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01 May

Marking the Martyrs – an exhibition at Blott Studio

Jill Reidy0 CommentsHeritage, Visual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, Blackpool, Blott Studio, entertainment, Exhibition, families, Music, musical, performance, Theatre

Coinciding with major celebrations and events nationwide, on the 4th June 2018, Blott Studio will be hosting an exhibition marking the death of Emily Wilding Davison, the first martyr to the Suffrage cause. Curated by Corrine Streetly, Marking The Martyrs will focus on the sacrifices our foremothers made and the ongoing struggle that women still face, and will feature work produced by three regional artists, Zoe Cox, Tina Warren and Corrine Streetly, and three national and international artists. Hazel Reeves, MRBS SWA FRSA, winner of the Emmeline Pankhurst sculpture commission 2017 will be exhibiting one of her acclaimed maquettes of Emmeline, titled ‘Rise…

We Love Dancing – Come Join Us. Sam Simpson Dance Activist and Artist.

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsSports & Wellbeing, Theatre, Dance & Performance, Visual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, dance, Music, performance

You may have seen her, you may have met her. Dancing at a bus stop, introducing herself to you with great gusto. For those of you who have not come across Sam Simpson, she is an artist based in Blackpool using dance as a way to inspire, bringing people together in communities and raising aspirations through the power of dance. I caught up with her ahead of this Saturday's, Arts Council Funded free "We Love To Dance" event on The Comedy Carpet. Who are you? I am an artist and a dancer, my business is Sam Simpson Art. Find out more about me…

How To Starve an Artist – The Film

Jill Reidy0 CommentsFilm, Literature & Spoken Wordartist, crowdfunding, Film, how to starve an artist, performance, poet, poetry, starve

A few months ago I was asked to shoot a local poetry session, at which, I was told, the renowned Canadian poet, Rose Condo would be performing. I've always loved poetry so, although I wasn't familiar with Rose at that point, I was happy to record the event. When Rose took the floor I was instantly mesmerised. Not only was she charismatic but the performance had a combination of warmth, intimacy and humour, the like of which I hadn't seen before. As Rose started to slice baguettes, spreading them with butter and hummus, and handing them round to the audience she began performing…