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mpa_newsletter winter.08-09:mpa_newsletter 6 2/10/08 09:54 Page 2 Winter 2008/09 Issue 10 Please take a copy Sub-plotting Sub-plotting is an exciting collaboration between Mid Pennine Gallery and Burnley Youth Theatre. It’s the gallery’s first interactive game and exhibition using mobile phone technology and it needs Singing Ringing Tree, photograph by Ian Lawson you. Every Sub-plotting player is an artist and the exhibition will feature at least More Awards 500 artists exhibiting on the After the Civic Trust honoured Atom in its The awards were launched to find the area’s top national awards, the plaudits have been coming business gurus, companies, employers and walls of Mid Pennine Gallery thick and fast. entrepreneurs, supported by a prestigious range of sponsors and partners, including Lancashire Economic Mid Pennine Arts was a winner at the Lancashire and Burnley Youth Theatre. Partnership, Northwest Development Agency and BIBA awards 2008, an event held at the world Lancashire County Developments. famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Mid Pennine Arts To find out more about this won the Creative Business of the Year award. At another awards ceremony, held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Burnley’s Singing, Ringing Tree and Over 750 of Lancashire’s brightest business stars project see inside the Haslingden’s Halo were both nominated at the Structural gathered together for the 2008 BIBAs which took Steel Awards. Singing Ringing Tree came away with a place at the world famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom. newsletter. commendation. Hailed as the ‘Business Oscars’, the 2008 BIBAs was The other nominees in the same category included O2 the most ambitious event of its kind and attracted an Arena; The Saville Building, Windsor; T5, Heathrow and exceptional level of entries, over 700 in total, from PAGE the Kings Waterfront Arena, Liverpool. Inside this issue some of Lancashire’s top performing companies. Gallery 2 Education 4 Exciting Opportunities! We are delighted to have been selected by the at Mid Pennine Gallery. Arts practitioners will accompany the children on the visits and deliver workshops back in Festivals Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts to 6 develop and manage a programme which will school. In addition there will be two half days INSET for build strong relationships between schools and teachers working with the same artists to extend the two local cultural venues; Mid Pennine Gallery programme in their classrooms. and Burnley Mechanics Theatre. The programme Projects 7 The programme will begin with M6 Theatre’s production is called ‘Start’ – not to be confused with our of ‘Best Friends’ at Burnley Mechanics on 21st October secondary schools’ art exhibition of the same 08. It will continue in the Spring Term with visits to the name! exhibitions being held at Mid Pennine Gallery. Information 8 Children from 10 schools will be invited to see a production at the Mechanics and view an exhibition Mid Pennine Art Newsletter | Winter 2008/09 | Issue 10 1 mpa_newsletter winter.08-09:mpa_newsletter 6 2/10/08 09:54 Page 3 Gallery opening times Gallery Wed - Sat 10am - 4pm Sub-plotting Sarah Eyre, Ra Page, Deyan Raykov 11th October - 22nd November 08 A Steering Group of 15 young people aged 13 – 17 is project managing Sub-plotting. Sub-plotting is a multi-media visual arts project, game and exhibition which uses 'in your pocket' technology, your mobile phone. Every Sub-plotting player is an artist and the exhibition will feature at least 500 artists on its walls! Want to be one of them? Members of the Steering Group To sign up simply text the words BITMAP PLAY to 60300, choose a theme Arif Ahmed, Afraz Ali, Alex Bailey, Emily Bentkowski, Eve Brindle Coady, and join the story. You will receive the latest photo from that story on your Joseph Davis, Joanna Embley, Anisa Iqball, Waqar Iqball, Rizwan Jawaid, mobile phone and have just 2 hours to respond with a photo to move the Usamah Muttakin, Jessica Wall, Jordan Wall, Bethany Williams and story on. Your photo will then be sent to the next player in line, and so on. Stephanie Woodford. All photos are anonymous, what connects you and your photo neighbours Texts costs 50p. Visit www.subplotting.com for full terms and is the story which you are creating. Your photo will be printed and the conditions.Exhibition opens at both venues on Saturday 11th October – growing stories will be exhibited across Mid Pennine Gallery and Burnley Saturday 22nd November 2008. Youth Theatre. The photo chains will also be live on www.subplotting.com where you can leave messages for your 'photo neighbours' on the online Saturday workshops forum. Aged 12 – 17? Interested in digital art, drawing, printmaking or painting? Everyone is invited to a special event and party to launch Sub- plotting. Come along and meet your ‘photo neighbours’ or join the Join artist Philip Bradley’s workshop sessions at Mid Pennine Gallery every story. Friday 17th October, 2008. Event 6pm to 7pm at Burnley Saturday from 1pm-3pm during the Sub-plotting exhibition. Youth Theatre followed by a party from 7pm to 10pm at Mid £2.00 per session Pennine Gallery. Everyone welcome. FREE entry. Aged 6 – 11? Interested in computer art, drawing, printmaking or painting? Join artist Philip Bradley to explore the gallery and create artworks inspired Artist in Residence: by the exhibition. There are new and exciting ideas every week and it’s a Friday 24th October 2008 great place to make new friends. 10.30am-12.30pm £2.00 per session A great chance to see your photo on the gallery wall. If you are not already involved in Sub-plotting, come along and meet Artist Sarah Eyre and take part in the photography activities in the gallery. Camera mobile phones will Mid Pennine Arts are delighted to be provided for the activities. have been awarded a prestigious Drop in between 1pm and 4pm. FREE Mediabox grant in support of this Booking required for groups of 10+. Places are limited so early booking is project and to work in partnership essential. with folly and Burnley Youth Theatre. Telephone Rebecca on 01282 421 986. School, College and University groups are welcome. 6th December 2008 to 31st January 2009 In the current climate of regeneration, there are plans to develop a site in Burnley, known as The Weavers’ Triangle. Mid Pennine Arts will be playing a role in the development of the area and as such will be commissioning up to four artists working in different media culminating in a group exhibition within the gallery. The Weavers’ Triangle consists of a legacy from the Industrial Revolution in the form of a number of old and derelict mills, warehouses and disused Weavers’ Triangle, 1910 Weavers’ Triangle, sites along the Leeds and Liverpool canal. East Lancashire was the birth place of the Industrial Revolution and 19th Century Burnley was at the heart of the textile, coal and iron industries. As such the Weavers’ Triangle is ‘one An exhibition celebrating of the finest surviving Victorian industrial landscapes in the country.’ Artists will be selected through open submission. The selected Artists will be the Weavers’ Triangle announced in October, please visit www.midpenninearts.org.uk for details. 2 Winter 2008/09 | Issue 10 mpa_newsletter winter.08-09:mpa_newsletter 6 2/10/08 09:54 Page 6 Gallery Interval II still. Suki Chan DANCE and ART workshops Interval II Dance Workshops age 7 – 10 or 15 – 16? Suki Chan Come to the Gallery and join a dance workshop. Work with a 14th February – 28th March 09 professional dancer to choreograph a dance in response to international artist Suki Chan’s beautiful film, Interval II. Suki Chan’s film premiere Interval II explores our relationship with our built Ages 7 – 10: Monday 16th February, environment through symbolic periods in history. Suki juxtaposes two 10am – 12pm, £2.50 including refreshments. contrasting types of architecture which reflect our relationship with our surroundings from a cast-iron pier in North West England to a roundhouse Ages 12 – 16: Tuesday 17th February, in South West China. 10am – 12.30pm, £2.50 including refreshments. 15 places per workshop. Join us and Artist Suki Chan for a social evening to preview Interview II. To book please telephone Rebecca on 01282 42198. Everyone welcome. Friday 13th February 2009, 5pm – 8pm. Free Entry. Art Workshops age 6 – 11 or 12 – 16? Come and explore the Gallery and create artworks inspired by Artist in Residence: Suki Chan’s film, Interval II. Led by Artist Philip Bradley. No Friday 27th February 2009, drop in between 10am – 4pm. booking required. Visitors are welcome to view Interval II and talk to Suki to learn more Ages 6 – 11: Wednesday 18th and Saturday 21st February, about her art practice as she works in situ in the gallery. 10.30am – 12.30pm, £2.00. Drop in between 10am and 4pm. FREE Ages 15 – 16: Friday 20th February, 10.30am – 12.30pm, £2.00. Booking required for groups of 10+. Places are limited so early booking is For information about workshops for school groups during Suki essential. Telephone Rebecca on 01282 421986. School, College and Chan’s exhibition please telephone Hannah Kidd on 01282 421986. University groups are welcome. Araam – Breathing Space Halima Cassell, Zarah Hussain and artist tbc 11th April – 23rd May 09 Araam will showcase the work of three exciting and prolific artists through an exhibition and international residency to be staged in Pakistan and at Mid Pennine Gallery. submission, installation animation, Zarah Hussain, 2007 Mid Pennine Arts Newsletter 3 mpa_newsletter winter.08-09:mpa_newsletter 6 2/10/08 09:54 Page 7 Education 14-19 Diploma: Creative & Media Mid Pennine Arts is delighted to have accepted an invitation to work with schools in Pendle and Burnley to support the delivery of Level Two of the Creative & Media Diploma.