ARTS and LABELS!
Many thanks to EREWASH BOROUGH COUNCIL, and to Councillor Mike Wallis for posting this press release about my forthcoming Exhibition at EREWASH MUSUEM.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II at Wirksworth Festival 10 - 26th September 2015
Queen Elizabeth II's portrait will be exhibited in the window of The Book Shop, Market Pl, Wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 4ET, from 10th - 26th September 2015.MEET THE ARTIST - I will be in and around the book shop on Sunday 13th September from 10am until 5.00pm, please call by, I will be handing out images of The Queen.
This contemporary portrait was inspired by the Queen’s 2014 speech, which recalled the Christmas Truce of 1914 as well as other peaceful ends to conflict during the twenty-first century. The portrait has been constructed using names taken from a Derbyshire War Memorial; these names have been machine woven onto tapes and assembled using only dressmaker pins.
The success of creating a likeness of Queen Elizabeth II using name tapes of World War One servicemen is astonishing. The result is a thought-provoking portrait reflecting on the Queen’s sixty-three year reign and long dedication to our Armed Forces.
Work in progress for Savile Row Field Day - 5th October 2015
The Campaign for Wool, led by patron, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, are bringing the sheep pasture back to Savile Row in October 2015. I am assembling a Merino Sheep to celebrate UK Wool Week in partnership with tailoring house Huntsman, 11 Savile Row. The 1.3 metre canvas will be displayed as part of the celebration to showcase the beauty and versatility of wool. The work in progress will be posted here and on twitter @JoyPitts11.
LATEST NEWS
Thank you to everyone who came to visit my Exhibition - 30,000 Used Labels at Lace Market Gallery, Nottingham. It was a huge success. This work is touring to Erewash Museum’s Lally Gallery from 11th September until 30th October 2015. I will also be in Residence during the Exhibition when the Museum is open, please see previous post for the full details. Many thanks also to the BBC GET CREATIVE participants in completing the 450 MERINO Sheep labels. Exciting news, the work is going to be exhibited at HUNTSMAN bespoke tailors on Savile Row, London during WOOL WEEK 2015.
I have also been invited to exhibit a new piece of work as part of the Wirksworth Festival, September 2015 in the Bookshop Window.
More details to come, or for up to date information please follow me on Twitter @JoyPitts11 or like my page on Facebook, Joy Pitts - Contemporary art from people and their garments.
Wirksworth Festival Sept 2015
More information coming soon.....
Artist in Residence Erewash Museum
Erewash Museum have invited me take up a residency from 11 Sept. until 30th Oct. 2015 to accompany an exhibition of my work. This opportunity will allow me to gain access to the Museums social history collection which will inspire the residency and allow time and space to explore new approaches in my socially engaged practice.
For 15 years I have gathered used labels from local charity shops on Ilkeston High Street, unpicking labels from the neck of rag garments. The 30,000 used labels in my exhibition at Erewash Museum have all been gathered from Ilkeston; therefore local residents were once walking around in these garments.
The Museum is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10am until 4pm. High Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5JA. Tel: 0115 9071141.
MILITARY BOOTS ARMED FORCES COMMISSION
MILITARY BOOTS will be exhibited at The Lally Gallery in Erewash Museum, High Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5JA. Exhibition runs from 11 September until 30 October 2015.
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10am to 4pm.
Nottingham Trent University Alumni page 29
Thrilled to be included in the spring/summer 2015 Nottingham Trent University Alumni Network magazine, see page 29 - From rags to works of art.... READ IT HERE
Creative Community Day
Nottingham Trent University have invited me to run a workshop at the following event, please drop in if you would like to sew a label(s) for the background of my next portrait. 200 labels were completed at The Lace Market Gallery in April, another 250 are needed before work can commence on the canvas.
Creative Community Day
Saturday 30th May 2015
10 am - 3 pm
City Site, Goldsmith St, Nottingham Trent University, NG1 4BU
NOTE: Located behind the Theatre Royal, in the Newton Building, the main reception is on Goldsmith Street (where the tram runs), then you need to make your way downstairs.
FREE All are welcome, materials provided.
This event is being organised by Nottingham Trent University and Joy Pitts, as part of BBC Get Creative. This event has not been organised directly by the BBC. Get Creative is a major celebration of the nation's arts, culture and creativity. Led by BBC ARTS and What Next? In collaboration with a huge range of arts, cultural and voluntary organisations, everyone is invited to get involved and share their creative talents. Visit bbc.co.uk/getcreative to find out more.
Great article from Avery Dennison May 2015
READ ARTICLE HERE 30,000 used labels by artist Joy Pitts