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Arts Trail Leytonstone Leytonstone Arts Trail 2–10 July 2016 Featuring work of over 150 artists with exhibitions, open studios and events across Leytonstone www.leytonstoneartstrail.org @Leytonstone_Art Leytonstone Arts Trail ABOUT THE TRAIL The Leytonstone Arts trail is now in the UK, as well as celebrating the millions of people to make this trail happen. We hope you will join us its ninth year with over 150 artists already doing something artistic and creative every in supporting them where possible. day. taking part in 51 venues. Finally, a big thank you to all the artists for taking We would like to thank All You Read is Love, The part and to everyone who has helped organise From 2-10 July, cafes, pubs, churches, art studios Wild Goose Bakery, The Heathcote Arms and The and publicise the trail. We appreciate the energy, and even a number of homes and gardens will Northcote Arms for letting us use their premises for enthusiasm and generosity of those who contribute host paintings, drawings, murals, sculptures and meetings. We would also like to thank East London their time and skills to make the trail happen. photographs. Radio for their continued support and we look forward to their collaboration with Creative Block at See you on the trail! This year we also have an extensive list of events Fill The Gap Gallery. including walks, collaborative projects, workshops and talks. Joining one of the many themed walks or We wish to extend particular thanks to Leytonstone taking part in a project is a great way to get started; Ward Forum and Trading Places for their generous listings can be found on our events page. financial contributions and as ever we are grateful to the local businesses who have provided space for We’re proud to be champions of the BBC’s Get artists to exhibit and worked in partnership with us Creative project, which aims to boost creativity in Many artists’ exhibitions will include STAMPS a stamp and ink pad so that you can stamp your guide in the boxes that look like this. The majority of ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2016 these stamps have been The William Morris Gallery’s artist made especially for this arts trail. in residence programme gives There will be prizes for the most mid-career artists the time, space enthusiastic stamp collectors. Keep and support to develop new work an eye on our website, twitter and in response to our world class facebook for further details. collection. Deadline for applications: Thursday 30 June 2016 THE GATE POSTS PROJECT Apply at www.wmgallery.org.uk Local residents were asked to donate their front gardens and gate posts for artists to use as exhibition spaces over the trail. Look out for the orange dots on the map to discover an artwork. Let’s Fill Leytonstone With Art! Every year Leytonstone Arts Trail invites you all – drawing, collage, sculpture, pottery, embroidery, children and adults alike, to participate in the Trail knitting and some wild and whacky 3D sculptures by putting your own artistic creations into your in people’s front gardens. windows and gardens. Whatever your inspiration – join in with It is not necessary to have any particular training; the fun! it is whatever you can do, so get thinking about It is really wonderful to see the little displays how you can help brighten up the streets of popping up all over the place. Day by day, it Leytonstone. We start around July and carry on builds to create a whole gallery in the streets of throughout the summer. Leytonstone. Maybe you have made something at work or in Thanks to all your enthusiasm “Let’s fill a class? Perhaps you have taken some photos on Leytonstone with Art” has really started to holiday that you are happy to show? become part of the local calendar – so get creative In past years we have had photos, painting, and join in! To see what people have done in previous years go to: www.letsfill.co.uk For opening times and venue locations please see venue listings and map on the back page. 1a Art In The Making Wanstead Quakers And Friends Present A diverse group of artists including Alison Chaplin, Pippa Davis Moon, Ray Muna, Jan Sellers, Benign 1 Art in the Making Samuel and Helena Milan showing inspiringly diverse art [email protected] Wanstead Quaker Meeting House Exhibition at the Quaker House 1b On the Brink A 3D Exhibition An exhibition in the woods of the Quaker Meeting House. 3D artists show their far-ranging versions of 2 2 life on the edge through different forms, materials and ideas. Challenge your senses. Come walk, look and talk. [email protected] Wanstead Quaker Meeting House 1c Brett Banks Stone Carving Workshop 3 See events for details – A two-day workshop to create An inspiring selection of art and craft : artists your own piece of stone sculpture. working in situ : sketchbooks on display : Wanstead Quaker Meeting House video screenings : poetry : labyrinth in the garden 2 Claire Brett I’m Outside Collection of mixed media paintings 4 Saturday & Sunday, 1-5pm, 2nd-3rd, 9th-10th July 3 [email protected] 2016. Purple side gate at 31 Beacontree Road Quaker Meeting House, Bush Road E11 3AU 3 Sue McQueen Landscape and the imagination A series of imaginative paintings, drawings and etchings inspired by gardens, landscape and aspects of nature, which are a playful reflection on the notion of “home”, 5 1a where the viewer is being invited to look beyond the image www.suemcqueen.com The North Star 4 Devyani Parmar Buy My Work Selling my work in order to create new work. Entry by appointment. [email protected] 6 4 A flat in Leytonstone 5 Ellie Cox Hitchcock (2016) The Master of Suspense’s influence lives on in this collection of work that envisions a Hitchcockian Leytonstone in the year 2016 elliestration.com The Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel 6 All You Read Is Love Jade Spranken (Sprankenstein)/ Roland Scriver (Familiar Ink)/Rosie Gainsborough / 1c Three exciting Leytonstone artists take over All You Read is Love for the Arts Trail [email protected] All You Read Is Love 5 1b 6 7 Alice Stanley Collages An exciting mixture of colours and shapes expressing the joy of life, focusing on positive rather than greys and blacks 7 [email protected] Star of India 8 Irene Pulga You are Animal A selection of new and older mixed media works that explores humans’ most primal nature. www.flickr.com/photos/irene-artfarm 7 www.irenepulga.com 8 Wine to Go East 9 Pierina Militello Piera Representation of the body, the peace and beauty of the heart and soul 8 More Italy 9 10 Nomi Rana Mystery Gems 10 Something deep and colourful yet black and white! Instagram: nomiranaart [email protected] Little Saigon 11 Jaspal Bhogal Solace of the Moors The prints document the moors and how the artist was influenced by the isolation and wilderness from this inspiring landscape www.jaspalkbhogal.com BumbleBee Flowers 12a Waltham Forest Arts Club 11 Seeing is Believing 9 An exploration of how observation continues to shape our view of the world. www.artsclub.org.uk 11 St John the Baptist Church 12b Plyconic House of Plyconic Plyconic & Indikidual have created interactive ply 12a blocks that you can draw on and build with, to create your own structure www.plyconic.com Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10 - 4pm St John the Baptist Churchyard 13 Anna Stiles Drawing the Unknown 12b New ink illustrations, original abstract drawings, graphics and typography prints. www.AnnaStiles.co.uk [email protected] The Wild Goose Bakery 13 12a 13 12b 14a Leytonstone Library group exhibition A range of works to discover throughout the building. Leytonstone Library 14b Mark Hudson 14a Woodcut prints Woodcut prints on Japanese paper using the reductive method [email protected] Leytonstone LIbrary 14c Margaret Spiers Flow The texture, shape and design of fused glass, and 14b its interplay with gravity to create sculptural forms [email protected] 14b Leytonstone library 14d Leyton&Stone Designers Art Market 20+ local artists and designers offering prints, 14c paintings, photography, ceramics, jewellery and other designer crafts – plus drop-in arts activities and refreshments. www.leytonandstonedesigners.co.uk Leytonstone Library Hall 14e Sandie M Sutton / Ghost 14d Forest Ghostly foliage created from reclaimed plastic milk cartons: disposable v irreplaceable sandiemsutton.com The Space Leytonstone Library 14c 14e 14a 14f Luke Skirenko Recent Work Meditations on nature; internal and external [email protected] www.skirenko.uk Leytonstone Library – The Space (additional work at Norlington Road Studios) 15 The Stone Space Transition 14f An exhibition of paintings and sculpture inspired by movement by artists Alexandra Harley and Alex McIntyre The Stone Space 15 14f 14d 14e 15 2016 EVENTS All events are free unless stated otherwise. Please see individual listings for more information. Friday 1 July House of Plyconic 10am-4pm see listing for Saturday 2 July for details The Big Artists Trail Crawl 6:30pm until late. Meet outside The Stone Space. Weave life’s flotsam into something beautiful Meet other artists participating in the trail and see what’s on display this year. Keep 12-4pm see listing for Saturday 2 July for details an eye on Twitter @Leytonstone_Art or go to www.leytonstoneartstrail.org for more information. Blog Tour 1pm Meet at All You Read Is Love Join Emma Jane Palin for a bespoke two-hour tour of the trail and get the chance to Saturday 2 July talk to the artists. Stone Carving Workshop Play / Ground – Karen and Siobhan With Brett Banks Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm, 2pm Quaker Meeting House and Wanstead Flats Explore your responses to the forest site in this 1.5 hour, open-air workshop with The Quaker Meeting House Karen Logan and Siobhan Davies.
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