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Decorating Dissidence The decorative is political. Craft is powerful. We host workshops, curate exhibitions and facilitate

🌞 Decorating Dissidence's latest craft round up is packed with fabulous exhibitions, reads, podcasts and opportunities c...
18/09/2026

🌞 Decorating Dissidence's latest craft round up is packed with fabulous exhibitions, reads, podcasts and opportunities celebrating all things craft, making and design!

🍁 On our radar for autumn we have Compton Verney's Enid Marx exhibition curated by , Erin McQuarrie's experimental/traditional textiles Pier Arts Centre, Towner Eastbourne presenting Cecilia Fiona, Travelling Gallery's latest tour - and loads more (yes, we even mention a little thing called the Bayeux tapestry...)

🎙️plus listen to erin m. riley on ARTMATTERS & Simone Brewster with Coach for Artists & Creative Leaders

For more even more recommendations to keep you going as summer draws to a close - check out our latest newsletter and subscribe (link in bio) ✨✨

Images:
1 & 2. Installation view of Enid Marx and Modern British Design / Photograph of Enid Marx in studio, after 1945.
3. Erin McQuarrie, 'Makes a Glow There's detail (2026)
4. Erin M. Riley, 'Valentines Trash' (2016)
5. Sophie Taeuber-Arp, embroidery (c1920)

💌We caught up with Dr Daniel Fountain for our regular feature ‘The Craft of…’, in which artists, makers, & curators shar...
15/09/2026

💌We caught up with Dr Daniel Fountain for our regular feature ‘The Craft of…’, in which artists, makers, & curators share insights into their practice, studio secrets & top tips.

Daniel is an internationally recognised curator, scholar & craft expert. Their recently published book Q***r Crafts: Material Practices & the Making of Identity Bloomsbury Publishing is a brilliant exploration of queerness & craft that delves into an array of media, from textiles & ceramics to wood, metal & glass, featuring artists such as LJ Roberts, Paul Yore, Rose Schmits, Nicki Green, Hansel Tai, Affect Metals, Troy Montes-Michie, Antonius Tín-Bui, Raul De Lara, Nifemi Ogunro, Tim Tate, and Hamad Butt.

Click the link in bio to read the full Q&A in our newsletter and subscribe for regular curated craft content straight to your inbox.

Sophie Taeuber-Arp, was one of the most talented multidisciplinary artists and designers of the 1920s and 30s. Merging D...
08/09/2026

Sophie Taeuber-Arp, was one of the most talented multidisciplinary artists and designers of the 1920s and 30s. Merging Dada, Abstraction, arts & craft, she created textiles, costumes, sculptures, interiors & paintings that brought art into life ✨

Earlier this summer, Decorating Dissidence took a dreamy trip to Norway to see 47th Tendencies: Kneaded. Shaped. Fired. ...
28/08/2026

Earlier this summer, Decorating Dissidence took a dreamy trip to Norway to see 47th Tendencies: Kneaded. Shaped. Fired. Galleri F 15
Focused on ceramics, this year’s exhibition brings together an exciting array of contemporary Nordic artists & makers to ask: what can clay do now?

From unruly & u canny anthropomorphic forms to alchemical creations, Tendencies is a celebration of contemporary experimentation & continuation of ceramics rich history.

Swipe for some of our highlights & click the link in bio to read the full review in our newsletter Pickles PR NNCA

Dolly Parton, a woman who knew the power of the decorative ✨💎
26/08/2026

Dolly Parton, a woman who knew the power of the decorative ✨💎

Happy birthday Dorothea Tanning, surreal queen born on this day in 1910
25/08/2026

Happy birthday Dorothea Tanning, surreal queen born on this day in 1910

✨ All about Sonia Delauney’s art of living ✨ We’re drawing inspiration from Rachel Silveri’s The Art of Living in Avant-...
16/08/2026

✨ All about Sonia Delauney’s art of living ✨

We’re drawing inspiration from Rachel Silveri’s The Art of Living in Avant-Garde Paris University of Chicago Press - which explores How artists of interwar Paris created an “art of living,” treating their daily lives as an aesthetic, ethical, and creative practice - we’re celebrating Delauney! Read our interview with Rachel in this week’s newsletter, link in bio.

✨ All about Sonia Delauney’s art of living ✨ We’re drawing inspiration from Rachel Silveri’s The Art of Living in Avant-...
16/08/2026

✨ All about Sonia Delauney’s art of living ✨

We’re drawing inspiration from Rachel Silveri’s The Art of Living in Avant-Garde Paris University of Chicago Press - which explores How artists of interwar Paris created an “art of living,” treating their daily lives as an aesthetic, ethical, and creative practice - we’re celebrating Delauney! Read our interview with Rachel in this week’s newsletter, link in bio.

All about Elsa Schiaparelli’s shocking art & life ✨ Missed out on a 🎟️ to Victoria and Albert Museum ‘s sumptuous Schiap...
05/08/2026

All about Elsa Schiaparelli’s shocking art & life ✨

Missed out on a 🎟️ to Victoria and Albert Museum ‘s sumptuous Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art? Here’s 5 fab facts we learned about her dazzling career, from pioneering playful knits to viral marketing…

💖What do you love about Schiaparelli?

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