11 Wolstenholme Square

"Making Connections"

An event of 2 weeks duration allowing artists based in Liverpool and Manchester to meet, share ideas, work together and put on an exhibition of their work for the final week of this year’s Liverpool Biennial.

We hope the event might be the starting point for future collaborations or at least provide a few sparks for ideas for future independent work for those who participate.

How the project develops will be largely dependent on the participants themselves.

At this point we envisage that the work shown in the second week will be existing work, the first week being a setup period when artists can find connections and decide which work shares common themes and how this can be visualised and articulated in the set up of the show. It would also be possible for work developed in this first week to be shown in the exhibition.

Time commitment will be very flexible. After the initial meeting, the building will be open from 4.30pm to 9.30pm each day for the entire week for artists to create and/or set up their work. Exhibition to open on Saturday 18th November. The opening hours will be 12pm to 6pm daily (closed Monday and Tuesday). Each participant will be expected to do one days invigilation. Instead of an opening event there will be a big closing party on Saturday 25th November starting at 6.30pm.

All those interested need to meet at 11 Wolstenholme Square (opposite Cream) at 7.30pm on 11th November (the building will be open from 7pm). Everybody who wishes to participate will without exception be given the opportunity to do so. Each participant will need to bring a piece of work with them or, if the work is too large, colour A4 printouts of the work. Participants are welcome to bring a variety of their work and select a piece according to their reaction to the space and the other work proposed.

Two tvs and dvds will be available on the 11th Nov to view video pieces, but participants will have to provide all necessary equipment for the exhibition itself.

Although the building is fairly large, extending to 3 floors, anybody with particularly large 3d work may need to display documentation of the work rather than the work itself.

NOTE: The Art Organisation will be providing third party public liability insurance for the event but participants are responsible for the insurance of their own work or equipment where appropriate. Strictly no projectors or laptops to be left in the building overnight.

It would be useful, though not essential, if anyone intending to come on the 11 Nov sent an email expressing an interest (or asking questions) to:

Gordon Culshaw
gordonculshaw@hotmail.com
07789644986

or

Jamie Torode
jamie.toad@virgin.net
07976882198