Publicity 2006

Check out the stitching

NPLife: November 2006

A series of five tapestry panels depicting famous Newport landscapes which have been donated to the University of Wales, Newport are now on public display for the local community to enjoy.

Created by former Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama student Lousie Morland in 1988, the 9ft by 6ft tapestry panels were presented to the University by Helen Kegie, vice chair of the Seren Group, which commissioned the panels for Charter Housing Association.

Anne Carlisle, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the university, said: “We are a community university and it's delightful to have works of art which depict the region so vividly. They enable us to enjoy the past and present in the setting of a future orientated environment.”

Made from a collage of Welsh wool, used to add warmth, colour and texture to the Newport Castle, Newport Transporter Bridge, Tredegar House, Town Bridge and the University of Wales, Newport, Caerleon campus. They are on public display in the Seren Group Corridor in the Rathmell Building of the Caerleon campus.

“These are very special works of art which capture beautifully the rich architecture and history of Newport. I am thrilled that the tapestries will be displayed in such a lively location within the University,” said Helen Kegie. The panels have been displayed for many years at Charter Housing Association's largest sheltered housing scheme in Pant-y-Celyn, Malpas.

Helen Kegie is pictured discussing the tapestry panels with Anne Carlisle after officially presenting them to the University of Wales, Newport.