. More details will be put on the website shortly but if you are interested contact the group secretary at secretary@easttextile.co.uk.
 
Above - members of EAST working hard at their March 2010 meeting.
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EAST @ The Warner Textile Archive - Exhibition at the Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, October 2009
Visit the gallery for pictures of our exhibitions - EAST 13 and EAST @ The Warner Textile Archive at The Knitting and Stitching Shows, London and Harrogate, or visit the exhibition archive for previous shows.
The individual style of each member is as distinctive as the varied themes, which range from ideas born out of foreign travel, local and historical research, or more personal reflections questioning identity and faith. Each member develops her own ideas through careful and considered design work coupled with expertise and skill.
Current members of the group are:
Melinda Berkovitz
Janette Bright
Susan Canfield
June Carroll
Diana Christopher
Carol Dixon
Liz Hammond
Tricia North
Anne Norton
Delia Pusey
Lorna Rand
Libby Smith
Margaret Talbot
Julie Topsfield |
