THE world’s biggest prize for tapestry has announced the shortlist of artists to be considered this year.
The shortlist of 20 artworks by 19 artists will be considered for the £8000 Cordis Prize and exhibited at Inverleith House Gallery in Edinburgh from October 23 to December 12.
A worldwide open call attracted entries from as far afield as Australia, Canada and Russia, from artists working across the weaving spectrum. Those chosen to be exhibited include renowned weavers from Japan, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and the UK.
Created to reward ambitious and skilled use of tapestry weaving techniques, the prize captures a snapshot of how this classic artform is being developed today.
Miranda Harvey founded the prize with her husband Ian Rankin. She said: “The pandemic year has certainly exerted influence on the artists who submitted their work, through political critique, personal reflection, and in finding tapestry as a means of therapeutic making.”
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