visual arts Archives - Blackpool Social Club

11 Apr

Anna Ravliuc-Bloomfield presents her stunning art exhibition ‘Distance of Transformation’

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsanna ravliuc-bloomfield, art exhibition, Blackpool, blackpool art scene, oil painting, tea amantes, visual arts, visual arts blackpool

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This will not be an easy review to write, because the stunning beauty of Anna Ravliuc-Bloomfield's work cannot be encapsulated in words. Anna's is probably the most impressive art exhibition I have ever seen, and it's right here in Blackpool, at the Tea Amantes tearoom and gallery on Albert Road. Named Distance of Transformation, everybody at this show's private view (7th April 2022) was a creative and jaws were just hanging down (I now look at my puny efforts with close to shame). The colour palette, brush work, composition and the themes of these paintings are all incredible. Subjects…

Mirror Ball sculpture to dazzle again

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, Blackpool, Blackpool Prom, sculpture, visual arts

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="31014" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text] The iconic Mirror Ball on the South Promenade has been taken down this week for a full refurbishment. Preparations for the work started on Monday 23 November. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The artwork was created by artist Michael Trainor and is reputed to be the world’s biggest Mirror Ball being 6m in diameter. The artist was inspired by and named the work after the 1969 Hollywood film ‘They Shoot Horses Don’t They’ which features a large Mirror Ball. It was originally installed in 2002 as one of a series of commissioned artworks known as The Great Promenade Show.…

PIVOT: Development for mid-career North West artists

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsOpportunitiesArt, artist, bursary, callout, Covid-19, development, funding, Visual, visual arts

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bluecoat and Castlefield Gallery are delighted to announce PIVOT: an 18 month development programme for mid-career artists living and working in North West England. PIVOT is a new artist development scheme delivered in partnership by Bluecoat, Liverpool and Castlefield Gallery, Manchester. Both organisations share the vision that the North West of England is a place where artists are able to live and work whilst experiencing national and international success. Five mid-career contemporary visual artists will be awarded a £5000 bursary and given access to a programme that supports their practice over an 18 month period. PIVOT recognises that existing…