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9 events and exhibitions on in the next 7 days
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Explore the world of fashion and textiles at Upstart Festival at V&A South Kensington, our annual creative career festival. Come along, ask questions, take part in workshops, share ideas, have conversations and network.
Discover the story behind one of fashion’s most enduring luxury accessories, from Liberty’s historic printworks to its celebrated archive of iconic designs.
Is there a favourite shirt you wished was available in another fabric or a skirt worn so much that it has become threadbare? In this one-day workshop led by creative pattern makers and Museum tutors Michelle Lewis or Tamara Bradshaw, learn the skills used by couture fashion houses to copy elements of historical garments without the need to pull them apart.
Part of The 90s: Art and Fashion
Led by a Tate Lecturer, this one hour lecture will introduce the themes and works of art in this iconic exhibition. Curated by fashion industry game-changer Edward Enninful OBE, whose lived experience of the decade informs the exhibition, The 90s: Art and Fashion examines a defining period in which a groundswell of creativity changed the face of British culture.
Explore the artistry of fashion styling for Black music within the music industry. Uncover the stories behind the visual and sartorial identities of music genres celebrated in V&A East’s inaugural exhibition, The Music is Black: A British Story.
Join us for an evening life-drawing session in the museum’s iconic atrium, facilitated and styled by celebrated fashion designer Feben, and inspired by a curator-led tour introducing fashion pieces featured in The New Black Aesthetic exhibition.
Explore fabric painting using stencilling techniques under the guidance of legendary textile designer Sarah Campbell in this 1-day workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to create a variety of effects and patterns using different stencils hand cut from traditional linseed card, freezer paper, tapes and even newspaper.
This one-day silk painting workshop provides a structured introduction to the techniques of painting on silk and a master class in how to apply colour and create stunning designs. Following an introduction to the materials, artist Hilary Simon will demonstrate different ways to create a variety of effects on silk using salt, layering, alcohol and methods of applying the dyes and gutta gum.
Part of Frida: The Making of an Icon
Discover the vibrant art of silk painting in this inspiring one-day workshop, designed to share the craftsmanship of this timeless technique. Led by experienced textile artist Hilary Simon, this workshop draws inspiration from the current Frida: The Making of an Icon exhibition.
Is there a favourite shirt you wished was available in another fabric or a skirt worn so much that it has become threadbare? In this one-day workshop led by creative pattern makers and Museum tutors Michelle Lewis or Tamara Bradshaw, learn the skills used by couture fashion houses to copy elements of historical garments without the need to pull them apart.
Part of The 90s: Art and Fashion
Orlando lives for 400 years. His story begins in the court of Elizabeth I, where he is a young man in search of love and freedom.
Discover the exquisite fusion of fashion and art in our immersive Watercolour Fashion Portrait Workshop. Unleash your creative flair and elevate your artistic skills as we dive into the world of high fashion and watercolour painting techniques.
Spend a day learning simple but effective papercraft techniques under the expert hand of internationally acclaimed textile designer Sarah Campbell. Sarah will show samples of her own folded and collaged pieces; participants will start by exploring techniques and will discuss how to consider shape, colour, texture and form.
Part of The 90s: Art and Fashion
Director Gurinder Chadha and writer Meera Syal bring warmth and humour to this frank British comedy. A group of women from an Asian women’s centre take a day trip to see the Blackpool lights.
Part of The 90s: Art and Fashion
This tour is designed for Blind and partially sighted visitors and their companions. A decade when British culture exploded with confidence and contradiction, The 90s captures the creative intersection between art and fashion.
