Bath Artists' Studios presents Sidebyside
6 - 21 March
Bath Artists' Studios
Bath Artists’ Studios is hosting an exhibition with a new twist on a familiar theme. Sidebyside is an open exhibition aimed at artists’ groups, rather than individuals. The Sidebyside exhibition will bring together artists from studio groups, arts trails and workshop communities in and around Bath, drawing these groups together in one location to showcase the varied work and practices within them.
Supporting the exhibition will be a series of events:
8 March - A Talk by Ruth Wilbur, Axis: An Introduction to Using the Web to Promote Your Artistic Practice.
11 March - A Talk by Donna Baber, Creative Learning Agency: Sharing the Love - Working as an Artist in Participatory Settings.
17 March - A conversation between Bridget Crone (Media Art Bath) and Marie-Anne McQuay (Spike Island): Artist-led activity, localism and critical regionalism in the South West and beyond.
Poet Caroline Heaton will be writer in residence during sidebyside.
She will be working in the gallery and available for discussion every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the exhibition from 2-4pm.
Caroline will also be running two Haiku workshops on Wednesdays 10th and 17th March 10.30am – 12pm, £8. Please contact Caroline to book a place on either workshop caroheaton@yahoo.co.uk
Caroline will be giving a talk/poetry reading of her work, together with that of other writers whose pieces have been inspired by paintings and sculpture. Thursday 18th March at 7.30. £3 or £1 for Friends/students. Tel/ email the studios to reserve your seat. 01225 482 480 or admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk
Entry to all events is £3, £1 for Friends/ students. Places are limited so please call 01225 482480 or email: admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk to reserve your tickets.
Participating studios: Bath Artist Printmakers (Bath), Bath Artists’ Studios (Bath), Bear Flat Artists (Bath), Botany Studios (Bristol), Larkhall Open Studios (Bath), Mivart Studios (Bristol), Silk Mill Studios (Frome), Spike Island (Bristol), Trinity Artists (Bath), Widcombe Arts Trail (Bath).
SidebySide runs at the Bath Artists’ Studios Gallery, The Old Malthouse, Comfortable Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath BA1 3AJ. The exhibition is open from 6-21 March, 11am-5pm. Entrance is free. A full SidebySide programme is available on our website: www.bathartistsstudios.co.uk.
Location: South West, Bath
Date posted: 23rd January 2010
