What’s On February 2026: Members’ News

Welcome to the February issue of Members’ News. Our submissions are in for the Prism exhibition at Mile End so members are awaiting news and getting their pieces finished but you can still find several people’s work on show across the country.

Exhibitions & Events:

Jane Riley is exhibiting in touring exhibition “Picking up the Thread: the Past Present and Future of Tapestry”; a celebration of Tapestry to mark the 20th year of the British Tapestry Group, featuring 69 artists from nine different countries. Currently in Dovecot Studios, until the 14th February 2026 followed by The Market Hall, Devonport 2nd - 18th March 2026 Morley Gallery, London 13th - 25th July 2026. Recent alumni Anita Bruce also features.

Ross Belton is currently showing his sculpture “INVASION” as part of Malton Sculpture Trail in Dalby Forest until 31st May 2026. The Dalby Forest Visitors Centre, Low Dalby, Thornton-Le-Dale, Pickering, YO18 7LT1. 1 is open 1 March - 31 October: 9:30am - 5pm and November - 28 February: 9am - 4pm. The what three word location of “INVASION” in the Dalby Forest as part of the Malton Sculpture Trail is ///free.resold.toasters.

Sally Spinks is exhibiting in Guildford House Open at Guildford House, 155 High Street, Guildford GU1 3AJ until 28th February. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4.30pm (last entry to galleries 4pm). The Guildford House Open is an annual exhibition celebrating outstanding contemporary art across two and three-dimensional disciplines. Hosted in the elegant 17th-century, Grade I listed Guildford House Gallery in the heart of Guildford, Surrey, the exhibition showcases a wide range of artworks selected by a panel of judges committed to presenting the very best in contemporary practice. Around 100 works will be on display from 22 November 2025 until February 2026, reflecting the gallery’s ongoing dedication to supporting and promoting artists.

Nerissa Cargill Thompson is currently exhibiting in DNNW X MCDC at Manchester Craft & Design Centre, 17 Oak Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5JD from 16th January to 21st March 2026. DNNW X MCDC is collaboration between Manchester Craft & Design Centre and Design-Nation, a National Network that has connected and championed UK Craft and Design since 1999, who will be showcasing a collection of their North West members at this important venue. This collaboration represents the importance of offering inclusive opportunities for contemporary design and craft throughout the sector. MCDC are honoured to display the work of these future thinkers and showcase a snapshot of innovation in the North West. Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 5.30pm, 2nd Sunday of the Month, 11am – 5pm. Free entrance. There is a meet the artists event on 7th February 3-5pm.

Barbara Ash is exhibiting in the Californian Society of Printmakers 111th annual members exhibition at the Piedmont centre for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont, California, U.S.A from January 17th - February 22nd. The California Society of Printmakers is the oldest printmaking organization in the U.S and showcases a range of work from its, around, 250 membership in an annual exhibition.

Anne Amosford will be exhibiting in Camp: Flow State at Make Southwest, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF from 31st January 2026 - 21 March 2026. An exhibition by Contemporary Art membership Platform (CAMP). A collaborative project on the theme of Flow State: Immersion, Movement and the act of making.

Willeke Klaassen will be showing work at the Affordable Art Fair Brussels, rue de Picard 3 from 4th to 8th February thu/fri 14.00-21.30, sat/sun 10.30-18.00. The 17th edition will have lots of contemporary artworks from Belgian and international galleries. Captivating artworks that are sure to delight and inspire.

Helen MacRitchie has 2 pieces in "Echoes &Silences" exhibition with Untethered Fibre Artists New England Regional Art Museum, 106 - 114 Kentucky Street, Armidale NSW 2350 Australia from 6 February- 22 March. “Echoes & Silences” brings together 20 artists from the Untethered Fibre Artists collective, a group formed over a decade ago to champion fibre as a vital contemporary art form. Known for their inventive, theme-driven exhibitions, the collective pushes the boundaries of fibre practice through diverse materials, techniques and conceptual approaches. The exhibition explores both the tangible and intangible — from landscape and oceans to memory, emotion and stillness. Across 38 meticulously crafted works, artists reflect on personal and collective experience, engaging with themes of family, grief, disability, womanhood and connection to the natural world. 
This exhibition will move on to Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney at the end of March. Helen will be out there for that opening. 

Annie Taylor is taking part in “The Library” by the Profanity Embroidery Group at Fishslab Gallery, 10 Oxford Street, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1DB, 11 to 16 February, 10am to 5pm apart from Sunday, 11am to 4pm. For this year's exhibition, the Profanity Embroidery Group tackles the Library. You might never see some of your favourite books in quite the same light ever again! Expect to see beautifully stitched work besmirched with rude words. No booking necessary.

Marian Jazmik has work featuring in “Pushing the Boundaries”, an exhibition of contemporary textile art exploring use of unconventional materials, at Art@One, The Lodge, Hemingford Grey house, Church Street, Hemingford Grey, PE28 9DF, 21st Feb-1st March 10am -4pm

Workshops

Still time to book on workshops with Sharon Kearley at her studio: Sharon Kearley Weave, Studio 10, Project Workshops, Quarley, Hampshire. SP11 8PX. Tickets for all workshops are available to book on her website.

Learn to Weave: Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th February 2026, 9.30am - 4.30pm Tickets £280. Lunch and refreshments are provided and there is plenty of free on-site parking.

This is a two day intensive learning to weave course on a table loom for the complete beginner or those that may be a little rusty and in need of a reminder. It is a fast paced workshop but the quiet and relaxing studio at Project Workshops and Sharon’s teaching style will ensure it is enjoyable and fun course. The course covers the whole process of weaving from thread to finished woven cloth on a Harris Table Loom. You will learn how to design a threading plan, wind a warp, dress the loom and finally read the lifting plans and weave some stunning samples using Sharon’s publication, “A Designer’s Guide to Weave.”

The Interplay & Manipulation of Yarn & Structure Weave: Saturday 28th February & Sunday 1st March, 10am - 4pm. Tickets £250. Lunch and refreshments are provided and there is plenty of free on-site parking.

A two day workshop understanding yarn properties in weave structures. The combination of yarn and structure is an essential element of weave design, the scientific properties of one or more yarns in a design working with or against one another. These subtle interplays of ‘yarn personalities’, their reaction and interaction with one other, their behaviour combined with certain weave structures are the core elements of this weekend workshop.