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SUMMARY:ENDED: Helene Appel: Among Trees\, Among Sand Grains
DESCRIPTION:Berlin-based artist Helene Appel creates images that straddle the threshold between realism\, sculpture\, and abstraction. Appel paints ordinary materials from everyday life\, working in a 1:1 scale. \nAppel’s work highlights the sometimes-overlooked beauty of ordinary objects such as the bark of a tree\, sand on a seashore\, an envelope\, the headlight of a car\, and a loose fold of fabric. Appel’s closely-observed paintings even explore the aesthetic qualities of discarded vegetable peelings ready to be thrown onto the compost pile\, or a kitchen sink full to the brim of murky washing up water. The materials Appel uses\, such as oil\, watercolour or encaustic\, start to resemble the object itself\, giving her paintings a physical and three-dimensional presence. \nThis exhibition features key works from Appel’s career alongside a selection of new paintings. It is also an opportunity to see two works by Appel which were recently acquired for the Williamson’s collection: ‘Sand’ and ‘Dishwater’.
URL:https://williamsonartgallery.org/event/helene-appel-among-trees-among-sand-grains/
LOCATION:Williamson Art Gallery\, Slatey Rd\, Oxton\, Birkenhead\, Merseyside\, CH43 4UE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Craig Easton: Is Anybody Listening?
DESCRIPTION:Williamson Art Gallery & Museum presents Craig Easton: Is Anybody Listening?\, a touring exhibition from the University of Salford Art Collection which showcases two award-winning series of photographs; Bank Top and Thatcher’s Children. \nCraig Easton: Is Anybody Listening? seeks to challenge typical stereotypes of northern communities through authentic representation and raise aspirations of young people within the region through an accompanying engagement programme called Our Time\, Our Place. \nThe engagement programme\, Our Time\, Our Place being exhibited alongside Easton’s work\, has empowered young people to explore their own history and share it through pathways in photography and associated practices. \nIs Anybody Listening? Our Time\, Our Place is presented by the University of Salford and generously supported by The National Heritage Lottery Fund. \n\nAbout Craig Easton\n\nEaston won Photographer of the Year (2021) at the Sony World Photography Awards with his series Bank Top\, a collaboration with writer\, poet and social researcher Abdul Aziz Hafiz\, examining the representation and misrepresentation of northern communities. Commissioned by Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery\, the work focused on a small\, tight-knit community in Blackburn. \nHe also took second place in the documentary category for Thatcher’s Children\, which explores the inter-generational nature of poverty and economic hardship as experienced by three generations of one family across the Northwest. \nA passionate believer in working collaboratively with others\, Easton also conceived and led the critically acclaimed SIXTEEN project with sixteen leading photographers exploring the hopes\, ambitions and fears of sixteen-year-olds all around the UK\, in which Williamson Art Gallery also participated as an exhibiting gallery. \nHe often tackles stereotypes and responds to the negative way in which the mainstream media can portray Northern communities. The relevance of Easton’s work has resurfaced in a new light as communities endure the cost-of-living crisis and face new challenges and segregation. \nThe exhibition comes at the same time as the launch of Easton’s new book centred on his award-winning Thatcher’s Children series. Quotes from successive prime ministers demonstrate how deprivation is connected to the social policy failures of successive governments. \nThe exhibition marks the start of Wirral’s year as Borough of Culture for the Liverpool City Region. Wirral Borough of Culture 2024 is a year of incredible experiences in incredible places\, reflecting Wirral’s story and celebrating its people. The programme features a diverse line-up of culture\, arts and heritage across the whole borough and shines a spotlight on Wirral’s creative community and the regeneration of the Left Bank of the River Mersey.  Wirral Borough of Culture 2024 is led by Wirral Council and local cultural partners\, with support from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. \n 
URL:https://williamsonartgallery.org/event/is-anybody-listening/
LOCATION:Williamson Art Gallery\, Slatey Rd\, Oxton\, Birkenhead\, Merseyside\, CH43 4UE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Pete Hoida
DESCRIPTION:Gallery 11 is currently home to an exhibition of work by Birkenhead-born artist Pete Hoida (1944-2023). \nThe paintings of Birkenhead-born Hoida are known for strong colour relationships alongside tonal subtlety and a unique approach to textures. Hoida studied Landscape Architecture followed by Art School at Hammersmith\, priory to graduating from the extended diploma course at Goldsmiths. His work has been authoritatively endorsed in essays by Mel Gooding and Chris Stephens\, and is well regarded by his peers. Hoida lived and worked in Stroud\, for over 40 years in the same hillside studio. \nThe Williamson has acquired his painting ‘Uisghe’ for our collections\, but all other paintings currently on display are for sale (however\, please note that the are not eligible for the Own Art Scheme). \nPlease note this exhibition may not be accessible when meetings are in progress. \nOwn Art
URL:https://williamsonartgallery.org/event/pete-hoida/
LOCATION:Williamson Art Gallery\, Slatey Rd\, Oxton\, Birkenhead\, Merseyside\, CH43 4UE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:ENDED: The Williamson Open 2024
DESCRIPTION:For 60 years the Williamson Open has celebrated the talents of artists with connections to the Wirral peninsula. In recognition of the plethora of artistic talent within the wider Liverpool City Region of which we are part\, however\, in 2024 we extended the eligibility criteria to all artists working in or with connections to Wirral\, Liverpool\, Sefton\, Knowsley\, Halton and St Helens. \nEntries have been submitted and selections made\, and we’re now looking forward to welcoming you to the Williamson Open exhibition 2024! \nNews: Winners of 2024 Williamson Open Revealed \nAlongside this year’s entries will be special displays by this year’s guest judges Gareth Kemp and Lucy Elizabeth Jones\, and Birkenhead-born artist Pete Hoida (1944-2023) – more information on these coming soon. \nTake the work home! Many of the works included in the Williamson Open 2024 – including those by the guest judges – are for sale. Williamson Art Gallery is a participating gallery in Arts Council England’s Own Art scheme. Own Art makes purchasing original artworks more affordable by making it possible to pay in 10 equal\, interest-free monthly payments. Amounts between £100 and £2500 can be applied for. \nTo find out more and to apply for the Own Art scheme\, please make an appointment at the front desk. \n  \n 
URL:https://williamsonartgallery.org/event/the-williamson-open-2024/
LOCATION:Williamson Art Gallery\, Slatey Rd\, Oxton\, Birkenhead\, Merseyside\, CH43 4UE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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