Join us for a day of art, ideas and inspiration 🎨🧵
We’d love YOU to come to Textile Talks, a special one-day event all about textiles, sustainability, and working together to make the world better through art.
🧵 What’s happening?
You’ll hear from amazing artists and speakers who care about the planet and love making things with textiles. They’ll share stories, ideas, and cool ways to think about art and the environment through a live series of talks happening in Somerton.
✨ Why come in person?
- Meet the artists and speakers face-to-face, there will be an in conversation talk and other seam members around on the day for informal chats
- Enjoy a cosy, creative space
- Be part of the conversation and ask questions
- See beautiful textile art up close! And this is also an exhibition where you can touch the work on display, too.
- Talk to the people you engage with online
🤔 Who will be there?
If you’re in the room you will have exclusive access to the seam textile artists, the masterminds behind the Warped and Wasted project and exhibition – you’ll be able to talk to them about their work, the highs and lows of a project like this, crowdfunding and Arts Council England applications, creative insights and sustainability challenges, the #SeptTextileLove challenge – no question is out of the question!
You’ll be able to chat with seam members before and after the sessions, in the breaks and over lunch – and, you’ll hear Alice-Marie Archer, Oliver Bliss, Nina Gronw-Lewis, Angie Parker, and Nicola Turner in conversation with Helen Carnac in the afternoon.
Of course, it’s not all about us! We have a stellar line-up of invited guests who will be contributing to the discussion around sustainable textile practices.
- Judith van den Boom – She helps people learn how to design for a better future.
- Paula Orrell – She talks about how art helps communities grow.
- Helen Carnac – A practicing professional artist who acted as seam artists’ mentor.
- Becky Earley – Professor of Circular Design Futures at UAL (University of the Arts London). She focuses on developing design strategies for sustainable and circular textiles.
📍 Where is it being held?
Somerton Parish Rooms + ACEarts, Market Place, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7NB
🕙 When is it?
Friday 3 October 2025 | 10am–4pm
💰 How much do tickets cost?
In-person tickets are £65, and online tickets start at £15 for one talk.
Full details of the programme and speakers are available here.
Whether you’re an art lover, a curious thinker, or just want a fun day out, Textile Talks is for you!
Come and be inspired; let’s learn, share, and make something wonderful together.
PS – if you’d like to win a ticket to Textile Talks, head over to our Instagram page. Winner announced in the evening of 16 September 2025.
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