Open studio for Manifest Festival, Rogue, 10th-12th July 2015

I am looking forward to opening my studio at Rogue in a few weeks, as part of Manifest, an artist-led festival, showcasing the talent of North West contemporary artists in a series of exhibitions and events across Manchester and Salford.

Designed to take advantage of the increased creative and media spotlight on the city as a result of the Manchester International Festival, Manifest will give visitors a flavour of some of the artistic activity taking place across the two cities all year round.

Rogue will be holding an additional Open Studios event over the weekend of July 10^th – 12^th. The opening party will be on Friday July 10^th from 6 till 9pm and the studios will be open to the public from 12 – 5pm on Saturday July 11^th and Sunday July 12^th.

I will be showing some research in progress from my Looking Back|Moving Forward project and drawings from my solo project The Fair at Glasgow Open House Art Festival.

Hope you can make it! 

Hannah Festival Directory 2015

I am delighted to be featured in the 2015 Hannah Directory, which features the best of exciting and interesting people and organisations in the North of England, and asks how can more of this happen.

The directory is organised and delivered by hand by Andrew Wilson, and is named after the suffragette Hannah Mitchell.

If you'd like a copy of the lovely 2015-16 Hannah Directory you should be able to pick one up at these places in England's north, and in Finland:

In no particular order:

NEWCASTLE
Attaya Projects 
NewBridge Books
House of Objects

BARROW
Octopus Collective

HULL
Kardomah94

LIVERPOOL
Liverpool Small Cinema
DoES Liverpool (especially at their Wednesday maker night from 6pm )
News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop

SHEFFIELD
The Poetry Business

MANCHESTER
Miners Community Arts and Music

PRESTON
The Birley - artist studios & project space
In Certain Places
Harris Museum & Art Gallery

LEEDS
from Wednesday
Fabrication
Wharf Chambers

Kemionsaari, FINLAND
propeller.gallery

Paper Gallery, Manchester

I am delighted that the newly established Paper Gallery in Manchester has taken my prints and books for their micro-gallery at Mirabel Studios.  The gallery has been set up by artists Andrea Cotton, David Hancock, Nicola Smith and creative director Ian Smith.  To read more about Paper, visit their website  http://www.paper-gallery.co.uk/70882/about-paper.

Other artists work shown at Paper: 

Alice Bradshaw, Jenny Core, Andrea Cotton, Philip Davenport, Julie Dodd, Bethan Hamilton, David Hancock, Naomi Lethbridge, James Moore, Anna Puhakka, Leanne Richardson, Roshana Rubin-Mayhew, Richard Shields, Nicola Smith, Jenny Steele, Miranda Whall, Simon Woolham and Dawn Woolley.

The gallery has been open since 11th August 2012, but will have a formal launch on Saturday 1st September 2012 from 5.00pm.  The gallery is open every saturday 11am-5pm, or by appointment at the address below:

Paper Gallery
Mirabel Studios
14-20 Mirabel Studios
Manchester
M31PJ

'Directional 1', Photocopy of paper with cartridge paper tie. Book stands in two folded 3d parts placed together. Edition of 20. 2012.18cm x 10cm (folded), 84cm x 59cm (full size)
Photographs courtesy of Ian Smith @PaperGallery.