9 Open Studios th th th th WEEKENDS: 11 -12 & 18 -19 MAY STROUD VALLEYS, GLOUCESTERSHIRE Exhibitions and Events: 3rd-19th MAY SITE FESTIVAL 2019 1 Open Studios 80 artists open their studio doors in 34 locations in the Stroud Valleys over 2 weekends Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th May, 11am - 6pm 9 Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th May, 11am - 6pm Exhibitions and Events: 3rd-19th May 9 TALKS rd th 3 -19 MAY STROUD VALLEYS, GLOUCESTERSHIRE SITE FESTIVAL 2019 2 Site Festival 2019, SVA, 4 John Street, Pick up the Site Festival Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2HA Talks Programme T. 01453 751440 E. [email protected] 3rd-19th May www.sitefestival.org.uk www.sva.org.uk 2 SITE FESTIVAL 2019 Welcome A warm welcome to Open Studios 2019 The first time I ever came to Stroud, it was on an Open Studios weekend. I didn’t know Open Studios was on. I knew little about the town; a half-remembered conversation had left an impression of an oasis of ageing anarchists and arty bohemia in the cultural desert of the , Open Studios artist Cotswolds and I came to find out if it was true. Nicola Grellier It was. That weekend I must have wandered in and out of thirty-five Visit the Taster Exhibition stranger’s houses; thirty-five welcomes into very different vibrant worlds. 3rd-19th May It was the quality that hit me - such exciting, colourful, challenging stuff. Wednesdays - Sundays Growing up in a small town in the sticks had left me with a terror of Stroud Brewery ever returning to live in one; of consigning myself willingly to a parochial Kingfisher Business Park Hades of insipid watercolour landscapes and pub covers bands. But London Rd, Thrupp, Stroud’s different. A law unto itself, with a gravitational pull so strong Stroud GL5 2BY that creative souls seem powerless to resist. At the end of that weekend, www.stroudbrewery.co.uk my mind blown by all the shapes and colours, clutching a letterpress print from an ageing anarchist, I decided I had to move here too. We’re excited to announce that the Open Studios 2019 Taster Exhibition will be at the new Stroud Brewery. This exhibition Go and check these wonderful people out. Wander down alleys and offers visitors a great opportunity to see lanes and in through doors. Enjoy the riot of creation. And, if you’re less one piece of work by each of the Open skint than me, buy it. Studio artists so you can plan your studio visits over the two weekends. Jonny Fluffypunk, writer and stand-up word-speaker. SITE FESTIVAL 2019 3 Using this directory RIVER SEVERN Artists Information More Information BIRMINGHAM This directory gives information For more free Open Studio directories M5 on the 80 participating artists who are and Site Festival 2019 information CHELTENHAM showing their work in 34 open studio please contact: GLOUCESTER locations for two weekends in May. Artists Stroud Town Council CIRENCESTER studios may also be open at other times Thanet House S T R O U D SWINDON in the week: please ring artists directly to 58 London Road BRISTOL M4 CARDIFF check individual opening times. Stroud Gloucestershire BATH GL5 2AD M5 Open Studio Routes T. 01453 762817 There are six routes linking studios www.stroud.gov.uk Stroud Valleys Artspace according to their place in the Stroud 4 John Street, Stroud Valleys area. The map opposite gives a Website GL5 2HA general indication of studio locations and Visit the site festival website: T. 01453 751440 routes (it is not to scale). www.sitefestival.org.uk E. [email protected] www.sva.org.uk Liability Social Media The organisers of Site Festival 2019 Instagram: @sva__ Editorial cannot accept liability for any loss, damage Twitter: @sva__ Logistics: Jo Leahy, Neil Walker, or injury sustained by any member of the Facebook: @sitefestival Peter Shaw, Kazz Hollick public visiting any Site Festival 2019 Open Design: Matt Fawkes/SVA Studios, events or exhibitions. Disability Access Back cover: Malgorazato Zajac It is advisable to ring venues before you SVA ©2019 visit to check access. 4 SITE FESTIVAL 2019 B4070 A46 ROUTE A4173 1 12 Edge Painswick Stroud Town Centre B4008 ROUTE 3 A38 B4071 ROUTE Slad Valley Bisley 44 13 2 Randwick ROUTE 16 8 A419Valley & Vale 15 14 6 11 Stonehouse 34 Bisley M 5 33 B40089 7 6 30 32 4 31 10 A419 Ebley 3 1 12 2 France Lynch Leonard Stanley 29 Thrupp Bussage 17 13 STROUD 26 ROUTE 28 Kings Stanley 27 Chalford 20 A419 5 19 Woodchester 4 18 Aston Down Golden Valley Minchinhampton 5 B4066 Nailsworth 21 24 Avening Uley Dursley 25 23 22 B4014 Horsley ROUTE A46 B4060 4 B4058 A4135 Nailsworth Valley SITE FESTIVAL 2019 5 SVA 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA 01453 751440 [email protected] SVA provides artist studio space and presents a year round 1a Aimee Lax artistic programme. SVA was set Studio 1 & 2 up in 1996 by artists for artists. 07899 743358 [email protected] The first Open Studios was held www.aimeelax.co.uk Radioactive Boglach - Solo exhibition 6 weeks after moving into the showing currently at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester. A SciFi scenario, this building. John Street Studios will new body of work includes a 4 metre porcelain foxglove. be presenting a contemporary art and design programme throughout the building with events and activities over 2 Sculpture Studio weekends. SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud 6 SITE FESTIVAL 2019 1b Ann-Margreth Bohl 1c Emily Joy 1d Alison Cockcroft Studio 3 Studio 4 Studio 5 01453 751440 07963 781384 01453 766158 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.annmargrethbohl.com www.giftsformothermnemosyne. @alisoncockcroft Sculpture, drawing, public installation wordpress.com Drawing and sculpture that considers art all around the themes in one way or Sculpture, installation and drawing. the human connection to nature. another of light, form and perspective. ROUTE 1 Stroud Town Centre SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA SITE FESTIVAL 2019 7 1e Sean Heather 1f Liz Lippiatt Studio 6 The Textile Studio [email protected] 07929 412246 www.seanheatherstudio.uk [email protected] Working with collage, paint, sculpture www.lizlippiatt.com and performance. Designer and traditional printer of fine Original collage artwork for sale. cloth with a passion for colour and texture - vibrant imagery inspired by wild roses, bluebells & trees. Textiles Studio ROUTE 1 Stroud Town Centre SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud 8 SITE FESTIVAL 2019 1g Ellys Beale 1h Kathryn Clarke 1i Corinne Hockley The Textile Studio The Textile Studio The Textile Studio 07824 602955 07773 692322 07957 468940 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.etsy.com/fridaflowercrowns @kathryn_clarke_textiles www.studio-seven.net Bespoke mythical mermaid & flower Screen printed and dyed textiles for Mixed media textiles with narrative crowns. garments, accessories and the home. themes. ROUTE 1 Stroud Town Centre SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA SITE FESTIVAL 2019 9 1j Sarah Jenner 1k Fran Kellett The Textile Studio The Textile Studio 07799 388872 07906 302997 [email protected] [email protected] Bound resist dyed, block and screen Costume maker and theatrical tailor for printed textiles. theatre, film and individuals. Summerfield Studio ROUTE 1 Stroud Town Centre - SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud 1 0 SITE FESTIVAL 2019 1l Resound Radio 1m Mair Hughes 1n Dan Austin Summerfield Studio 1st floor Summerfield Studio 2nd floor Summerfield Studio 2nd floor www.resoundradio.org.uk 07846 435259 07734 295378 Resound Radio is an online podcast [email protected] [email protected] giving a voice to artists and non artists www.mairhughes.com Dan Austin’s practice encompasses alike. It’s an umbrella, home and Mair Hughes works in sculpture, fictive compositions in drawing and online space for podcasts spanning the installation and photography. Exploring painting, alongside highly ornate crafted unusual, artistic, topical and interestingly narratives of how people interact pieces such as altars and furniture. mundane. It’s an evolving catologue with materials she creates unfaithful of ideas and collections, observations reconstructions. and interests. The Resound Radio website is evolving with new features and interviews. Check out the pop-up Resound Radio space to find out more. ROUTE 1 Stroud Town Centre SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA SITE FESTIVAL 2019 1 1 1o Stand + Stare 1p Adam White Summerfield Studio 2nd floor Studio 7 07905 829454 07399 161439 [email protected] [email protected] www.standandstare.com www.adamwhiteartist.co.uk @stand_stare ‘Lures for the Landlocked’ Stand + Stare’s work combines digital Beware of Savage Hooks technologies with tangible things to ‘Splish-splosh guess who lives in the communicate, connect and create Alphabait soup?’ meaningful interactive experiences. Painting Studio ROUTE 1 Stroud Town Centre SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud 1 2 SITE FESTIVAL 2019 1q Zoë Heath 1r Jo Casling 1s Isabel Lyster Studio 8 Studio 9 Studio 10 07807 803904 07855 980575 07976 509553 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.zoeheath.co.uk @jocasling www.paperjungle.org Work inspired by found objects, marks Large and small abstract paintings. I’m a performance maker, puppetry and textured surfaces. I combine paint, specialist and visual artist. print, collage and drawing to create I’ve recently founded my company pieces that range from paintings to Paper Jungle, combining puppetry work artists’ books. and selling bespoke wooden toys. ROUTE 1 Stroud Town Centre SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA SITE FESTIVAL 2019 1 3 1t Emily Seffar 1u Malgorazato Zajac 1v Naomi Said Studio 11 Studio 12 Studio 13 07805 989906 07561 574727 07760 448644 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.emilyseffar.com @malgorzata_zajac www.naomisaid.com Artist & Collector.