Around 60 artists and 10 galleries and arts organisations throughout Northern Lincolnshire are making final preparations for the opening weekend of Insight Open Studios 2010 which begins on Saturday. (September 18)
The event, which takes place Saturday and Sunday and the following weekend, – Saturday and September 25 and 26, this year celebrates10 years of Insight Open Studios which began in 2001 with 16 artists taking part and a total of 1351 visitors.
“Since then the event has grown steadily both in the number of participants taking part and people visiting the studios over the two weekends of the event,” said Insight’s co-ordinator Pete Mitchell.
“I’m delighted that once again this year more artists than ever are taking part,” he continued. “Over the two weekends these artists will be available to explain and demonstrate the processes involved in developing their own distinctive work,”
“And for the visitors it is a fantastic opportunity to meet the artists, find out more about their work and perhaps buy or commission work from them directly. Buying ‘one off’ pieces of art is a very special experience and having the opportunity to talk to the artists allows visitors to gain a greater understanding and appreciation.”
“Insight Open Studios is an excellent way for artists to make their work accessible to the general public who may not normally visit galleries,” said Pete.
Insight Open Studios has again been funded by Arts Council England, North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council, is co-ordinated by Pete Mitchell of The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber who is delighted that so many local artists wish to be involved in this event.
The Insight Open Studios booklet is now available throughout the area, alternatively information is available at www.insightopenstudios.org.uk
Most exhibitors and gallery space will be open during the two weekends between 10.30am and 5pm daily but check please check in the brochure or website before setting out.
The annual exhibition by The Ropewalk Studio artists. Featuring work by:
David Alcock
Sally Beaumont
Emily Connor
Debbie Grice
Richard Hatfield
Gill Hobson
Judith Land
Darren Langton
Tim Needham
Julie Oxenforth
Michael Scrimshaw
Shirley Trumble
Keith Woodcock
The Ropewalk’s popular Christmas Art Market will showcase the work of more than 40 makers and artists.
Taking place over the weekend of Saturday December 7 and Sunday December 8 those makers and artists selected to take part will be selling original handmade gifts, cards and artwork (more…)
Helen Martino would describe her work as being ‘sometimes serious and sometimes playful’. For many years Helen worked as a functional potter, making batches of domestic pots on a wheel. Now she sees herself as more of a maker in clay, hand building each piece individually by using soft and flexible sheets of clay. These sheets of clay are freely cut, curved and sometimes twisted, this is how Helen is able to create different perspectives and distortion within her work. The surface is painted with slip, underglaze pigment and resists. Depending on the piece silver and gold lustre may also be incorporated.
Helen is fascinated by body language and how this can be communicated. She observes Mogul and Persian miniatures and admires how they are able to tell a story within one image. These artworks often show a significant event within the life span of a person or family. Helen’s sculptures are also intimate like the miniature and show a single event that can be applied to the past, future and present, allowing the viewer to determine the story of each artwork.
Working in Cambridge, Helen exhibits widely across the UK and is the founder member of Cambridge Open Studios. She will be exhibiting in the Box Gallery in November.
Yorkshire born and bred, Eleanor Tomlinson is a traditional artist and illustrator based in East Yorkshire. Inspired by the beautiful Yorkshire countryside she has grown up amongst, Eleanor predominantly works in ink and watercolour to specialise in capturing and celebrating UK wildlife and the local countryside. Eleanor’s distinctive style using ink and watercolour, combines traditional, well-loved subjects with a contemporary, illustrative twist. Her use and composition of contrasting white space brings a narrative and sense of movement and energy to her pieces. Eleanor’s artworks have also been developed into a wide range of cards, stationery, limited edition prints and homeware collections alongside her original pieces which are being sold in an array of independent shops and galleries across the UK.
LAND, SEA AND SKY
The theme for this exhibition ‘Land, Sea, and Sky’ was chosen because its wide-ranging associations might be interpreted in many different ways, and in part because the theme was seen to have some relevance to the location of The Ropewalk Gallery. No size limit was imposed and artists were invited to respond to the theme in as wide a way as possible, to be as traditional or as innovative as they wished both in process and format. The final selection includes three dimensional and large format pieces as well as more conventional prints.
Printmakers Council was founded in 1965 by a group of prominent printmakers to raise the profile of printmaking as an art form and to provide an exhibition society for members. For over fifty years PmC has continued to pursue these aims through a rolling programme of exhibitions, lectures and practical workshops.
Two new exhibitions with links to northern Lincolnshire are opening this Saturday (Sept 14) at The Ropewalk arts centre in Barton upon Humber.
In the Artspace is Re-Tellings, a solo exhibition by Grimsby based artist Sue Stone whose work is inspired by people, place and time. (more…)
