Author: Ruth Singer
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Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition
I am pleased to be showing a group of new work in the annual exhibition of Leicester Society of Artists at New Walk Museum, Leicester. This group was previously shown in my solo exhibition Emotional Repair. The exhibition opens 9th November – 8th December. Traces 1 – Blind Embossing on paper Traces 2 – Monoprint on paper Traces…
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Criminal Quilts at University of Wolverhampton
Criminal Quilts exhibition is now open at the University of Wolverhampton. I will be giving a free talk and tour of the exhibition on Weds 21st November at 5pm. The exhibition continues until 18th January 2019. Please check opening hours and Christmas / weekend closure dates here. I am also working on a symposium for…
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Professional Development Workshop
I’m running a professional development day for artist and makers at Llantarnam Grange Art Centre on Saturday 20th October. 10am-3pm. £20. Join artist Ruth Singer to explore research-led craft making; about creating original work with a meaningful narrative behind it. Find out about Ruth’s research and development process; explore, develop and test your own ideas…
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Suffrage Exhibition at Llantarnam Grange Art Centre
Suffrage is a new exhibition at Llantarnam Grange Art Centre focusing on textile art and political expression to mark the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage. I am one of the exhibiting makers alongside Morwenna Catt, Eleanor Edwardes, Caren Garfen, Rozanne Hawklsey and Sue Shields. The exhibition opens Saturday 6th October 2018. My piece, Prison Apron, explores the prison…
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Tacit exhibition
Tacit – Made in Leicestershire contemporary craft exhibition at LCB Depot 17th-29th September. My first co-curated contemporary craft exhibition is now open! On Friday I installed Tacit – Made in Leicestershire exhibition at LCB Depot in Leicester. I am working for Creative Leicestershire as a consultant on the Made in Leicestershire brand development and putting…
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New Autumn Workshops
I have drastically cut down the amount of public workshops I run since last year and now only run workshops with galleries and museums alongside my exhibitions. This has given me more time to spend on my own work and the chance to write a new book and so much more. My car is feeling…
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Criminal Quilts film
Roll out the red carpet for the premiere of my new Criminal Quilts film! This will also be shown at Festival of Quilts and most other exhibitions, technology-permitting. Made by the lovely R & A Collaborations, filmed at Staffordshire Record Office and University of Wolverhampton, with thanks to Jan, Jan, Jan and Ann. Yes, I…
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Festival of Quilts
Festival of Quilts is just around the corner! I am scrambling to get my book finished and printed ready for the show, alongside a massive exhibition gallery for Criminal Quilts including older and brand new work, including the collaboration quilt. I also have a piece in the Fine Art Quilt Masters competition exhibition again, which…
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Thirteen Years
Today marks my 13th anniversary as full-time self-employed! My work has changed so much in that time from the early days making cushions, then wall panels, then finally settling down in 2009-10 to something more like the kind of work I make now. Along the way there have been books, kits, patterns, Ruth Singer Studio,…
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Fine Art Quilt Masters 2018
I’m pleased to have had another piece accepted into the Fine Art Quilt Masters at Festival of Quilts again this year. Tracery will be shown in a large gallery with a lot of other really exciting textile pieces, 9-12th August. I will also be exhibiting my Criminal Quilts project in a gallery of its own…
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