losing lace
Victoria Brown Artist Project - Losing Lace
Victoria has been successful in an Arts Council and National Lottery grant application to carry out her art project titled ‘Losing Lace’ The project will focus on the Lace industry in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and Victoria’s family connection to it.
Victoria’s Great Grandfather Thomas Stocks started the lace making business in Jardines factory, Draycott in the early 1900s.The business later merged with Birkin and Company, Nottingham’s largest lace business. She is currently carrying out research, visiting old factory sites, gathering artefacts and interviewing people connected to the industry. Victoria is producing oil paintings and sculpture in response to her investigations to celebrate the industry success and connect to the sense of loss now it has almost all disappeared to the Far East.
The artwork will be exhibited in Draycott in October , Nottingham in November and Ilkeston 2012 at the Lally Gallery, Erewash Museum. She will also be delivering creative workshops to Draycott Primary School Children and residential homes in Sandiacre.
Victoria wishes to call out to people with connections to the Lace industry to visit the exhibitions to share memories and preserve our lace making history.
Exhibition Dates:
14th-16th October, St Marys Church Hall, Victoria Road, Draycott, Derbyshire
Friday 14th October - Preview evening 7-9pm. Open to the public, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October 10-5pm.
8th-18th November. The Art Organisation, Nottingham, Station Street, NG2
8th November, preview evening-7-9pm
If you wish to share any memories on the lace industry or have any artefacts which could be included in the exhibition please contact Victoria:
victoria@victoriabrownart.com Telephone 07973162721 follow me www.twitter.com - victoriasart
