NEEDLE POINTS NORTH PANELS

During "The Year of the Visual Arts" 1996 the Northern branches of the Embroiderers' Guild  collaborated with local Arts Development Officers to produce a set of fourteen stunning panels, one for each branch.
  
The aim of the venture was to use embroidery to create a contemporary statement about the people and culture of the region.
It was also intended to demonstrate its diversity, liveliness and creativity.




This is a wonderful opportunity for us in the Embroiderers' Guild to show the Needle Points North panels to the general public once again.  This time at the Great Exhibition of the North.

They will be on display at St. Mary's Heritage Centre from Saturday 23rd June - Friday 31st August.

St. Mary's Heritage Centre,  Oakwellgate, Gateshead. NE8 2AU.   0191 433 4699

This gives us a chance to represent embroidery/textiles/stitchery alongside all other features of visual art.

Taken at Beamish Museum 2016

This panel was made by Guisborough and District branch and shows scenes from Guisborough.

Taken at Ripon Cathedral 2017.

Panel of Guisborough by Guisborough and District branch.

All photographs taken by Joy B.  Thank you for allowing us to use them.