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Read MoreArtcore Gallery adds school pupils’ art to Stephen Iliffe’s prestigious exhibition
by hemal
Artwork from the Royal School for the Deaf Derby will be shown alongside internationally renowned deaf photographer Stephen Iliffe’s major new photography exhibition at the Artcore Gallery. It will be open from Friday 4 October to Saturday 2 November 2024 and will highlight the achievements of deaf people. In a historic first-ever exhibition about the deaf community to be hosted in Derby, Deaf Mosaic will […]
Read MoreBack to Derby
by Chris WrightDear Passengers open studio clip Dear Passengers from Lange Nacht open studio Back in Derby with lots of work to do. Only 4 weeks to the exhibition opening, counting this week, install week and a week when I am going to the sound conference in London. I need to get a move on! I now have […]
Read MoreUnderage Drinking: Alcohol Poisoning, Binge Drinking, Drinking Age
by ArtistNaturally, you may wonder how much alcohol you have to drink to get to that point. The answer depends on your sex, age, body mass, metabolism, the type of alcohol, and more. More research needs to be done on people, but the effects of long-term heavy alcohol use are already well-known. Excessive alcohol also affects […]
Read More“The Silence of Growing Things” Residency in Bengaluru, India
by hemal
Exciting Update! After reviewing applications from 70 artists across the UK, we’re pleased to introduce the finalists for “The Silence of Growing Things” residency in Bengaluru, India, hosted by Artcore. Our finalists are Freya Gabie and Arjuna Keshvani-Ham. Freya Gabie, a sculpture graduate from Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art, is known […]
Read MoreDerbys sites of interest and Collections
I was able to visit the Royal Crown Derby Museum where we were given the tour of the collection by the museums curator Elizabeth Woledge, thanks to fellow resident Hayley Blackwell who organised it. Stand out pieces for me were the eggshell cup and saucer – so delicate literally felt like holding an egg shell, […]
Read MoreLearning some new skills with Kathryn
Monoprint and underglaze transfer workshop with Kathryn Borg. Kathryn very kindly showed me some new decorating techniques using coloured slips and underglazes. First we created an underglaze transfer using paper (it needs to be thin paper like newspaper/rice paper). We used black underglaze in a squeezy applicator bottle, sketched an image on the paper then […]
Read MoreSettling in
I’ve been settling into the studio and getting acquainted with the spaces at Artcore. Its certainly daunting starting a new project knowing the time constraints of the residency and the space we need to fill for the exhibition. Its such a wonderful space to showcase our work that I want to make sure I do […]
Read MoreThe beginning
My proposal for this residency is to deep drive into the processes and people behind the design and manufacture of the prestigious and historical company Royal Crown Derby, which is based in the heart of the city. It is a family run business employing people from the Derby community. I have envisioned many hands to […]
Read MoreInspiration 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 […]
Read MoreA celebration of Peace at Artcore Gallery
by hemal
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 […]
Read MoreCircling
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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