Visual Arts Scotland: Textile Artists Shortlisted for the Inches Carr Award

Opening 2–6 July at Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh, the Visual Arts Scotland - Inches Carr Craft Development Award celebrates exceptional creativity in Scottish applied arts. Sixteen shortlisted artists are in the running for a £14,000 prize fund, with the exhibition offering a first glimpse into the breadth and innovation of contemporary craft in Scotland today.

Now under the custodianship of Visual Arts Scotland, the Inches Carr Award provides makers with vital financial support and mentoring to expand their practice. This year’s shortlist includes three textile artists - each exploring material, tradition and imagination in original ways.

We caught up with shortlisted textile artists Flore Gardner, Lynne Hocking, and Erin McQuarrie for '5 Minutes with a Friend', to find out more about the inspirations behind their work...

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Image Credits: 

Lead: Peeking (detail) 2023. Cotton, linen, wool, fabric, wire, wood. Erin McQuarrie.

All other images as credited in photo captions.