A Visible THREAD, ACEarts, Somerton

26 November – 24 December 2022

ACEarts, Market Place, Somerton, Somerset TA11 7NB

seam collective presented A Visible THREAD at ACEarts, Somerton from 26 November until 24 December 2022. It was a pilot exhibition for their anticipated tour. There was an opening ‘Meet the artists’ event at ACEarts on Saturday 26th November, 11am – 1pm.

The artists who took part were: Helen MacRitchie, Jane Colquhoun, Joy Merron, Linda Row, Lou Baker, Lydia Needle, Nina Gronw-Lewis, and Oly Bliss.

seam‘s A Visible THREAD pilot exhibition at ACEarts, Somerton
Looking the other way at seam‘s A Visible THREAD pilot exhibition at ACEarts, Somerton

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Reviews

We’re grateful for Liz and Louise at The Loom Shed for writing a great review of the exhibition.

‘This group of artists skilfully manipulated, thread, fibre and fabric to provoke both and emotional and thoughtful response.’

The Loom Shed ‘A Visible Thread. An exhibition by SEAM Collective’

‘Very thought provoking. Some beautiful blends of colour and texture. I love the link to sustainability and the sharing of thoughts, stories and the connections we have.’

Please touch!

We were very pleased to trial a number of new, interactive art works, made specifically for seam‘s A Visible THREAD tour.

These include Lydia Needle’s densely stitched blocks of clothing, Legacy:

Lou Baker’s Transitional objects:

Helen MacRitchie’s felt puzzle and Oly’s Bliss’ hidden glow-in-the-dark installation, which invited visitors to peep inside:

‘Blown away by the diversity and narratives behind this show. Well done all!‘

Read more about our exhibition at ACEarts in our blog posts:

A Visible THREAD launches at ACEarts and Exploring materiality with A Visible THREAD.

You can also find out more about our research behind seam‘s A Visible THREAD exhibition tour in Making thread visible, how it started as a research residency in Spring 2022, and what we got up to during our residency on our blog.