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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/heritage-open-days-open-studios/
SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Heritage Open Days: Open Studios
DESCRIPTION:\n\nMeet some of the Bluecoat’s creative community and find o
 ut about their practices as part of Heritage Open Days Festival.\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\nExplore our open studios\, meet some of the Bluecoat’s creative co
 mmunity and find out about their practices\, which range from painting and
  photography to jewellery and illustration.\n\nPart of Heritage Open Days.
 \n\nFree\, drop in\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipating Artists\nPete Clarke\nPe
 te Clarke is an artist who explores metaphoric images of the social lands
 cape\, concepts of the city\, questions of history and contemporary issues
 .\nHe studied Fine Art\, moved to Liverpool to work at the Art School and 
 was subsequently Principal Lecturer at the University of Lancashire\, Pres
 ton.\nHe has a long association with Bluecoat working now in Studio 4. Rec
 ently he has been working in a studio in Cologne preparing work for the ex
 hibition ‘Common Roads' in Cologne in October 2026 with Georg Gartz.\nF
 reida McKitrick\nFreida MckKitrick is a fine art illustrator and printmak
 er working across drypoint etching\, monoprint\, mixed media and digital i
 llustration.\nHer practice combines traditional printmaking with contempor
 ary digital mark-making\, exploring the relationship between illustration 
 and print.\nShe holds a BA (Hons)\, specialising in Fine Art Printmaking a
 nd Computer Science\, together with a PGCE.\nShe is currently based at the
  Bluecoat in Liverpool\, where she continues to develop her printmaking an
 d illustration practice.\nKim Harley-Griffiths\nGrowing up on the edge of 
 an ancient woodland in Colwyn Bay\, North Wales\, Kim was immersed in the 
 sounds of nature and the otherworldly calls of animals from the nearby Wel
 sh Mountain Zoo. As night fell\, these primeval soundscapes sparked vivid 
 dreams and fuelled her imagination\, leaving a deep and lasting impression
  on her creative spirit. This early connection to the natural world\, ting
 ed with mystery and mythology\, continues to shape her work.\nKim is a pra
 ctising artist who specialises in drawing\, painting and sculpture. With h
 er relatively recent discovery of clay\, and the revelation of its fragili
 ty\, strength and tactile\, transformative qualities\, she has found a way
  to bring her creatures and mythical figures to life. Each sculpture feels
  like a collaboration with the earth and nature\, where touch and form mer
 ge to tell stories of folklore\, nature and transformation.\nKim has exhib
 ited widely\, with recent highlights including The Sculpture Gallery Leeds
 \, New Light Sculpture Prize\, The Biscuit Factory\, Royal Cambrian Academ
 y Open Exhibition\, New Light Summer Exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills\, Orie
 l Plas Glyn-y-Weddw and Brightwater Gallery.\nShe is also represented by a
 nd has exhibited at Oriel Glasfryn\, The LAKE Gallery and Editions Gallery
  Liverpool.\nKim is based at the Bluecoat\, where she is currently experim
 enting with drypoint etching.\nMaartje Schalkx\nMaartje Schalkx is a cons
 ervator and restorer of art on paper based at the Bluecoat and covering th
 e North West.\nShe conserves and restores all kinds of art on paper\, and 
 paper objects\, including prints\, drawings\, watercolours\, screen-prints
 \, posters\, etchings\, engravings\, pastels\, woodcuts\, maps\, architect
 ural models and letters. Artists whose work she has treated range from Ban
 ksy to Picasso.\nCommon issues she may be able to address include discolou
 ration\, staining\, mount-burn\, dirt\, tapes\, yellowing adhesives\, tear
 s\, breaks\, losses\, creases\, folds\, scratches and distortions.\nYou ca
 n read more about the services she offers at www.schalkxconservation.com.
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LOCATION:Bluecoat\, School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United K
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