BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10469@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250325 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250413 DTSTAMP:20250317T121230Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/arthouse-gallery-arthouse-spring -open/ SUMMARY:ArtHouse Gallery: ArtHouse Gallery: ArtHouse Spring Open DESCRIPTION:‘EMERGE’\n\nArtHouse Spring Open 2025\n\nIn keeping with ve nues up and down the country\, Southport Contemporary Arts’ gallery\, th e ArtHouse in Eastbank Street\, will once again be showcasing a wide spe ctrum of original and captivating works of artwork during its own eagerl y anticipated Spring Open Exhibition.\n\nCo-Director of SCA\, Norrie Bew ick-Calvert explains the focus for this year’s entries: “The theme is going to be 'Emerge'\, which we thought was an apt one as we move from the gloom into the sunshine.”\n\nProfiling not only SCA members\, the SCA S pring Open traditionally also offers the wider artistic community the oppo rtunity to display their own work in the gallery.\n\nSCA already has a rep utation for bringing together a range of high quality contemporary art and craft from both emerging and established artists throughout the year and this annual celebratory exhibition will once again celebrate the scope of creativity and artistic talent across the region from Ceramics and Jewelle ry\, to Oil Paintings and Mixed Media Collage.\n\nNorrie confirms: "In th is year’s exhibition\, open to all artists and makers living and working in Liverpool City Region and Lancashire\, we are inviting participants t o respond to the theme in their own distinctive way using inventive and or iginal methodologies.  Entrants have been asked to reflect on emerging fr om our hibernatory Winter mode into a Spring filled with light and a sense of progress. The whole exhibition will create an uplifting and inspirati onal collection of unique work for all to enjoy. It is always a pleasure to welcome in new work and meet so many creatives\, especially at this tim e of year when we have all been a little cocooned."\n\nFreelance artist and printmaker\, Mike Goodwin from Litherland\, who works mainly in pen an d ink to bring his detailed humorous graphic illustrations to life\, offe rs his own personal take on this year’s theme: “The protagonist\, Ted dy\, 'emerges' from his bedroom window to greet the brand new day!”\n\nT eddy Boyle is Mike’s 87 year-old rock 'n' roller\, who is often seen co iffured with or without his giant wig.\n\nDespite no formal training\, Mik e was a past winner of the Sefton Open Arts competition and continues to e xhibit locally: “My pen and ink drawings often take weeks to complete. I’m not a fast worker and tend to be a bit of a perfectionist\, so I hav e to be quite patient in order to get it right (in my eyes)”.\n\nLeaded glass artist\, Margaret Maule\, has also been burning the midnight oil pre paring her new Tiffany style glass panel for the exhibition: “I have al ways loved glass\, the variety of colours and effects it can create. It’ s such an ancient material\, which has stood the test of time. My inspirat ion for it came from a visit to Blackwell House in the Lake District. The Arts and Crafts interior has\, in my opinion\, not dated in over a hundred years\, which is what I wanted to celebrate in my panel. It is called “ Blackwell Bloom” and I have used some\, not all\, handmade glass in its construction.”\n\nAlso exhibiting will be Neil Prior\, a professional ar tist from Ainsdale. Neil already has an established track record of commis sions in oils\, including portraits\, still life\, landscapes and more rec ently\, his popular\, dog portraiture. Hot on the heels of his recent homa ge to Vermeer solo exhibition - “The Art Detective” - his featured p ainting\, “Eastern Promise”\, lives up to its title depicting a myste rious woman’s face seductively ‘emerging’ from beneath an embroid ered black headscarf trimmed with silver jewellery.\n\nNo stranger to the local art scene\, Pauline McNulty has been drawing and painting now for o ver forty years: “I initially engaged with art through Adult Education  in the ‘80s. Since then I have extended the depth and breath of my exper ience and skills through classes and courses in watercolour\, acrylics\, l ife drawing\, linocut\, silk painting and pastels backed up with extensive academic study”.\n\nThe natural world has always provided the stimulati on for Pauline’s accomplished technique: “I just love to sketch and p aint animals\, wildlife and flora”.\n\nIn keeping with this year’s the me\, Pauline’s pen and wash entry – “Sunflowers and Honey Bees”  - depicts a springtime swarm of Honey Bees emerging from their Hive.\n\nNo rrie concludes: “We are hoping that visitors will feel uplifted from th eir visit to the Gallery and that the Artists taking part will feel the po sitive impact of their creative connectivity\, that is such an important p art of what SCA sets out to achieve.”\n\nThis year’s Spring Open will run from 25th March until 12th April at ArtHouse\, 65 Eastbank Street\, Southport PR8 1EJ.  Opening times: Tuesday – Friday: 10am-3pm &\; S aturday: 11am-4pm. 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