Really enjoyed - & recommend - the #ArtWithoutHeroes : Mingei exhibition WilliamMorrisGallery, exploring this Japanese folk/craft movement. Thank you! Lots to ponder about identity, context, influences and all very well presented. To 22 Sep. More info: wmgallery.org.uk/event/art-with…

Bloomin' lovely in WilliamMorrisGallery Park today

We're hiring! Bring your experience in buying and retail operations to William Morris Gallery. We're currently recruiting for a Retail & Licensing Officer.

More info: Jobs and opportunities - William Morris Gallery (wmgallery.org.uk)

Application deadline: 3 June 2024

🎊 Unique ties and pocket squares for this
wedding season at the William Morris Gallery Shop!
Choose from some of the most eye-catching Morris
patterns and colourways, all in 100% fine silk. Perfect
for special days this summer ☀

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Saturday's Family Day starts at 10am! See Tomo Yoshizawa's talk & demonstration on the art of Tsumugi weaving from 10am. From 1pm get creative with artist Mika Sembongi as she hosts Sashiko craft workshops. Ages 5+ FREE, drop in.

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For London Craft Week 2024, we're taking a deep dive into the themes of #ArtWithoutHereos with a panel of guests who have contributed to the book, 'Mingei / Art Without Heroes'. Wed 15 May. Tickets £7.50 or £5. 6-9pm. With Japan Foundation UK.

Info & book: bit.ly/43watIV

Year 5 visited the William Morris Gallery today, where we learned a lot about William Morris’ life and art. We took part in a wonderful printing workshop which was inspired from nature. WilliamMorrisGallery 🖼️🌱🪻🪴

Day out in E17, including a visit to WilliamMorrisGallery for the fabulous #ArtWithoutHeroes : Mingei exhibition, exploring the evolution of Japanese folk-craft movement. And on the subject of celebrating the beauty of everyday, an afternoon in the sunshine of Lloyd Park to boot ☀️

📢Featured in the #ArtWithoutHeroes exhibition, you can now buy vintage and contemporary kokeshi dolls at the William Morris Gallery Shop (online and onsite). Unique dolls in various shapes and sizes.

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At next week's London Craft Week event, we'll be taking a deep dive into the book 'Mingei / Art Without Heroes'. Chaired by Tomo Yoshizawa, with Roisin Inglesby & contributors Yuko Kikuchi, Aaron Angell & Dasom Sung. With The Japan Foundation 国際交流基金

15 May, 6-9
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Our next Family Day is Saturday 18 May! And we have a busy day of activities starting at 10am with a talk and demonstration on the art of Tsumugi weaving with Tomo Yoshizawa. Then from 1pm join Mika Sembongi for Sashiko craft workshops. FREE. Drop in.

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🎨Mini Morris: Little Birdie Stitch - Thurs 16 May, DROP IN at 10am/1pm. Get inspired by the birds in May Morris’s embroidery designs & practice your stitching skills to create a piece of embroidery to take home. Toddler-friendly crafting for 2-5s. FREE.

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For London Craft Week 2024, we're taking a deep dive into the themes of #ArtWithoutHereos with a panel of guests who have contributed to the book, 'Mingei / Art Without Heroes'. Wed 15 May. Tickets £7.50 or £5. 6-9pm. With Japan Foundation UK.

Info & book: bit.ly/43watIV

London: Art Without Heroes: Mingei at WilliamMorrisGallery is the UK's largest exhibition on the Japanese folk-craft movement, showcasing over 80 works from the 1920s and 1930s. Showing until 22 Sept.

More South East and East Asian Art exhibits in the UK: artrabbit.com/network/featur…

Congratulations W F Twinning Assoc. on your 25th anniversary!🎉 Lovely evening celebrating WilliamMorrisGallery with Mayor of Waltham Forest Council, 🇩🇲 High Commissioner Janet Charles and 🇦🇬 High Commissioner Karen-Mae Hill. Always proud of my mum, Jane Ulysses Grell, who leads writing workshops for the WFTA ❤️

Family event in collaboration with WilliamMorrisGallery!

Join YOSHIZAWA Tomo for a hands-on deep dive into tsumugi weaving as she showcases sketchbooks, weaving designs, and samples.

18 May (Sat) 10am-12pm
William Morris Gallery, London
Free (drop-in)

More info 👉wmgallery.org.uk/event/family-d…

✨For #DementiaActionWeek we're inviting people affected by dementia to a curator-led tour of the Art Without Heroes: Mingei exhibition. In partnership with the Waltham Forest Council Intensive Dementia Outreach Service. FREE. Booking essential. 13 May.

Info & book: bit.ly/3UAThio

'Beyond its Japanese origins, Mingei is now resonating worldwide for its embrace of the handmade and unbranded.' Crafts reviews the Mingei/Art Without Heroes book. Learn more about its themes at our London Craft Week event on Wed 15 May!

Book tickets: bit.ly/43watIV

☀️If you’ve been struggling to make it to William Morris Gallery before 5pm, we have some good news. From 2 May (until Sept), Thursday opening is now 10am to 8pm. This means more time to explore the 'Art Without Heroes: Mingei' exhibition & relax with a drink at Deeney’s Café 🍷

Don't miss this FREE curator-led tour of Art Without Heroes: Mingei, this Thursday at 2pm. No need to book, just drop in #ArtWithoutHeroes