2009 - exhibitions
The Big Hang |
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December 7th - December 19th, 2009 |
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| On Sunday 6th December over 30 artists from our region and beyond will converge on Bank Street to hang an exhibition featuring hundreds of works in a single day. All being well the show will open to the public the following day. The Big Hang is a selling exhibition and a real opportunity to find that special and unusual gift for the person you never know what to buy for or even as a treat for yourself. Most of the work is on show in Sheffield for the first time and includes painting, drawing, printmaking, constructions, sculptures, textiles.... | |
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Pauline Woolley Nicholas Wright Billie Ireland Charlie Downes Dave Mallard Katherine Johnson Katie Chaplin Shameela Hussain Bridget Hayden Emma Melton Alison Thompson Ellen Burroughs Georgina Vinsun Lorna Barrowclough Rowan Corkill Tommy Tucker |
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In their own words |
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November 6th - December 5th, 2009 |
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| Nine artists working in different media were invited to describe one of their works and submit both the work and the description for inclusion in an exhibition. Nine poets were then invited to produce a poem as a response to one of these works and nine jewellers to produce a work inspired by an artist’s text. Texts, poems and jewellery were exhibited without further explanation. In an extension of this original project, for the Galvanise festival, the original participants were asked to invite further artists, poets and jewellers to participate. This current exhibition displays the work of all 108 participants in the project. | |||
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Artists: Jonathan Allen, Bram Arnold, Jeffery Baker, Iwan Bala, Dave Ball, Sovay Berriman, Martin J Callanan, Clive Caswell, cris cheek, Pete Clarke, Daedalus, Roger Dilkes, Andrew Dodds, Alec Finlay, Leo Fitzmaurice, Rachel Garfield, David Graham, Tom Godfrey, S Mark Gubb, Lucy Harrison, Rupert Hartley, Samuel Herbert, Espen Jensen, David Kirschner, Thorsten Knaub, Sarah Lightman, Brendan Lyons, Richard Makin, Simon Morris, Ilona Niemi, Tony Rickaby, Sarah, Sarah Ozanne, seekers of lice, Emma Smith, Julian Walker. |
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Jewellers: Jivan Astfalck, Roberta Benabei, Maisie Broadhead, Carrie Browne, Elizabeth Callinicos, Lin Cheung, Rachael Colley, Louise Evans, Shelby Fitzpatrick, Ambre France, Antonella Giomarelli, Rajesh Gogna, Maria Hanson, Joanne Haywood, Leonor Hipolito, Yoko Izawa, Mette Jensen, Susan Kingsley, Christine Kaltoft, Julia Keyte, Jung-Ji Kim, Anna Lorenz, Toni Mayner, Maria Militsi, Simone Nolden, Sarah O’Hana, Betty Pepper, Lina Peterson, Jo Pond, Laura Potter, Zoe Robertson, Felicity Rowley, Deganit Stern Schocken, Abi Stradling, Syan van Niftrik, Jessica Worley. |
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Poets: Matt Black, cris cheek, Martyn Crucefix, Katherine Daszkiewicz, Tim Dooley, Alison Dunne, Alec Finlay, Susana Gardner, Peter Gillies, Jesse Glass, Mark Goodwin, Cathy Grindrod, Alan Halsey, Robert Hamberger, Sarah Hannah, Chris Jones, Sarah Law, Rupert M Loydell, Geraldine Monk, Frances Nagle, Helen Mort, Mario Petrucci, Peter Philpott, Rosie et al, Kaia Sand, Fiona Sampson, Ann Sansom, Robert Sheppard, Matthew Sweeney, Sandra Tappenden, Pam Thompson, Lydia Towsey, Deborah Tyler Bennett, Catherine Wagner, John Hartley Williams, Jackie Wills. |
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| October 8th - October 31st, 2009 | |
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| The Jury Prize was awarded jointly to Haiku - Apple by Ann Rook and Memory Loss by Claire Tindale. | |
| The full list of participants this year is as follows: | |
Jackie Bowcutt |
Jatinder Kaur Bains Lyn Ashby Andrea G Artz Crystal Cawley Haein Song Theresa Easton Jane Cradock-Watson Emily Regan & Tim Clark Diane Byford Anne Rook Lilla Duignan Jean Cherry Kareen Herbert Beth Evans Heather Keen Hazel Dawson Hannah Lobley Angie Butler Polly Cruse Chloe Brooks Mayumi Arakawa Jo Owen Lorelei Clark Jo Brudenell Iain Macleod-Brudenell Marcus Irwin Sandria Gilling Sarojini Lewis Amanda K Goodier Jan Hopkins Stewart Brown Roland Brauchli Sandi Sexton Kirsty White Claire Tindale Muriel Prince Mary Yacoob Silvia Loeffler |
Katherine Johnson - New Work |
October 8th - October 31st, 2009 |
| As part of the Off the Shelf Festival, Bank Street Arts will be showing an exhibition of new work by Katherine Johnson, winner of the inaugural Sheffield Artists' Book Prize. In recent work, Katherine has been experimenting with manipulating the page - taking the book from its compact, recognisable state, to something more sculptural. |
For this exhibition, Katherine has built upon recent work in book manipulation and has the chance to explore this work in the context of the gallery space. |
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This is the first time Bank Street has had the chance to support the work of an emetrging young artist by ofering an exhibition within the space - we hope to use this year's artist's book prize a launch pad to offer further opportunities to other artists in the future. We think the work on show is an excellent vindication of that aim. |
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Gary Jenkinson-Graham |
October 6th - October 31st, 2009 |
| Sheffield Telegraph cartoonist, Gary, has been persuaded to show his face for the first time as part of Grin Up North 2009. In fact, he has been persuaded to show many of his faces on the understanding that the one he wears every day stays well and truly hidden. |
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| There can’t be too many exhibitions where the artist actually hopes that viewers will laugh at his (or her) work. But this is one such. No Laughing Matter covers nearly seventeen years of editorial cartoons by Gary from The Sheffield Telegraph, from 1993 to 2009. This is the first ever exhibition of Gary’s work and includes cartoons not seen in public before, as well as work created specially for this exhibition at Bank Street Arts. |
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| Gary’s work has been seen on refrigerators, office doors, pin-boards and in waste bins all around the city. Now they’re gathered in one place for you to poke fun at. Or, if you’re a politician, be poked at… |
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Witty, urbane, incisive and thoughtful - these are all interesting words, but you won’t find them in this exhibition! Public transport, the economy, politicians, the education system, banks, floods, the world cup, justice, street lights, presidents and electricity bills - if you hate them or really hate them, they’re all here! |
September 23rd - October 21stSusannah Gent Tuesday to Saturday 10.30 am - 4.00 pm This is the opening exhibition of Susannah Gent's residency at Bank Street, Sheffield based artist and film maker who will be undertaking a residency at Bank Street Arts... MORE |
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September 15th - October 3rdPaul Matosic Tuesday to Saturday 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Artist in residence Paul Matosic has created a large scale wall installation in the front gallery at Bank Street using old maps... |
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Mohd Zahuri Khairani |
September 15th - October 3rd, 2009 |
‘Lapis’ is formed from a Malay word meaning layer. It is connected with Malaysia, a multi racial country which shares a number of cultural values, practices and beliefs. ‘Lapis’ represents the elements from different cultures in Malaysia, presented in the form of food as art using the form of traditional Sarawak layer cake as a motif. Sarawak is the largest multicultural state in Malaysia located in the island of Borneo with more than 40 sub-ethnic groups. |
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The idea of layer cakes as an artwork derives from the concept of 'One Malaysia' – unity of all Malaysian peoples. Layer cake in Sarawak is normally served at local festivals or given as souvenirs to guests as well as being a symbol of local community in Sarawak. Traditional methods with modern techniques are used in the process of making the layer cake and it has been recontextualised as an artwork in this exhibition. Elements of colour and arrangement of pattern were chosen based on the multi racial culture in Malaysia. ‘Lapis’ also exploits social, economic and political symbols and the process of hybridity in Malaysian culture and contemporary art. |
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In this exhibition, the pattern and decorative design of the cake has been manipulated to refer to Malaysian crafts.Despite the elaborate processes involved, the cake still retains the traditional values such of colour and taste. The arrangement of decorative design and pattern refers to a mixture of Malaysian traditional identities juxtaposed with modern geometrical shapes. |
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Photographic prints are also on display, starting from the early stage of constructing the cakes until the final product. The artworks of layer cake with the decorative design and pattern are recorded to illustrate the unique process of the product. The aim of this exhibition, which is a final project attached to a larger PhD thesis, is to explore the process of hybridity in contemporary art and craft in Malaysia. The artworks are not only crafted to reveal the uniqueness of Malaysian culture, but also to present artwork expressing how traditional values fare under the increasing force of hybridity. |
| Upshot - work by graduating photographers from Sheffield Hallam University.
Showcasing the work of eight emerging photographers, ‘Upshot’ presents a unique and diverse range of styles, techniques and approaches as varied as the contemporary medium itself. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch challenging and engaging work by fresh, creative talent. |
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