grants previously awarded

 

Grants awarded in 2024

The Trust had an unprecedented number of very good applications in 2024. We were pleased to be able to make twelve awards in all. Six main awards following an interview, and for the first time six small grants were made without interview.

The main Awards were:

Patrick Stratton £1,000

  • the purchase of a new loom plus studio time

Sven Steinmetz £4,000

  • research project for the study and replication of a 19th century seamless woven corset

Pamela Abad £2,000

  • studio time

  • to develop a series of tapestries

Kendall Clarke £2,000

  • tuition with a tapestry weaver

  • Studio rent and time to develop a new body of work

Alice Fox £3,000

  • Flax processing and equipment

  • Studio time for the development of a new body of flax-centred work

Sophia Fenlon and Stephanie Rolph (joint application) £4,000

  • A grant towards payment for residencies in the Netherlands, including:

  • Cost of Bespoke Industrial Weaving Training at Textiel Lab

  • Cost of Footwear Construction training course at Schoenkwartier

Small grants without interview were made to:

Sara Brennan £1,000

  • Studio rent and photography of her work for a catalogue

  • Production of two pieces of work for a two person exhibition in North Wales

Shelly Goldsmith £1,000

  • Filming and editing of a project to document a body of tapestry work revealing the back story to thinking and process

Chantal Allen £600 for:

  • The purchase of a fan (ondulé) reed and experimental yarns to create a new body of work

Jill Walker £550 for:

  • The purchase of a large floor scaffolding loom and specialist yarn in order to create larger tapestries and work on multiple warps across the frame

Margaret Jones £750

  • Studio time

 

Grants awarded in 2022

ALISON MORTON MEMORIAL AWARDS 2022

Daisy Buckle - Residency

Llio James - Residency

Anna Pritchard - Loom

ADDITIONAL Grants awarded in 2022

Rachael Matthews - An Award towards supporting the introduction to weaving she is making to the activities of the East London Textile Arts.

Angela Parker- An Award towards the further research and writing of a comprehensive book about weaving Krokbragd, including it’s history, and new samples of the technique. To be published.

Jessica Cutler - An Award towards purchase of a loom.

Elizabeth Ballon - An Award towards purchase of a loom.

Grants awarded in 2020

Grants awarded in 2018

Grants awarded in 2016

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grants awarded in 2004

grants awarded in 2002

grants awarded from 1991 to 2000

A Legacy in Weaving gives an account of the weavers who received grants from 1991 to 2000. It is available for purchase. Details can be found on the resources page.