The Weavers Factory Joan Charnley Prize January 24th - February 2nd, 2020

The Weavers Factory, 13 New Street, Uppermill, OL3 6AU Tuesday - Sunday, 10am to 4pm | www.weaversfactory.co.uk The Weavers Factory | Joan Charnley Prize

In 2019 we awarded the Joan Charnley Prize to three textile graduates from Manchester School of Art. The winners, Hannah Sheldon, Warren Reilly and Megan Ditchfield have each created a brand new design inspired by the extensive archive of Weavers Factory patron Joan Charnley.

ur patron Warren Reilly’s work was the most Joan Charnley experimental; it was complicated, Winners studied Textile unfinished and erratic, but by Names Design at far the most exciting work at the Hannah Sheldon, BA (Hons) “OManchester School of Art between Degree Show. His exploration of Megan Ditchfield,BA (Hons) 1948 and 1953 and spoke warmly of contemporary socopolitical themes Warren Reilly, BA (Hons) her time there, so it was only natural in his final-year project was inspiring. that we would work with them on Megan Ditchfield was a complete University our inaugural Joan Charnley Prize. contrast; her work was slick and Manchester School of Art, When choosing which three considered and one of the most Oxford Road, Manchester, graduates should win the prize, we commercial presentations we’d seen. M15 6BG were reminded of how Joan talked But again, like Warren, her portfolio about the importance of integrity showed that each design had been Course and hard work in textile design. She meticulously researched and the end BA (Hons) Textiles in said it was easy to create something result was a delight.” Practice aesthetically pleasing, but if there Hannah Sheldon, our final winning was no hard work behind it, you student, was very different to every Course Leader Kate Egan could always tell”. other textile student we’d seen. L-R, So we looked for designers who Her practice was heavily inspired Dean Penny Macbeth Hannah had completed in-depth research by East-Asian traditional garment Sheldon, and that we could see a story shapes and the end result was With thanks to: Warren behind their work. Each of the three gloriously deep, lush and rich.” Annie Shaw, Reilly and students we selected knew their Lynn Setterington, Megan subject back to front and it really Julian Bovis and Nigel Durkan, Peter Jones, Ditchfield shone out.” The Weavers Factory, Harry Tessier-Cox Joan Charnley demonstrating screen printing to her textile students, circa 1955.

Copyright, The Joan Charnley Archive Hannah Sheldon The Enchanted Garden “I was really inspired by Joan’s traditional botanical drawings and the mixture of colours and dark backgrounds she used when layering. I also really loved her sketchbooks with the mushroom drawings, it brought back memories of my childhood and fantasy stories about fairies.” Warren Reilly Modern Hallows “It was a pleasure to be given access to Joan’s Portfolio. I believe myself and Joan shared a passion for British History. I was most inspired by a simple collage of a church with monochrome, brown and pink hues. Modern Hallows reflects on what has been, while projecting clues of what is still to come... ” Megan Ditchfield The Charnley Crane “The Charnley Crane’ is inspired by a variety of drawings Joan had created throughout her time living in Saddleworth and the wilderness upon the moors. The colour palette represents the moors and links closely with the colours used throughout Joan’s work ” Exhibitions 2020

January July Joan Charnley Textile Prize Isabel Adonis Manchester School of Art Scraps, Patches and Rags Textile students Hannah, Warren Inspired by traditional folk art, Welsh and Meghan showcase new designs painter Isabel uses fabric and collage inspired by our patron Joan Charnley to ask what it means to need a home Friday 24th Jan - Sunday 2nd Feb Saturday 4th - 26th July The Weavers February August Factory is a Joan Charnley Weavers Art Prize Grade-II listed Sunflowers Children of the Revolution Joan’s 1950s botanical designs are Manchester’s best young artists contemporary re-launched as a range of exciting under 18 respond to the theme of new textiles for the 21st century social, political and climate change art gallery in Saturday 8th Feb - Sunday 1st March Saturday 1st - Sunday 30th August Saddleworth.

March September Originally the Anthony Marn Amy Mizrahi home of 1950s The Space Left Behind The Art of Escapism After losing his parents to suicide, Amy moves into Surrealism with a textile designer Anthony explores how art can become vibrant new collection of challenging Joan Charnley, it pivotal to the grieving process paintings and soft-sculpture Saturday 7th - Sunday 29th March Saturday 5th - Sunday 27th September has been lovingly converted into April October Barbara Sykes Pat Kaye a contemporary The Human Condition Yorkshire Slip art space with a By adding comedic party hats to her After her sell-out show in 2019, Pat drawings, Barbara reveals a frivolous returns to the Weavers Factory with gift shop, tea bar side to her enigmantic portraits an exciting new range of pottery garden, and two Saturday 4th - Sunday 26th April Saturday 3rd October - Sunday 1st Nov galleries. May November Rod Billington Lisa Clare A Light Exists in Spring Printing Saddleworth The Weavers Factory, Landscape artist Rod explores the Printmaker Lisa re-invents the 13 New Street, Uppermill, fragile relationship between nature Saddleworth landscape with a group Greater Manchester, and the built environment of all-female Manchester printers OL3 6AU Saturday 2nd - Sunday 31st May Saturday 7th - Sunday 29th November www.weaversfactory.co.uk

June December Curator - Julian Bovis Electra Costa Christmas Ceramics [email protected] Monsters, Ink Mid-Century Design Manager - Nigel Durkan Illustrator Electra uses humour from 3-floors of the most exciting vintage [email protected] the darkest end of the spectrum to Mid-Century ceramic vases, bowls, Gallery Assistants create familiar yet unsettling images plates and one-off pieces Hayley Barker, Edward Gray Saturday 6th - Sunday 28th June Saturday 5th - Thur 24th December Patron - Joan Charnley