Thu 26 Jun
|WYPW Gallery
TEXTILE CITIZENS: Beyond Consumerism
Exploring how textiles are used to respond to social and environmental problems.
Time & Location
26 Jun 2025, 10:30 – 12 Jul 2025, 15:30
WYPW Gallery, The Piazza Centre, Unit 42-44 Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2RS, UK
About the event
THREAD REPUBLIC CIC presents their 2025 Exhibition: TEXTILE CITIZENS: BEYOND CONSUMERISM
With global textile production reaching epic volumes, the significant devastation to people and our planet is now clear to see. A growth mindset for consumerism works only for the billionaire bank balances for those at the top of the business tree. No benefit trickles down, it only gushes up.
In this system, customers are always encouraged to buy more: Viewed only as passive consumers and discarders of product, ever ready to line the pockets of the wealthy with more money, for More Stuff.
How does this system change? Well, it's not going to change itself. We need policy & regulation (it's coming slowly), but we always forget a key, ESSENTIAL part of the system...US! If the consumer mindset changes, the whole system changes.
TEXTILE CITIZENS explores how, when we view ourselves as citizens not consumers, we open up a whole other system of textile engagement, acquisition and ownership that is based on creativity, care, community and joy.
FEATURING:
Domestic Dusters
The Red Flag Project
A Full English Quilts
Meltham Quilts for Care Leavers
Threads of Survival
Edinburgh Street Stitchers
Calderdale & Kirklees Recovery & Wellbeing College
And many more...
Opening hours: 10.30am - 3.30pm
Opening days:
Thursday 26 June
Friday 27 June
Saturday 28 June
Thursday 3 July
Friday 4 July
Saturday 5 July
Thursday 10 July
Friday 11 July
Saturday 12 July
Cost: free entry.
Healthy & Safety: the space has level access. However, the toilet is upstairs.