The Bradford Textile Society – Events 2024/25

JUNE 2024

Society Lecture Series: Ashley Gray, Post-war Textile Visionaries of Modern Art’

25/06/2024, 7:30PM (Online via Teams)

SEPTEMBER 2024

AGM – All members welcome.

10/09/2024, 7:00PM (Online via Teams) if you wish to attend, please contact the Society’s secretary who will forward you a link for the meeting.

Presidential Address, Malcolm Campbell

17/09/2024, 7:30PM (Online) Link will be sent to members.

OCTOBER 2024

BTS Design Competition: Presenting the 2025 Prospectus to Universities

7/10/2024 – A special presentation to education partners of the Annual Design Competition.

• Link to the 2025 Prospectus Webinar Presentation held on 07/10/2024. (Available on the Society’s YouTube channel.

Society Lecture Series: William Gaunt: ‘Weaving a Story – Sunny Banks Mill; a fight for survival’

24/10/2024 7:30PM (Online)

Link for Eventbrite registration:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/william-gaunt-weaving-a-story-sunny-bank-mills-a-fight-for-survival-tickets-1037755323107

NOVEMBER 2024

Society Lecture Series: Susan Kay Williams: ‘Developments in Colour in the 18th Century’

28/11/2024 7:30PM (Online).

Link for Eventbrite registration:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-susan-kay-williams-developments-in-colour-in-the-18th-century-tickets-1072948089619?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

JANUARY 2025

Society Lecture Series: Charlie Allen: ‘From RCA to Bespoke Tailor to The Stars’

30/1/2025 7:30PM (Online)

FEBRUARY 2025

Society Lecture Series: Simon Cotton: ‘The Genesis of Tartan’

27/2/2025 7:30PM (Online)

MARCH 2025

The Bradford Textile Society Exhibition: ‘Heritage, Design and Industry in the work of Bradford Textile Society’s Design Competition 1924 to Present Day”

At The Dyehouse Gallery, Lister Building, Bradford College, Bradford BD7 1AY

Exhibition Private View:  Thursday, 20^th March 2025, from 4-7pm, All Society members are welcome.

Society Lecture Series: Helen Farrar, curator- presentation in the exhibition space (In-person talk at the Dyehouse Gallery, Bradford College): Thursday, 27^th March 2025, 6pm.

This lecture is available to all members of the Society and a Guest list of the Society through registration on Eventbrite. Non-members may attend but will be charged £5.

Eventbrite Registration link: will be added closer to the time of the event.

The exhibition will be open: Friday 21^st March until Friday 9^th May 2025

Weekdays opening times: 11am-4pm (closed: 31^st March, 17^th, 18^th, 21^st and 22^nd April)

The exhibition will be open on some Saturdays: 5^th April, 26^th April and 3^rd May 2025, between 11am-12.30pm

OCTOBER 2025

Awards Seminar and Exhibition: The Annual Design Competition 2025

Date/ Time/ Place: Friday, 10/10/2025 12pm – 4pm at The Dyehouse Gallery, Lister Building, Bradford College, Bradford BD7 1AY

Event Keynote Speaker: TBC.

This event is by invitation only with priority given to the 2025 competition winners and commendations and up to 2 academics of their respective degree courses.

Eventbrite Registration link will be sent to invited attendees in August 2025.

The event will be offered to Society members with some restriction on the number of tickets available and priority given to early registrations.

Available tickets and sign up will be communicated with members in September 2025.

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Presidential Address: Malcolm Campbell – A brief review of 2024/25 and plans for 2025/26,

followed by:

Society Lecture Series: Brian Wilton – Tartan Ambassador;  Creating Textile Design for marketing around The World.

Thursday, 23/10/2025, 7.30pm, Online

NOVEMBER 2025

Society Lecture Series: Peter Davenport – journalist extraordinaire presenting fascinating stories from around The World  Thursday, 27/11/2025, 7.30pm, Online

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