THE WEAVERS FACTORY
After five wonderful years the Weavers Factory gallery in Uppermill is now closed, we’d like to thank everyone for all their help and patronage. Our work on Joan Charnley’s artistic legacy now continues at joancharnley.org - please follow us there!
joan charnley textile design prize
This year’s Joan Charnley Textile Design Prize is awarded to Harriet Peacock, a textile graduate from Manchester School of Art, 2022. Harriet was awarded £500 and commissioned to create a one-off textile design based on Joan Charnley’s archive
SADDLEWORTH COLLAGE now AVAILABLE TO BUY
Julian Bovis’s Saddleworth Collage “The Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn” is now available to buy as an A1 limited-edition of 100 giclee print at £195. If you’d like to order please email Nigel on the link below
PAST EXHIBITIONS
new: JOAN CHARNLEY WALLPAPER
We are delighted to announce that our patron Joan has joined Tektura, one of the UK’s leading wallcovering suppliers. The brand new “Joan Charnley collection” launched on July 14th 2022 and includes six of Joan’s original mid-century designs, exclusive to Tektura. Click here to see the full Joan Charnley collection
JOAN CHARNLEY ARCHIVE JOINS mmu SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MUSEUM
We’re delighted to announce the Joan Charnley Archive has now become part of Manchester Metropolitan University’s Special Collections Museum, a resource of national significance for the study of twentieth century design, book illustration, art and textile design. Joan’s comprehensive archive, which includes hundreds of mid-century textile designs, sketch books, diaries and photographs, will now become part of the museum’s prestigious public collection.
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ART FUND MUSEUM/GALLERY OF THE YEAR 2020
