Prism Textiles Group: behind the scenes of their annual textile art exhibition

Stitchery Stories

Prism Textile Group members Hayley Mills-Styles and Maria Walker share behind-the-scenes challenges of helping to organise an annual textile art exhibition which features work from the groups' international members.

Hayley & Maria explain the background and history of this well-known exhibiting group, and then we dive into the details of organising and marketing the annual exhibition.

This is a fascinating insight into the details of how such exhibitions spring into life, and the work that goes on behind-the-scenes by so many members.

The 2023 exhibition with a theme of 'Warped' is at The Art Pavillion, Mile End Park, East London from April 20th to May 1st

Susan Weeks chats with Hayley & Maria about:

• Connections & collaborations within the group
• The history of Prism textiles
• How the group organises itself
• Setting submission dates to support consistent event marketing
• Planning the exhibition
• Using social media to spotlight members textile art
• and so much more!

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Prism group members art at https://stitcherystories.com/prismtextiles

Visit: https://www.prismtextiles.co.uk/

Look: https://www.instagram.com/prismtextiles

Like: https://www.facebook.com/prismtextiles

Other places & people we mentioned:

Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, London, E3 4QY

North Yorkshire Open Studios

https://www.nyos.org.uk/

The House Of Smalls

https://www.thehouseofsmalls.art/

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https://stitcherystories.com/yorktextileartists/