The Community Shawl Project - connecting the stories of our communities exhibition , runs from 4th to 29th November, 10am to 4pm, Tuesdays through to Saturdays.
Artist and community facilitator Emma Bevan founded the Project as a response to working with Kirstie McLeod and The Red Dress.
The exhibition is part of a series of exhibitions, talks and workshops to highlight the struggles and the narratives of women, and to offer a platform for our voices.
Over 120 participants signed up to create a fabric square with an element of red.
Each piece of beautiful work is intricate and unique, telling its own story - symbols of love and connection.
"In searching for the most appropriate material on which to stitch these squares, my mother donated my grandmother’s cape, worn as Sister of the hospital wards, including Pen Y Fal in Abergavenny.
For the cape to become an integral part of the Shawl is so wonderful, and I know my grandmother would be so proud to be part of this community project; the cape adds another level of provenance and a strong foundation for the Community Shawl.
The Project has evolved so quickly, and I am delighted by the wonderful community that has formed along the way.
I am thrilled to be able to bring the Shawl to the iconic National Wool Museum for November 2025, and I am looking forward to running the two free workshops during the exhibition."
Workshops dates: Tuesday 11th November and Saturday 22nd November.
On both dates the workshops run 10:30am to 12:30pm and 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
See museum website for details.
The Community Shawl is a project acknowledging and highlighting communities’ and women' s histories,experiences, and stories.
'Emma Bevan is a visual artist, working with both clay and textiles, whose work explores healing modalities in relation to pivotal moments in both her narrative and those of her communities.
Emma is a practising artist, tutor and community projects facilitator, currently undertaking her MA in Contemporary Crafts.'
You may also like the following events from The Community Shawl Project:
- Next month, 10th September, 10:00 am, Textiles rosettes Workshop with The Community Shawl in Brecon
- Next month, 13th September, 10:00 am, Textiles rosettes Workshop with The Community Shawl in Brecon
- Next month, 15th September, 10:00 am, Textiles rosette Workshop, with The Community Shawl in Brecon
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