GUP SHUP - from Textile to Tote | Cath Braid & Rolla Khadduri

8 March - 16 April 2010. Gallery II

Please note that this exhibition will now close a week later than originally advertised.

DIG Yorkshire give the Gup-Shup exhibition at Gallery II 4/5 stars

Gup-Shup is featured in the Arts Council's Craft Magazine

Open weekdays 11am - 5pm (Thursdays until 6pm).

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OFFICIAL LAUNCH: 5 - 7pm, Monday 8 March 2010. International Women¿s Day.
Everyone Welcome!! FREE
CHAI & CHAT WITH CATH BRAID: 4 - 5pm, Monday 8 March *BOOKING ESSENTIAL
SEMINAR WITH CATH BRAID: 3 - 5pm, Tuesday 9 March * BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Talks are FREE. To book your place, contact Rachel Kaye: 01274 235495 or email r.kaye@bradford.ac.uk

The Domestic, The Narrative and Cups of Chai

Discover the private space inhabited by rural women of Chitral through an exhibition of large, contemporary, hand-embroidered textile pieces and gorgeously sumptuous designer bags.

The pieces illustrate the ebb and flow of the daily lives of female artisans - the everyday comings and goings, the ventures of child rearing and home-making and the more special events that colour their lives. Through a series of creative workshops, the women explore their inherent creativity, gaining confidence to translate the rich tapestry of their lives into the visual, using a medium in which they are fluent, embroidery.

From Textile to Tote

Cath Braid (a graduate from Central St Martins) and Rolla Khadduri have joined forces to create a unique partnership, called Polly&Me. The communities they work in are coloured by the language of aid and donor; "female empowerment", "improved literacy rates for women" and "equal opportunities". Aspiring to similar ideals, their work and approach does not fit within the conventional box of rural development.

To accompany the textile pieces, Gallery II will also be exhibiting a collection of Polly&Me designer bags - showing how the original art work was created into the textile pieces and how this has also been taken into the design of their collection of contemporary hand-crafted funky bags. All work will be available to buy.