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Jephson Gardens
Leamington Spa
Maker: Deirdre Nelson
Textile artist, Deirdre Nelson’s residency was based in the
Glasshouse Studio attached to the Temperate House in
Jephson Gardens. Deirdre, together with Stewart Easton,
worked with members of the intergenerational Hispanic
community group, Club Amigos, to make a collective
tablecloth ‘Las Mantel Mas Grande de Leamington’ (The
Biggest Tablecloth in Leamington) using drawing, digital
print and stitch. Deirdre and Stewart also worked with
second generation Portuguese children from Sydenham
Primary School, to create embroidered napkins
celebrating the elephants that used to live in Leamington.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
“I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
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Jephson Gardens
Leamington Spa
Maker: Deirdre Nelson
Textile artist, Deirdre Nelson’s residency was based in the
Glasshouse Studio attached to the Temperate House in
Jephson Gardens. Deirdre, together with Stewart Easton,
worked with members of the intergenerational Hispanic
community group, Club Amigos, to make a collective
tablecloth ‘Las Mantel Mas Grande de Leamington’ (The
Biggest Tablecloth in Leamington) using drawing, digital
print and stitch. Deirdre and Stewart also worked with
second generation Portuguese children from Sydenham
Primary School, to create embroidered napkins
celebrating the elephants that used to live in Leamington.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
This is a mild sight compared to what Bombay trains usually look like. But the best part is; even with twice the crowd as in the picture, people will still find space and peace to read a paper.
More images: Facebook page.
On Monday, December 19th, we partnered with Lenovo computers to build out the ultimate art-themed smackdown. Hosted at Villain in Williamsburg, guests stepped into a fully imagined warehouse art party. That night it was all about participation. We created a series of art activities to get guests making art and meeting each other. Guests captured the revelry of the night in Ventikoland’s projection photo booth. After some savory Espolón cocktails and tacos the art battle was ready to begin. 2 amazing artists competed head-to-head in a series of timed challenges and a head-to-head battle of creative awesomeness. Interludes were provided by a pop & lock round girl, battling breakdancers, and a duo of beatboxers.
Event Design by Adam Aleksander Presents
Photography by Lukas Maverick Greyson
Working with Jim Bond
Residency:
Boars Head Pub
Kidderminster
Maker: Jim Bond
Graduate Placement: Michelle Taylor
The Kidderminster residency was at the Boars Head
Pub, which actively supports the local arts scene. Jim
Bond is a kinetic sculptor and used the residency to work
with two different groups; KAF Creatives, a group of
visual artists and the Phoenix women’s group. Jim
developed a range of activities to build their skills using
life drawing, clay modelling and plaster moulds. Michelle
Taylor also brought lots of useful knowledge of ceramics
and mould-making to the community sessions.
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
"we'll be hair today, we'll be hair tomorrow"
May 25 was her birthday. 🌷Mother🌷
illustration, watercolor, mixedmedia on paper 29cm x 49cm
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Model: Alba Hervás
All photos by Marta Nørgaard ©
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Un ami, peintre et sculpteur, à SCVLPTVRE au Palais des congrès la fin de semaine dernière.
A friend, painter and sculptor, at SCVLPTVRE, at the Palais des Congrès last week-end.
The mustached misanthrope with a typewriter and a hammer. Madness and Genius. And you can’t talk about that without celebrating a man who stared too long into the abyss... and smiled back. Friedrich Nietzsche.
That’s Nee-chuh if you’re feeling polite, Nee-chee if you’re American, and Nitch if you’re trying to sound like you read him in the original German.
Born in 1844, back when trains were still new and people thought syphilis was just bad luck. He was a preacher’s kid but he sure didn’t stay in the pews long. He walked outta that church with a fistful of lightning and a book full of questions. See, Nietzsche didn’t believe in God. Or maybe he did, but he thought the guy was already dead, and we were the ones who did it. He wrote things like “God is dead—and we have killed him.” That’s not a confession. That’s a dare.
But Nietzsche wasn’t some cold-hearted philosopher with chalk on his elbows. He wrote like a poet with a toothache. He was trying to build a world where people didn’t need a shepherd, or a rulebook, or a finish line in the sky. He believed in the Übermensch (the “Overman”) someone who could look life square in the eye and say, "I’ll make my own meaning, thank you very much." I personally think of Nietzsche as a funny one too. He writes philosophical satire as several ancient satirist/philosophers did, you know, both against philosophy and out of love for philosophy. Nietzsche can be interpreted as a satirist of philosophy. And satirizing philosophy constitutes his genuine pursuit of wisdom. He claimed several times that laughter is the only remedy to suffering, that comedy and philosophy is a tool with which we can ameliorate and make sense of pain and adversity.
A lot of folks misunderstood him. Some twisted his words into things he never meant, like a bad cover song of a brilliant tune. The Nazis tried to claim him, but Nietzsche hated nationalism. Hated obedience. Hated anything that smelled like a uniform.
He went mad in 1889. Walked through the streets of Turin, Italy, saw a horse being beaten, ran up, threw his arms around it, and collapsed. Never spoke again. Spent the last 11 years of his life silent. Maybe he said everything he needed to.
You ever wonder what it sounds like to write with fire and cry with thunder? That was Nietzsche. And whether you agree with him or not the man could turn a phrase like a knife in the dark.
ink, watercolor on paper
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The Great Escape by Cathy Miles
Residency:
Eagle House, Midland
Heart, Stafford
Maker: Cathy Miles
The Stafford residency was sited at Eagle House, Midland
Heart Organisation, which is a supported housing scheme
accommodating single people aged 18-64. Cathy Miles is
a maker working in metal who ‘draws’ with wire combined
with other found materials to create sculptural illustrations
that capture a character, scene or imaginary place. Cathy
and Emily Notman worked with the customers at Eagle
House to explore stories of their lives and the things that
make them happy.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
“When mental [illness] increases until it reaches the danger point, do not exhaust yourself by efforts to trace back to original causes. Better accept them as inevitable and save your strength to fight against the effects.”
― George Sand
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Installation shot from the exhibition "Ectopia" @ Rogaland Kunstsenter. Curated by Geir Haraldseth. jan 29 - march 1.
This is a special gift for a young boy. I discovered through his Mom that he is completely facinated with John Deere Tractors. This is for him for Christmas. It takes me a long time to do my art,however I am happy with how this turned out. It will all be in the details for him. It will be matted, framed and ready for Christmas morning.
Jephson Gardens
Leamington Spa
Maker: Deirdre Nelson
Textile artist, Deirdre Nelson’s residency was based in the
Glasshouse Studio attached to the Temperate House in
Jephson Gardens. Deirdre, together with Stewart Easton,
worked with members of the intergenerational Hispanic
community group, Club Amigos, to make a collective
tablecloth ‘Las Mantel Mas Grande de Leamington’ (The
Biggest Tablecloth in Leamington) using drawing, digital
print and stitch. Deirdre and Stewart also worked with
second generation Portuguese children from Sydenham
Primary School, to create embroidered napkins
celebrating the elephants that used to live in Leamington.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
Residency:
Regent Silversmiths and
Holte School, Birmingham
Maker: Miranda Sharpe
Graduate Placement: Amy Logan
This residency took place in two locations; at industry
partner Regent Silversmiths, based in the Jewellery
Quarter and Holte School, Aston. Jeweller Miranda
Sharpe worked with Amy Logan to teach young people at
Holte School the basics of jewellery-making with metal
and textiles. Miranda received training in silversmithing at
Regents and her new work reflects her experiments and
development from jewellery into large scale work.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
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* Survival AIDS Mummification Transformation *
Neuen Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK)
Berlin - 16. Februar 2014
Eine Performance von Hunter Reynolds
In Zusammenarbeit mit Goran Tomcic
Mitwirkende: Goran Tomcic | Rik Mayda | Frank Merz | Marcelo Alves
Seit 1999 hat Hunter Reynolds über 25 "Mumifizierungen" in ganz Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten durchgeführt. In Verbindung mit der aktuellen Ausstellung LOVE AIDS RIOT SEX II in der Neuen Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK), Berlin, hat Reynolds die "Survival AIDS Mummification Transformation" performt.
Diese seltenen Performances sind körperlich und emotional zermürbend und gleichzeitig inspirierend - sie evozieren sowohl Wiedergeburt als auch Wiederauferstehung. Seit über zwanzig Jahren nutzt Reynolds Fotografie, Performance und Installation, um seine Erfahrungen als HIV-positiver schwuler Mann auszudrücken. Bei der Gestaltung der Mumienhaut wird er mit Goran Tomcic zusammenarbeiten.
Goran Tomcic ist ein Künstler und Schriftsteller. Er wurde 1964 im ehemaligen Jugoslawien geboren, ist kroatischer und US-amerikanischer Staatsbürger und lebt und arbeitet derzeit in Berlin. Er hat einen MA in Curatorial Studies vom Center for Curatorial Studies am Bard College (1996). Seit 2000 stellt er seine Kunst international aus und ist Empfänger des Pollock-Krasner-Stipendiums (2007). Seine Gedichte und Kunstkritiken wurden seit Mitte der 80er Jahre international veröffentlicht.
Hunter Reynolds ist bildender Künstler, AIDS-Aktivist und Mitglied von Visual AIDS Artist. Er war ein frühes Mitglied von ACT UP New York und war 1989 Mitbegründer von Art Positive, einer ACT-UP-Affinitätsgruppe zur Bekämpfung von Homophobie und Zensur in der Kunst. Reynolds' Arbeiten beschäftigen sich mit Fragen der Geschlechtsidentität, der politischen, sozialen und sexuellen Geschichte, mit Trauer und Verlust, Überleben, Hoffnung und Heilung. Einige seiner bekanntesten Performance-Projekte sind "The Patina du Prey's Memorial Dress"; die Dokumentation über Reynolds Memorial Dress war Teil von LOVE AIDS RIOT SEX I (nGbK, Nov 2013 - Jan, 2014), "The Drag Pose Series", "Blood Spot Series" und "Mummification Series". Er hat an großen Performance-Projekten wie "The Banquet" mit Chrysanne Stathacos und "I-Dea - The Goddess" mit Maxine Henryson mitgearbeitet.
Hunter Reynolds wurde mit zahlreichen Stipendien und Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen ausgezeichnet, darunter mehrere Pollock-Krasner-Preise. Er hat zahlreiche Einzelausstellungen gehabt, darunter: PPOW Gallery, Participant Inc., Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY; White Columns, New York, NY; Artist Space, New York, NY; Simon Watson Gallery, New York, NY; Creative Time, New York, NY; Momenta, Brooklyn, NY; Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA; ICA Boston, Boston, MA; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; nGbK Berlin, Deutschland; und documenta, Kassel, Deutschland. Seine Werke befinden sich in zahlreichen öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen, darunter das Chicago Art Institute, Yale und das Addison Andover. Die Fales Library and Special Collections/New York University hat kürzlich die Archive von Hunter Reynolds für ihre Downtown Collection erworben. Er wird von der PPOW Gallery vertreten.
"Kunst war schon immer eines der Mittel, die ich eingesetzt habe, um mich selbst und andere zu heilen und Ordnung in das Chaos meines Lebens zu bringen, indem ich nicht nur die Geschichte durch die Kunst erzählte, sondern mich selbst im Prozess des Schaffens verwandelte, indem ich sie nutzte, um mein Leben neu zu gestalten, Hoffnung und Schönheit zu finden und den Wunsch, lebendig zu sein." - Hunter Reynolds –
www.ppowgallery.com/artists/estate-of-hunter-reynolds#tab...
www.ppowgallery.com/exhibitions/hunter-reynolds2#tab:thum...
archiv.ngbk.de/projekte/love-aids-riot-sex-2/
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* Survival AIDS Mummification Transformation *
New Society for Fine Arts (nGbK), Berlin - February 16, 2014
A performance by Hunter Reynolds
In collaboration with Goran Tomcic
Contributors: Goran Tomcic | Rik Mayda | Frank Merz | Marcelo Alves
Since 1999, Hunter Reynolds has performed over 25 "mummifications" throughout Europe and the United States. In conjunction with the current exhibition LOVE AIDS RIOT SEX II at the Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK), Berlin, Reynolds has performed the "Survival AIDS Mummification Transformation".
These rare performances are physically and emotionally grueling yet inspiring - evoking both rebirth and resurrection. For over twenty years, Reynolds has used photography, performance and installation to express his experiences as an HIV-positive gay man. He will be collaborating with Goran Tomcic on the design of the mummy skin.
Goran Tomcic is an artist and writer. He was born in 1964 in the former Yugoslavia, is a Croatian and US citizen and currently lives and works in Berlin. He holds an MA in Curatorial Studies from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (1996). He has exhibited his art internationally since 2000 and is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Fellowship (2007). His poetry and art criticism have been published internationally since the mid-1980s.
Hunter Reynolds is a visual artist, AIDS activist and member of Visual AIDS Artist. He was an early member of ACT UP New York and in 1989 co-founded Art Positive, an ACT UP affinity group to combat homophobia and censorship in the arts. Reynolds' work deals with issues of gender identity, political, social and sexual history, grief and loss, survival, hope and healing. Some of his best known performance projects include "The Patina du Prey's Memorial Dress"; the documentary about Reynolds Memorial Dress was part of LOVE AIDS RIOT SEX I (nGbK, Nov 2013 - Jan, 2014), "The Drag Pose Series", "Blood Spot Series" and "Mummification Series". He has collaborated on major performance projects such as "The Banquet" with Chrysanne Stathacos and "I-Dea - The Goddess" with Maxine Henryson.
Hunter Reynolds has been awarded numerous grants and residencies, including several Pollock-Krasner awards. He has had numerous solo exhibitions including: PPOW Gallery, Participant Inc, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY; White Columns, New York, NY; Artist Space, New York, NY; Simon Watson Gallery, New York, NY; Creative Time, New York, NY; Momenta, Brooklyn, NY; Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA; ICA Boston, Boston, MA; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; nGbK Berlin, Germany; and documenta, Kassel, Germany. His work is in numerous public and private collections, including the Chicago Art Institute, Yale, and the Addison Andover. The Fales Library and Special Collections/New York University recently acquired Hunter Reynolds' archives for their Downtown Collection. He is represented by PPOW Gallery.
"Art has always been one of the tools I have used to heal myself and others and bring order to the chaos of my life, not only telling the story through art, but transforming myself in the process of creating, using it to reshape my life, finding hope and beauty and the desire to be alive." - Hunter Reynolds –
www.ppowgallery.com/artists/estate-of-hunter-reynolds#tab...
www.ppowgallery.com/exhibitions/hunter-reynolds2#tab:thum...
Working with Jim Bond
Residency:
Boars Head Pub
Kidderminster
Maker: Jim Bond
Graduate Placement: Michelle Taylor
The Kidderminster residency was at the Boars Head
Pub, which actively supports the local arts scene. Jim
Bond is a kinetic sculptor and used the residency to work
with two different groups; KAF Creatives, a group of
visual artists and the Phoenix women’s group. Jim
developed a range of activities to build their skills using
life drawing, clay modelling and plaster moulds. Michelle
Taylor also brought lots of useful knowledge of ceramics
and mould-making to the community sessions.
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
Residency:
Salvation Army
Longton, Stoke
Maker: Ruth Spaak
Graduate Placement: Denise Moloney
Ruth Spaak, glass and mixed media artist, worked with
the members of LASS (Ladies Self Support) women’s
group, based at the Salvation Army. The group responded
enthusiastically to Ruth’s unusual collection of materials to
make mixed-media wall hangings and rag rugs. The
residency was supported by the British Ceramics Biennial
(BCB) and Ruth had access to ceramic materials and
resources from BCB and the former Spode factory site,
which informed the piece she has created for this
exhibition. Denise Moloney worked with Ruth, learning
new skills in delivering workshops in community settings.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
Residency:
Salvation Army
Longton, Stoke
Maker: Ruth Spaak
Graduate Placement: Denise Moloney
Ruth Spaak, glass and mixed media artist, worked with
the members of LASS (Ladies Self Support) women’s
group, based at the Salvation Army. The group responded
enthusiastically to Ruth’s unusual collection of materials to
make mixed-media wall hangings and rag rugs. The
residency was supported by the British Ceramics Biennial
(BCB) and Ruth had access to ceramic materials and
resources from BCB and the former Spode factory site,
which informed the piece she has created for this
exhibition. Denise Moloney worked with Ruth, learning
new skills in delivering workshops in community settings.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
In June, a large cargo ship, MV Wisdom broke away from its tow enroute to being decommissioned and drifted miles across; finally getting beached at Juhu Beach. The leviathan ship became a major tourist attraction at the beach for 3 weeks until it was finally towed out at high tide.
It was certainly quite the sight.
More images: Facebook page.
Solo-exhibition
"Anemone" Loana Ibarra
Opening 7 Mai 2016
Time 12.00 - 15.00
Adress Gamla torg 10 Sjöbo, Sweden
Monday-Thursday 10.00 - 16.00
Friday 10-00 - 15.00
Saturday 10.00 - 14. 00
More info bit.ly/1QRKjSd
Bienwelcome!
Residency:
Eagle House, Midland
Heart, Stafford
Maker: Cathy Miles
The Stafford residency was sited at Eagle House, Midland
Heart Organisation, which is a supported housing scheme
accommodating single people aged 18-64. Cathy Miles is
a maker working in metal who ‘draws’ with wire combined
with other found materials to create sculptural illustrations
that capture a character, scene or imaginary place. Cathy
and Emily Notman worked with the customers at Eagle
House to explore stories of their lives and the things that
make them happy.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews