Rossendale art trail/open studios 2017 VISIT 40 LOCAL ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE AT 19 VENUES SAT/SUN 7/8 OCTOBER WELCOME ROSSENDALE OPEN STUDIOS ART TRAIL 2017 The Open Studios and Art Trail has ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Brochure collated and gradually become a major fixture designed by Bob Frith, with in the Rossendale events calendar support from the participating artists and studios. Created at and we’re pleased to see that the The Boo. Copyright ROSAT Art Trail increasingly draws visitors 2017. from outside of the Valley. We’re also continuing to see a wider and wider range of art forms LIABILITY represented in the Open Studios, Visitors participate in ROSAT entirely at the own risk. Please as the painters, print makers and remember that you are visiting sculptors have been joined by working studios and that stairways and corridor access ceramicists, calligraphers, glass may be awkward. Please keep engravers, photographers and children under control. metal workers. At the time of going to press the organisers have taken This year we’re also including every care in order to ensure some of the events that are being that all the details within this brochure were accurate and held in conjunction with the Open provided in good faith, Studios. These activities include However, we are unable to take responsibility for workshops and other creative information that turns out to be events leading up to the weekend inaccurate for whatever reason. of the studios opening. We would like to thank all of the participating artists for their generosity in opening their workspaces, and whose individual financial contributions have COVER IMAGES: enabled us to produce this (clockwise from large picture): CAROLINE JOHNSON brochure. ‘Tattooed Lady’; ALEXIS VALENTINE ‘Forest Bride’; We really hope that you enjoy GEOFF BUTTERWORTH ‘The Valley’; LIAM SPENSER taking part in the 2017 Rossendale ‘Turnpike’; RUTH EVANS Open Studio and Art Trail! ‘The Deer’. ASSOCIATED WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS ALAN BIRCH PRINT WORKSHOPS AT PROSPECT STUDIO On the mornings of the Art Trail weekend Alan will offer short introductions to printmaking in his studio from 10 - 11am and 11am - 12 noon. Stubbylee Community Greenhouses & East Lancashire Recovery College are Numbers are limited to 10. hosting Mad Pride North 2017 on the Saturday family and children 29th and 30th September. sessions will run 9.30 - 10.30am and 10.30 - 11.30am. Cost £5. This is a festival of Mad Art, Mad Theatre, Mad Culture, Mad Music and Sunday adults intaglio printing Mad Film demonstrating that illness 10am - 12noon. Cost £10. does not take away our creativity or intellect. Call Alan on 07757 186327 or email During the run up to the festivities a [email protected] number of related courses will be PROSPECT STUDIO delivered at the college including “Arts 2 137 BURNLEY RD EAST Heal” – a six week course focusing on WATERFOOT BB4 9DF visual arts culminating in an exhibition within the festival. Also “My Story” – a six week course focusing on the spoken word and theatre which ends with a performance closing the festival on the 30th. If you would like further information please email: [email protected] The Stables Café Stubbylee Lane Bacup The Stables Cafe OL13 0DD A. CRONKSHAW FOLD FARM, ALDEN ROAD, HELMSHORE BB4 4AQ 1. THE MOORLAND GROUP 2. KAY KENNEDY Inspired by looking closely at the moorlands I start with a lump of clay and an animal. I try to that encircle the valleys of Rossendale and the imagine the world through that animal’s eyes as it ancient husbanding skills of farmers who take surveys its territory- does it feel scared, defiant? a harvest from the hills we three have each Does it have a partner to watch its back? I look at taken textiles, text, stitch and photographs to the shapes it makes doing this. Then I try to bring interpret and record in our different styles. life to that lump of clay. EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.northern-potters.co.uk EMAIL: [email protected] DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Turn up Alden Road (by the Anacapri Restaurant); at the first fork keep right to the second fork. Keep right, at the next left turn through wooden field gates. Look up towards the farm, if there seem to be more than 15 cars please park at the lower car park. If mobility is a problem drive up and we’ll find a space up the hill. ACCESS (for wheelchairs etc): good; no stairs. B. 23 DALESFORD, HASLINGDEN BB4 6QH Cronkshaw Fold Farm & Study Centre A ‘pop up’ children’s art studio will be running from 1.30 until 2.30. Tea and cake available. Donations for these to Cronkshaw Fold Farm Trust. 3. JEFFERSON CONWAY Alden Road, Working from home studio creating landscapes Helmshore, with a twist, colourful, abstract, inspired by imagination and shapes I welcome you to my Rossendale, house to view my hobby and share a cup of coffee. Lancashire, BB4 4AQ DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Turn left when heading towards Haslingden half a mile from the Tesco roundabout. I’m at the end of the cul-de-sac. Limited on road parking. C. DAVE PEARSON/APNA 54 MANCHESTER RD, HASLINGDEN BB4 5TE 4. APNA - HAMDE ABU RAHMA 5. DAVE PEARSON Hamde Abu Rahma is an award-winning Dave Pearson died in 2008 but still has a Palestinian photojournalist, an activist and the considerable presence both locally and nationally. author of Roots Run Deep – Life in Occupied The studio houses a large number of his varied but Palestine. His work as a photojournalist focuses on fascinating works. The critic Edward Lucie-Smith the life of Palestinians living in the Israeli occupied has said that Pearson ‘had the ability to unite the territories of the West Bank. Apna is hosting a small personal with the universal’. exhibition of his work for the Art Trail. WEB: www.dspearson.org WEB: Facebook - @ApnaRossendale EMAIL: [email protected] DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Opposite Manchester Road Methodist Church close to Haslingden Health Centre. Street parking in Haslingden. ACCESS: Sorry, no wheelchair access. 3 floors with steep upper staircase. D. EDENFIELD PARISH E. SAT: RAWTENSTALL LIBRARY BB4 6QU CHURCH, BL0 0QD F. SUN: THE HOP, BANK ST, R/STALL BB4 8EG 6. ALEXIS VALENTINE 7. CARLY STEVENS Alexis Valentine was made redundant from his Dental Technician job in 2013 and decided to start I am a local artist working in the beautiful Rossendale his own business as a Glass Engraver only 8 Valley, which is all the inspiration needed for my months later, combining his Artistic abilities with his painting. I am always moved by nature and her Dental skills. His work will be on display at Edenfield amazing colours and sometimes play with thought, Parish Church on Saturday 11am - 5pm & Sunday shape and colour in the form of abstracts. Painting, 12pm - 5pm. Tea & coffee will be provided! to me, is a joyful and healing meditation. WEB: WWW.WALKINGONGLASS.CO.UK WEB: https://www.facebook.com/artbycarly.s/ EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] DIRECTIONS/PARKING :Parking will be along the DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Available for all venues main road outside of the church on Market Street. ACCESS: Disabled access at Rawtenstall Library. ACCESS: Wheelchair Accessible. G. KAY ST BAPTIST CHURCH, RAWTENSTALL BB4 7LS 8. ANDREW J. HOLLAND 9. DAISY MAY HARBOUR I am exhibiting my latest paintings and drawings. I am a self-taught, emerging artist and will be I will be doing workshops over the weekend please displaying a range of my artwork in a variety of feel free to have a go, no previous experience mediums and styles. necessary. EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] 10. MARTIN GILLBANKS 11. HANDS ON WORKSHOP I am a self taught musician, artist & photographer. ‘Hands On’ Art Group meets at Kay Street Baptist I love watercolour landscapes & pen & wash. I run Church every Tuesday morning. The group paint, a small class in my home on a Thursday. draw, socialise and do many other craft based activities. I will be at Kay St, Baptist church in the afternoons with some of my paintings & Andrew Holland. I'm Come along and try out various workshops and see sure everyone who comes along will be able to an exhibition of their work. join in & have some fun. WEB: kaystreet.co.uk EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] DIRECTIONS/PARKING: The venue is in the centre of Rawtenstall with plenty of parking near the church. Please enter round the back on North Street ACCESS: Fully accessible with disabled toilets, everything is on the ground floor. H. MATHER GALLERY, R/STALL BB4 6AA I. CHRIS WHITING STUDIO, BB4 8PP 12. ELAINE MATHER 13. CHRIS WHITING Award Winning Artist Elaine Mather will be exhibiting This year I have been experimenting with surface her new autumnal woodland paintings: ‘Forest textures on thrown ceramics. I have produced Tales’, alongside fellow artists Ruby Keller (Peter many pieces for the café and restaurant at the Worswick): ‘Animal Observations’, Allan Morgan: Whitaker. Visitors to my small studio will be ‘Northern Country Landscapes’ & Anthony Marn: welcome to try their hand at throwing. Manchester ‘The City & The People.’ ADDRESS: 4 Bonfire Hill Close, ADDRESS: The Mather Gallery 28, Bury Road, Crawshawbooth, BB4 8PP Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire. BB4 6AA WEB: www.cwceramics.co.uk WEB: www.mathergallery.co.uk EMAIL: [email protected] FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/mathergallery TWITTER: @mathergallery DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Use a satnav! ACCESS: Yes K. TENTERFIELD HOUSE, WATERFOOT J. THE BOO, WATERFOOT BB4 7HB BB4 9AG 14. CAROLINE JOHNSON/ALASTAIR PRICE Caroline Johnson studied at Central School of Art, and lived in France for many years.