Bath Open Arts Prize 2024

Society member Aran Illingworth MSDC wins 1st Prize in this key open arts prize

We would like to congratulate textile artist Aran Illingworth, the overall winner of the 2024 Bath Open Arts Prize with her piece 'Bag Lady'

Aran, who specialises in portraiture and depiction of the human figure in textiles said of her piece:

"When you are destitute you don’t have the words. You have the sky over your head and the Earth under your feet. You are hiding yourself and you don’t know where to go. All your worldly goods are in bags. Public space is an essential component of the daily life of homeless people, driving their vulnerability and sense of humiliation."