Clancy, Author at Blackpool Social Club

12 Dec

Local Christmas Gift Ideas: Me&Yu

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This hand-printed sweatshirt from Me&Yu features the Nietzsche quote, "Without music, life would be a mistake." Printed onto the finest quality, pale grey marl sweatshirts in red water-based ink, the hand-printed nature of each item means slight variations in textures occur with each screen print. These sweatshirts are available in unisex adult sizes so are suitable for everyone in the family - wear it standard fit with jeans or oversize with leggings for girls - the choice is yours! They currently retail at £28. Because we love you and want you to feel special, it's been arranged so that everyone who…

05 Dec

Local Christmas Gift Ideas: Welcome to the Seaside Tea Towel

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The 'Welcome to The Seaside' tea towel was specially commissioned as part of Project Object, a community project run by Blackpool Arts Service during 2012. Illustrator Lois Blackburn drew from the Grundy Art Gallery's Cyril Critchlow Collection of 1950s Blackpool Souvenirs to create a vibrant silk painting design which has been translated into textile home wares. Project Object commissioned three artists / designers to explore the wealth of historic collections Blackpool has to offer and use this as inspiration to create a range of contemporary items. Members of the community volunteered to be Project Object 'apprentices' and participated in four…

15 Nov

Charity Month: Gimme Shelter

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I met with Shelter shop manager, Gary Palmer, at the Talbot Road branch of Shelter. Recently opened after new refit, the shop was bustling with customers over a rainy lunchtime. Gary kindly took some time to talk to me about Shelter and the shop: CM: Please tell us a little bit about Shelter? GP: Shelter is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing by giving advice, information and advocacy to people with housing issues. Shelter provides advice and support to people going through all sorts of housing problems. CM: How does Shelter help…

24 Oct

Haunted Blackpool – A Dead Good Project

Clancy4 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitions

On Wednesday 31st October, Blackpool Dead Good Poets' Society will be performing pieces from their new anthology, Haunted Blackpool in front of the Illuminations installation situated on The Cliffs, Queen's Promenade. The Haunted Blackpool project is a collaboration between Blackpool Arts Service, Blackpool Illuminations, Blackpool and the Fylde College and the Dead Good Poets' Society to investigate local legends and ghost stories and reimagine them as creative pieces of writing. Specially commissioned as part of the Arts Engagement Programme, the stories contained in this book were produced through a number of creative writing workshops held at Blackpool Central Library. Aware that…

15 Oct

Contemporary Dance at the The Grand Theatre

Clancy1 CommentMusic & Gigs, Visual Arts & Exhibitions

This autumn sees some rather special contemporary dance companies visit the Grand Theatre. Celine Wyatt, Engagement and Learning Manager at The Grand Theatre, says "This season, dance is contemporary and fresh. It offers interesting mixes of art forms, so it’s not just about dance, but dance combined with film or live music. The Grand Theatre is bringing new, dynamic work to Blackpool: new work, new ideas and young dancers who are coming with innovative and refreshing ideas." I asked Celine why it is important to bring contemporary dance to Blackpool. "We really want to support our local cultural community…

27 Aug

Artist Jo Berry Reinterprets Heritage Illuminations for Centenary 2012

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Kicking off Illuminations Week on altblackpool, Clancy Mason tells us about artist Jo Berry's reinterpretation of Heritage Illuminations for the Centenary. Blackpool Tower plus Fluted Pylons (1938). Image from Blackpool Local and Family History Centre (right). Lighting artist Jo Berry has been busy creating a new lighting installation for the 2012 Illuminations Centenary inspired by a fluted pylon design from the 1930’s. Originally from Burnley, Jo Berry has been exhibiting regularly for over 12 years. Her work is ground breaking and highly regarded, with pieces in the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) and Arts Council England (ACE) Collections.Her new series of…

23 Aug

Project Object Product Launch

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Clancy Mason gives you a taste of the products on offer at the launch of Project Object next week. Blackpool Arts Service has commissioned Project Object artists and designers Tim Denton, Lois Blackburn and Bonker*s Clutterbucks to explore the wealth of historic collections Blackpool has to offer and use them as inspiration to create a range of contemporary and innovative items which are about to go on sale in the Grundy Art Gallery shop and at the Tourist Information Centre along Blackpool Promenade. The aim of Project Object was to give people in Blackpool an opportunity to work alongside and…

31 Jul

Under The Town Festival returns this weekend

Clancy1 CommentMusic & Gigs, Visual Arts & Exhibitions

Clancy Mason chats to Under The Town Festival organisers Kirsty Mah and Alice Croft about this weekend's event. The Under The Town festival is organised for young people by young people completing their Arts Award with Blackpool Arts Service. One of the festival organisers, Kirsty Mah and festival mentor, Alice Croft give us their take on this year's Under The Town Festival to be held at Grundy Art Galley on Saturday 4 August, 3pm-10pm. Tickets are £3 and available from the Grundy Art Gallery before and on the day, but numbers are limited. When I popped by for a chat,…