gallery Archives - Blackpool Social Club

16 Dec

Tea by the Sea: Tea Amantes Tea Room and Gallery

Jill Reidy0 CommentsFood and Drinkcafe, drink, food, gallery, tea

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the busy lead-up to Christmas, there's nothing quite like a nice cup of tea to warm you up and help you relax. Jill Reidy takes a tea break to chat to Anna Paprzycka about Tea Amantes, a new tea room and gallery which has opened in Blackpool. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The new Tea Amantes sounds amazing. Tell me a little bit about how it came about. The idea was born in 2018 when we decided to set up an online tea store. We exhibited our products at several events in Manchester, Evesham, and Preston. I also created unique blends for…

Ride Your Pony down to Abingdon Studios: Exhibition and residency opportunity

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, Opportunitiescontemporary art, Exhibition, gallery, opportunities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This fourth iteration of international group exhibition and residency Ride Your Pony is coming to Blackpool. RYP has received support from Arts Council England and offers paid opportunities to 26 artists across the UK. Let's take a look at this a cross artform opportunity for visual artists, architects, designers, makers, digital and beyond. The open call welcomes submissions from creatives seeking to be part of a culture of coexistence and exchange. Submissions are encouraged, but not limited to Designers, Illustrators, Photographers, Artists and Makers. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1628720572424{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffe758 !important;}"] "The name…

ROCKIFIED at Abingdon Studios

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsAbingdon Studios, Art, contemporary art, Exhibition, gallery

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blackpool's Abingdon Studios (ABS) hosts an international collaboration with links very close to home. The upcoming exhibition ROCKIFIED is the culmination of a 9 month residency at ABS for Brazilian artist Gustavo Ferro who has collaborated with London-based visual artist Sam Meredith. Gustavo’s recent work comes from an investigation into artificial landscapes built with pulhamite, a material that resembles natural rock created by Pulham & Son and used to ‘rockify’ the cliffs in the North Shore of Blackpool in 1923. He says, "Recently I’ve been researching man-made objects and materials used to create artificial landscapes such as rock gardens."…