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Carnival Day at The Walker. Sat. 20 Mar 2010

Published by Ian Jackson on March 17, 2010 17:42 in Art Preview. 0 Comments Tags: , .


CARNIVAL TIME AT WALKER ART GALLERY
A celebration of vibrant art

The lingering frosts of winter are still in the air but the Walker Art Gallery is bringing a burst of South American sunshine to our lives with a day of free carnival festivities from music, performance and colourful art workshops on Saturday 20 March 2010.

Events

Drop-in sessions, no ticket required.

Tropical Inc.
11 – 4pm
Join the team from Tropical Inc. and some of their beautiful Macaws and Amazon Parrots. Come and see the birds up close and find out more about their natural habitats, what they like to eat and lots more.

Capoeira
12.30, 1.30 and 2.30pm
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of dance, play and ritualistic fighting. Developed by African slaves as a method of resistance in their fight for freedom, Capoeira is unlike any other martial art and is best seen to be believed.

Music by a.P.A.t.T
2 – 4pm
a.P.A.t.T are a Liverpool based musical collective whose exciting genre-mashing performances are proving hugely popular with audiences.  To celebrate carnival day why not join them on a ‘parade’ around the gallery collecting more and more musicians as they go!

Workshops:
Drop-in sessions, no ticket required. Suitable for 5yrs years up

Atlantic Fire
11- 4pm
The carnival activities are inspired by the exhibition Aubrey Williams: Atlantic Fire. Williams was particularly interested in the cultures of the ancient indigenous people of Central and South America.  Explore the colours and patterns from these ancient cultures and create your own masterpiece in this fun workshop.

Quick Draw Macaw
11- 4pm
Be inspired by Aubrey Williams’ ‘Bird Series’ of paintings and have a go at drawing Guyanese birds from National Museums Liverpool’s collections.

Masquerade
11- 4pm
Costumes and masks form a central part of carnival celebrations. So let’s get into the carnival spirit and make a beautiful feathered mask.

Going off with a BANG!
11 – 4pm
Join us in Big Art and set our carnival celebrations off with a bang by making your own firework picture to take away.

Exhibition
Aubrey Williams: Atlantic Fire runs until 11 April 2010. The exhibition comprises of 14 paintings that demonstrate the strength of Williams’ work and the coherence and consistency of his approach to painting which are alive with colour.

A defining part of Williams’ work, was his interest in the ancient indigenous cultures of Central and South America which enabled him to assert an authentic Caribbean identity within a modern mainstream art world. As he put it:

“The act of painting, the act of daring to make art, the Arawak had a word for it and they called it Timehri. Now, Timehri to the Arawak means the mark of the hand of man…That is the word for art for me.”

Published by Ian Jackson on March 17, 2010 17:42 in Art Preview. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Walker Art Gallery Short-Listed for Art Fund Collect

Published by Ian Jackson on March 16, 2010 11:38 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , .
Jacqueline Ryan Sea Brooch, 2008 18ct gold and vitreous enamels Height 65mm Width 65mm Depth 40mm Courtesy The Scottish Gallery

Jacqueline Ryan Sea Brooch, 2008 18ct gold and vitreous enamels Height 65mm Width 65mm Depth 40mm Courtesy The Scottish Gallery

More exciting news from the Walker…

Four North West art institutions in the running for national contemporary art prize

Independent art charity The Art Fund, and the Crafts Council, today announced that four museums and galleries in the NorthWest have been short-listed to take part in Art Fund Collect, a nationwide initiative championing contemporary craft and increasing its presence in UK collections.

The four institutions from the North West are: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Manchester Art Gallery; Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; and Harris Museum, Preston. Eleven museums and galleries have been short-listed in total, out of 21 applications from across the UK.

Now in its third year, Art Fund Collect offers a fund of £75,000 for curators from UK institutions to select and acquire outright a unique work from COLLECT, the Craft Council’s international art fair for contemporary objects, which takes place at London’s Saatchi Gallery in May.

Art Fund Collect will take place on 13 May at COLLECT. On the day, short-listed curators will be granted special advance access to the fair, ahead of private buyers and VIP guests. They will have one hour to race around the fair and cherry-pick an item to acquire for their museum’s public collection.

The expert panel of judges will examine their choices and decide who will win a share of the £75,000 prize from The Art Fund.Winning curators will be able to buy their chosen piece outright on behalf of their museum or gallery.
TheWhitworth Art Gallery was among the winners of Art Fund Collect in 2008, a possible double win could be in store this year. The Harris Museum, Preston was shortlisted in 2008 and 2009 but is yet to come away with a prize. This is the first time that the Walker Art Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery have been short-listed to take part in Art
Fund Collect.

Robin Emmerson, Head of Decorative Arts at the Walker, will take part in Art Fund Collect on behalf of his institution. He said: “We are very excited that we have been short-listed for Art Fund Collect this year. This is a great opportunity for Liverpool to bid for a really astounding piece of new work – and if we get it, it will be free to see.”

http://www.artfund.org/

Published by Ian Jackson on March 16, 2010 11:38 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , .

‘The Rise of Women Artists’ Extended to 1 Aug 2010

Published by Ian Jackson on March 4, 2010 22:53 in News. 0 Comments Tags: .

The Rise of Women Artists exhibition at the Walker was due to end on 14 March but has now been extended to 1 August 2010 so if you haven’t seen it already you really should and there’s still plenty of time.

Published by Ian Jackson on March 4, 2010 22:53 in News. 0 Comments Tags: .

Culturepool Event – Visit Walker and Metal 27 Feb 2010

Published by Ian Jackson on February 19, 2010 17:37 in Art Preview. Closed Tags: , , .

From culturepool

What?

‘Atlantic Fire’ @ the Walker Art Gallery &  ‘The Handmaiden’ @ Metal

When?

Sat, February 27, 2010 @ 11.00 am until 2.ish

Where?

The Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street, Liverpool (map)

Metal, The Building on Platform 1 & 2, Liverpool (map)

Who?

Reyhan King & Leo Asemota

How?

FREE. To reserve your place email info@culturepool.org.uk or call 0151 236 0796 will your contact number and details.

As part of Liverpool and the Black Atlantic there are a series of city-wide exhibitions and events exploring the connections between cultures and continents. We’ve arranged to go and see the ‘Atlantic Fire’ exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery followed by a chat with Leo Asemota at his show, ‘The Handmaiden’, at Metal. It’s a bit ‘logistical’, so here’s the essentials…:

- Meet at the Walker Art Gallery at 11.00 am Saturday, 27th February
- Reyhan King, Director of Galleries, will give a talk about Aubrey Williams and his works shown in ‘Atlantic Fire’
- A chance to view the work yourselves
- Get the train to Metal – FREE, thanks to Northern Rail!
- Lunch at METAL – FREE!
- Talk with Leo Asemota about his exhibition ‘The Handmaiden’

Although this event is FREE places are limited and we need to organise train tickets, food etc. so please email us info@culturepool.org.uk or call us on 0151 236 0796 to reserve your place. Please let us know how many tickets you want and leave a contact number so we can confirm the booking closer to the date.

Here’s what they say:

Aubrey Williams @ the Walker

    An exhibition of paintings by the renowned Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams. The exhibition includes a selection of Williams’ vibrant large scale oil paintings. Exploring an eclectic range of inspiration from Mayan motifs to the work of composer Russian Shostakovich, his work is intensely alive with colour and motion. Aubrey Williams is an important modern artist whose paintings resist classification. They include influences and elements as diverse as American abstract painting, Amerindian and Mayan symbols, and the music of Shostakovich. Williams’ work reflects the meeting of Atlantic and black Atlantic cultures in Europe, the Caribbean, North America and the Americas.

Leo Asemota @ Metal

    Following his critically acclaimed ens memoralis at the National Portrait Gallery and The Long March of Displacement along Victoria Embankment to St. Paul’s Cathedral.  Leo Asemota will present The Handmaiden, the second phase of this work at Metal’s Edge Hill Station following a six month residency relationship.  The work has particular significance to Liverpool and the Edge Hill site incorporating found objects from the recent renovation work at the station.  The exhibition is also informed by Leo’s research and fascination with the Edo people of Benin’s ancient ‘Igue’ ritual of Head worship, the British Empire’s invasion of Benin in 1897 and the essay An Artwork in the Age of its Technological Reproducibility by the late German philosopher Walter Benjamin.
Published by Ian Jackson on February 19, 2010 17:37 in Art Preview. Closed Tags: , , .

John Moores Prize Registration Deadline Extended

Published by Ian Jackson on February 17, 2010 20:07 in Competitions and Opportunities. Closed Tags: , .

COMPETITION DEADLINE EXTENDED

Last chance to enter Walker Art Gallery’s major art prize

The last chance to register for Britain’s biggest contemporary painting competition, John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize 2010, has been extended until 17:00 on Monday 22 February 2010.

With a first prize of £25,000 (cash prize) and four further prizes of £2,500 each for the runner’s up, this is one of the most illustrious events in the British art world.

For the first time entrants can register online at www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/johnmoores

Juror Ged Quinn, a Liverpool born artist who exhibited in John Moores 25 in 2008 says: “I am very proud to join the jury of the John Moores Prize. The competition has such an important pedigree that curators and cultural workers alike, look to it to determine what is going on in British painting. It galvanises attention to the medium of painting.  Also it provides a crucial platform for artists to compete with their peers, vital to their ongoing development.”

The judging will take place throughout 2010 and will result in an exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 18 September 2010 to 3 January 2011, forming a central part of the Liverpool Biennial. This year the popular Visitors’ Choice prize will award its winner £2010.

The jurors form a strong team of experience and expertise, with former Royal Academy Exhibitions Secretary Sir Norman Rosenthal joined by contemporary artists Goshka Macuga and Gary Hume, Liverpool-born artist Ged Quinn and painter Alison Watt.

The John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize is an open submission competition available to all UK-based artists working with paint. Previous winners have included David Hockney, Peter Doig and Michael Raedecker.

Littlewoods founder Sir John Moores, a keen painter, started the exhibition in 1957. In the last 50 years nearly 2,000 artists have exhibited. More than 100 people have sat on the jury including singer Jarvis Cocker, writer Germaine Greer and artists Peter Blake, Tracey Emin and Jake and Dinos Chapman. The Moores family remain involved through the Walker’s partnership with the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Trust.

You can now follow the progress of the competition at: http://twitter.com/JohnMoores2010.

Published by Ian Jackson on February 17, 2010 20:07 in Competitions and Opportunities. Closed Tags: , .

REMINDER – Deadline to Register For John Moores Prize is 19 Feb 2010

Published by Ian Jackson on January 29, 2010 20:46 in News and Opportunities. Closed Tags: , , .

FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Last chance to enter Walker Art Gallery’s major art prize

The last chance to register for Britain’s biggest contemporary painting competition, John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize 2010, is Friday 19 February 2010.

With a first prize of £25,000 (cash prize) and four further prizes of £2,500 each for the runner’s up, this is one of the most illustrious events in the British art world.

The judging will take place throughout 2010 and will result in an exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 18 September 2010 to 3 January 2011, forming a central part of the Liverpool Biennial. This year the popular Visitors’ Choice prize will award its winner £2010.

The jurors form a strong team of experience and expertise, with former Royal Academy Exhibitions Secretary Sir Norman Rosenthal joined by contemporary artists Goshka Macuga and Gary Hume, Liverpool-born artist Ged Quinn and painter Alison Watt.

The John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize is an open submission competition available to all UK-based artists working with paint. Previous winners have included David Hockney, Peter Doig and Michael Raedecker.

The final deadline for artists to register is 19 February 2010 – online registration can be found on www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/johnmoores.

Images must be sent in by 5 March 2010 and winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition.

Littlewoods founder Sir John Moores, a keen painter, started the exhibition in 1957. In the last 50 years nearly 2,000 artists have exhibited. More than 100 people have sat on the jury including singer Jarvis Cocker, writer Germaine Greer and artists Peter Blake, Tracey Emin and Jake and Dinos Chapman. The Moores family remain involved through the Walker’s partnership with the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Trust.

Entries have to be original, new or recent paintings within a set size, designed to hang on walls, by someone who lives, or is based, in the United Kingdom. Full conditions are on the website. Judges will see all shortlisted artworks at Stage 2 of the judging process.

You can now follow the progress of the competition at: http://twitter.com/JohnMoores2010

Published by Ian Jackson on January 29, 2010 20:46 in News and Opportunities. Closed Tags: , , .

VIDEO: Process of working – Sculptor, Emma Rodgers

Published by Ian Jackson on January 27, 2010 19:06 in Web. Closed Tags: , , .

Via National Museums Liverpool

A video with sculptor, Emma Rodgers, talking about her process of creating her work. It was filmed in her studio for the Rise of Women Artists exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.

Published by Ian Jackson on January 27, 2010 19:06 in Web. Closed Tags: , , .

Aubrey Williams: Atlantic Fire at the Walker Art Gallery

Published by Ian Jackson on January 21, 2010 12:26 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .
Aubrey Williams. Quartet No. 11, Opus 122 (Shostakovich Series) 1981

Aubrey Williams. Quartet No. 11, Opus 122 (Shostakovich Series) 1981

This is an excellent new exhibition in the gallery which recently housed the Bridget Riley works. This is also visually stimulating with deep vibrant colours and amazing techniques and effects that can make some areas look blurred whilst others are crisp and figurative merges into abstract. One of my favourites is the one pictured here inspired by the music of Shostakovich, apparently he would play the music all day in the studio at full volume.

Williams has been relatively overlooked, his work should be seen more, I hope a great many visitors come along to the Walker to see the exhibition alongside all the other great artists in this national gallery.

I was fortunate to be able to record an interview with co-curators Reyahn King (Director of galleries at NML) and Dr Leon Wainwright (Senior Lecturer , History of Art & Design at Manchester Metropolitan University). They explain the works and the context of the exhibition far better than I could so have a listen.

There is also a very nice catalogue available.

Aubrey Williams: Atlantic Fire is the Walker Art Gallery’s contribution to Liverpool and the Black Atlantic, a city-wide season of exhibitions and events. The title of the season is taken from Paul Gilroy’s seminal book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness (1993), which describes black identity in Europe and America as an ongoing process of travel and exchange, and rails against nationalist cultural histories. Continue reading ‘Aubrey Williams: Atlantic Fire at the Walker Art Gallery’

Published by Ian Jackson on January 21, 2010 12:26 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .