Workshops and Teaching 2024
Date posted: 22nd January 2024
4 – 7 February 2024
West Dean College, Hampshire. https://www.westdean.ac.uk/
16 – 18 April 2024
Lund Studios, Yorkshire. https://www.the-lund.co.uk/courses-2024
17 19 May 2024
Moor Hall Studio, Shropshire. https://www.bobbybritnell.co.uk/courses/moor-hall-studio
25 30 August 2024
Court House Farm, Somerset. https://www.courthousefarm.com/upcoming-retreats
7 – 10 October 2024
InStitches, Hampshire. https://www.institchestextilecourses.co.uk/
11 – 15 November 24.
‘Walking the Line’. West Dean College
https://www.westdean.ac.uk/short-courses/s4d32313-walking-the-line-through-drawing-and-thread
Workshops and Teaching 2022
Date posted: 19th October 2021
28 Feb – 4 March 2022
West Dean, West Sussex. https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses
23 March – 25 March. 2022
Moor Hall, Shropshire. https://www.bobbybritnell.co.uk/courses/moor-hall-studio
1 April – 4 April 2022.
West Dean, West Sussex. https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses
20 June – 24 June 2022
West Dean, West Sussex. https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses
2 Sept – 4 Sept 2022
Hope and Elvis, Nottinghamshire. https://www.hopeandelvis.co.uk/workshops/
11 Oct – 13 Oct 2022.
Lund Studios, Yorkshire. https://www.the-lund.co.uk/lundstudios
Nov 2022. (date to be confirmed)
In Stitches, Wokingham.https://www.institchestextilecourses.co.uk/courses-and-workshops-at-a-glance.html
Workshops and teaching 2020
Date posted: 28th October 2019
I will be teaching at a number of places over the following year. For further details follow the links for each individual venue
10-13 March 2020. In Stitches Creative ~Textile Courses, Wokingham.
‘Chain Reaction’ (4 places left)
https://www.institchestextilecourses.co.uk/matthew-harris—chain-reaction.html
29March – 2 April 2020. West Dean
Sampled and re-mixed. Adventurous Drawing for Textiles
5 -6 May & 12-13 May 2020. Stroud, Gloucestershire
Two, 2 day Mentoring Sessions run from my studio. 6 places per session. Contact me directly at mattharriscloth@gmail.com
12 – 14 June 2020. Moor Hall, Shropshire
Back to Front and Back Again
https://www.bobbybritnell.co.uk/courses/short-courses/-upside-down-and-back-to-front
31 July – 2 August & 7 – 9 August 2020. Tollesbury Summer School, Essex
Course Full
11 – 13 September 2020. Hope and Elvis, Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Workshops and Teaching 2019
Date posted: 4th January 2019
Please see below dates for teaching and workshop slots in the coming year. Click on the links for details, venues and cost etc.
30th January – 1 February 2019 D.I.Y Textile School, Amsterdam, NL
SOLD OUT
23rd – 20th May 2019 West Dean
Experimental Drawing for Textiles
https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses/courses?type=short&category=Textiles&page=2
31st May – 2nd June 2019. Moor Hall, Shropshire.
Chain Reaction – One-thing-leads-to-another
http://www.bobbybritnell.co.uk/courses/short-courses/text-ile
5th -7th July 2019. Hope and Elvis, Nottinghamshire
Back to Front and Back Again.
https://www.hopeandelvis.com/workshops/
26th – 30th August. West Dean
Walking the Line – Through Drawing and Thread.
https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses
8th – 10th October 2019. Lund Studios, Yorkshire.
Back to Front and Back Again
http://www.lundstudios.co.uk/courses2/index
31st October – 2nd November 2019. West Dean
New Course. Details to be announced in the Autumn 2019 brochure
https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses
Mentoring Workshops.
I am now running a series of two day mentoring workshops at my studio in Stroud, designed to support on going personal and professional development. If you would like more information then please contact me via the contact section of the website
Select Trail 2018
Date posted: 2nd March 2018
As usual I will be taking part in this years Select Trail. For full details about Studio times and openings as well as information on everything else that is taking place as part of this fantastic annual event, please go to https://selecttrail.org/project-type/select-trail-artists-2018/ Hope to see you in May.
Workshops and teaching 2018
Date posted: 9th January 2018
Please see below dates for teaching and workshop slots in the coming year. Click on the links for details, venues and cost etc.
9 – 12 April 2018 West Dean
Experimental Drawing for Textiles
2 – 6 July 2018
Walking the Line – Through Drawing and Thread
https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses
27 – 29 April 2018. Moor Hall, Shropshire
Text__ile. A project that explores the calligraphic mark as a creative starting point.
http://www.bobbybritnell.co.uk/courses/short-courses/text-ile
18, 19, 20 May 2018
Chain Reaction – One-thing-leads-to-another
As part of S.I.T Select Festival 2018
http://www.sitselect.org/futureevents.html
14 – 20 October 2018
‘You are here’. Mapping a sense of place.
Committed to Cloth, Masseria Della Zingara, Puglia, Italy
Mentoring Workshops.
I am now running a series of two day mentoring workshops at my studio in Stroud, designed to support on going personal and professional development. If you would like more information then please contact me via the contact section of the website
New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
Date posted: 9th November 2016
‘Contemporary Textiles’
12 November 2016 – 7 January 2017
‘New Ashgate presents work by 9 textile makers, all perfectly balancing the important visual elements of pattern, colour and design with the physical and tactile nature of textiles.’
I will be showing a number of pieces in this mixed show.
Workshops and Teaching
Date posted:
Please see below dates for teaching and workshop slots in the coming year. Click on the links for details, venues and cost etc.
3 – 7 April 2017 West Dean
Sampled and re-mixed – Adventurous Drawing for textiles
18 – 21 June 2017
Experimental Drawing for Textiles
https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses
2 – 7 July 2017 Big Cat Studios, Newburgh, Scotland
(project yet to be confirmed)
4-6 September 2017 Moor Hall, Shropshire
Text__ile. A project that explores the calligraphic mark as a creative starting point.
https://www.bobbybritnell.co.uk/courses/short-courses/text-ile
Mentoring Workshops.
I am now running a series of two day mentoring workshops at my studio in Stroud, designed to support on going personal and professional development.
Currently the sessions planned so far for next year are all full, but I may be running some more in the Autumn. If you would like more information then please contact me via the contact section of the website
Sayer Bequest, Hepworth, Wakefield
Date posted: 7th March 2016
Tim Sayer Bequest, Hepworth, Wakefield.
“Shide Fragment VII will be at the Hepworth Wakefield from the 30th of April as part of the Tim sayer bequest. This exhibition will feature a selection of works from Tim’s amazing collection that will eventually be left in it’s entirety to the museum. For more information about the show go to https://www.hepworthwakefield.org/whatson/tim-sayer/ and for further information about Tim and his collection you can read an article here. ‘Art-oholic’ pledges 400 piece collection to The Hepworth Wakefield
Livingstone Studio, Hampstead
Date posted:
I will be showing a small number of pieces at Livingstone Studio in Hampstead this spring. The show opens on Saturday the 12th of March from 11am to 6pm and will run until the end of April. I will be interviewed about my work in the gallery at 4 o-clock. The work will be shown alongside the new collection as well as ceramics and other choice things. For information about Livingstone studio go to https://www.livingstonestudio.co.uk and follow the link to news.