We Did This!! Get something back for supporting Browse!

Browse has set-up a crowd-sourcing campaign with a new platform called We Did This, where we aim to raise £600 to purchase a few pairs of Video Specs and be able to develop Browse as a pilot in Shoreditch.

It is an interesting way of gathering support as each pledger can decide to receive something in return. For example, for £10, you get invited to the WRAP party, and for £50 you enjoy a pair of Video Specs for a day...

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These two short videos are templates for Browse; a project involving eye-wear that discretely records what you see, say and hear.

We will be asking 100 community workers, residents and local people of Shoreditch to walk around their environment wearing the glasses; narrating their likes and dislikes of their area. We are interested in what makes this area special, and what the threats are.

The You-vision glasses opened up a huge opportunity for Creative City Ltd to capture observations of local people on their community and surroundings.

We hope this will present an insight into the attitude and perceptions of people who spend or have spent substantial amount of time here, and how new developments could affect what, in their eyes, makes this area what it is.

There is no skill in using these glasses, no middle man, no getting shy in front of the camera. We hope for these reasons, it will attract people whose opinion would not otherwise be heard.

Follow the project on www.browseast.co.uk

Liverpool Discovers

Liverpool Discovers is 11 artworks by a superb selection of UK's artists. Produced by Wild in Art and Jo Pocock (Liverpool Lantern Company) as Artistic Director, this art trail is the sort of public cultural project that unites a city and its people. It brings people closer to their history, understood and interpreted by artists who add their little wow factor. It is meaningful and interesting.

Liverpool Discovers documents some of the city’s most significant historical and cultural achievements. From pioneering medical breakthroughs to leading the way in social reform, few cities can compare with its rich and fascinating history.

Copy writing © Chantal Barton
Photography © Stephen King



1 - Transport

'Stephenson's Destinator' by Aragorn Horner

This beautifully hand-crafted solid oak work is inspired by George Stephenson, his Rocket and the famous 'Rainhill Trials' of 1829. This fantastical machine pokes gentle fun at Victorians' fears of the newly invented railway and what fate might befall them on their first journey.


Stepping inside for your ‘dispensation of destiny and truth’ reveals the incredible workmanship of this interactive piece of art.





Aragorn Horner uses a variety of materials to constructs works that are interactive, and through the use of movement, sound and light, transport the audience into fantastical situations. Aragorn took part in Europe’s first Art Car Parade, constructed public installations at the Wales-based' Centre for Alternative Technology' and taken sculptures to various festivals and events across the UK.



2 - Social Justice & Radicals

'Mary Bamber - A Revolutionary Woman' by Carrie Reichardt & Nick Reynolds
St George's Plateau

An intricately mosaiced tribute to one of the country’s most influential social reformers and women’s rights campaigners. Bearing the names most if not all the suffragettes from the city, this life-size replica incorporates a working loud speaker. Closer inspection is the only way to truly appreciate the level of detail on this historically-inspired artwork with a contemporary twist.



Carrie Reichardt is a renowned craftivist. Her work has featured in publications, including Raw Vision, The Guardian, The Evening Standard, Nude, Tile and Stone, Grout, Westside, The Londonist, Abort, Mozake and That’s Life. Carrie collaborated with Nick Reynolds on a mutated mosaic elephant for the London Elephant Parade.

Nick Reynolds is the son of Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds and now harmonica player with band Alabama 3 (responsible for the Sopranos theme tune). Nick specialises in death masks and recent commissions include the late great situationist Malcolm McLaren and legendary helmsman of the Colony Room, Michael Wojas.

www.carriereichardt.co.uk


3 - Architecture & Open Spaces : 'Secret Gardens'

'The Mythophones' by Dan Fox & Dave Young

Locations Our Lady & St Nicholas' Church Garden; St James' Mount; St Luke's Churchyard; Art & Academy Garden and the Bluecoat Arts Centre Garden.

Having stood in some of Liverpool’s most secret spaces, the mysterious Mythophones evoke the unique atmosphere of their surroundings. The recordable sound unit can incorporate stories, music and sound effects to fit any location as their curious shapes transform the space.









Dan Fox is an artist working mostly with sound in all its forms. Composing, recording in studios and on location, sound design for theatre and film, RSL radio stations, multi-channel installations, making acoustic instruments, digital interfaces, Dan performs, teaches, does consultations and works to commission with the likes of Welfare State International, Dogtroep, More Music, Walk The Plank, Northumberland Lights and many others.
www.danfox.net

Dave Young trans-mutes found, used, discarded and recycled materials into strange and unexpected new forms. Amongst other things, he has created giant blue spotted concrete dragons, solar powered Edwardian Spaceships, wind-powered giants, firesculptures, air powered bugs on rickshaws, and Leviathan Horns.
www.trans-mutation.com


4 - Science & Technology

'Heaven & Earth' by Andy Plant
Pier Head

This is a telescope is dedicated to Liverpool’s very own astrophysics genius, Jeremiah Horrocks, featured in the ornate orary at the top of the telescope. This expertly constructed sculpture also features working telescopes for viewing the surroundings and a short animation inside.





Andy Plant specialises in animated and interactive artworks. He is well-known for his large-scale mechanical clocks. He has just finished an animated glass pool with a mechanical fish for a courtyard at Manchester University Hospital. Other projects include an animated garden at the new Children’s Hospital wing at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
www.andyplant.co.uk

5 - Trade & Commerce

'Sugar & Chain'by Andy Hazell
Mann Island / Gorée Plaza

This bittersweet artwork references Liverpool’s relationship with the sugar industry – from the abominations of the slave trade to the halcyon days of the Tate & Lyle refinery and Henry Tate’s patronage of the arts. This impressive sculpture with its giant shackle really comes into its own at night when lit from within.

Andy Hazell has a wide range of skills and his material choice is primarily metal. He works in a variety of scales from very small automatons to large-scale sculptures. He has a huge portfolio of work which have been
created for exhibitions and sites all over the world.
www.andyhazell.co.uk

6 - Music

'Echoes & Whispers' by Andy McKeown
Thomas Steer Way, Liverpool ONE


7 - Sport

'The Runner' by Faith Bebbington
King Park, King Dock St

This sequence of the human form is a fitting celebration of the awesome achievements of Liverpool’s past and present Olympians. Featured on websites around the world including USA Today, China Today and the India Times, this striking artwork now looks forward to London 2012.





Faith Bebbington creates permanent works in fibreglass resin mainly inspired by the process of people’s movement by referencing the early photographic studies of Edward Muybridge. Her public art commissions include works in Belfast, Derby, Manchester, Sheffield and Knowsley.
www.faithbebbington.co.uk

8 - Maritime

'Fish & Ships' by David Kemp

Coburg Wharf, Liverpool Marina

This hypnotic eco-friendly sculpture echoes the essence of the river and its story; those who travel on it, work on it, fish along it, and the plentiful wildlife within it. Its kinetic parts are animated by the wind itself as they glint in the rays of the sun and it has been produced with environmentally friendly methods.





David Kemp’s life-long connection with the sea and ships is reflected in many of his sculptures including the ‘Navigators’, on the Thames near London Bridge, the ‘Tropics Trader’ at Cornwall’s Eden Project and the ‘Wooden Whaler’ at the Scottish Museum of Fisheries. His work is in many public art galleries and museums throughout Britain, including the Arts Council Collection.
www.davidkemp.uk.com

9 - Arts & Entertainment

'Sounding Out Liverpool' by Matthew Sansom
St James' Mount

These giant parabolic ‘sound mirrors’ tempt visitors to listen to the landscape by amplifying the flow of sound around them. The artwork invites you to bounce your own stories, jokes or poems off the mirrors with its almost magical amplification of sound.








Matthew Sansom works exclusively with field recordings and found sounds, his site-specific installations and performances explore the qualities of experienced sound and its metaphysical connotations. His work has been exhibited and performed internationally, including the USA, South Korea, Germany and Spain.
www.matthewsansom.com


10 - Health

'X Ray Ted Gulf Bag' by Joe Rush










11 - Arts & Entertainment

Artwork 'Where Stars Are Made'

Artist Mike Pattison & Arts Desire

Celebrating St Helens’ little known, but significant links with Hollywood, this installation consists of three individual kaleidoscopes featuring ever-changing images of local people with connections to the silver screen.The artwork is colourfully decorated and re-awakens the child-like fascination of the kaleidoscope for adults and children alike. The images within can be interchangeable.

Mike Pattison has been making large scale mechanised art for over 18 years. He has been involved with several of the UK’s leading proponents of this genre including Emergency Exit Arts, Kinetica and Black Powder Monkeys.

Arts Desire specialise in temporary and permanent public art projects. They have produced breathtaking installations to mark many major events over the past 15 years including London’s Millennium Celebrations and the Queens Golden Jubilee.

OurSpac_e1

Creative City is currently working in collaboration with Art Against Knives to set-up their first project :

OurSpac_e1



We are making use of crowd funding via BuzzBank to seek support from UK pledgers who believe that creative initiatives with strong leadership and vision can help reduce crime. And as OurSpac_e1 is just that, why don't you find out more about it !

OurSpac_e1 is a youth-led social initiative that aims to reduce knife crime by engaging young people in troubled areas.

By providing resources for young people to design, create and sustain their own physical space – be it permanent or pop-up, it will give members a sense of ownership and purpose. The project hopes to bridge the gap created by the influx of development in areas which effects the young people who already live there.

OurSpac_e1’s geographical focus is initially around the London E1 postcode, i.e. North Brick Lane / East Shoreditch in London, an area of both social deprivation and regeneration in East London. Designed as a ‘flat pack with instruction manual’, the project aims to be rolled out across the country.


You can pledge for OurSpac_e1 from November 2010 from £10 to £1,000. We aim to raise a minimum of £10,000 by March 2011. If you want to know more in the mean time, get in touch karen[at]creative-city.co.uk

In partnership with Art Against Knives and Open Shoreditch.

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Remembrance of Things Past

Harjeet Kaur exhibits 7 photographs of her series
'Remembrance of Things Past'

September 2010
Ruskin's space
London NW1 1RT

I developed my work into a photographic narrative, which portrays images assembled around themes of memories, myths and narratives that make up our collective past - a narrative sequence which reinforces the idea of taking the audience on a journey. The images represent a generic and universal child which we can recognise in ourselves.

The aim of the work is to evoke common memories and to share our sense of home. I wish to explore similarities and shared experiences, which are timeless and are common amongst us. The viewer is able to approach the work on many levels allowing them to experience the world created around them. The sharing of experiences take place by the audience being posed certain questions about preferences and memories evoked through experiences of home.




www.harjeetkaur.originationinsite.com

I am on my way home. As I walk up the steep hill with my weekend bags in tow, I hear children in the near distance. The clashing of pots and pans echoes down the rows of terraced kitchens, jutting out into the garden with their modern extensions. I step over broken toys on the pavement and make my way steadily onward. The smell of cooking mixed with fresh laundry powder brings back memories of my own childhood. Not much has changed since my last visit a short while ago, but the sounds and smells of home take me right back. These are the memories which I recreate in my work.

For those, like me, who choose to live elsewhere and return home sporadically, it can be a Proustian moment, recreating the past through memory, as when the taste of a madeleine cake dipped in tea suddenly transports him to Sunday mornings at Combray with his Aunt Léonie.

One of the ways in which we are identified is through the idea of ‘home’, which is used to perpetuate the myth of ‘home sweet home’. I examine the issues of identity and self through recovering past histories from our idea of home and its links to identity almost reinventing cultural identity. The work is fragmented and distorted as it represents memories of home past, present and future.

Creative City works with artists who touch on the notion of 'home' as both a place, a shelter, but also a sense of belonging.

September 2010
Ruskin's space
Working Men's College
44 Crowndale Road
London NW1 1RT

The Working Men’s College has a remarkable history as a centre for innovation and excellence in the VisualArts. In the mid 19th century it was at the radical centre of developments in both Fine and Applied Arts. John Ruskin, its first art tutor, provided the catalyst for the revolutionary work of both the Pre Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts movement, whose major figures (Rossetti, Burne Jones, Holman Hunt) either taught here or were regular visitors, as were Sickert, Spencer Gore and Lucien Pissarro of the avant-garde Camden Town Group toward the turn of the 20th century. Recent students have included Sarah Lucas and Gary Hume.

www.wmcollege.ac.uk

'Photodreaming'

'Photodreaming'

An exhibition of photographs and photo-etchings by Renata Caland-Marshall.

This exhibition of photographs and photoetchings is the result of minutious work by Renata Caland-Marshall. Brazilian born Renata first studied journalism before embarking into a thorough exploration of photography.








Renata's website

The exhibition also includes fantasticly eery pinhole photography taking the viewing into a dark Alice in Wonderland type vision.




Review by Gillian McIver here


Photodreaming
10 May - 26 June 2010
Working Men's College
Ruskin Space
44 Crowndale Road
London NW1
www.wmcollege.ac.uk

'Streets of London'

2 March - 1 May 2010

Preview Tuesday 2 March 2010, 6pm to 8pm

Ruskin Café, Working Men’s College
44 Crowndale Road, London NW1 1TR 020 7255 4700
10am to 8pm weekdays, 10am – 4pm Saturdays



‘Streets of London’ features the works of WMC students in photography and the Foundation Degree in Art & Design, alongside professional photographer and tutor at WMC, Andrew Gilpin.

London is an inspiring location, especially when it comes to its amazing architectural mix. Here, the eyes of the photographer have caught those little details – street-lights, tube sign, rain catching on windows - that blend with iconic signs which makes
London the atmospheric city that it is.



The Working Men’s College (WMC) is proud to host ‘Streets of London’ as the second in a series of exhibitions in its Ruskin Café exhibition space curated by Karen Janody, Creative City. The Art & Design department at WMC has a strong reputation of successfully sending students on to study in prestigious art institutions such as Central St Martin’s and Goldsmiths. The exhibitions planned will enable WMC students to exhibit their works along those by international artists, providing an excellent way to support upcoming talents by raising the bar.

Photographs will be auctioned at the end of the exhibition.

The Working Men’s College has a remarkable history as a centre for innovation and excellence in the Visual Arts. In the mid 19th century it was at the radical centre of developments in both Fine and Applied Arts. John Ruskin, its first art tutor, provided the catalyst for the revolutionary work of both the Pre Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts movement, whose major figures (Rossetti, Burne Jones, Holman Hunt) either taught here or were regular visitors, as were Sickert, Spencer Gore and Lucien Pissarro of the avant-garde Camden Town Group toward the turn of the 20th century. Recent students have included Sarah Lucas and Gary Hume.


For more information: Karen Janody // 079 8995 4414
Karen@creative-city.co.uk