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SUMMARY:: Open Eye Gallery: A Place of Our Own
DESCRIPTION:A Place of Our Own\nExploring local stories of people across Wa
 lton\, Prescot and Chester\n29 September – 23 December 2023\nLaunch Nigh
 t: Thursday 28 September 55.30 – 8pm (RSVP)\n\nA Place of Our Own is a 
 group exhibition that brings together the local stories of people across W
 alton (North Liverpool)\, Prescot (Knowsley) and Chester town centre. What
  connects these three projects is a pride in people’s memories and assoc
 iations with each place\, but also an acknowledgement of redevelopment and
  regeneration needed within each area. Like many urban areas across the co
 untry\, and particularly across the North West\, there lies a fine balance
  in celebrating local heritage and culture while making room for the new. 
 And who else is best placed to discuss this issue other than those that li
 ve and work on those streets?\n\nProjects include:\n\nA Portrait of the Hi
 gh Street. Photographic artist Tony Mallon has been working in collaborat
 ion with local residents from Prescot since the summer 2021. He invited pe
 ople to set up a local photography group to reimagine the high street and
  create a contemporary portrait of the area.\n\nWith cameras in their own 
 hands\, through Tony’s support\, the local residents have become the doc
 umenters of their own community\, using a combination of street photograph
 y and portrait techniques to tell their stories.\n\nSuzanne St Clare and C
 hester Traders. For the past two and a half years Suzanne has been workin
 g with business owners trading on the historical Rows in Chester. Together
  they’ve been chatting about how these business owners came to Chester\,
  their community\, challenges\, the quirkiness of independent trading and 
 their love and passion for this beautiful\, historic city.\n\nInspired by 
 photographers such as Daido Moriyama\, Gregory Crewdson and Julia Fullerto
 n-Batten\, the traders and Suzanne have been working together to create a 
 series of stunning images and video works that document the daily lives\, 
 stories and individuals who make up this local high street.\n\nOur Home. O
 ur Place. Our Space. A project by photographer Lucy Hunter\, Walton Youth
  and Community project and the wider community of Walton. Lucy worked for 
 over a year in the area with residents\, trying different camera technique
 s and exploring the area through photowalks and portraiture to share their
  perspectives and experiences of the local area. Photographers Sarah Weigh
 ts and Tricia Grant-Hanlon also assisted with the project.\n\nThis project
  is connected to a broader programme of cultural interventions in the Coun
 ty Road Area\, which is part of Culture Liverpool’s Next Generation Nei
 ghbourhood Projects.\n\nThe Chester and Prescot projects are part of the
  Picturing High Streets\, a three-year project led by Photoworks\, which
  includes six photographer-in-residence programmes at six high street loca
 tions across England\, as well as artist mentoring\, a digital nationwide 
 mass participation project and a national touring outdoor exhibition.\n\nT
 here will also be Reflections group exhibition on the Open Eye Gallery e
 xterior wall and cafe area. Artists and photographers have been working wi
 th communities whose stories are seldom heard to capture their experiences
  of Covid-19.\n\nThe High Streets Cultural Programme is the widest-reachi
 ng\, community-led arts and heritage programme in the public realm that ha
 s ever been organised\, led by Historic England in partnership with Art
 s Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \n\nImage: Lo
 u’s Cafe\, Prescot by Tony Mallon\, 2023.
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