Inspiration and exploration

22 September 2023
Inspiration and exploration

The first week of the residency involved visiting Derby to meet the Artcore Team and being shown the two sites they have, I had never been to Artcore before, so it was good to see the gallery at Albert Street and then the space at Charnwood street where we will be working for the next […]

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A celebration of Peace at Artcore Gallery

4 September 2023
A celebration of Peace at Artcore Gallery

Join us in a celebration of Peace at Artcore Gallery on Thursday September 21st 10:00-13:00 Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on the 21st September, this is a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace. We will be supporting International Peace day at Artcore Gallery: Between 10:00-11:30 artist […]

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Circling

31 May 2023

Still working of the image of the rapeseed field in Wales. It has been a huge challenge trying to create a large image from a really small one. It has changed from the first image as it was planned.  I am not sure why I get drawn to making circles when working on this size. […]

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Möbius and The Tale of Sisyphus

29 May 2023
Möbius and The Tale of Sisyphus

I thought I would share two of my current, major inspirations to help viewers better understand the ideas behind my work. Particularly this body of work. You may notice a particular shape, or the idea of a loop, cropping up often. I’ve realised that a lot of the work I’ve made is in response to […]

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Feeling Inspired

7 May 2023
Feeling Inspired

I remember walking through a field of rapeseed, in Wales, taller than myself. It seemed to go on forever, at least a mile. This is part of the same walk we have done many times from Cardigan to Gwbert. For the next large image I intend to recreate some of the memories, colours and emotions […]

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A splash of colour

26 April 2023
A splash of colour

After the Eid celebration here at Artcore, the curry was beautiful, as always!, I decided to work on the smaller pieces (above). The idea is to create colour areas that stand out against the dark areas. I am currently experimenting painting with both dyes and paints and looking at how each of these react when […]

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Starting The Residency, and What Drawing Means To Me

21 April 2023
Starting The Residency, and What Drawing Means To Me

Hello everyone,   My name is Emily, and, on this blog, I will be documenting my journey along this residency.   Whilst waiting for supplies to arrive (spoiler; lots and lots of graphite and paper) I focused mostly on creating sketches for ideas I’ve been envisaging, which is typically how my work starts.   I […]

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Colour and Mark Making

19 April 2023
Colour and Mark Making

  I have been working in the studio at Artcore today. I didn’t manage to work on any of the big pieces as there were a few workshops going on. Fortunately I love the fact that there are alway people around to chat with while I work and my wooden boards arrived earlier in the […]

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Mapping Stories

12 April 2023
Mapping Stories

A week into the residency and I am just adjusting to my new surroundings at Artcore. Its daunting starting a new project when you know beforehand that there is a huge space to fill  at the end. It is quite a challenge moving from drawing in an A5 sketchbook, which I have done for quite […]

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Holi Hai! International Residency review – Masood Sarwer

21 March 2023

https://artcoreuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Masood-Final.mp4 Masood Sarwer Artist Residency: Holi Hai! Artcore and FORMAT Festival International Residency. Location: Gujrat, India Artcore residency has been very crucial for me to navigate and cultivate my artistic expression. It has allowed me to collaborate, learn and express my visual language like never before. It allowed me to create a dialogue and challenge […]

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Kawant fair: A fair of Rathwa tribe of Chhota Udepur

13 March 2023
Kawant fair: A fair of Rathwa tribe of Chhota Udepur

Today is the day when the Kawant fair will mark an end to our residency with colours everywhere. You can find colours in the ice cream that the children hold in their hands in the mid-noon at the fair. You can find colours in the balloon which are tied together in a bamboo stick waiting […]

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Partition Parabels Exhibition launch

28 November 2022

In the evening of the 25th November, was the exhition launch. It was a nice event, where we were able to speak to people that had come along about the work. For me the highlight was speaking to some of the people I had interviewed and seeing their reaction and response to their portrait and/or […]

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