We have an international membership of silk painters from the UK and other countries around the world. Enjoy viewing around 500 silk paintings by artists in our on-line galleries. Make contact with other textile artists who enjoy painting on silk. Share your ideas and enthusiasm for this wonderful art form. Increase your knowledge, be inspired and be part of our worldwide community of creative people. Join the Guild today.
We are in the process of up-dating and re-designing The Guild of Silk Painters' website to bring it into the 21st century.
We would like to make it more interactive and give members more benefits. In order to do this the current galleries will be archived and we hope there will be four new changing galleries on view to the public:
We would like all of these galleries to change every quarter, possibly more often, so we need plenty of pictures to choose from.
Members: please send your silk painting pictures to Tamsen Flack by email! Don't wait for your friends to send theirs - you do it!
We are also hoping to have a forum or Blog space. If you have any other ideas please contact a member of the committee (See "Contacts")
In Britain and abroad there are groups of silk painters who get together once a month or so and spend the day working together. Very often they put together an annual exhibition or demonstrate at an arts & crafts show. Being a member of the Guild puts you in touch with these other painters. (Left: Maureen Walker and friends in Vancouver, Canada. Right: The Essex branch of the Guild, UK)
The Guild of Silk Painters have a weekend of silk painting somewhere in Britain every year or two. We have an exhibition, suppliers stands, a competition, numerous workshops by well-known painters and an evening meal together. In 2009 we have our summer show in Staffordshire, England.
(Left: workshop in progress at the Avoncroft Show. Right: the team who put on the show in Cambridge).
Members who teach can have their classes and workshops listed on our Classes page free of charge, this list also goes into the journal. Members of the Guild and visitors to the website can book with you direct using your listed contact details.
(Left: Mandy Southan and right: Isabella Whitworth).
The website has a members only section giving you access to Workshops on silkpainting, lists of classes, archives of the journals and more. You can join the Guild or renew your membership directly via this website using PayPal.
To read the Constitution and a list of current committee members click here - Constitution.
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Friends Overseas
© Laure Bouissou
D'Art et de Soie
L'association "D'Art et de Soie" est une association internationale regroupant des peintres sur soie passionnés par leur Art. En visitant notre site vous pourrez admirer leurs créations, prendre contact avec eux, échanger des idées et développer vos connaissances. Soyez inventifs et partagez avec nous des moments créatifs !
Visit the website of our silk painting colleagues in France at www.dartetdesoie.com
© Habotai
Habotai
We are a Belgian society for silk painters promoting painting on silk founded 15 years or so ago, as a meeting place for 'silk freaks' wanting to share their enthusiasm and experiences in order to master the several techniques to paint on silk. Members come from all over Flanders and The Netherlands. During the monthly meetings in Antwerp, Belgian and foreign artists are invited to demonstrate their special methods of painting on silk. An exhibition is organised every year, presenting the works of the members on or with silk.
Visit the website of our silk painting colleagues in Belgium at www.habotai.be
© Jrène Scheutzow
Our Association was founded on May 10th, 1997, in the course of the first silk art congress in Bad Honnef. Our members are active artists from Germany and other countries, as well as companies and supporting members. The Association's goal is the advancement of art and culture on and with silk. It offers a forum for silk art as well as opportunities for education in this area. (See the Events page for news of our competition). Visit the website of our silk painting colleagues in Germany at www.kunstvereinseide.de
© Teena Hughes
Silk Painters International
SPIN is an international organization of silk artists, painters, practitioners and educators. Our aim is to bring together the silk artists who feel isolated and who can benefit from our organization, to receive our regular Silkworm Newsletter, and to participate in our SPIN festival held every two years. Visit the website of our silk painting colleagues in the United States of America at www.silkpainters.org