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OPEN CALL – The Fronteer Open 2019
Fronteer presents The Fronteer Open 2019, an open call to submit work to our annual open call exhibition at 35 Chapel Walk, Sheffield. The exhibition runs from 26th November to 6th December with the opportunity to win cash prizes of … Continue reading
Open Call – Botanicals Exhibition
SUBMISSIONS FOR THIS EXHIBITION ARE NOW CLOSED Botanicals will be a group exhibition featuring art work relating to a botanical theme. The theme can be interpreted however you wish, and does not need to be overtly botanical. Work can be … Continue reading
Call for Work: The Fronteer Open 2018
Fronteer presents The Fronteer Open, an open call to submit work for an exhibition at 35 Chapel Walk, Sheffield from November 19th – December 2nd 2018. With the opportunity to win cash prizes of up to £200. Artists are free to submit … Continue reading
Taking Greek Myth to Greece
In May 2017 I was invited to join a group of artists exhibiting in Athens, Greece, as part of Platforms Project 17. I have an interest in Greek Mythology, which often comes into my practice, and so I wanted to … Continue reading
Stars Open Call
Stars Fronteer (fronted by Sharon Mossbeck and Michael Borkowsky) presents Stars, an open call to submit work for an exhibition in Athens, Greece in May 2018. We are asking artists to submit artwork based on the theme of stars for an … Continue reading
Reflections on The Thread of Life
My large scale cross-stitch work The Thread of Life (sharing it’s title with the project I ran alongside it), took one year to complete. I had set myself a deadline to ensure that I had an unfinished piece of work. … Continue reading
A Note on Cross-stitch as Craft
In my last couple of blog posts I have written about how I want to use cross-stitch as a form of contemporary fine art. In the past this has got me in to trouble with cross-stitchers who have misunderstood my … Continue reading
The Beginning of My Work with Cross-stitch
When I began working with cross-stitch as a form of contemporary fine art, I didn’t want to just be producing any old picture as a cross-stitch pattern. There are thousands of cross-stitch kits out there if you just want to … Continue reading
Contemporary Art Cross-stitch
I’ve been neglecting my blog for some time now, and wanted to start writing again about my Contemporary Art Cross-stitch practice, as I prepare to begin work on several new projects. Contemporary Art Cross-stitch is a name I created to … Continue reading
Art Sale
Unfortunately we have decided to cancel the Platform exhibition at Exchange Place Studios this weekend. However, the online art sale continues. Please take a look at the work available, and share the link with others who may be interested. Money … Continue reading
Sharon Mossbeck 