Claire Griffiths

Pre-Pop to Post-Human: Collage in the Digital Age is an exhibition of 37 freshly commissioned prints by fifteen young artists, complementing a selection of sixteen lithographs and screen-prints from Eduardo Paolozzi’s portfolio BUNK, created in 1972 from the original collages and currently showing at the Grundy. Blackpool based talent who utilise the Rock Factory Print Studio have been invited to create work influenced by Paolozzi to complement the touring exhibition, giving viewers the chance to see some home-grown talent. The contributing artists are John Marc Allen, Paul Gibson, Paul Howard, Carlito Juanito, Gareth Monger, Jennie Pickerson, Rakim, Robin Ross and Sam Simpson. I know some of…

Have you heard about the bird? The bird, the bird is the word! So goes the sixties song by The Fut.  In this case, we bring you not music but photography from the Two Old Birds with Cameras. Jill and Dawn, whose images are drawing attention across the country, have turned their passion for photography towards a subject matter that sometimes stays in the closet. Inspired by 2014's LBGT exhibition at the Winter Gardens, curated by Garth Gratrix, these images portray a much more intimate content as the pair investigate inclusivity and community perceptions. Jill and Dawn have photographed a…

On Thursday 22 January excited visual artists took the opportunity to take part in a unique photographic session with Sean Conboy at the 120-year-old Blackpool Grand Theatre. Sean Conboy is the official photographer for the Grand Theatre and his work has featured in  a number of high profile and international media and magazines.  The session lasted just under five hours and gave the opportunity to photograph the amazing and beautiful interior of the Grand's Grade II listed interior. Sean’s career in photography spans over 30 years and includes working for the most prestigious Swedish camera manufacturers, Hasselblad. Sean has won…

This month we saw the start of a new exhibition based in South Shore at the Solaris Centre. I spoke to the photographers exhibiting, Chris Beard and Jill Reidy, to find out more: How did the two of you come together to exhibit at this particular site? Chris: We didn't 'come together' as such to put up the exhibition, the fact that we are both exhibiting at the same time is purely down to chance. I asked the staff at Solaris about the possibility of exhibiting some of my images and the earliest available date were November and December. It was…

Under The Town, Blackpool's award-winning festival for young people is back for its fourth year on Sunday 16 November inside the stunning Winter Gardens. This quirky event features live music, dance performances, short film screenings, art exhibitions and much more. It is organised by over 30 young people completing their Arts Award with Blackpool Arts Service. This year’s event will showcase an exciting line up of musical talent from across Blackpool and the North West including local rock band Jekyll, acoustic singer-songwriters Flossie, April Keen and Jess Harwood. The headline act is the much talked about indie band from Lancashire,…