Creative Catch-Up
Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0QP 01782 6197065 | www.bramptonmuseum.co.uk | [email protected]
Exhibitions Main Gallery and Window 50 Forty 18 January—25 February Paintings, sculpture and ceramic art by Mike Cain and Dave Harper. A celebration of fifty years of work and their forty year friendship and creative collaboration. Hall Gallery People’s Prize Winner 2019 – Paul Newcastle 18 January – 23 February Paul Newcastle's artwork 'Somewhere in Time' won the 'People's Prize', during our Open Art exhibition in 2019. The prize being a solo exhibition in our Hall Gallery.
Craft Cabinets We have quality handmade gifts for everyone in our craft cabinets where you will find something for everyone even the most difficult person to buy for.
Regular activities for visitors Museum Prize Trail (cost 50p) – our themed trail around the museum for families costs just 50p and children will get a small prize when they find all the answers. Hunt high and low, upstairs and downstairs. Great fun for kids of all ages. We change the trail regularly so children will always find a new way to explore our museum. Paper Crafts (cost 50p) - always something different to colour and create. A simple paper activity to complete at our craft table or when you get home. Lots of fun and we regularly provide new themed paper crafts to try. Craft Packs – we create our own themed craft packs at prices ranging from £1 to £4 to buy and create at our craft table or when you get home.
Museum Events Ink Pen drawing workshop with artist Mark Lippett Saturday 21 March 2020 Contact Mark directly to book [email protected] 07904655149 *WORKSHOP FULLY BOOKED BUT RESERVE LIST AVAILABLE*
Friends of Brampton Museum Talks We have a regular programme of talks organised by our Museum Friends. Please call the Museum to book a place 01782 619705. Tickets to be paid for on the day – payment to Friends of the Museum.Friends of the Museum and non-members are welcome.
There are currently no scheduled talks.
Friends of Brampton Museum We have an established Friends group. Their aims are to support the work of the museum by: Organising social events such as talks and social events (see the What's on page for details) Fundraising for the museum to purchase items for the collections and to support museum projects} Being advocates for the museum in the community.
If you join the Friends you will:
Be invited to social gatherings in the Museum Receive mailings about Museum and Friends events Be invited to Private Views Have a reduced admission for all talks Make new friends and have fun
By joining the Friends you can help the museum, meet like-minded people and get involved! The fees are: annual single subscription £6; family £8.50; OAP/student £5; joint OAP £7
Donations Making our museum even better. We want to improve the museum collections storage areas and create a research facility for the public to:
Improve our visitor facilities by providing a café, meeting rooms, better toilets and shop. With better meeting and education rooms we will be able to accommodate larger groups and expand the activities we currently offer to the public
Improve our temporary exhibition space so that we are able to accommodate larger exhibitions, touring exhibitions and loans from regional and national museums We need to raise match funding to help to pay for the costs of this project.
If you would like to support our project by donating money to our fund please contact the Museum on 01782 619705.
Meeting Room Hire For meetings, events or gatherings. We have two meeting rooms available to hire for a wide range of activities for your business, groups or events.
Group meetings, talks, art workshops, yoga and wellbeing sessions, language groups, family gatherings are some examples of the types of activities that have been held at the museum.
For availability, bookings and to discuss your requirements please call or email us, or pop in for an informal visit and chat:
Rooms: The Red Room is situated on the ground floor of the original Museum building and features a bay window with a view onto the park, wooden parquet floor and original historical features. The Red Room also houses some of our topographical local paintings. There is a pull-down projector screen. The room can be closed off to Museum visitors. Toilets are accessed near the main entrance. Maximum occupancy: 25 people
The Green Room is accessed via a corridor from the Main Gallery space. The room features a sink and sideboard and is mainly used for education and arts and crafts, as well as meetings. This room has close access to toilets, kitchen facilities and direct access to a back yard area and parking. Maximum occupancy: 25 people
Prices: £27 per half day / £50 per full day. We also offer a community/charity rate. Please enquire to discuss if your organisation is eligible.
We can provide your tea and coffee (milk and sugar) with crockery at £1.60 per head, or you can opt to use our self-service coffee machine with prices at £1.20 for tea/hot chocolate or £1.50 for coffees. Groups may bring their own tea, coffee etc., refreshments and catering by arrangement. We can provide hot water and crockery included in the price however the group will be responsible for collecting, washing and returning the crockery at the end of the session. Please contact us for availability and more information either by phone, email or in person.
Opportunities Opportunity Art Classes with Professional Artist Mark Lippett Dates See below Location See below Contact 07904655149 \ Email [email protected] to book Details *WORKSHOP FULLY BOOKED BUT RESERVE LIST AVAILABLE*
Opportunity Staffordshire Moorlands Open Art Exhibition Running from Saturday 4 April – Saturday 9 May 2020 Location Nicholson Museum & Art Gallery Stockwell Street, Leek, Stoke-On-Trent, Call 01538 395530 Details For submission forms please email - [email protected] The Staffordshire Moorlands Open Art Exhibition is a showcase for the often otherwise unseen talents of local artists. Artists of all genres are welcome
Opportunity Workshops at Unit Twelve Date Various, see below Location Tixall Road, Stafford ST18 0XX Details The visiting artists' workshops for 2020 are: Michaela McMillan: Mini Wall Shrines on 14th March MORE INFO Sal Broadhurst: Mini Books Workshop - 18th April MORE INFO Katherine Richmond: Riveted Silver Jewellery on 2nd May MORE INFO Katie Almond: Porcelain Envelope Wall Pockets on 23rd May MORE INFO Lindsey Mann: Colourful Aluminium Jewellery on 20th June MORE INFO Emily Notman: Advanced Wall Hangings on 4th July MORE INFO Emily Jo Gibbs: Illustrative Pictures on 11th July MORE INFO Anne Kelly: House and Home workshop on 18th July MORE INFO Bryony Rose Jennings: Textile Owlet workshop on 1st August MORE INFO Kathryn Ashcroft: Mouse in the House workshop on 22nd Aug MORE INFO Richard McVetis: The Art of Hand Embroidery on 5th Sept MORE INFO Stewart Kelly: Following a Line workshop on 24th October MORE INFO Liz Cooksey: ‘Small Worlds' wire workshop on 12th Dec MORE INFO
But don't delay, some of these artists sold out super quick last time they visited... Or for details of ALL art workshops at Unit Twelve do check out: https://unittwelve.bigcartel.com/category/all-art-workshops
Opportunity Acava - Spode Works, Available Studios, 2020 Contact Acava Studios, Spode Works Site, Elenora Street, ST4 1QQ | Dan Southward, Acava Relationship Manager Mobile: 07967 138522 / Email: [email protected] Details Calling all artists, creatives, craft persons, makers and visual practitioners! Do you require a studio space for your practice? Acava Studios, Spode Works, currently have a range of available studio spaces to rent! All spaces include: on site car parking, lift access, disabled access, Wi-Fi, use of communal areas, communal kitchen, shower, toilets, disabled toilet, 24/7 site access, opportunities to collaborate, engage and take part in community arts events, group exhibitions, makers markets and more! We also support and encourage shared spaces and group leases.
Current available studios include: Studio 13 349.86 square foot, natural light Studio 23 255.36 square foot, natural light Studio 24 189.83 square foot, easy to heat Studio 34 542.11 square foot, natural light Studio 36 542.11 square foot, natural light Studio 42 542.11 square foot, natural light Studio 43 542.11 square foot, natural light
In addition to this we have a large 300 square foot communal project space available for short term hire and day rental for workshops, projects, activities and exhibitions. As well as a beautiful, 400+ square foot gallery space, situated in the Upper China Hall area of the Spode factory. This is currently available to hire for exhibitions, shows, installations and performances. If you have an idea or project in mind, please feel free to get in contact. Discounts are available for Acava members, artists and community engagement projects.
For further information and to book a viewing, please contact: Dan Southward, Acava Relationship Manager Mobile: 07967 138522 / Email: [email protected]
Funding No funding opportunities to display Exhibitions and Events Exhibition 50 FORTY - Mike Cain & Dave Harper Location Main Galley, Brampton Museum, Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0QP Date January 18 until February 25 2020. Details Half a century of paintings, sculpture and ceramics from two Staffordshire based artists.
Mike Cain, who was born in Newcastle and went to the Burslem school of Art, met Dave Harper at the end of the 1970s when he was working as an Art teacher.
50 FORTY promises to be a very special exhibition by Mike and Dave because it will showcase both old and new work. The end of 2019 marks fifty years since Mike’s first public show. To celebrate this a new exhibition will showcase a selection of paintings, sculpture and ceramics from the last 50 years, alongside a collection of new pieces.
It is also forty years since Mike and Dave met and this exhibition will also mark their forty year friendship and creative collaboration. https://www.penkhullartistpotters.com/
Exhibition Paul Newcastle – People’s Prize Winner Location Hall Gallery, Brampton Museum, Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs ST5 0QP Date Running until 23 February Details An Exhibition of Artwork by Paul Newcastle, The people’s prize winner of the Brampton Museum and Art Gallery Open Art competition, 2019. Paul Newcastle's artwork 'Somewhere in Time' won the 'People's Prize', during our Open Art exhibition in 2019. The prize being a solo exhibition in our Hall Gallery. Paul's work depicts land, sea and sky scapes. His work focuses on the beauty of nature with specific attention to sunlight and the effects on the environment, the colours it creates and the effect it has on the viewer.
Exhibition Reclaim/Reimagine/Repurpose Location Unit Twelve Gallery, Tixall Heath Farm, Stafford ST18 0XX email: [email protected] tel: 07811 460494 Dates Running from 16 January- 2 May 2020, open Thurs-Sat, 10-4pm Details You are invited to the Private View of the 'Reclaim/Reimagine/Repurpose' exhibition at Unit Twelve, on Saturday 18th January, 2-4pm.
Unit Twelve has always championed the recycling ethos, and artists who work with and bring new life to unusual and recycled materials, discovering and crafting exquisite new creations. These artists share a similar mindset and process, that starts at the discovery stage, inspired by the materials to reclaim; reimagining and repurposing the unwanted. with work from: Lynn Muir, Hannah Lobley, Mandy Cleveland, Bronwen Gwillim, Jessica Grady, Rachel Butlin and Katie Lowe collaboration, Kasasagi, Francesca Lobb, Nina Brabbins, Katherine Richmond, Eleanor Symms, Claire Batt, Sal Broadhurst, Michaela McMillan and Priormade. www.unittwelve.co.uk
Exhibition Catch 22 – Dan Southward Location Studio Artists at Spode Works, Elenora Street, ST4 1QD Stoke-upon-Trent Details The first ever solo exhibition from the Studios' Manager, Dan Southward. And...this is going to be the first event in an exciting year at the Spode art studios, so please put February 22nd in your diary for what promises to be a very interesting evening!
Event Black Cats Arts Collective : Is Feminism A Dirty Word? Date Monday, March 2, 2020 at 4 PM – 6 PM, Contact Instagram @Blackcatsartcollective / Facebook @Blackcatsartcollective Location Keele University Art Gallery Details
From Disney, Barack Obama, Jacinda Ardern and Tracey Emin, we explore and question not only how feminism has evolved throughout the decades but also how contemporary art has been influenced by it. To aid our understanding of this complex word and movement, we will be referencing feminist theorists and personalities such as Yoko Ono, Maya Angelou, Helene Cixous, Simone De Beauvoir and Mary G. Dietz
Who are the Black Cats? The great artists Frida Kahlo, Ernest Hemingway, Ai Weiwei, Salvador Dali, Karl Lagerfield, David Bowie and Marilyn Monroe were all owned by their cats and so when choosing a name for the meet-ups Black Cats Art Collective was born. The Black Cats Art Collective engage critically and creatively with varied forms of visual art through a series of monthly workshops. The sessions are devised and led by Prea Kaur and Danielle Wallace, both postgraduates at Keele University.
FREE | All are welcome to attend!
Please reserve your space and either contact Prea or Danielle through email. Prea [email protected] Dannielle [email protected]
Exhibition Philip Hardaker - City of Shards and Dreams Location New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme Date Mon 27 January – Sat 22 February 2020 Details Under our feet is buried our history, heritage and past, and probably the key to our future. Philip’s working practice has tried to rediscover and put the pieces back together and make sense of this fragmented and chaotic earth. Each artwork is unique and tells a story or comment about our world. This exhibition complements the ‘New Vic – Next Stage’ artwork Philip is currently working on to help raise funds to refurbish the New Vic Theatre.
Theatre New Vic Theatre - Capital Redevelopment Project Date Sun 14 June – Thu 10 September 2020 Contact Box Office on 01782 717962 or online at http://newvictheatre.org.uk Location New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0JG Details Special Events Last Night Party (The company of Wolves) Friday 12 June, 7.30pm Gala Opening (Marvellous) Saturday 19 September, 6.00pm
Theatre Two Date 31 January – 22 February 2020 Contact Box Office on 01782 717962 or online at http://newvictheatre.org.uk Location New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0JG Details Two, By Jim Cartwright. Directed by Ruth Carney. Two, Jim Cartwright’s dark comedy, will be set in a Potteries-inspired pub complete with on-stage working bar when it is performed at the New Vic Theatre from Friday 31 January to Saturday 22 February.
Behind the taps of their typically working-class Stoke-on-Trent boozer, the Landlord and Landlady are an out- of-love couple who bicker with each other, but welcome their regulars with open ears and arms. The rich human stories of all the regulars who visit the establishment will make audiences laugh and cry in equal measure, while the proprietors keep their spirits up, and the drinks and conversation flowing.
However – an unspoken tragedy casts a shadow on the relationship between this husband and wife, a tragedy they must confront after a lost boy turns up on their doorstep looking for his dad. For the first time in seven years, they are forced to face up to their demons. Will this emotionally-charged evening tear them apart or bring them together?
Two actors, Jimmy Fairhurst (Cinderella, Not Too Tame/Seabright, Look Back In Anger, Derby/Bolton Octagon, Brassed Off, Derby) and Samantha Robinson (Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Out of Joint/Royal Court, Screwed, Theatre 503, Educating Rita, Mercury, Colchester) play all 14 characters in Jim Cartwright’s poignant play, which takes place over a single booze-filled night. With the help of Titanic Brewery in Burslem, the set of this intimate production features an onstage working bar, and will take audiences into the heart of a location familiar to us all – that of the local community pub.
Two takes to the stage at the New Vic from Friday 31 January to Saturday 22 February 2020. Tickets are on sale now, priced from £15.50, from the New Vic Theatre Box Office and can be booked by calling 01782 717962 or online at newvictheatre.org.uk.