2012 is a year of big things, literally… with a new commission for the Bluecoat leg of Topophobia in the works alongside my new commission for the Open Eye gallery’s external wall.
I can’t tell you how nice it is to be working with galleries in Liverpool!
It’s been announced that A Foundation in Liverpool is to close.
I’m really sad about this, not only did I have an incredible experience as part of the A Curriculum residency last year, but I am a big fan of their ambitious commissions, beautiful building and role in the Liverpool Biennial. It’s a significant loss for the city.
Read more here:
http://www.sevenstreets.com/art-and-creativity/the-l-word/
There is a lovely piece about Cardboard Folly on SevenStreets website at the moment. Images are from Rebecca Foster, me and Nick Cass.
Thanks very much guys.
From 28th – 31st October I will be showing ‘Temporary Measure’ with Axis at The Manchester Contemporary art fair.
http://www.themanchestercontemporary.co.uk/
Before that, Cardboard Folly will be on display at the Bluecoat from 21st October, so this week will be mainly getting work printed and collating copies. There is so much to do but I have some fantastic artists involved and the work that has already arrived is really great.
The artists involved are:
image: Rebecca Foster’s contribution to Cardboard Folly.
On top of that workload, my twin sister is opening a new business, Recrafted, consisting of workshops and a shop selling handmade British craft. It’s already looking amazing, but I have more painting and hand-painted signs to create before the opening on the 15th October. She’s very talented and I’m very pleased she is taking such a big leap to do this. Cupcakes over the opening weekend, so if you’re in the area come and say hi!
Just a reminder that the Liverpool Art Prize is only on for one more week, so do go and see it if you can – I’m not sure whether the work will be kept afterwards as it is just so big.
A few projects are being plotted at the moment, but I am currently busy finishing my year as bursary holder at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I am making a limited edition book to mark the end of the year, so next week will be full of paper cuts and swear words.
The end of July and August are marked for the studio and some small projects, so looking forward to getting cracking on some new work.
I am currently working on a small bookwork, a collaboration of sorts with Nathan Jones, who has been Poet-in-residence at the Bluecoat in Liverpool over the past year. The piece contains his poem, Slow Magic, written about the experience of looking around an exhibition (one of the same name held at the Bluecoat).
Based on a Turkish map fold, the multiple has a screen-printed grey board cover and unfolds, revealing the poem slowly, the creases of the paper acting as illustrations. It’s still very much under-construction (printing tomorrow) but will be available in a limited editon.
The work will be part of
Mistranslations
An exhibition of artworks drawn from Nathan Jones’ period as Poet in Residence at the Bluecoat
16th – 26th June, 2010
Lost Soul and Stranger Service Station, the Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
featuring print, video and illustrative work by
Scott Spencer
Emily Speed
Philip Marsden
Markus Soukup
Sarah Nicolls
Neil Keeting
and Andre Guedes
Some images of the Liverpool Art Prize exhibition can be seen on the website of McCoy-Wynne, photographic sponsors of the prize.
http://www.mccoywynne.co.uk/lap_2010/
I am currently putting the final touches to my section of the Liverpool Art Prize exhibition at Metal, Liverpool.
The exhibition opens on Thursday evening 6-9pm, to attend RSVP to rsvp@liverpoolartprize.com. This is the same email to respond to if you would like to attend the awards ceremony on Wednesday 30th June 6-8pm. You can go in my place if you like!
Drawing Paper (a newspaper on drawing) is having a pre-launch this Saturday. The brainchild of Mike Carney, an artist working at Royal Standard, the paper will be free and features drawing from 20 artists, myself included. The pre-launch of #1 is from 5-8pm at Royal Standard Studios, Liverpool this Saturday (8th May).
The first issue brings together a diverse selection of work from 20 artists including Jon Barraclough, Mike Carney, Baptiste Croze, Jemma Egan, Henry Finney, Madeline Hall, Natalie Hughes, Harry Lawson, Hamish Mclain, Sarah McKevitt, Flis Mitchell, Bernadette O’Toole, Richard Proffitt, James Quin, Laura Robertson, Emily Speed, Topia Gould, Sam Venables, Alan Williams and Ki Yoong.
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The Royal Standard
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Unit 3, Vauxhall Business Centre, 131 Vauxhall Rd, Liverpool L3 6BN
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Liverpool, United Kingdom
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The A Curriculum exhibition at A Foundation had it’s opening last Friday and happily the Director liked it so much, he has decided to extend it to be open Fridays and Saturdays until 22nd May, alongside the ‘Economy of the Gift exhibition there, so please go down and have a look if you can!
A Curriculum: A one day exhibition
Saturday 1 May, 12 – 6pm
Private view: Friday 30 April, 6 – 9pm
The A Curriculum artists-in-residence will hold a one-day exhibition to present work made in the two months spent at A Foundation, Liverpool. During their time on the residency the artists have attended a programme of talks, and received studio visits, by a number of artists and art professionals. Coming to the end of this period the artists would like to invite the public into their studios which will be returned to an exhibition space for the final day of their
residency.