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12 Days of Artists: Heather Wilson

Kirsty — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 09:34:10 +0000

Here at THIS Project we like to support a range of artist, musicians and poets so for our 6th day of artists we are proud to feature emerging comic’s artist Heather Wilson! Since completing her degree at Glyndwr University Heather has always shown enthusiasm for exploring complex and often over looked areas of history, science and current political issues through the means of graphic novels, in aims to break down barrows and help make complex information accessible.

Name:
Heather Wilson

Current Location:
Wrexham, Wales, UK, Earth, The Solar System, The Milky Way, The Universe

Favourite place, and why?:
I found this question too hard because all of my favourite places are actually pretend. The Silver Sea, which is like this shallow water-lilly filled sea from the Chronicles of Narnia, is one of my favourite places to pretend to be, there’s just something about the vivid descriptions of the sunlight and the clear water that I really love. (I actually can’t bring myself to watch that one of the movies because I know I’ll be disappointed.) Blackreach cavern in the game Skyrim comes a close second. Imagine these like ancient underground Dwarven ruins, inside of an expansive dark cave, filled with glowing mushrooms and torchbugs. It’s like a starlit sky, but deep underground. Sometimes I just go back there to walk around and hang out even though I did all the quests ages ago.

Favourite Reindeer?
Rainbowdash. Oh wait no. That’s something else.

Describe your self in 5 words
Your Average Manic Pixie Nightmare.

What is your current practice and what have you been up to?
November was all about getting ready for the Thought Bubble Festival, which is the UK’s biggest comics festival. If you’ve never been, its a huge festival with loads of stalls, guests, events and a super friendly and positive atmosphere. As well as all the usual cosplay and book signings you might see at another big comics conventions, Thought Bubble does loads to showcase independent creators and small press work. You can buy some of what I was selling there via my online shop: http://missheathercomics.bigcartel.com You can find everything else I’ve been up to this year at: www.missheather.co.uk

How long have you been a practising Artist for?
I have been doing freelance illustration and running workshops for a little over two years.

At what point in your life did you know you wanted to be a Artist?
I can remember other children telling me that I should be an artist when I grew up at about eight or nine. I didn’t think much of the idea though, because so far as I was concerned, I was going to be something “useful”. Now most of my arts practice is geared around education and social causes. Which might be cheating.

If you could buy your 10 year old self anything for Christmas what would it be?
The pivotal things that I was interested in at ten were metallic nail polishes, learning dance routines to S Club 7 songs and reading books about magical children with very poor adult supervision. However, if I could give my past self anything, it would be a reasonable haircut that looked like it actually belonged in the year 2000.

Is there anything in particular you are looking forward to this Christmas?
I will probably really look forward to seeing my two nephews… up until the moment that I’m playing my eighth game of Wii tennis and would really rather like to sit down.

Have you got any plans for the New Year?
A lot of my attention is going to be focused on launching a new art supply subscription box service with my good mate Kirsty Gaughan (of THIS Project fame). Its called Art Block Its really exciting to be doing such a different project from what either of us have ever worked on before. You can check it out at artblock.cratejoy.com

If you could get anything for Christmas this year what would it be?
Time Machine. Obviously guys, obviously.

If you would like to follow Heather and her wonderful adventures please free to follow her on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

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12 Days of Artists: Liam Stokes-Massey

Kirsty — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:57:23 +0000

Over the run up to Christmas, THIS Project have approached 12 artists this festive season to ask 12 questions about them, their practice and what will they be up to this holiday. For our first artist we approached Undegun studio holder Liam Stokes-Massey to ask him about life, art and the prospects of 2016!

Name: Liam Stokes-Massey

Current Location?
Undegun, Wrexham

Favourite Reindeer?:
Comet. Because that is one badass name.

Describe your self in 5 words:
Relaxed, Critical, Focused, Unfocused, Inconsistent

Favourite place, and why?:
I have many favourite places. I’ve just about settled into my studio and nearly got it feeling as comfortable as possible, so that’s certainly one. I go to local coffee shops to paint regularly as I really enjoy the vibrant atmospheres and talking to people.

But my favourite place of all places in the world has to be Iceland. I went on holiday earlier this year and fell in love. The mountains, the waterfalls, the people, the green expanses were the most beautiful things I’d ever seen. I hope to go back next year.

What is your current practice and what have you been up to?:
Currently I’m a pencil portrait artist primarily but have recently been exploring watercolour painting. I am colourblind so this has proved, er, ‘interesting’ at times but am slowly getting to grips with it and enjoying myself very much. I like to make little ‘pop culture’ and personal paintings which have proved very popular indeed with my customers.

How long have you been a practising Artist for?:
After a long hiatus (since school), I’ve been drawing properly for around 2-3 years.

At what point in your life did you know you wanted to be a Artist?:
My last job was working in a bank. I think some people who know me well might have raised an eyebrow when I got the job because it certainly isn’t ‘me’. After just over a year I decided to stop ignoring my gut and leave to become Self-Employed as an Artist. Mental.

Is there anything in particular you are looking forward to this Christmas?
I’m spending it with my girlfriend and her family, so that’ll be really lovely. Spending time with my family too, of course! Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a Massey clan kneesup!

Have you got any plans for the New Year?:
In the New Year I hope to take part in a couple of exhibitions – something I’ve never done before which is quite exciting! So I’ll be putting a lot of thought into original pieces to contribute. I hope to practice painting a lot more too! The beauty of being in this line of work is that the possibilities are truly endless. And that is really, really exciting.

If you could buy your 10 year old self anything for Christmas what would it be?
My 10 year old self had everything he could have ever wanted, so nothing! (Thanks Mum x)

If you could get anything for Christmas this year what would it be?:
My girlfriend has really knocked it out of the park with my presents this year. One in particular is probably the answer to this question, so she’s nailed it.

For more information about Liam or to contact him please feel free to follow these sites
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/liamstokesmasseypencilportraitartist
Instagram: @pencilcraftsman

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Helfa Gelf: Open Doors/Drysau ar Agor

mike — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:46:29 +0000

After a string of International Exhibitions Undegun is turning the spotlight on North Wales’ home-grown talent, as part of a unique project with Helfa Gelf. The month long celebration of Welsh Art invites the public not only to come along and see the work of our most creative residents at the gallery but also to take a tour across the region to see where the artists live and work.

This September Undegun will be showcasing work from a large group of artists taking part in Wales’ biggest Open Studios art trail, Helfa Gelf 2015. Now in its 10th year, this free annual event is spread right across North Wales with studios taking part in Gwynedd, Conwy, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Wrexham. It presents a unique chance for visitors to peek behind the scenes, experience this normally hidden world and get to chat to the artists and crafts people about their creative process and their studio spaces. Helfa Gelf mentions:
“We think North Wales is an overlooked gem for the visual arts and crafts in Wales, with loads of artists and makers beavering away up mountain tracks and sea-side cul-de-sacs.”

Like THIS Project who run the gallery, Helfa Gelf aims to encourage engagement & collaboration and break down barriers between artists and the public. This is the third consecutive year the two organisations have collaborated on an exhibition at Undegun.
‘Open Doors’ brings together over 30 artists and begins with a public launch on Saturday the 5th September at 7pm. The Exhibition will be on display until the 26th September. During their time at Undegun the exhibiting artists will be using the art space to create new work live in front of the public, with opportunities for everyone to get involved in workshop activities and learn new skills.

During its time at Undegun the exhibition will feature a number of free workshops and talks, which are open to all abilities.
On the 25th September artist Graham Mitchell and Ros Hornbuckle will be demonstrating their skills of tapestry weaving and jewellery making out of wood at Undegun from 11 to 4pm. All are welcome to come down to the venue and discuss with the artists more about their disciplines and how they find the creative scene within the North of Wales
You will receive a warm welcome from the artists wherever they are, and will join the ever-growing number of art enthusiasts who enjoy this yearly event – and remember, it’s all free.

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in September in Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. Studios are open from 11am-5pm daily.

For the ‘Open Doors’ exhibition Undegun is open to the public from 12 – 4 on Wednesdays and 11 – 4 on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays.

If you have any interest in become a part of Helfa Gelf please feel free to visit http://www.helfagelf.co.uk/en/contact/ or any questions about Undegun please feel free to send an email to contact@thisproject.co.uk

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Wrexfest & Reimagine Wrecsam

mike — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:20:04 +0000

Wrexfest is back for the 3rd year running

Organised by Change Wrexham For Our Future, Wrexfest is a two-day music and arts community event beginning on Friday 31st, at various locations across the town centre. Covering two days there will be a wealth of performances at Rewind, Royal Oak, Saith Seren including extra stalls, workshops & activity at Llwyn Isaf and Undegun, all supported by the Arts Council of Wales.

Things get underway this Saturday July 25th at Undegun. THIS Project, working with Mikey Jones (www.mikeyjonesart.com), present Re-imagine Wrexham 2.0.

Contributing to the festival landscape local artist Mikey Jones has created a large skyline of the town, ready for local artists and the public to come and paint, draw, collage and reflect on. Come down on the Saturday from 2PM to get involved and be creative! All welcome and the event is free.

Drum With Our Hands’ very own Andy Garside will be DJing during the event with help from a very special guest. (Nice job on the posters too! see below..)

After the launch on Saturday afternoon the event will continue to transform throughout the week, until 1st August, with contributions from a variety of local artists.

From 8pm on Thursday 30th July the performances begin at the Royal Oak, High Street, Wrexham with two nights of acoustic music curated by Cygnini music.

On Friday Undegun welcome back WE//ARE//ANIMAL after a short hiatus for a special show ahead of releasing their debut album this Summer. Support comes from Rich List, Pink Killer, Jack of the Suburbs, Blood Lips and Future Exits.

Continuing on Saturday Undegun will host Hidden Charms, Baby Brave, I Am Of The Universe, Bandito Rey and Cy Humphries while Pobl Y Bryn grace the stage at Saith Seren with support from the Mexican Walking Fish, The Jackobins, The Undivided and Memory Clinic.

For more information you can find the group at facebook.com/ChangeWrexhamForOurFuture

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COLLABORATE!

mike — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:03:07 +0000

The Art World Comes To Wrexham

A group of major International artists will be making their way to Wrexham as part of the diverse and explosive “Collaborate!” exhibition, and this will be the first time much of the work has been shown outside of major international galleries, like New York’s Museum of Modern Art or The Tate.

“Collaborate” is the brainchild of artists Ivan Liotchev and Nicholas John Jones. They will be working with Glyndwr’s Oriel Sycharth Gallery and Wrexham’s innovative arts organisation THIS Project, who opened the former JJB store at 11 Regent Street, as Undegun Artspace in July 2013. The ground-breaking exhibition has been put together to showcase the talents of major international artists at venues across Wrexham, while demonstrating how groups of artists and institutions can work together to produce incredible results.

The exhibition is being previewed, on Wednesday, 22nd April, as part of the FOCUS Wales Music Festival, which itself brings acts from all over the world, and is just one other example of how Wrexham is increasingly being recognised as a destination for international talent.

The contemporary exhibition will feature artworks and performances that use the full spectrum of the tools available in the world today – from the paints and canvasses traditionally associated with artists, all the way through to Skype. Some of the work will be controversial, but all of it will be the best examples from highly respected art world figures.

Dave Gray of THIS Project, “A lot of institutional local galleries are nervous about showing artwork of this nature, because often it can be challenging and deals with uncomfortable issues. Since opening Undegun in 2013 though, we’ve found Wrexham people have a huge appetite for art, and enjoy the opportunity to see exciting new work in their own town rather than having to visit London or other major cities around the world to enjoy it. “Collaborate!” has been a fantastic opportunity to ensure we can get some of the best contemporary work from across the globe right here in our own town.”

Events to note:
Preview @ FOCUS Wales, Galeri 3B from 6pm, Wednesday 22nd April 2015 featuring London based Biters, and Ann Liv Young (broadcast live from New York City)

Launch Event @ Oriel Sycharth, 6pm to 8pm, Thursday 23rd April 2015

Artists exhibited:
Jeremy Bailey with Kristin Schaffer, Biters, Cornford & Cross, Judy Chicago, Phoebe Davis, Bernard Frize, Jesse Greenberg, Jeremy Hutchison, Helen Knowles, Ivan Liotchev, London Brain Project, Lorna Mills, Dylan Miner, Sarah Pettitt & Robert Rivers, Jonathan Powell & nu-Sangha, Kezia Pritchard & Kristofer Henriksson, Nina Rodin & Rebecca Molloy, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Nastja Ronnko, Jesse Stead & Raphael Lyon, Ryan Trecartin, Weast, Ann Liv Young.

COLLABORATE! is a survey of recent collaborative art practice. Involving 23 international artists / collaborative teams, whose work spans across media ranging from painting to Skype, the exhibition urges us to consider the wide array of forms, approaches, and results of collaboration.

The central exhibition at Oriel Sycharth Gallery is presented as part of a wider programme of exhibitions, screenings and performances, in partnership with THIS Project and Focus Wales. Additional venues include THIS Project’s Undegun and Galeri 3B, and select screenings will be dispersed throughout Focus Wales events.

In exploring the nature of collaboration, COLLABORATE! presents a broad variety of practices including artists who only work collaboratively, occasional collaborators, and artists who direct temporary participants or orchestrate situations. Exhibitors range in nationality and career-stage and practices presented vary from early feminism and 80s painting revival, to jazz, indigenous and post-internet art.

Why do artists choose to co-create? On first thought, the merits of co-operation seem obvious and often denote harmony. We see artists like Phoebe Davis working with members of a care home as an act of empowerment. Cornford & Cross have an established practice based on mutual trust and co-operation. But are these, and other collaborative acts always symbiotic? Ryan Trecartin confronts us with post-digital discord, Jeremy Hutchison orders foreign factory workers to manufacture deliberately defective products, Ann Liv Young both compliments and insults us, Ivan Liotchev enlists hundreds of random participants in the often chaotic creation of his giant canvases, Tim Rollins and Judy Chicago urge sidelined youths and needle-workers, respectively, to raise their ambitions to High-art prominence.

Are collaborative strategies mutually beneficial to artist and collaborator, or are there underlying power structures at play that verge on exploitation? Can exploitation ever be beneficial and is it even collaboration? Where does ownership lie, when often the resulting works are only credited to a single artist? What are the boundaries between collaboration, participation, orchestration and instigation? Can collaboration break these boundaries and de-centralise authority? Is it a push towards more equality and empowerment or do familiar power-structures remain?

The points of conflict in this exhibition, both between the collaborators themselves and ideological questions raised, hopefully serve as means to a positive end. The tension built through collaboration may or may not resolve, but it always aims to stretch our spiritual sphere.

The social strive of the exhibition stems from the networked nature of collaboration itself, displaying how snippets of individual ideas, behaviours, relationships, thoughts, patterns and visions can inform a cohesive reality. Reflecting our hyper-connected society, the exhibition, and extended partnership that supports it, can be seen as a sketch for a more united and harmonious future.

Most artists in this exhibition have shown internationally, but never in Wales before. COLLABORATE! brings for the first time to Wales the groundbreaking participatory works of Tim Rollins and K.O.S. as well as Judy Chicago’s seminal Birth Project. Other artists showing in Wales for the first time include performance artist Ann Liv Young, Métis artist Dylan Miner, and Japanese duo WEAST.

A special feature of the exhibition will be the first ever presentation in Wales of Ryan Trecartin’s ambitious 3-channel movie Comma Boat. A unique vision of dictatorship, yet emblematic of Trecartin’s hyper-collaborative style, the large-scale installation will be presented at Undegun in Wrexham city centre.

COLLABORATE! will host a pre-launch event as part of Focus Wales on 22 April, 6-8pm at Galeri 3B, which will include live performances by London-based duo Biters and New York City-based Ann Liv Young.

The main exhibition launch at Oriel Sycharth Gallery will be on 23 April, 6-8pm, and will feature a live, multi-actor performance directed by Helen Knowles. A post-event reception with performances will follow at Undegun from 8pm onwards. As part of Focus Wales’s regular programme, the post-event is ticketed, but visitors to the opening at Oriel Sycharth will receive free passes to a special VIP zone.

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Making it Happen!

mike — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:15:30 +0000

Making it Happen!

Free training for creative young people (18-30) who would like to be part of providing voluntary workshops in their chosen field.

If you are interested in creative arts – e.g. music, performance, visual arts, digital arts, crafts or something else altogether – we would like to support you to share your skills with others and to become part of the next generation of leaders of creative activities! This might be through delivering regular sessions and/ or behind the scenes helping to manage and organise workshops – whatever you prefer!

This relaxed training day will give you the skills to take on the roles the make things happen in voluntary arts, performance and cultural groups.

Among other things, you will learn:

· How to cut through the jargon and find out what running a group is really all about
· How to make a group work … and not fall at the first hurdle
· How to assign roles based on what‘s needed
· How to keep communication flowing
· How to find a space and keep it
· How to get yourselves known
· How to know the rules so you can work out how to do things differently
· How to get the confidence you need to make it happen!

There is no charge for these workshops and lunch will be provided.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

The trainers for the workshops are from Dynamix and plan to make the day fun, interactive and accessible to all.

So book your place now – we’d love to see you there!!

To book a place, click on one of the links below!

30th March – Swansea

1st April – Cwmbran

9th April – Wrexham

All workshops will run from 10.30 to 3.30pm

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Kim Disley – Weave the Word

mike — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:32:51 +0000

Having realised that the origin of ‘Text’ comes from the Latin ‘textere’ meaning ‘to weave’, Kim Disley has taken to translating written texts into visual embroideries and patterns and her current work takes inspiration from the Celtic Tales and Myths from ‘The Mabinogi’. Some of these embroideries will be exhibited at Undegun from March 1st until April 4th.

Textile items are subtly embroidered; this hand work belies the length of time taken to produce a finished piece of work. Kim is currently fascinated by cross-stitch which is simple and ordered – exactly what she feels ‘good design’ has to be. “It also needs to be mathematical; this gives an invisible structure and guideline which is immediately noticeable when something is ‘just not quite right’. I began to use textiles as a medium after working with glass at Wrexham School of Art and Design; embroidered and knitted items mingle with the glasswork.”

Repetition is also extremely important, the same image is used constantly; by altering it with different colour combinations or by mirror imaging, many different designs appear. The repeated image in rows and columns has a correctness and precision.

Kim Disley is ultimately influenced by the clean, straight lines and classic timelessness of the Bauhaus; this simplicity is a template on which most designs are based. Lino cuts by Cyril E. Powers and Sybil Andrews from the early 20th Century, which have the simple repetition and orderliness, are also an influence.

you can find Kim Disley on twitter, @kimally or on instagram, @kimdisley

Weave The Word will be exhibited alongside Wales In Colour and Twisted Showcase Live

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ART VEND

mike — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 13:12:01 +0000

Oriel Wrecsam’s ART VEND

In March 2015 Oriel Wrecsam is moving offsite, as plans for a new cultural hub in Wrexham unfold. As we begin this exciting new phase for the arts in Wrexham, Oriel Wrecsam will be developing projects which infiltrate and enhance daily life in the town centre.
The first of these projects is ART VEND – inspired and informed by Woolgather’s Art Vend which has run successfully in Leeds city centre since April 2013: http://theculturevulture.co.uk/blog/radar/woolgather-art-vend-launch/
www.woolgatherart.com
Oriel Wrecsam is now seeking proposals from artists working in any media, to create artist multiples which will be distributed from vending machines in Wrexham town centre, for £1 each.
The challenge – 50 works for £50
We will be commissioning a number of artists to create 50 artist multiples for an inclusive fee of £50, and each work must be small enough to fit inside a plastic capsule. These parameters of cost and scale mean that innovative thinking will be required!

All participating artists will be joining Oriel Wrecsam in our mission to make contemporary art accessible to all and it is up to each individual artist to design a proposal which feels comfortable in terms of material costs and predicted making time.

To apply for one of the commissions, please send the following to oriel.learning@wrexham.gov.uk
A brief written description of what you are proposing to create for Oriel Wrecsam’s Art Vend
A brief description of why you want to take part in this project (max 200 words)
Up to 6 images of examples of previous work
Links to your website or any other online presence

The deadline for proposals is midnight on 15/2/15

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Oriel Wrecsam ART VEND

Ym Mawrth 2015 mae Oriel Wrecsam yn symud oddi ar y safle, wrth i gynlluniau ar gyfer canolfan ddiwylliannol newydd yn Wrecsam ddatblygu. Wrth i ni bontio i’r cyfnod newydd cyffrous hwn ar gyfer y celfyddydau yn Wrecsam, bydd Oriel Wrecsam yn datblygu prosiectau sy’n ymdreiddio i fywyd bob dydd yng nghanol y dref, ac yn ei wella.
Y cyntaf o’r prosiectau hyn yw ART VEND – wedi’i ysbrydoli a’i lywio gan Art Vend Woolgather sydd wedi rhedeg yn llwyddiannus yng nghanol dinas Leeds ers mis Ebrill 2013.
Mae Oriel Wrecsam nawr yn chwilio am gynigion gan artistiaid sy’n gweithio mewn unrhyw gyfrwng, er mwyn creu copïau o’u gwaith a fydd yn cael eu dosbarthu o beiriannau gwerthu yng nghanol tref Wrecsam, am £1 yr un.
Yr her – 50 darn o waith am £50 Byddwn yn comisiynu nifer o artistiaid i greu 50 copi o’u gwaith am ffi gynhwysol o £50, a rhaid i bob gwaith fod yn ddigon bach i fynd i mewn i gapsiwl plastig. Mae’r cyfyngiadau hyn o ran cost a graddfa yn golygu y bydd angen meddwl yn arloesol!

Bydd yr holl artistiaid sy’n cymryd rhan yn ymuno ag Oriel Wrecsam yn ein hymgyrchi wneud celf gyfoes yn hygyrch i bawb, a lle bob artist unigol yw dylunio cynnig sy’n teimlo’n gyfforddus o ran costau deunyddiau a’r amser a gymerir i’w gwneud.

I wneud cais am un o’r comisiynau, anfonwch y canlynol i oriel.learning@wrexham.gov.uk
Disgrifiad ysgrifenedig byr o’r hyn rydych yn ei gynnig i’w greu ar gyfer Art Vend Oriel Wrecsam
Disgrifiad byr pam rydych am gymryd rhan yn y prosiect hwn (uchafswm 200 o eiriau)
Hyd at 6 delwedd o enghreifftiau o waith blaenorol.
Dolenni cyswllt i’ch gwefan ac unrhyw bresenoldeb arall ar-lein

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cynigion yw hanner nos ar 15/2/15

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The Tales We Tell

mike — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:48:12 +0000

Stories surround us, from the mythic to the minute, the personal to the universal, the secret to the outspoken. The Tales We Tell revolves around the broad concept of tales told and re-told, altered, translated, re-interpreted, critiqued, and celebrated.

Involving art, video installation, workshops, poetry, guest talks, and multi-media, this is an assemblage of creativity based around the premise of storytelling in various artistic mediums; these form the basis of The Tales We Tell.

The month long event, curated by Stephen C. Kenyon Owen, is a mix of ‘in-situ’ art, video installations, workshops, music, and invited talks in collaboration with THIS Project.

The opening event, on the 30th of January at Undegun will feature poetry and music from Sophie McKeand and Andy Hickie respectively. This will be the first chance to see the artwork from a diverse mix of artists; Jacqueline Alkema; Richard Geraghty; Penny Hallas; Hilary Langston; Jonathan Powell; Amy Sterly.

Penny Hallas presents Orpheus, a collection of 40 drawings and Beyond Orpheus, a triptych film and sound installation with accompanying drawings. Together the body of work shown here on level 1 and level 2 gathers together various contributions to an open ended and ongoing project centred on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

Jacqueline Alkema has displayed in numerous public collections such as the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff County Council and The Arts Council of Strasbourg. At Undegun Alkema presents paintings based upon Dutch proverbs.
Jacqueline Alkema was born in 1948 in Kropswolde, the Netherlands and studied in Cardiff College of Art and Design, with a BA Hons in Fine Art in 1988. Her works have been displayed in numerous public collections such as the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff County Council and The Arts Council of Strasbourg, with private collections being held in Wales, England, France, Germany and Holland

Richard Geraghty presents Stories on the Road, a photo series and short film about walking the ‘Camino de Santiago’, for 900km across northern Spain. Richard will provide a visual sense of what it’s like walking the Camino and also an insight into the people who walk it and why.

Jonathan Powell runs the Beep: Wales International Painting Prize and is co-founder of Portfolio Wales. For Tales We Tell he presents large format paintings that incorporate ideas of shelter and utopia.

Amy Sterly is exhibiting woodcuts which attempt to reposition landscapes and architectures, popular culture and everyday sights – entry points that highlight the mutability of interpretation and meaning.

Hilary Morgan Langston has created work in cloth that depicts the experience of loss, grief and acceptance for the relatives of an Alzheimer’s patient. The practise attempts to embody both the emotion of the actuality of loss, memory loss and the associated difficulties of retrieval through the metaphor of the journey and the map.

All work from these artists will be on display throughout the month and will feature in the opening & closing events.

Throughout February Undegun and Glyndwr will host activity that relates to Tales We Tell.

On Thursday 12th Feb at 1pm and 7.00pm Suzanne Iuppa will be presenting an image and spoken word performance. Suzanne Iuppa is a poet, community worker and filmmaker who lives and writes in North Wales. She has worked previously as a countryside ranger in the Clwydian Mountains.

Workshops

• Thursday 5th February, 7-9pm at Un Deg Un.
Poetry workshop – Hanes: writing the mythical, with Sophie McKeand

• Friday 20th February, 12-4pm at Un Deg Un.
Comic Book Workshop – Drawing Stories with Heather Wilson

Guest Talks

• Thursday 19th February, 6-9pm at Glyndwr University, Catrin Finch Centre.

6.30pm – Dr Sarah Gilligan
From Katniss Everdeen’s chunky hand-knitted sweater vest, to Effie Trinket’s outrageous couture dresses and designer shoes, fashion plays a key role in constructing and performing on-screen identities in the Hunger Games films. In this talk, Sarah Gilligan discusses the ways in which the seductive spectacle of high-end designer fashion is used both on and off-screen to lure audiences into desiring and consuming a range of branded goods.

7.30pm – Mike Corcoran & Jake Campbell
This presentation looks to explore these questions through science, philosophy, poetry, and the visual arts, in an ekphrastic collaboration bringing together poet Jake Campbell, and visual artist Mike Corcoran. The collaboration was born out a shared interest in the stories with which we are raised, the environments which provide the settings, and how these stories and settings form an inextricable part of the people we become. They believe the individual, their surroundings and the stories associated with these surroundings are interconnected: one cannot be fully understood, without reference to the other two

• Thursday 26th February, 6-8pm at Un Deg Un.
Dr Deniz Baker & Andrew Edwards.

Dr Deniz Baker – David Jones, Intertextuality as Redemption in ‘In Parenthesis’ (1937).
Deniz Baker is from Yorkshire and completed her PhD at York University. She has worked at Glyndwr University for over 20 years and although her academic roots are in literary modernism she has developed and taught courses in film, visual culture, gender, and writing from many different times and places.

Andrew Edwards – Intertextuality in the work of Alan Moore

Andrew explores how, and to what effect, Moore engages with pre-existing texts (including comics and other media e.g. novels) by other writers, artists and creators in the creation of his own graphic novel and comic book work.

Friday 27th February, 7pm-8pm at Glyndwr University, Nick Whitehead Theatre.
Beer Mat to Big Screen – Thomas Llywarch
North Wales based film producer and creative industries lecturer Thomas Llywarch will take you on an autobiographical tour of his short film production ‘Split Second’ – a modern day adaptation of the classic Welsh Story ‘Gelert The Dog’.

The 1 hour seminar will include the UK premiere of ‘Split Second’ and a behind the scenes look into the film’s production, from the initial conception on the back of a beer mat to the current screening at an international arts festival.

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Light Drawing coming to Galeri 3B

Kirsty — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:33:02 +0000

Galeri 3B is a pop-up gallery in the centre of Wrexham town that has been open up to the public since 1st March last year with the aim of giving artists the chance to experiment and push the boundaries of their practice in a supportive environment.

For six weeks between January 23rd and February 28th 2015, Galeri 3B is to host work from three developing photographers. Artists David McBride, Andrew Sharp and Alan Whitfield have all been brought together by artist and curator Marja Bonada. The exhibition, Light Drawing’, opens on January 23rd and is photography based with each artist showing you different techniques and theme giving this exhibition a wide and diverse perspective on photography as an art form.

Artist David McBride has previously documented landscapes through his photography but has recently shifted his interest on to navigational structures such as road markings and paths. All these things link to the infinite possibilities of the journey we have through our lives. For the exhibition Mcbride has been working on a series that documents the nature of the road markings, manhole covers, traffic cones and so on.

McBride comments “Since my initial explorations I have increasingly become fascinated with many aspects of the colour that I have sought on my travels. I have further expanded upon these musings to experiment with these findings and to treat and investigate colour through photography as a whole.”

Alan Whitfield is a visual artist who works within the context of fine art, he is intrigued by documentary, exploring the inner beauty of everyday life through various lend-based media. Notions of nostalgia and social commentary are present, but from a definite northern working class perspective. “I work instinctively, exploring the townscapes of North Wales and the North West, often producing work that reflects the everyday minutiae of life.”

Andrew Sharp has taken inspiration from the River Alyn, Sharp states “ These images are meant as breadcrumbs to lead the audience of the history of the Alyn Valley, there are also references to present use such a sports and modern industry.”

The launch takes place on Friday January 23rd at Galeri 3B from 6pm, with special guests Stan Dickenson (Heal the Last Stand) and Matt Nicholls (Camera) performing live.

Artist Info:

David McBride: http://davidmcbride.tumblr.com/

Andrew Sharp: http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/4666652-the-song-of-the-river-alyn-7-45rpm

Alan Whitfield: www.alanwhitfield.com

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