Exhibitions, Competitions & Challenges

We have regular activities aimed at extending our skills, sharing knowledge and communicating the beauty and capability of the myriad variations of our three core crafts.

Exhibitions

We hold an exhibition of work every two years. These are in different locations around East Berkshire. In 2011 we held our exhibition in Wokingham, with generous support from More Arts Wokingham. The exhibitions give us the opportunity to show new work, competition and challenge outcomes as well as to demonstrate our spinning and weaving. It is an opportunity to not only share what we do with the wider community but to provide opportunities for those new to spinning, weaving or dyeing to get some insights into what it is all about. Photos from the past three three exhibitions can be found in the Gallery

Challenges

Throughout the year our Guild Members are presented with a series of challenges. These are not competitions but rather opportunities to explore techniques and ideas either individually or working with other members collaboratively. Members have to use at least one of our core skills in exploring the chosen topic and the outcomes do not have to be finished pieces.  The key thing is to experiment and to share what we have learned.

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Competitions.

Each year we have a competition based on a particular theme or topic. At least one of the core skills must be used in creating a finished piece of work. These are usually judged by an outside expert and three prizes are awarded: the Armada Plate for the 1st prize winner, the Sheperds Crook for the scond prize winner and the Morton Casket for the originality prize winner. The competition topic for 2011 was 'Beautiful Berkshire'. Results are due shortly but previous winners can be found through the Gallery page. The 2012 competition is 'Circles' and requires us to use a circular frame of a given size within which to create an item.