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:1028@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20160702 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20160911 DTSTAMP:20160719T120044Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/warrington-museum-art-gallery-ex pressions-dawn-chorus/ SUMMARY:Warrington Museum & Art Gallery: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery: E xpressions of a Dawn Chorus DESCRIPTION:Katie Murray\, the winner of last year’s Warrington Contempor ary Arts Festival (WCAF) open art competition\, is proud to display her fi rst solo exhibition.\n\nExpressions of a Dawn Chorus is a collection of pe n on paper drawings building on the piece by the same name which won Katie the title in 2015.\n\nHer work is inspired by her experiences in differen t environments\, from witnessing the dawn chorus to the sounds of a still forest or the suburbs.\n\nBy wearing a blindfold and reacting to the sound s around her\, the work is a direct response to the moment.\n\nKatie is de lighted to have built on the success of her WCAF win by earning her own so lo exhibition\, which is open to the public now.\n\nShe said: “Since I w on last year I have been making lots more work and feel good about the out comes.  This is my first solo show and it's really exciting.”\n\nKatie ’s job as an outdoor educator\, currently in Hong Kong\, provides her wi th the inspiration she needs to expand her body of work and improve her sk ills.\n\n“I spend so much time in the outdoors\, hiking and climbing in the mountains and kayaking on the sea for work and pleasure that I wanted to create some artwork as a reflection of my experiences.\n\n“This all b egan while listening to the dawn chorus one morning: I started making mark s on a small sketch pad and it went from there.\n\n“My ambition is to co ntinue enjoying making artwork and to get more opportunities to exhibit\, ” she added.\n\nDerek Dick\, outreach and engagement manager\, said: “ Katie’s work impressed judges at last year’s festival so we were delig hted to offer her a solo exhibition which builds on that success here at W arrington Museum &\; Art Gallery.\n\n“This year’s Warrington Contem porary Arts Festival returns in October and we are again inviting artists of all ages and abilities\, professional or amateur\, to enter for the opp ortunity to win a solo exhibition.”\n\nEntries for the open competitions in art and photography can be submitted fromFriday 29 July until Friday 2 6 August at www.warringtonartsfestival.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2016/07/Katie-Murray-13.jpg LOCATION:Warrington Museum & Art Gallery\, Bold Street\, Warrington\, WA1 1 DR\, Warrington\, United Kingdom GEO:53.38857;-2.596091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bold Street\, Warrington\, WA1 1DR\, Warrington\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Warringto n Museum & Art Gallery:geo:53.38857,-2.596091 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR