Exhibitions
You can download our latest Exhibitions & Events Leaflet below:
Shire Hall Gallery Exhibitions May to November 2010 (PDF, 789KB)
For further information about the Shire Hall Gallery exhibition programme contact Kim Gould on 01785 278345, or by email at kim.gould@staffordshire.gov.uk
A Sense of Place
Saturday 17 July - Sunday 12 September
This exhibition celebrates the diversity of Staffordshire and its environments. Six artists have been commissioned to produce new work in response to particular locations in the County.
From the Moorlands to Stafford, the heart of Cannock Chase to Burton upon Trent, these artists will be engaging and interacting with the people in these places and exploring their attachments to the area.
The exhibiting artists are Rachel Grant, David Paul Gleeson, Tracy Saroff, Peter Walker, David Harper and Rick Barks. Work on show will include textile postcards, photography, drawing and film and a sound installation.
Join us in the Market Square, Stafford on 24 July where we'll be celebrating all things Staffordshire as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Open Weekend! Get creative with artists and musicians, enjoy live music and dance - or find out more about the BBC's A History of the World and join in with some of our historical activities.
A Sense of Place Summer Flyer (PDF, 3.62MB)
An exhibition of monoprints produced by service users from South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust, linked to Sense of Place are currently on display at Stafford Station.
Virgin Trains play host to this new alternative art exhibition which has been produced in partnership with Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service, funded through Staffordshire County Council's Arts Grants Scheme and South Staffordshire and Shropshire Foundation Trust.
The monoprints which capture personal journeys through Staffordshire are the result of a series of creative workshops with Stafford artist Naomi Greaves and service users from the St. David's Centre, Wombourne, the Nuffield Unit, Lichfield, the George Bryan Centre, Tamworth and the Brockington Unit, Stafford.
The exhibition can be seen in the Overbridge waiting room between platform 4 and 5 and platform 1 waiting now until 30 September.
Architecture
Saturday 17 July - Sunday 12 September
This exhibition features work produced by contemporary artists and craft makers who are influenced by various elements of architecture.
Photographers, ceramicists and jewellers included in this show have investigated buildings, patterns and architectural features, mainly focusing on constructions that form the changing landscape of our urban environment.
Coming soon.....
Art with a Pulse ll
Saturday 18 September - 31 October
Tattoos have been in existence for thousands of years and feature in the history of most cultures throughout the world. They have, over the centuries, been popular, waned in their appeal, been banned and have become fashionable once again.
The art of tattooing is constantly evolving and merging with the 'fine art world' of galleries and collectors. Alongside 'off skin' artworks created by tattooists, Art with a Pulse ll will also showcase work by artists inspired by the tattoo and its culture.
Work will include a broad range of media and technique including stained glass, mosaic, illustration, printmaking, photography and textiles. The show will also look at the history of tattooing as well as some present day 'tattooed ladies' such as leading burlesque performers and side show acts.
A Touring Exhibition from 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe
Pins and Needles
Saturday 18 September - 31 October
Jewellery is considered to be one of the oldest and most socially acceptable forms of body adornment and can be functional or purely decorative. Using a wide range of materials and tattoo styles this exhibition celebrates the growing popularity of the use of tattoo imagery in the production of contemporary jewellery and accessories.
Includes jewellery by design duo Lost At Sea and new ranges produced specifically for this exhibition by Abby Filer and Frances Stunt.
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26/08/2010 08:42:37
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