For BTB25, the British Council supported a delegation of seven artists, designers, and makers from across Southeast Asia.

A panel discussion followed by a private view of the exhibition, Pioneers of the Material World.

An online panel which expanded on Future Past — the digital exhibition co-curated by the British Textile Biennial and Textile Culture Net.

An online panel which expanded on Future Past — the digital exhibition co-curated by the British Textile Biennial and Textile Culture Net.

This event took place in the iconic Ashton Memorial, the site of Margo Selby’s large-scale textile work Breathing Colour. Audiences were invited to join us and a panel of experts to explore the future of colour.

A panel discussion that explored the unlikely intersections between the British Textile Biennial and the entangled histories of football hooliganism, textiles, fashion, design, and performance, and how these forces have shaped wider culture.

BTB were delighted to welcome author, activist and Fair Trade Fashion entrepreneur Carry Somers to give the keynote lecture to the 2025 programme.

An opening night event for two BTB25 exhibitions, The Synthetic Revolution and Eternal Seas.

Artist Lucy Orta and BTB artistic director Laurie Peake hosted a walk around conversation exploring her exhibition, Homo Mondialis.

In these Roundtable sessions for British Textile Biennial moderated by Josie Warden, we explore more ethically and environmentally responsible ways of creating the textiles of the future with the help of some of the BTB23 artists from Africa and the UK.

The Decolonisation of Ceramics and Textiles online panel discussion was a British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) and British Textile Biennal (BTB) partner event. Curator and artist Basil Olton chaired this rich discussion with ceramics and textile artists Jacqueline Bishop, Theirry Oussou and Masimba Hwati.

Dr Gus Casely-Hayford, OBE, the founding Director of V&A East gave the opening lecture to BTB23.

Larksong: live music performance, expanded cinema projections, poetry reading and soundtrack album launch in Goodshaw Chapel.

Over a six month period in 2021, the artists and curators of ‘The British Invasion’ were in dialogue allowing themselves time to consider all aspects of their individual practices and presentation of their work together.

As part of BTB23 we hosted the launch of The Lancashire Textile Gallery.

A Conversations in Creativity for British Textile Biennial featuring Cheyney McKnight, Elli Michaela Young & hosted by Teleica Kirkland.

This Conversations in Creativity Talk for British Textile Biennial features Amber Butchart and guests from British Council, Levis, Envisions, Store Projects and more.

This Conversations in Creativity features Alice Kettle, Bharti Parmar, Raisa Kabir, Serkan Delice and host Amber Butchart.

This extended round table event explores how denim and style more broadly features prominently in cultural and political movements for change throughout the twentieth century to the current.

A Conversation in Creativity with Craig Oldham, Harris Elliott, Sophie Woodward, Tiwirayi Ndoro and host Amber Butchart.