Projects

Humber Mouth Workshops, Exhibitions & Projects

Friday 5 June until Monday 6 July

‘The Writing’s on the Wall’ exhibition

Gallery open 10.00am – 4.00pm, Monday to Saturday
Artlink, 87 Princes Avenue, Hull
The gallery is free to visit
Contact Katie Gill for enquiries: 01482 345104, gallery@artlink.uk.net
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An exhibition at the Artlink gallery showcasing eight contrasting artists from around the UK whose work incorporates text as a fundamental and necessary element. On show will be an interactive installation experiment by Aneliese Jones entitled ‘Pick Me’, which intends to explore elements of identity and the segregation of individuals into pre-disposed sectors by language.

Another artwork for visitors to interact with is a sculpture created by Pascal-Michel Dubois, who sees his art practice as a device inviting the spectator to question and investigate our familiar fields of knowledge and imagination.

Photographs from Mandy Williams’ Memento Mori series use text to explore how our assimilation of new technologies has changed the way we express empathy and show remembrance.

John Steel has been exploring the psychedelic possibilities of Photoshop for over twenty years, his recent eccentric prints on display are loosely based on picture postcards he published in the Eighties.

Janet Sainsbury is showing a selection of colourful collage paintings inspired by human relationships and everyday experiences; she is interested in exploring the banal and dark humour that comes from the failed attempts we make at communication and the infinite number of interpretations that can follow.

‘The Fighting man’, by Rupert Clamp, takes its inspiration from War in Peace magazine published during the 1980’s; throughout Rupert’s practice he uses text presented in familiar forms to raise questions and create points of departure.

Amelia Crouch uses words in her work to describe figurative visual images or suggest interactions between people, her works in this show are witty pieces that will make the viewer double take and re-process what they have read.

Diana Ali is exhibiting a collaborative piece which consists of countless tiny postcards manipulated by a combination of artists, writers and thinkers that explores language and visual interchange.

7 June - 5 July

Memories Pave Cafe Bar, 16-19 Princes Avenue Free Sometimes memories are hard to find, but they can still be as vivid, bold and beautiful as they have ever been. Getting in touch with your memories can be positive and inspiring. A personal journey, revaluing and reaffirming that person’s inner self.

These artworks were created by patients and carers, coping with the problems of dementia. They attend the Younger Peoples Memory Service Art Group, the Community Art Group and the Hull Community Memory Clinic Art Group. These are run by Martin Waters, Art Therapist for the Older People Service in the Humber Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust.

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Saturday 20 June

Library of Unwritten Books Sam Brown Caroline Jupp Central Library Exhibition: 11th June - 4th July Record your unwritten books on: 9am-4pm Saturday 20 June 2009 10am-5pm Thursday 25 June 2009 Free

Feeling inspired? Think you’ve got a book inside you? Look out for Sam and Caroline, who will be recording your unwritten ideas at the Central Library and on walkabout around the town centre during the festival

Inspired by cult writer Richard Brautigan and his fictional book repository, two artists founded a Library of Unwritten Books. This unique library is a collection of unrealised literary ideas, abandoned plots and untold life histories made from recordings of people talking about the book they would like to write. Transcriptions of these recordings are published as mini books and added to the library.

Potential authors of all ages are met through random encounters in parks and city streets. So far, 750 people have been prompted to spontaneously record their ideas for books. Everyone who takes part is included in the library without censorship or selection.

Since its inaugural exhibition at the Pump House Gallery London in 2002, Library of Unwritten Books has been installed in galleries and museums including Tate Britain, Somerset House and the V&A, as well as everyday venues such as pubs, cafés, hotels and launderettes in custom-made book boxes.

Several hundred titles from the Library of Unwritten Books will be installed at Central Library from June 11 - July 4 2009.

www.unwritten.org.uk

‘Suggestive Space’ workshop with Amelia Crouch

1.00pm – 4.00pm Artlink, 91 Princes Avenue, Hull Booking fee £5.00 per participant to be paid in advance. Please book places through Artlink directly Contact Katie Gill for enquiries: 01482 345104, gallery@artlink.uk.net

In her work artist Amelia Crouch uses words to describe figurative visual images or suggest interactions between people. Often her words are combined with photographs of urban and suburban locations to provide a kind of stage-set, giving a particular context or mood to the scene.

In this workshop Amelia will introduce some of the methods she uses for generating words and participants will be able to create their own piece of digital artwork based on Amelia’s creative processes. The first half of the workshop will include activities to stimulate imagination by using personal memories, experiences and photographs as a basis for writing, working both individually and as a group. Participants will have time to go out into the surrounding area of Artlink to select and photograph landscapes and textures to be used in the final composition and form the background for the text.

There will be the opportunity to have a go with digital cameras and be introduced to basic methods of image editing and manipulating text in Photoshop. By the end of the workshop participants will have created either a single digital photo-text image from the earlier writing exercises or a series of texts exploring sequence and juxtaposition.

Some experience is required as this workshop is suitable for people with a basic knowledge of computers, Adobe Photoshop and using a digital camera. Suitable for adults aged 16+, there are 8 places available. All equipment will be provided.

June 26 & June 27 - All Day

Word Up!

Central Library, Albion Street
Free

Fun, lively and outrageous, a two day art happening featuring Pinky and Lonny Pop, a couple of artists who'd like to invite you to share your words and thoughts about Hull.

Pinky will be painting a giant Humber Mouth word painting and Lonny will be presenting the Word Up! poerty booth, collecting your ideas so they can be incorporated into the event. Pinky is a well established Hull artist who has exhibited in the UK and around the world. Lonny is a poet and songwriter who has worked as a storyteller for the National Theatre.

Word Up! will celebrate the independent spirit of Hull and its legacy of poets, musicians and artists.

Saturday 27 June

‘Paper, Scissors, Stone...
’ Workshop with Rupert Clamp

11.00am – 1.00pm and repeated at 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Artlink, 87 Princes Avenue, Hull
Booking fee £5 per participant to be paid in advance.
Please book places through Artlink directly
Contact Katie Gill for enquiries: 01482 345104, gallery@artlink.uk.net

This workshop led by artist Rupert Clamp provides the opportunity for participants to explore playfully the relationships between newspaper stories, headlines and the images associated with them, in particular looking at how positioning, layout and context affect how we interpret a story or article.

Drawing on the ideas and techniques of Rupert’s work, along with other selected historical artworks, participants will be encouraged to combine and re-present contemporary newspaper articles, headlines and images to convey alternative interpretations. The workshop will begin with a brief introduction to Rupert’s work, followed by a series of group and individual creative activities that explore related ideas. For instance, participants will consider how the same article can be presented and interpreted in different ways depending on the headline and images associated with it.

We will look how the same story is presented in different newspapers; find our own headlines for newspaper articles and vice versa, use collage to add images into articles and there will be the possibility to create and photograph new images for articles using digital cameras. These activities, supported by group discussion, will culminate in participants producing their own finished artwork that will be scanned and printed as a newspaper story.

No experience is required for this workshop. Suitable for adults aged 16+, there are 8 places available on each of the two sessions. All equipment will be provided.

‘The Visual versus the Verbal’ drop in workshop with Diana Ali

1.00pm – 4.30pm
Artlink, 87 Princes Avenue, Hull
Free Contact Katie Gill for enquiries: 01482 345104, gallery@artlink.uk.net

During this workshop, participants will be able to carry out a variety of experimental practical activities which involve different ways of interpreting text/ words into images and vice-versa. Participants will respond to each other’s work and play with how each one of us has a unique interpretation. As this is a drop in workshop, participants are welcome to do one activity or stay for the duration and do them all.

Similar to the concepts of the ‘Post-Authorship’ work, participants will be asked to respond visually to the written on postcards and other postal stationary.

Participants will collect verbal quotes throughout the day which will be recorded and responded to.

Words will be given to participants who will then have to re-interpret it in a visual way by matching it up to the surroundings around them at that time.

These activities will be combined and changed as the workshop progresses and the participants will end up with their own individual artwork as well as being part of a mass collaborative piece. Participants are asked to bring in any drawing or painting materials they may have or would like to use (there will be equipment available), newspapers and any found text they come across, for example, a shopping list found on the floor.

No experience is required for this workshop. Suitable for adults aged 16+. There is no need to book – participants can come and go for the duration of the workshop. All equipment will be provided, however participants are encouraged to bring in newspapers and any other found text they come across, for example, a shopping list found on the floor.

Tim Quinn: Cartooning Class

ArtLink, 87 Princes Avenue
2pm - 4pm
£5 must be booked in advance
Box Office 01482 226655

Writer and Comic Book Editor Tim Quinn conducts this unique workshop in cartooning - including figure drawing, emotion, storytelling in pictures, character and story creation, and comic book history.

If you love to draw or just want to visit the world of comics/cartoons then you will have a whale of a time with the man who personally knows Beryl the Peril, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Korky the Cat, the Incredible Hulk and so many more!

Suitable for all ages

Think to Ink

During the festival 20 to 30 children aged 7-10 years old, identified as needing extra inspiration with creative writing will visit their local libraries and get involved in ‘Think to Ink’. Participating primary schools are Ings, Biggin Hill, Francis Askew and St Charles. The children will meet two bookends called Prop and Stop who bring the world of books and writing to life. ‘Prop and Stop’ will be delivered by Spin-Off Production, who over the course of 15 years have encouraged children and young people to make theatre and the creative arts part of their lives, using visually exciting, accessible and interactive projects and performances, providing memorable creative experiences. In this presentation Jack Criston (Hull College) and Katie Marie Knapp (University of Hull) have designed and constructed the props and costumes.

Monday 29 June

The Feral Choir
The Feral Choir - Workshops & Performance

St Mary’s Church, Lowgate Free Workshops June 29 & June 30 5pm Performance July 1, 8pm For information email Espen at elektrodiesel@yahoo.co.uk "Joyous and jubilant, now I go better on my way"

Phil Minton’s Feral Choir project is a series of vocal workshops with non-professionals,leading up to performances.

It consists of a three day workshop and performance, not only for singers, but for anyone who takes a delight in the freedom to experiment. All are welcome to join.

It encourages participants to take a vocal leap and explore all vocal possibilities through exercises and improvisations, over the
workshop period, leading to a concert.

In the workshops, participants are encouraged to realise that anyone who can breathe, is capable of producing sounds that give a positive aesthetic contribution to the human condition, and many of these contributions are without any cultural influences or references.

The workshops normally begin with laughter, a non-verbal 'vocal technique' which uses the voice in spontaneous, inventive and sometimes very extreme way. These workshops have a very positive impact on the participants, and Minton spends enough time with each group to be able to leave a lasting legacy and hopefully a structure in which the resulting choir can continue after he’s left.

Phil Minton was awarded a NESTA fellowship in 2005 and for the last 15 years has traveled to many countries with the Feral Choir project. He hopes the project will help give a voice to those who often remain voiceless.

Wednesday 1 July

Off the Wall
Graffiti Art Exhibition

Ferens Art Gallery, Live Art Space
5.30 – 6.30pm
Free
Further information: creativevoice@hullcc.gov.uk

Graffiti is taken from the Greek work “graphien” which means to write. Young people at Route One Young People’s Resource Centre have been learning about graffiti art with Artlink, youth workers, Northern Area Neighbourhood Policing team and Humberside Police exploring techniques and styles as well as some of the issues surrounding it; Is it art or not? What does it say? When does it become illegal? This is an exhibition about their work and findings.

Friday 3 July - Saturday 4 July

Not Sweet Like Chocolate

A collection of words and images from photographer Sarah Daniels and poet Jill Burdall. Presented as a pack of postcards to festival-goers, the cards depict the heartlands of the city around the River Hull. Infused with the familiar scent of cocoa, they capture the urban twists and turns of the river, covering the sprawl of abandoned factories, redundant chimneys, obsolete barge moorings and interesting Victorian buildings, all now earmarked for demolition.Available at selected events or by calling the Festival Office on 01482 616961.