Making as Learning

Claire Barber; Ealish Wilson

Making as Learning

Claire Barber (Curator), Ealish Wilson (Curator)

Department of Design and Architecture

62 Group of Textile Artists

Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

Abstract

2024 marks 62 years of the 62 Group, which was founded in 1962 with the aims of ‘championing the role of textiles in art’. The group will be celebrating their 62nd birthday year with their upcoming exhibition, Making as Learning, set to take place in the iconic Salts Mill in Bradford. This exhibition co-curated by Claire Barber and Ealish Wilson will celebrate the enduring legacy of former 62 Group member Audrey Walker, both an educator and artist, whose influence continues to inspire the textile arts community.

Inspiration and Theme

The theme, Making as Learning, invites artists to reflect on their creative processes, drawing inspiration from their personal archives—be it notes, samples, yarn wraps, dye recipes, film stills, journals, or sketchbooks. This exhibition explores the tangible and intangible qualities of the making process, questioning what can be learned from our methods as they evolve or disintegrate over time.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 8 Sept 2024
Event	Making as Learning - Salts Mill, Saltaire, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Sept 2024 → 3 Nov 2024

Access to Document

https://www.62group.org.uk/exhibitions/making-as-learning/Licence: Unspecified

3 Exhibition
2 Artefact

Touchlines: The Delicate Boundaries of Care and Cloth
Barber, C. (Curator) & Wilson, E. (Curator), 1 May 2026
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

Open Access
File
Shimmer Effect: Sharpened Glitter (sound by Gavin Osborn)
Barber, C. (Artist) & Osborn, G. (Composer), 26 Nov 2025
Research output: Non-textual form › Artefact
MAKING as LEARNING: Shimmer Effect
Barber, C. (Artist), 8 Sept 2024
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
Shimmer Effect
Barber, C. (Artist), 8 Sept 2024
Research output: Non-textual form › Artefact

Open Access
File
Shimmer Effect II
Barber, C. (Photographer), 21 Nov 2024
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

The 62 Group: Making as Learning
Barber, C. & Wilson, E.
1/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Highlights: 28 October - 3 November, 2024
Barber, C.
28/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other

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Making as Learning

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Research output

Touchlines: The Delicate Boundaries of Care and Cloth

Shimmer Effect: Sharpened Glitter (sound by Gavin Osborn)

MAKING as LEARNING: Shimmer Effect

Shimmer Effect

Shimmer Effect II

Press/Media

The 62 Group: Making as Learning

Highlights: 28 October - 3 November, 2024

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