Textile Central – exhibition, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Central Library George IV Bridge, EdinburghNew work from Penelope’s Sisters, a group of textile and mixed media artists.
New work from Penelope’s Sisters, a group of textile and mixed media artists.
This festival of talks, exhibitions and workshops is organised through a partnership between Glasgow Women’s Library, Edinburgh City libraries and the Bonnie Fechters women’s group and is now in its third year. The theme is women in the arts.
Glasgow Women’s Library recently celebrated their 21st anniversary as a unique lending library, archive and learning centre. As part of this year of celebration, 21 woman writers and artists were commissioned to produce exciting new stories, essays and works of art inspired by the women’s library’s collections.
This exhibition from Scottish Women’s Aid displays the meaningful belongings, poetry and art work of women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, alongside their stories of how Women’s Aid have helped them.
Join Rachel Thain-Gray and Morag Smith as part of the Harpies, Fechters and Quines Festival in Edinburgh for readings of stories and poems that brim with women's insights on sectarianism in Scotland.
Join Orcadians Diana Leslie and Morag MacInnes to hear about Diana’s work as a practising artist and her recent collaboration with Morag on Street Shapes – a collection of poems on Morag’s childhood in Orkney. They will also be sharing their stories and memories about growing up in Orkney.