FOR 2022 ONLY Alison Morton Awards. Residency Application Deadline Wednesday 5th January. Loom Application Deadline 1st March.

Many of you may be aware that Theo Moorman Trustee Alison Morton sadly died earlier this year. Before she died Alison, a renowned weaver specialising in fine linen, was in conversation with Ruthin Craft Centre about a solo show there. In her memory this show will go ahead, albeit curated in a slightly different way. It will open 15 January – 3 April 2022.

The Trust are working in partnership with Ruthin Craft Centre on the show, and will be selecting two weavers for a two week residency there. The residency will be in the main gallery space, where Alison's two looms will be set up, offering the weavers the opportunity to demonstrate to visitors the intricacies of hand weaving, and to experience working on these types of looms. 

 Alison's two looms, on which she wove all her linen work, are:

 1. George Wood 16 shaft dobby loom, with a 40 inch weaving width

 2. Anders Lervad 8 shaft Countermarch loom, with a 1 metre weaving width.

At the end of the show, we will be looking to award the George Wood Dobby, plus lags, pegs and reeds, to a weaver selected by the Trust. 

The Alison Morton Award is a one off award, being made independently of the main 2022 Theo Moorman Project Awards. The eligibility criteria as set out on the How to Apply page remain the same for all Awards. 

Residency Application Deadline - Wednesday 5th March 2022

Loom Award Application Deadline- Tuesday 1st March 2022