Category: career
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Interview with CVAN East Midlands
There’s an interview with me (done at the end of April) up on the CVAN East Midlands website. I’ll be taking over CVAN EM Instagram from 25th May too, sharing my thoughts on what it is to be an artist in 2020. I’m doing a live Zoom interview with Elizabeth Hawley-Lingham, Director of CVAN-EM on…
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Step By Step
One day at a time Not too long ago I had a wall planner diary for the whole year, I was waiting to hear about a 12-month project so I could fully schedule in my 12-18 month work plan around my holidays, teaching away from home, deadlines and exhibition touring schedule. I always have teaching…
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Creating Community
I’m always being asked what inspires me, where I get my ideas from, how those ideas go from thoughts to textiles, how I create exhibitions, what my next project will be and so much more… With this in mind, I have come up with a behind-the-scenes mini magazine where you will be able to find out…
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Artist Development Work
Today I went to the launch of Leicester City Council’s cultural prospectus and strategy. It turns out that this wasn’t the launch of the actual strategy, it was the launch of the work to consult leading towards the strategy, which actually is good as there’s still chance to input in to the decision-making for how…
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Museum Purchase
Two of my recent artworks have been purchased by museums this year. I started my professional career working in museums, after doing a Masters Degree in Museum Studies. Museums are still my favourite places to spend time, particularly in textile and social history collections. I left my museum career aged 30 in 2005 to pursue…
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Selvedge and Embroidery magazines
I’m really chuffed to have articles about my Textile Traces exhibition in both Selvedge and Embroidery magazines July issues. Selvedge (below left) is a short review article while Embroidery magazine is a 6-page feature (detail below right). I’ve got a couple of copies of Embroidery to give away to a newsletter subscriber so join my mailing…
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Textile Traces Exhibition Launch Interview
My Textile Traces exhibition opened last weekend (25th May 2019)at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre. It’s a real joy to see so much of my work up on the walls in this lovely gallery, and to have so many people come to the exhibition opening. On the day we held an ‘In Conversation’ event with me…
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Made in Leicestershire Networking
Visual artists and makers networking in Leicester, Friday 7th June 2019, at LCB Depot. Book on Eventbrite. Please note this is for professional makers and visual artists living and working in Leicestershire and Rutland only. Alongside my studio practice, I am also currently working as a consultant developing plans and proposals to develop the…
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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…
Ruth Singer 