‘Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It’ Workshop

Join us in our Education Lab, ‘Open Art School,’ for a drop-in creative workshop facilitated by One Planet Bruton at Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

Participants are invited to respond to the exhibition, ‘Phyllida Barlow. unscripted,’ by engaging in collective practices of recycling, repurposing and mending. Inspired by Phyllida Barlow’s sustainable approach to making, the session will offer opportunities to mend garments or transform textile materials into new sculptural forms, reflecting the spirit of creative reinvention.   

This drop-in event is free and suitable for all ages. Please note that children must be accompanied by an adult and places are allocated on a first come first served basis. We advise that participants bring a textile item to mend or make for the session.

About ‘Phyllida Barlow. unscripted’
The work of Phyllida Barlow (1944 – 2023) takes over Hauser & Wirth Somerset in a celebration of the British artist’s transformative approach to sculpture, marking the 10th anniversary of the arts center that was inaugurated by Barlow’s solo exhibition ‘GIG’ in 2014. The landmark exhibition, curated by Frances Morris, draws on her close working relationship with the artist during her lifetime. ‘Phyllida Barlow. unscripted’ explores the evolution of Barlow’s formal and expressive vocabulary, bringing together singular sculptures, installations, studio maquettes and drawings from her extensive career, some of which will be on public view for the first time. The exhibition will be on view through Sunday 5 January 2025.

About Education Lab: ‘Open Art School’ 
In conjunction with the exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Learning has launched a new Education Lab, ‘Open Art School’, in partnership with Bath Spa University. Taking Barlow’s life-long engagement with arts education and notably her ethos of there being ‘no right or wrong way’ to be creative, the Education Lab draws on the latest thinking within creative pedagogy and experimental learning. ‘Open Art School’ provides an interactive space for new ideas, experiments and working methods, inviting a multitude of voices and communities to engage through making.

About One Planet Bruton
One Planet Bruton is a community interest company based in Somerset, UK, working towards a sustainable future by using Bioregional’s One Planet Living vision and framework. If everyone in the world lived as we do in the UK, we would need three planets to support us. We only have one. One Planet Living is a vision of a world where everyone everywhere can lead happy and healthy lives with a fair share of the earth’s resources, leaving space for wildlife and nature. Following a ‘Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It’ hour of action in 2021, One Planet Bruton has held monthly mending sessions to enable people to repair and reuse existing clothing. 

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Please be advised that photographs will be taken at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth website, social media and in other marketing materials.