Jul 25 at 5:00 pm – 9:00 pmFREE
Holburne Up Late with EMERGE Studios
Join us for a special evening in partnership with EMERGE Studios, showcasing Soft Rebellion: Reframing Craft in the Gallery Space: Unpicking the Margins Between Textile Tradition and Fine Art Mastery
Curated by Emerge Studio residents Lily Serendipity and Lola Bennett, Soft Rebellion is a bold new exhibition that invites visitors to question where craft ends and fine art begins.
This exhibition introduces a radical softness – one threaded through embroidery, quilting, weaving, and textile sculpture, engaging in a tactile dialogue with the Holburne’s permanent collection. Drawing on heritage crafts traditionally seen as domestic or decorative, Soft Rebellion repositions contemporary textile art as a site of conceptual depth, cultural commentary, and creative rebellion.
EMERGE is a creative incubator, designed to help emerging talent through giving vital space, training, and meaningful support at a pivotal time within an artist’s career pathway, bridging the gap between university and the professional world.
