The Dreaming House: Art Textiles at Newstead
Goldsmith, Shelly (2015) The Dreaming House: Art Textiles at Newstead. [Exhibition/show, Textiles]
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The Dreaming House exhibition pays homage to Newstead Abbey’s history as the ancestral home of Lord Byron, where many of the personal items that belonged to the great Romantic poet are displayed.
However, rather than making direct reference to Byron and his work, the artists in The Dreaming House are interested in themes that are also present in Bryon's writing: childhood, memory, the supernatural, romanticism, ruin and decay. The works of art infiltrate the evocative rooms and spaces of Newstead Abbey, tapping in to the theatrically and radical spirit for which Byron was known.
Nottingham City Museums and Galleries have one of the best collections of contemporary art textiles in the UK. For the Dreaming House exhibition, highlights from this collection are shown alongside works on loan from Nottingham-based artists Kashif Nadim Chaudry and Judy Liebert.
The project worked with Radford Care Group, a day care facility for older people, many of whom had once worked in Nottingham's lace industry. The project was part of 'Imagine – Arts and Older People' a city-wide programme co-ordinated by City Arts with a range of partners which is funded by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation.
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