Artists
and makers are invited to put their creative imaginations to work and make a
button
for a vibrant exhibition, The Button Project, in Macclesfield from 14 June - 8 August 2013.
Launched as part of the Barnaby Festival Art Trail (14-30 June 2013), the
buttons will make a stunning display of over 100 highly collectible
contemporary buttons, presented by Macclesfield Silk Museums alongside its internationally important silk collection, which also
includes a fine display of the original Macclesfield
Silk Buttons.
The Button Project is being co-organised by Macclesfield Silk Museums
and glass artist, Victoria Scholes who says: “This is a wonderful opportunity
to celebrate our local skills and heritage. The Button Project will link the past with the present, and illustrate
Macclesfield’s impressive creative history to date.”
Your button will be a tiny
work of art in its own right. You might want to take this opportunity to explore
the theme for the Barnaby Festival this year, ‘metamorphosis’. However you play it, this is a
fantastic chance to showcase your artwork in the UK’s premier silk attraction
and celebrate our skills and heritage.
Annabel Wills, Silk Museum
curator says: “Macclesfield was the heart of the UK’s historic silk industry,
and silk-related businesses are still active in the town. Handmade silk buttons
were where it all began: from a cottage-based enterprise, it grew into a
flourishing silk industry and helped make the town what it is today. This
exhibition will celebrate that history and allow contemporary artists to
exhibit and sell their beautiful buttons.”
The
Button Project is launched as part
of the Barnaby Festival Art Trail. Visual Arts coordinator, Anna Riordan says:
“We’re delighted to be working with Victoria and Macclesfield Silk Museums to
showcase this exhibition. Each button will be a tiny work of art in its own
right, and we’re hoping some artists may take inspiration from this year’s
Festival theme, Metamorphosis. The Button Project is a fantastic opportunity for artists to showcase
their work and a chance for the public to see just how important the creative
arts were for Macclesfield in the past as well as the present and also the
future.”
To download an application, please visit www.barnabyfestival.org.uk.
Completed forms should be emailed directly to Victoria Scholes at info@victoriascholes.com. The deadline for submissions is 4 March 2013. For more information, please email Victoria or ring her on 01625
425049. There is no charge to submit work.
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