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.
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