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In 1988 the three leading textile
art groups in Scotland shared a
platform to exhibit work in a highly
successful exhibition entitled 'Three
Strands'. After several other individual
exhibitions, this arrangement was
formalised when edge - textile
artists scotland was formed
in 1999 with the merger of those
three textile art groups - Embryo,
'One,6,7' and SETA. The original
groups, although coming from different
parts of Scotland shared a common
higher educational base in the Dundee,
Glasgow and Edinburgh art schools
where observed drawing was the foundation
of the creative process. Now the
membership is from a much broader
background although everyone has
followed some formal recognised
education in textiles.
The main aim of the group is to
promote excellence in all aspects
of contemporary textiles and through
their exhibitions, held nation-wide,
the artists of the group reach a
wide audience. The strength of the
work produced by the members lies
in the technical expertise, diversity
of subject and the approach to design.
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Arena (detail)
Sheila Mortlock |
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