Freddie Robins will be in conversation with Grant Gibson, design writer and editor, as part of the Conversations in Craft programme at Artefact, the Contemporary Craft Fair.

11.00am
Saturday 14th May 2022
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour,
Lots Road, London SW10 0XE

‘The common perception of knitting is that it’s a gentle, mindful activity. A thing you can do quietly in front of the television to relax after a hard day. Freddie Robins’ work is the antithesis of all that. It’s frequently dark, often witty, and always provocative, challenging the perceived hierarchy of art and craft.’

Tickets £10.00, with price donated to DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

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The Blackwater Polytechnic (Ben Coode-Adams, Freddie Robins, Sara Impey, Justin Knopp and Simon Emery – The Paintbox) are exhibiting the collaborative work, Tree, in the Craftspace national touring exhibition We are Commoners: Creative Acts of Commoning.

The exhibition highlights acts of ‘commoning’ that are shaping the way communities are working together to share and steward commonly owned assets and resources. It also investigates craft as a form of commons through knowledge, materials, practice and heritage.

The exhibition also includes new work by artists: Amy Twigger Holroyd, Deirdre Nelson, Hefin Jones, Linda Brothwell, Jacky Oliver, Common Agency Projects (Shane Waltener & Laura Glaser), Lise Bjørne Linnert with Gelawesh Waledkhani, Rachael Colley, Alinah Azadeh, Hefin Jones and Kate Hodgson.

Hub: a national centre for craft and design
Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford
Lincolnshire, NG34 7TW

Exhibition runs from 7 May – 10 July 2022
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Exhibiting as part of The Blackwater Polytechnic (Ben Coode-Adams, Sara Impey, Justin Knopp and Simon Emery – The Paintbox) with the collaborative work, Tree, in the Craftspace national touring exhibition, We are Commoners: Creative Acts of Commoning.

The exhibition highlights acts of ‘commoning’ that are shaping the way communities are working together to share and steward commonly owned assets and resources. It also investigates craft as a form of commons through knowledge, materials, practice and heritage.

Exhibiting alongside Amy Twigger Holroyd, Deirdre Nelson, Hefin Jones, Linda Brothwell, Jacky Oliver, Common Agency Projects (Shane Waltener & Laura Glaser), Lise Bjørne Linnert with Gelawesh Waledkhani, Rachael Colley, Alinah Azadeh, Hefin Jones and Kate Hodgson.

Exhibition opened at Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Wales, touring to Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University, Leicester; Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon; The Civic, Barnsley; National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford and The Gallery, Hull Central Library.

Photography: Dewi Tannatt Lloyd

360˚ virtual tour of exhibition

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Freddie Robins will be exhibiting Hand of Good, Hand of God (1997) as part of Amazing Women in the The Show Windows: Reflections project, City Arcade, Coventry, CV1 3HX. The Show Windows will be visible all day every day throughout March 2022.

This Show Windows: Reflections project, co-produced by Historic England, Quiet Down There and Coventry BID for and with Coventry UK City of Culture, 2021, celebrates the city’s post-war architecture and hope for the future. The objects were selected from the Crafts Council collection by Coffee Tots, a cafe based in City Arcade and run by the charity Three Spires Family that offers a safe space for parents and their young children and a free creative group for parents who may feel isolated, are struggling with their mental health or anxiety and/or are on a low income.

The exhibition is also available online through Smartify until May 2023.
View exhibition here

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Collected – How an affinity with material objects shapes a creative life and practice
Organised by UAL Awarding Body. Teach Inspire Create 21/22

Recorded live on Friday 25 February 2022 3.00pm (GMT)

Watch recording on vimeo
Film running time 48:41 mins including Q&A session

In this keynote session Robins discusses her affinity with material objects and how this obsession has led her to create a life and a home surrounded by them.

“I love the silence of objects, their stasis and their dependability. In my keynote I will talk about how the objects that I own, and the ones that I fantasise that I own, inform both my creative practice and my teaching.”

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