“Everyone can do something in art” (Textiles Workshop participant June 05)

ART WORK

The Newhampton Arts Centre is pleased to showcase the work of local artists on display areas in the café, studio block and theatre foyer. Information on works for sale is available from the NAC Office.

You can also see large community art pieces created by local children and others working with professional artists during school holidays.

Local artists are welcome to contact us with a view to displaying art work in diplay areas.


THE NEWHAMPTON MOSAICS
 
The Newhampton Mosaics were created by localpeople of all ages, working with artist Ann McArdle during October Half Term 2002. They reflect the lives and interests of our local community. They are on permanent display in the CAFE.
 

 

 
ONE WORLD BANNERS.

Artist, Nancy Evans , worked with young people from 3 -13, during October
Half Term 2005, to create these colourful and personal textile banners which are on permanent display in the STUDIO BLOCK STAIRWEL







 

OUR WORLD 

These colourful 3D wall plaques were created by local artist, Kanj Nichola. Kanj led ceramics workshops during the One World Children’s Arts Festival in July 2005. She has presented the children’s work under the titles: My World, My School, My Home. They can be seen on the stairs near the Theatre.

ANDREA LEECH 

 Andrea lives in Wolverhampton and graduated from The University of Wolverhampton with a BA (Hons) Fine Art degree in 2007. She specialises in painting using mixed media.

 

“From a young age I have had a personal love for dancing which has now stimulated my paintings. The work is inspired by dance costumes, especially Latin and ballroom dresses in which the creative use of transparent, semi-transparent and stretchy lacy material brings flair and style to the dances.

 

The relationship between the figure and the material fascinates me, as the fabric reveals and conceals the female form like a piece of art. This enhances areas of the body that are used sensually throughout the dance, which I hint at in my practice. I have been probing the space on the canvas with abstract shapes taken from forms I see in the costumes to create a parallel/ partnering relationship between them.

 

I have stretched the lace across the canvas mirroring the fabric stretched over the figure. Layering up the surface with pattern and embellishment emulates the layers of fabric on the dresses. I have been dealing with elements of the figurative and abstract qualities in my work in which the revealing and concealing imagery flirts openly with the viewer.

 

In choreographing the paintings together, they can be classified as a set but each one also performs its own solo and therefore playing its own role amongst the other pieces.”

Andrea's art is on display in the theatre corridor.


SARAH COLLINGS

 Sarah's photographs were taken in Wolverhampton   Market. The frames were purchased at local markets and reflect the diversity of the stalls.

 Sarah's photographs can be seen in the Theatre corridor from 1st September.

SIMON FRANCIS

Simon Francis is a local artist living in Whitmore Reans.  He is currently based at Eagle Works Studios and Galleries in Wolverhampton

Simon prefers to use “abstract, visual language” such as colour, texture and form instead of simply painting objects as we see them.  By doing this, he allows a direct emotional response to the mood of his work. hIs medium is almost always oil on canvas

Simon's work can be seen on the upstairs corridor of the Studio Block

LOOK AT ME NOW

To mark the 25^th Anniversary of Wolverhampton’s Central Youth Theatre (CYT), Photographer Kate Green and Artist Rhiannon Worgan, have created a stunning portrait exhibition celebrating “youth theatre, memories, good times, working lives and achievement” through the images of  former members.

Over the years CYT has empowered young people to get involved in all aspects of theatre. Thousands of young people have benefited by taking part in the huge portfolio of workshops, summer schools, productions and other events. In particular CYT’s work and reputation has taken the members across Eastern and Western Europe to countries such as Austria, Belgium, Czech, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia.

Part of the The Look at Me Now Exhibition is now on permanent display in the Studio Block at the Newhampton Arts Centre