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WHAT VISITOR’S HAVE SAID

Inspirational work. Given us lots of ideas for our Textiles GCSE final piece
— Visitors to 'Joy in the Detail: Small Work from the 62 Group of Textile Artists
A 5-hour round trip to see this exhibition. Absolutely worth the time and expense! I loved it!
— Visitor to 'Joy in the Detail: Small Work from the 62 Group of Textile Artists
Very taken with the work, especially as someone unfamiliar with textiles. Thank you for the exhibition.
— Visitor to 'Mary Farmer: A Life in Tapestry' - June 2024
Moving and inspiring to see Mary’s work exhibited like this. Her precision and use of the medium are unparalleled.
— Visitor to 'Mary Farmer: A Life in Tapestry' - August 2024
Beautiful sentiment, and thought-provoking - helped me see remnants and repair in a new light.
— Visitor to 'Wholeness Remnants Fragments' - April 2025
Such a though-provoking, visually arresting exhibition about craft and context. Influential and important.
— Martina Margetts on 'Neil Brownsword: Obsolescence and Renewal' - January 2025
Almost a dream-like reaction to pottery and its process.
— Visitor to 'Neil Brwonsword: Obsolescence and Renewal' - October 2024
Such a wonderful treat to see the next exhibition in the ‘Lineages’ series. The ceramics are particularly stunning! The juxtapositions are quite insprired. Brilliant!
— Visitor to 'Lineages : Ceramics and Lettering' - March 2024
A wonderful range of considered works immaculately presented, a testament to the importance of international exchange and an acknowledgment of the far reaching influence exerted by Japan and its textile cultures, past, present and future
— Visitor to 'Tansa : The Japanese Thread' - March 2022