Claire Weetman presents two new installations at the Bluecoat

'A remarkable architecture of stairs'

and

'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'

at the Bluecoat
Friday 26 July - Sunday 15 September

Open daily 10am - 6pm. Free.

I'm presenting two new installations in the Vide at the Bluecoat: a multi-screen video installation and an interactive animated floor projection that recalls my experiences of disorientation in Shanghai in 2012.

 

A series of unique photograms will be on sale at Tickets & Information throughout the duration of the installation.

 
Artist Talk
Saturday 17 August 2pm - meet in the Vide
The Bluecoat. School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX

Portfolio NW
Featuring artists Rebecca Chesney, Tadhg Devlin, Dave Evans, 0point3recurring (David Henckel, Dan Wilkinson & Leon Hardman), Hannah Wooll, Kai-Oi Jay Yung, this exhibition runs concurrently with Claire's installations.

art:language:location - Planning meeting

I've been selected to participate in the location specific exhibition 'art:language:location' in Cambridge this October, and as part of the planning process towards the event the organisers held a meeting of many of the artists involved on the weekend of the 22nd June.  It was my first visit to Cambridge, so I've managed to pack in getting to know some of the artists along with site visits and a whistle-stop walk around the historic centre.

My proposal is to create an intervention on a pavement that will interrupt and influence people's movement as they move through space, so here's a few research images that will start to come together to form the work in October.  Between now and then, there's some drawings to be made to test ideas out and some logistical hurdles to sort out. 

For more information on art:language:location visit artlanguagelocation.wordpress.com

Adventures in Wonderland - New Work

I've just updated my website with some pictures of my latest work, a series of 6 laser engraved boxes that tell stories of my experiences in Shanghai.  From ballroom dancing in a park, to feeling hemmed in at a gated water town, these small boxes share my adventures.

They are currently being exhibited at the Gallery at Bank Quay House in Warrington as part of Markmakers latest exhibition which explores narrative and storytelling. The boxes are available to purchase at £60 each.

I am awaiting the arrival of night

I am awaiting the arrival of the night

An exhibition of stories at the Gallery at Bank Quay House by Markmakers

Exhibition opening night: Thursday 23rd May 6 – 8pm

Exhibition continues until 12th July

It's all back to front, telling stories with pictures and making sculptures with words, but that is what you'll find in Warrington from May to July as the Halton-based group of artists Markmakers bring their latest exhibition to The Gallery at Bank Quay House on Sankey Street, Warrington.

Over the past two years, artists from Markmakers have been reading and sharing stories, choosing authors and books that interest and inspire them before going back to their studios to create beautiful interpretations of the narratives that they have read.  One of the books, Mark Cocker's Crow Country, the opening line from which the exhibition takes its title, features descriptions of nature and the natural environment.  It has stimulated artworks and research visits in the landscape of Warrington and the North West, resulting in many of the artists making work featuring Crows and their habitats. 

Not all of the artworks use published stories as their reference point, many of the artists have touched on their own personal accounts of life, showing how even the smallest events in our lives have significance and consequences.  

Sculptures, painting, drawing, prints and collage all appear in the bright, spacious Gallery at Bank Quay house, which has a reputation for showing the very best examples of creativity from the North West and beyond.  These diverse artworks will also be shown alongside a number of artworks that take the form of a book, which visitors will be able to handle, plus a small library of the books that inspired the works will be available for visitors to read whilst they have a cappuccino at the Coffee Shop cafe within the gallery.

Markmakers is a group of artists who have been established for over 10 years.  They meet monthly in Halton and regularly exhibit in arts venues across the North West.  Past exhibitions have included The Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn; Warrington Museum and Art Gallery; Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham; The Albert Dock, Liverpool.

http://www.markmakers-artists.co.uk/

Exhibiting artists

Sue Archer, Cath Ball, Jacqui Chapman, Jane Copeman, Judith Ferns, Carys Anne Hughes, Val Jackson, Rachel James, Allison John, Tony Jones, Jennifer Kenworthy, Jeni McConnell, Amanda Oliphant, Fiona Phillips, Cliff Richards, Cathy Rounthwaite, Angela Sidwell, Claire Weetman.

thegalleryatbankquayhouse

Sankey Street

Warrington

WA1 1NN

01925 418 064

www.thegalleryatbankquayhouse.co.uk

Artists talk: 12 June 2013, 6-8pm

Open to all, Admission free

Mon-Fri 8.30-5.00, Sat 9.00-4.00

Fully accessible with friendly onsite bistro