Knitting Nottingham

McInnes, I ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3435-8118, 2014. Knitting Nottingham. Bonington Gallery, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, 6-28 November 2014.

Item Type: Exhibition
Creators: McInnes, I.
Contributors:
Name
Role
NTU ID
ORCID
Challender, C.
Curator of an exhibition
UNSPECIFIED
UNSPECIFIED
Brown, V.
Writer of accompanying material
UNSPECIFIED
Hemmings, J.
Contributor
UNSPECIFIED
UNSPECIFIED
Date: November 2014
Description: As part of Nottingham Trent University's 170 Years of Art and Design event series, the exhibition celebrated the transformational role played by Nottingham in the growth of the knitting industry and embraced the future of knit technology. The exhibition showcased the global reach of knitting by representing leading designers as well as local historical refernces of archive pieces. It was created and co-curated by Ian McInnes and Catherine Challender. The text for the exhibition catalogue was written by Dr Vanessa Brown.The exhibition culminated in a symposium led by the eminent writer and commentator on the subject, Dr Jessica Hemmings. Ian McInnes showcased his current research practice in the exhibition alongside several other NTU staff colleagues. This is highlighted in the exhibition catalogue. The exhibition attracted a record number of visitors and a Schools competition and photocall activity generated significant media coverage and outreach activity.
Event Location: Bonington Gallery, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
Event Dates: 6-28 November 2014
Divisions: Schools > School of Art and Design
Record created by: Linda Sullivan
Date Added: 29 Jul 2019 09:32
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2019 09:32
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/37151

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