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:6722@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20220105 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20220206 DTSTAMP:20220106T130141Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/arthouse-gallery-brian-adams-for -the-love-of-painting/ SUMMARY:ArtHouse Gallery: ArtHouse Gallery: Brian Adams\, For The Love of P ainting DESCRIPTION:FOR THE LOVE OF PAINTING\nBrian Adams Retrospective\n5th Jan – 5th Feb 2022\n\nA retrospective exhibition to showcase a much-missed c olleague will be taking place at the end of January to celebrate the artis tic skills of one of Southport Contemporary Arts’ founding contributors\ , Brian Adams.\n\nBrian believed in lifelong learning and was proof that y ou’re never too old to learn\, only picking up his paintbrush later in l ife.\n\nHe once confessed: “My working life has revolved around carpentr y and joinery but retirement has given me the time to pursue my interest i n making art and I now find this has become a large part of my life.”\n\ nHis fellow SCA class members still miss his enthusiasm and contribution.\ n\nBrian was known for his quiet determination to improve his skills\, his knowledge of art\, his support of all things SCA\, as well as his sometim es\, not entirely PC\, commentary of the world and things going on in it.\ n\nNorrie-Beswick Calvert\, Co-Director of SCA\, well remembers their firs t encounter: "We first met Brian when he strolled into one of our Big Draw outdoor community activities 12 years ago. He asked what we were up to an d told us that he'd always had an interest in Art but that work had\, up t o now\, taken up his creative energies. However\, now having retired he wa s looking forward to learning to draw. At that time SCA had created a smal l art class in the pre-developed Southport indoor market and the next week Brian came along and the rest is history.”\n\nBrian continued as a twic e-weekly student\, developing his drawing and painting skills and a few ye ars later was able to join the SCA Artists membership.\n\nNorrie adds: “ When SCA took on the premises on Eastbank Street in Southport\, which was to become ArtHouse\, Brian used his joinery skills in many ways to help us \, even including laying the gallery flooring!”\n\nAlways an ardent supp orter of SCA's ambitions to help people develop their skills\, Brian often joined in with SCA’s community events. He enjoyed talking to visitors a bout his own creative journey and passionately believed that anyone could learn and enjoy art if they had the interest and encouragement.\n\nBrian w ould certainly approve of his exhibition providing similar inspiration to others considering involvement in Art.\n\nBrian never lost the willingness to learn and try new things and was an avid reader of art history. He att ended many exhibitions near and far and hosted his own one man show in his local community of Ainsdale as well as taking part in many SCA exhibition s at the ArtHouse in Southport.\n\nAt SCA fundraising activities Brian was always keen to help out\, even learning to use a sewing machine well enou gh to be able to help with SCA’s annual ‘Big Make Bags for Cancer Pati ents’ project.\n\nProficient in both oils and acrylic\, Brian enjoyed pa inting landscapes and bird life and when lockdown hit Brian's art kept him sane creating a charming body of work focusing on the subject of owls.\n\ nBrian's illness was thankfully brief but difficult because it was asbesto s related. It had been whilst working on ship repairs as young man that\, like so many\, he'd unknowingly inhaled asbestos particles with the unfort unate consequences of that inhalation in later life.\n\nSCA will be donati ng all profits from Brian’s exhibition &\; sale of work to ' Sean's P lace' (seansplace.org.uk) a mental health organisation across Sefton and t he Liverpool City Region\, who teach men new skills as part of helping the m with their mental health challenges\, a charity that Brian would certain ly have endorsed.\n\nThe ArtHouse is following current government guidelin es and the safety of all visitors\, exhibitors and staff remains a one pri ority. There will be a policy of 2 visitors at a time\, with social distan cing once inside\, and hand sanitize dispensers at the door to use on arri val.\n\n‘For the Love of Painting’\n\n25th Jan – 5th Feb 2022\n\nTue s-Fri: 10am-3pm/Sat: 11am-4pm\n\nArtHouse\n\nSouthport Contemporary Arts\n \n65 Eastbank Street\, Southport\n\nPR8 1EJ\n\nwww.sca-network.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2022/01/Brian-painting-in-his-Ainsdale-studio.png LOCATION:ArtHouse Gallery\, 65 Eastbank Street\, Southport\, Sefton\, PR81E J\, Southport\, United Kingdom GEO:53.645169;-3.004323 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=65 Eastbank Street\, Southp ort\, Sefton\, PR81EJ\, Southport\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=ArtHouse Gallery:geo:53.645169,-3.004323 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR