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Perspectives March 2019 V4.Qxp Layout 1 12/03/2019 16:19 Page 1 6410_FOW Perspectives March 2019 v4.qxp_Layout 1 12/03/2019 16:19 Page 1 NEWSLETTER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE WHITWORTH, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER. ISSUE 45. SPRING 2019. Friends’ Perspective 11th April 2019, save the date for our showcase event! Full details on page 2. Manchester epicentre of all ills in the world Joy for Ever: How to use art to change the world and its price in the market Full story on page 4. Work by Barry Finan, YES I WANNT TO DO TRRICKSSERRS and ‘Bending’ in Coronation Park series by Raqs Media Collective WWW.FRIENDSOFTHEWHITWORTH.ORG.UK 6410_FOW Perspectives March 2019 v4.qxp_Layout 1 12/03/2019 16:19 Page 2 Friends’ Perspective WE ARE ‘LEGENDARY’ April 11th at the Gallery! It is 85 years since the original Friends met at Sir Thomas These are just a Barlow’s house to set up the Friends of the Whitworth Society. few of the During this time the Friends have survived a World War, many changes to their role and have raised money for the Gallery to artists who will help acquire more than 1000 works of art. be at the Gallery on April 11. hen Director Alistair Hudson arrived at • A drop-in Look Club - we don’t just look - ou sometimes see Rachel working in the Wthe Gallery in February 2018 he we talk and learn YCafé in the Trees. She has also been a described the Friends of the Whitworth as practising graphic designer, community artist • Meet Director Alistair Hudson and hear his ‘legendary’ and we are very proud to stand up and workshop leader for more than 25 years. vision for the Gallery and accept the compliment on behalf of all our ‘I taught Level 3 and 4 Art and Design with wonderful volunteers, past and present. • Our history - artefacts and memories graphic design as my specialisation for 17 years at Manchester College. To celebrate this amazing achievement we The Café in the trees will be open for the wanted to do something special and showcase evening. It’s going to be a great event and all of I now deliver arts and wellbeing workshops in the work we do and our history. the activities are free! the community to adults and children – and I’m part of Manchester Makers Movement and So on Thursday, April 11, 2019 after the Annual We would love to see you there. recently began to sell my own handmade work General Meeting (this starts at 5.00pm) we will be Tricia Tierney, at local craft fairs and Etsy.’ taking over the Whitworth Gallery for the evening! Chair, Friends of the Whitworth Juliet Jones graduated from Manchester College Here is what’s on offer of Art and Design as a graphic designer. Since • Music from our friends at the Royal then she has been a costume and set designer, a Northern College of Music scene painter and an art teacher. ‘I currently Front cover images show work by Barry Finan in call myself an artist and paint, mainly • A special performance of ‘Ruskin in Exchanges exhibition. Barry Finan works with landscapes in watercolour and acrylic. I also feel Manchester’ with the Friends of the Venture Arts, Manchester. very honoured to have been asked to design this Whitworth Players! The Friends recently contributed to the purchase of year’s Christmas card for the Friends!’ • A display in the Study Centre of just some of this work and Bending, 2015 in the Coronation Printmaker Christine Tomkinson is a member the works the Friends have helped to acquire Park series by Raqs Media Collective. of Manchester Print Club and Hot Bed Press, You cannot miss this work in the park at the rear • A drop-in relief printmaking workshop Salford. ‘I am currently exploring the constant of the gallery. where you will be able to make your own movement and changes that occur in moving print – the workshop looks at the trees in the water. I use my photographs and collected Park and Anya Gallacio’s steel tree Untitled images of water in rivers and the sea as a source 2016 of inspiration for my work. As my other interest is stitching and textiles, I often make reference • An Art Sale, a chance to acquire a work for to stitch mark making. your walls Christine recently ran the felt making workshop • Friends on Tour – a chance to see where in the gallery. Friends have been and what they have got up to on our wonderful events programme at home and abroad 2 6410_FOW Perspectives March 2019 v4.qxp_Layout 1 12/03/2019 16:19 Page 3 WWW.FRIENDSOFTHEWHITWORTH.ORG.UK Trustees committee, where she was fondly referred to as ‘the archive.’ Rosemary had also been on the Whitworth Committee, the University of Manchester’s governing committee for the gallery (this was abolished when the university amalgamated with UMIST). In 2003 she became a Companion of the University. Rosemary born in 1936 in Newcastle upon Tyne and proud of being a ‘Geordie lass’ studied Fine t was with great sadness we heard of the death Art at Newcastle School of Art. At art school she of our dear friend and colleague Rosemary I was taught by some notable artists of the time Marsh. including Richard Hamilton and Rosemary died last October 2018 whilst on Victor Pasmore. holiday in Portugal. She also represented BAFM (British Association As many of you will know she was a stalwart of of Friends of Museums) at the World Federation the Friends of the Whitworth and a devoted of Friends of Museums and her commitment led supporter of the Gallery. to her election as Vice-President for Europe. Some years ago she wrote the following: ‘In 1968 Accompanied by her husband Roger they Francis Hawcroft, Principal Keeper suggested I travelled extensively for WWFM in Europe, might like to help at the Whitworth as a Australia, North and South America. Her volunteer after I had talked to him about training diplomatic skills were praised by colleagues. to work in a museum or gallery. The Journal of BAFM (Winter 2018/19) pays I was already a member of the Friends having tribute to her work for the organisation. BAFM joined about 1965 so I began by helping the chair Alex Walker tells of her appreciation of a Honorary Secretary Pat Prestwich to do routine wise and kind person who was immensely helpful jobs such as putting lists in alphabetical order to her as she took on the new role of chair of and franking envelopes on a Tuesday. Then BAFM. ‘At the recent meeting in Madeira it was Rachel Harper Pebble 1 Christine Tomkinson Francis found a little ‘project’ for me organising evident that Rosemary was well known and the production of a set of postcards reproducing respected in the international Friends key 20thc works in the collection. community.’ Meanwhile I went back to teaching art part-time, When Roger died (also a stalwart Friend of the which is what I originally trained to do. Whitworth) Rosemary continued travelling to Somehow I managed to keep a few hours free on conferences in Mantua, Washington and last a Tuesday as I had become hooked! May to Madeira. Rosemary gladly wrote about many of these conferences for Friends’ With Pat’s encouragement I became involved in Perspective and when the Friends celebrated the British Association of Friends of Museums their 80th birthday she wrote a lovely and was Hon. Sec. 1978-87 and later Chairman background feature I captioned ‘A sprightly 1989-94. I succeeded Pat Prestwich as Chairman eighty year old.’ of the Friends of the Whitworth in 1990 and held that post until 2002.’ Her last UK BAFM national conference was last October in Newcastle organised by the Friends of Rosemary was hugely interested in the history of The Laing Art Gallery. the Friends and the role of Margaret Pilkington, who with members of the Whitworth Art Former Director of the Gallery, Alistair Smith, Gallery committee founded the Friends of the who knew Rosemary well recalls: ‘It could Whitworth in 1933. Miss Pilkington became certainly be said that Rosemary’s time as Honorary Director of the Chairman was a period when relations with the Whitworth in 1936 and ran the gallery staff were particularly efficient and Christine Tomkinson Gallery until it was handed harmonious. She was a naturally industrious and over to the University of gregarious person and clearly enjoyed all aspects Manchester in 1959. of the Friends’ activities. Her style rubbed off on Rosemary produced an others and it was a very happy time for the excellent, illustrated Friends and Gallery together.’ pamphlet on the life and Rosemary recently made her debut on Twitter work of Margaret Pilkington. talking about a favourite work, Ben Nicholson’s She also researched the Red Rose Guild. From Window in Cornwall 1946 when on display in 1920 their annual exhibitions attracted artists the South Gallery. and craftspeople to Manchester. Her research Rosemary was always busy – at the age of 80 she unearthed many beautiful objects in public declared she intended to celebrate by taking a buildings and collections throughout the north holiday every month in the year and she west and in treasured private collections. managed it! Rosemary delighted in chatting about her We will miss her. memories of the Friends and the Gallery. She Gill Crook, editor Perspective Felt making workshop Felt making workshop also gave talks. She was a member of the FOW 3 6410_FOW Perspectives March 2019 v4.qxp_Layout 1 12/03/2019 16:19 Page 4 Friends’ Perspective MANCHESTER EPICENTRE OF ALL ILLS IN THE WORLD Joy for Ever: How to use art to change the world and its price in the market his exhibition responds to the 200th In 2019 Ruskin’s words seem as relevant now as The gallery space will host making workshops, Tbirthday of artist, art critic and social they did then, in a climate of perceived talks and performances to encourage new reformer John Ruskin with a joyful look at how ecological, political and social catastrophe.
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