Projects

Curator, Floralia exhibition with Nikki Parmenter. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection (July-November 2020 and extended to April-June 2021).

Production and Curatorial Support, ‘Thread Bearing Witness’ exhibition with Alice Kettle. Gawthorpe Great Barn with The National Trust and British Textile Biennial (October 2019).

Producer, Fundraiser & Curator, ‘Strands of Place and Time’ artist commissions, exhibition and engagement programme with Alice Kettle, Jane McKeating, Nigel Hurlstone, Elnaz Yazdani, Poppy Cartwright & Omaid refugee group. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection ACE funded project in partnership with Manchester School of Art, Action Factory, British Textile Biennial (July-November 2019). 

Producer, Fundraiser & Curator, ‘Our Textile Town’ cross-generation community engagement textile workshops.Gawthorpe Textiles Collection in partnership with  Padiham Townscape Heritage and Super Slow Way (May-October 2019).

Curator, ‘Hidden Gems’ modest fashion exhibition and cross-generation engagement with women and girls of South East Asian heritage in Burnley. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection and University of Central Lancashire (June-November 2019).

Curator, ‘Happy and Proud’ Year 6 and Year 11 schools engagement and exhibition. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection with Participation Works and Calico Homes (March-May 2019).

Curator, ‘Gifted’ exhibition with Textilia 3. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection (March-July 2019).

Curator, ‘Exploring the Distaff Effect: Miss Isabel Walton’ research and engagement residency with Jeni McConnell. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection with Esmée Fairbairn Collections Funding (September-October 2018).

Curator, ‘The Battle of Britain Lace Panel: Then and Now’ exhibition with Carol Quarini. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection (July-November 2018).

Producer and Curator, Emotional Repair exhibition, community engagement, public workshops and makers symposium with Ruth Singer. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection with Esmée Fairbairn Collections Funding (March-July 2018). Also exhibited at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre (2019).

Producer, Fundraiser and Curator, ‘Luminary’ Meeting Point2 artist commission and exhibition with cross-generation schools and community engagement with Serena Partridge. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection with Arts&Heritage funding (August-November 2017).

Curator, ‘Significance’ exhibition. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection with Manchester School of Art textile tutors and students. Exhibited at Knit & Stitch in 2016 and at Gawthorpe Hall July-November 2017 with a public engagement programme of artist talks and workshops.

Curator, ‘Miss Rachel’s Roses’ exhibition with wellbeing and social support engagement. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection with Valley Street Community Studio (March-July 2017).

Lead Speaker, ‘Curating the Red Work Exhibition’ at the Textile Matters: Red Work symposium, Bath Spa University Textile Research Centre (April 2016).

Producer and Curator ‘Cataloguing Padiham’ cross-generation community engagement artist commission, exhibition and art trail in Padiham. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection and Super Slow Way (July-November 2016).

Curator, ‘Stitch Your Brain’ wellbeing engagement and exhibition with Monika Auch. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection (April-June 2016). Also exhibited at Kunst Art Gallery, Amsterdam (2018).

Curator, wellbeing engagement residency with Claire Wellesley-Smith. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection with Esmée Fairbairn Collections Funding (March-July 2016).

Producer and Curator, Textile loan boxes for school and community engagement. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection with Granada Foundation funding (2015).

Producer and Curator, ‘Reassembling the Self’ exhibition with Susan Aldworth and mental health conference and engagement. Waterside Arts Centre with University of Manchester, BlueSci and Wellcome Trust (2015).

Producer, Fundraiser and Curator, ‘Red Work: Rachel Howard’ artist commission, engagement programme and touring exhibition. Waterside Arts Centre (October 2014 – January 2015). ACE funded and in partnership with the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum. Exhibition toured to the Williamson (2015), Bath Spa University School of Art and Burton Art Gallery (2016) and Knit & Stitch (2017).

Curator, Bella May Leonard artist commission and exhibition. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection (March-November 2014).

Curator, Angela Davies artist residency and exhibition. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection (March-November 2014).

Selector, ‘The Open Contemporary’ Stockport Art Gallery (July 2013).

Producer and Curator, ‘One Year On’ Open prize-winners exhibition. Waterside Arts Centre (2013).

Producer and Curator, ‘Waterside Open’ exhibition with selectors artist Halima Cassell and art collector Dr Mark Turner. Waterside Arts Centre (2012).

Producer, Fundraiser and Curator, ‘Men of Cloth’ exhibition with Michael Brennand-Wood, Mathew Harris, Kazuhito Takadoi, Gavin Fry, James Hunting, Colin Jenkins. Waterside Arts Centre with Sasakawa Foundation funding (2010).