JANUARY – MARCH EXHIBITIONS
LAND MARKS: PAINTINGS BY PETER WATSON @ THE COOPER GALLERY
SAT 16th MAR – SAT 18th MAY
Peter Watson trained at Hull and Liverpool Colleges of Art in the 1960s, and was first inspired by the dramatic industrial landscapes of South Yorkshire, particularly the coal industry. He had an early commission from the National Coal Board to record local collieries. Peter’s work is almost photographic in style and so his early works have become an important documentary record of now-demolished structures. His current work reflects the landscape of the Yorkshire Wolds and features almost abstract patterns created in the land by intensive agriculture.
This exhibition will feature works from all his periods and most will be for sale. Prints are also available.
Free Admission
http://www.peterwatsonpaintings.co.uk/LAND MARKS COLLAGE @ THE COOPER GALLERY
SAT 16th MAR – SAT 18th MAY
Come along and help to create a collage based on the Land Marks exhibitions…
which famous landmark is your favourite? Free drop-in activity?PIN-UP! by FIONA STEPHENSON @ THE CIVIC PANORAMA
THU 4th APR – FRI 7th JUN
Barnsley artist Fiona Stephenson specialises in hand-painted oil on canvas reproductions of Gil Elvgren – the best pin-up artist in the history of American illustration. Also, click the link to enter a competition to win two of her prints.
http://www.barnsleycivic.co.ukPOP! DESIGN • CULTURE • FASHION @ THE CIVIC GALLERY
THU 4th APR – FRI 7th JUN
This touring exhibition from the Fashion and Textile Museum celebrates the impact of music, art and celebrity on 20th century fashion from 1955 – 1976. From the poodle skirts and embellished leathers of the rockers, the cool styling of the Mods, the high baroque of Psychedelia and the kitsch glamour of 1970’s retro, POP! celebrates the time when British culture first captivated the world.
http://www.barnsleycivic.co.ukPOSTSCRIPT @ UIT 1F, REDBROOK BUSINESS PARK
THU 18th APR – SAT 4th MAY
Northern Young Artists begin their life at Redbrook with a curious exhibition of contemporary installation and site specific works sited in the atrium of Unit 1F. Northern Young Artists are working in partnership with East Street Arts to manage a new temporary art space.
Postscript marks the first exhibition, organised by local artist collective Northern Young Artists, at their new temporary site at Redbrook Business Park. Playing on the new use of the building and ways of defining space, artists have created work finding new ways to interact and consider the exhibition space. The exhibition features emerging artists David Walton, Daniel Newton, Joshua May, Scott D’Arcy and invited artist Lucy Crouch.
There will be a launch evening on Wed 17th April which will include separate performances by artists Scott D’Arcy and David Walton.
NYA is an enthusiastic collective of graduate artists and designers working across Yorkshire and the North of England. Eager to experiment, innovate and develop, the group has developed a supportive network for emerging artists and designers in the North.http://northernyoungartists.tumblr.com
PAPER FASHION WORKSHOP @ THE CIVIC
SAT 11th MAY. 11am-3pm. £10
Explore the world of paper fashion with local artist and designer Katharine Jackson. Be inspired by the Pop culture of the swinging 60′s and create your own psychedelic t-shirt. Booking essential. Materials provided.
http://www.barnsleycivic.co.ukI LOVE CRAFT (CRAFT FAIR) @ THE CIVIC
SAT 15th JUNE. 10am – 4pm.
I Love Craft returns, promoting the very best craft stalls within Barnsley and South Yorkshire. Each fair features a variety of different makers including textiles, ceramics, embroidery, jewellery, artwork and photography.31° @ THE CIVIC GALLERY
SAT 15th JUNE – FRI 12th JULY
The Interdisciplinary Art and Design degree course BA(Hons) offers students the oppotunity to work across many different art and design disciplines, which could include painting, sculpture, ceramics, illustration, printmaking and jewellery making. Students are encouraged to cross boundaries and experiment with materials and media in pursuit of exciting and innovative art and design solutions.
Presenting their final year show in the gallery has allowed the students to develop their professional practice, whilst at the same time showcasing their talent to the people of Barnsley.
http://www.barnsleycivic.co.uk/STORIES, TALES AND YARNS @ THE COOPER GALLERY
THU 27th JUNE – SAT 31st AUG
To mark the launch of our family adventures summer season immerse yourself in a world of stories, tales and yarns! As part of our cross venue exhibition with Experience Barnsley, the Cooper Gallery is transformes into a world of stories, with loads to see and do! Enter into our story telling exhibition and travel to a far off place with your imagination.SURFACE @ THE CIVIC
THU 18th JULY – FRI 6th SEPTEMBER
David Batchelor, Festival, 2006
Surface brings together a selection of paintings by established artists from the Arts Council collection which investigate the themes of painting, materials, surface and abstraction in order to present a recent history of these developments in art.Jointly curated by the Gallery@ The Civic and British painter and PhD student at the University of Sheffield, Dale Holmes, Surface brings together a selection of paintings by established artists from the Arts Council collection – as well as emerging and mid-career local artists – which investigate the themes of painting, materials, surface and abstraction in order to present a recent history of these developments in art, and to help create new audiences for contemporary painting.
Featured artists from the Arts Council Collection include David Batchelor, Ian Davenport, Gary Hume, David Leapman, Yinka Shonibare, DJ Simpson and Richard Woods, alongside northern artists Jennifer Douglas, Dale Holmes, Paul Merrick and Julie Newton.
http://www.barnsleycivic.co.uk/MICK MARSTON: OUTLOOK GLOOMY, WITH BRIGHT INTERVALS @ THE CIVIC
THU 18th JULY – FRI 6th SEPTEMBER
Born in Barnsley, Mick Marston is an award winning artist who makes images to satisfy his own creative urges and attempts to buck the trend of bland commercial illustration.
Mick Marston is an award-winning illustrator with a client list as long as your arm – from Atlantic Records to Vodafone via The Guardian and Penguin Books. This exhibition – entitled Outlook Gloomy, With Bright Intervals – is a series of screen prints diligently crafted by the artist himself, drawing upon fragmented memories, thoughts, half-baked bits of useful and useless information, stories, other people’s pictures, environmental concerns, songs and euphemisms, and also some stuff the client didn’t like.
http://www.thefutilevignette.com/
http://www.barnsleycivic.co.uk/SUMMER SALE @ THE COOPER GALLERY, SADLER ROOM
SAT 20th JULY – SAT 3rd AUGUST
Are your portfolios creaking at the seams, art works in every nook and cranny? Do you have old work you want to sell?
We are opening up the Sadler Room upstairs at the Cooper Gallery for a Sale this Summer. It will be a departure from our usual meticulously laid out shows and the Sadler will become an Aladdin’s Cave for art lovers, crammed with artistic treasures for people to unearth, marvel at and of course buy! If you are looking for a chance to make some room and some money then why not try to sell your old work at the Cooper Gallery’s Summer Sale!
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