Art Archives - Page 2 of 8 - Blackpool Social Club

03 Jun

Iridescent Women with Jo Catlow

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, art and photography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As a resident in Blackpool and of working-class origins feeling invisible is a familiar sensation. Add also being a woman and approaching mid-life and that sense of disappearing is amplified. Blackpool Social Club spoke to Angela Vowles and Jo Catlow about their recent collaboration exploring a creative piece exploring this very thing. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="35013" img_size="large"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Q: Tell us a bit about you, who you are, and what you do? Jo: I’m a multi-discipline creative practitioner. Originally a performer I’ve gone on to devise and direct a number of projects, such as directing for Glass Splinters at the Phoenix in London…

12 May

Exhibition review: Szidonia Gergely at Tea Amantes

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, art exhibition, artist, Blackpool, blackpool art scene, figurative, hungarian, portraits, tattoo artist, tea adamantes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] David heads down to Tea Amantes tearoom and gallery to check out the current exhibition. Bank Holiday Monday and once more I find myself at the excellent Tea Amantes tearoom and gallery to view a magnificent collection of oil paintings, this time from the brush of Hungarian artist Szidonia Gergely. The show has the slogan Let's Fill This Town With Artists, an admirable sentiment. Indeed many of those present at this private viewing were creatives. Szidonia is self-taught from childhood and currently focuses on portraits and figurative pieces that reflect traditional, contemporary and classical style. She is currently working…

29 Apr

Teamwork makes the “Dream” work! New show at The Old Electric

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceArt, Blackpool, community, entertainment, performance

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Old Electric welcomes spring with their new production, Dream; an exciting collaboration between Blackpool & the Fylde School of Arts, House of Wingz and The Electric Sunshine Project (TESP). Dream is a unique spin on Shakespeare’s comedy classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream but this version is set somewhere in the 1980s, bringing with it a broad range of influences from the era including vogue ballroom culture, striking workers, yuppies, gender- fluidity and neon.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Performances are on at The Old Electric theatre at 7pm on Friday 20 May and 2pm and 7pm on Saturday 21 May. The show will last…

09 Mar

Garth takes the fight to London exhibition

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, contemporary art, contemporary artist, Exhibition, group show, London

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blackpool based artist Garth Gratrix has been invited to join artist and curator Cecilia Sjoholm in an upcoming London exhibition that brings together seven contemporary artists who all engage in defiance. THE COMRADES THEY WERE BRAVE runs at 44 GRS Gallery in Bloomsbury from 18 March until 10 April 2022. Conceived as an homage to Edith Garrud (1872- 1971), Jiujitsu martial arts teacher to the suffragettes, it explores the theme of fighting for a cause. In 1909, in response to increasing physical abuse by the police and opponents to their campaign for women’s right to vote, Edith Garrud began…

10 Jan

Free theatre activities for young people at The Old Electric

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsOpportunitiesArt, community theatre, youth theatre

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Electric Sunshine Project (TESP) is now working with the Little Blackpool Leisure Company to offer Arts Award as part of the The Old Electric (OE) Youth Theatre Friday sessions. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Young people aged between 14 and 17 can develop their theatre knowledge and experience and take their next steps to become an arts leader of tomorrow. Arts Awards aim to inspire young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it's creative, valuable, and accessible which are achieved at five levels, four qualifications, and an introductory award. The OE Youth Theatre is inviting young people aged 14 to 17…

09 Dec

Something for the weekend? 11/12 December 2021

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsGuideAbingdon Studios, Art, contemporary art, Exhibition, Lytham, what's on

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a some top picks from the cultural happenings taking place on the Fylde Coast on 11 & 12 December. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Present Absence [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="34219" img_size="large" alignment="center"][vc_column_text] Exhibition runs until 20 Jan 2022.Open Thu-Sat, 11-4pm.Except between 17 Dec - 7th Jan.Free entry It's not often that you get contemporary painting shows on your doorstep, but Abingdon Studios has come up trumps with this new exhibition from Parham Ghalamdar. Curated by Garth Gratrix, this show exhibits works across the Project Space and Window Gallery, located on Abingdon St right in the heart…

24 Nov

Grundy Art Gallery: Show your work at OPEN 2022

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsLocal News, OpportunitiesArt, artist, call out, callout, Exhibition, open call, The Grundy Art Gallery

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After last year’s online only exhibition, OPEN 2022 is set to return to Blackpool's Grundy Art Gallery. In line with Grundy’s founding principles of showing the ‘art of the day’ and echoing Blackpool’s motto of ‘progress’, the gallery is looking for artworks that have been created within the last 12 months and that have never been shown at the Grundy Art Gallery before. The exhibition aims to be illustrative of the diverse range of artwork being produced throughout Blackpool and the Fylde Coast today.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="31534" img_size="medium"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Once again they have decided to waive the submission fee for artworks…

10 Nov

Art project opens the doors to recovery in Wyre

Stephanie Cottle0 CommentsLocal NewsArt, community

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Closed doors have become almost symbolic over the past 18 months and as such it is no surprise to see these everyday items emerge in artistic work across the globe. In 2020 we Blackpool Social Club shared the work of photographer Zoe Taylor who took coronavirus restrictions as an opportunity to develop her work ‘Doorstep Portraits’ which gave viewers a glimpse of the families living behind closed doors. Image credit - Zoe Taylor Other artists, such as Mario Garcia Torres also used doors as inspiration. In his piece ‘It Must Have Been a Tuesday’ 2020 Torres took the sign…

27 Oct

Ride Your Pony at Abingdon Studios

Stephanie Cottle0 CommentsLocal News, Visual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, Blackpool, Exhibition

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From horse drawn carriages on the promenade to donkey rides across the beach, Blackpool has always played host to equestrian residents. From the 21st of October, Abingdon Studios gained some temporary, artistic neigh-bours. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ride Your Pony (No.4), curated by Marie Jones, Garth Gratrix & Kerry Tenbey is an interdisciplinary exhibition showing works by 26 international artists. The brief for works asks each participating artist to create work that responds to a letter of the alphabet chosen in ‘lucky dip’ style. On the preview evening I chatted to Reece Adair about his work, which depicts the form of a kneeling…

22 Oct

New Creative Market is coming to Blackpool

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal NewsArt, artist, Blackpool Creative Market, Craft, makers, market

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Saturday 23rd October, Blackpool Winter Gardens will play host to a range of independent designers, artisans and creatives from across the Fylde Coast. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The first of its kind in Blackpool, the marketplace will bring together more than 20 invited artists and makers, giving visitors a chance to purchase unique artworks, homeware, fashion and foodie gifts. Visitors can explore at their leisure what the Fylde Coast’s talented artists and makers have to offer. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jessie Crook from sustainable hair accessory makers That Scrunchie Brand says: [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1634897868048{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffe758 !important;}"]“We…