Weaving Studio

As part of Thread the Loom (25 June – 7 September 2025), five West Midlands weavers present a Weaving Studio.

An AVL Studio Dobby loom, on loan from Birmingham City University (BCU), will be activated through a series of micro-residencies:

Chantelle Folarin
Thursday 3 – Saturday 5 July
Tuesday 8 – Thursday 10 July

Clare Langford
Friday 11 – Saturday 12 July
Tuesday 15 – Wednesday 16 July

Theo Wright
Tuesday 22 – Sunday 27 July

Andrée Walker
Wednesday 30 – Thursday 31 July
Saturday 2 August
Tuesday 5 – Thursday 7 August

Mahawa Keita
Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 August
Wednesday 13 – Friday 15 August

This exhibition is supported by Jerwood Foundation, Cotton Textiles Research Trust, The Saintbury Trust and Freelands Foundation.

FREE

Event Details

Thursday 3 July – Monday 25 August 2025

First Floor Galleries

Free entry, donations welcome.

No need to book, just drop in.

Suitable for all ages. Seating available.

Information on Ikon Gallery’s accessibility is available here.

For additional access enquiries please contact education@ikon-gallery.org

This event is being photographed and filmed. Please speak to the photographer or filmmaker if you prefer not to be included.

VENUE

Ikon Gallery

1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2HS

Image Credits

1. AVL Studio Dobby loom, Birmingham City University (2024). Weaver, Mahawa Keita, Textile Artist and BCU BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate. Image courtesy Ikon. Photo by Tegen Kimbley.

Exhibition 25.06.2025–07.09.2025

Thread the Loom

Ikon presents a group exhibition celebrating the art of weaving. An AVL Studio Dobby loom, on loan from Birmingham City University (BCU), will be activated through a series of micro-residencies with five West Midlands weavers Chantelle Folarin, Mahawa Keita, Clare Langford, Andrée Walker and Theo Wright, and international artist Seulgi Lee. Textiles produced on the loom will be exhibited alongside work by contemporary artists Raisa Kabir, Alis Oldfield, Bharti Parmar, Dinah Prentice and Su Richardson.

Weaving Studio

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