Growing Colour Together Symposium

Join us for our WOVEN 2023 Growing Colour Together Symposium to celebrate the work our artists and communities have created together. This year WOVEN has commissioned seven artists to work with three areas in Kirklees. The artists have worked in partnership with the community planting dye gardens and using what’s grown to make natural dyes for textiles! Hear what they have been up to during this artist and community discussion panel.

WOVEN has two Post Graduate Research students exploring the Growing Colour Together project. We will be joined by MA researchers Hannah Schofield-Lee and Kayleigh Davis for a presentation on their research and findings so far.

Debbie Bamford, of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) , will talk about natural dyes used in the textile industry. Natural dyes have been used to colour textiles for over 6000 years. Superseded by synthetic dyes from the late 19th century, concerns about the environment and pollution form the dye industry have turned thoughts back to the natural world. This talk is a travel through time with commercial use of natural dyes.

We will also be joined by two other special guest speakers; Claire Wellesley-Smith, author of Resilient Stitch and Slow Stitch, and Bella Gonshorovitz, author of Grow, Cook, Dye and Wear.

There will be tours of the Barbara Hepworth building including print and dye facilities with textile samples and techniques to explore throughout the day.

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BSL interpretation will be available at this event.