Barnaby Festival 2013
Four exhibitions hosted at Marburae Art Gallery:
Exhibition open evening:
14th June 2013: 6 - 9pm
Exhibition dates:
15th June - 20th July 2013
'Sound As I See It' by Marc Yeats
Overview:
Marc Yeats is a nationally renowned composer and artist. As his talents span the two art forms that Marburae art gallery and Shackleford Pianos is all about. As such, we have asked him to compose a piano recital alongside a collection of his artworks to be showcased over the Barnaby Festival.
Exhibition Title: Sounds As I See It
Marc has a special interest in communicative, challenging work that pushes boundaries, including immersive installations combining music, visual art, dance, word and digital media.
For sound as I see it Marc will be showing works that employ methods of painting that investigate chance and random effects. The works have been created through glazes and tonal densities, so as to explore the relationship between time, event (subject material), and space. The installation will also have sound loops and Marc states that in music, all elements are set in time and against a background of silence or non-event. The paintings therefore visualise the sound loops that Marc has composed.
Marc is currently Chair of DIVAcontemporary in Dorset. DIVAcontemporary is an artist-led organisation committed to creativity and experimentation in the arts and practice-based research, working internationally, nationally and locally.
With a core development team of practicing artists, producers and curators, DIVAcontemporary has extensive expertise across the creative and cultural industries.
Marc is also a founding partner of SATSYMPH, (composer and visual artist Marc Yeats; poet, writer and context-aware media director and producer, Ralph Hoyte; and coder, composer and audio engineer Phill Phelps). SATSYMPH compose 'context aware soundworlds' - located high quality contemporary soundscape experiences outside in the real world triggered by GPS (satellite) signals.
Marc is composer-in association with Thumb Ensemble (Birmingham UK), Manchester Pride (Manchester UK), and most recently, Chamber Cartel, (Atlanta US).
His visual art has been exhibited and collected across the UK and abroad. He has paintings in the collections of several public galleries in Scotland including An Tobar, An Tuireann and The Pier Art Centre, Orkney.
'Jason' Alex Bell:
Jason is an ongoing photographic project by photographer Alexander James Bell.
Largely influenced by photographer Darcy Padilla, Jason follows the relationship between a homeless man (Jason) and his dog.
The project is 'time based' and as to state the obvious, it will only unfold and manifest across weeks and months as Alexander spends more time with Jason and their lives go on.
Alexander is a 2nd year photography student at Manchester Metropolitan university.
'Works' Sam Devereux
Samuel Devereux, born in Macclesfield, is now based in Glasgow, Scotland.
He is currently studying Sculpture and Environmental Art at Glasgow School of Art.
For the exhibition at Marburae Art Gallery, Samuel presents a body of two-dimensional works, in varying media that have formed a part of his wider practice over the past year.
Sam asks the questions to what extent can we see the processes of making as transpersonal experience? And how can making continue to question, in a world so ever-increasingly dominated by the image?
A selection of 2d works and photography (taken using a Mamiya camera) will be used to explore these questions.
'Half' Roman Sakovich
Roman Sakovich born in 1986, studied photography at the Arts University College at Bournemouth (former Arts Institute at Bournemouth) graduating in 2011 and residing in London at the moment.
The majority of his work investigates the development of an evolving post-Soviet society and the attendant cultural changes in a progressive world.
Capturing it in the way he sees it, shaped by his multi-cultural upbringing.
About Barnaby Festival:
Due to popular demand, this year's Barnaby Art Trail will run for just over a fortnight, from Friday 14 June - Sunday 30 June. (The festival itself takes place from Friday 21 - Sunday 23 June.)
Anna Riordan, the Visual Arts Coordinator explains: "This year we wanted to take full advantage of all the fabulous art we showcase at the festival. We know from previous experience that a lot of hard work goes into making and exhibiting work so by extending the Art Trail we can give more people more time to enjoy everything on show."
The Barnaby Art Trail has gained a reputation for exhibiting artwork in unusual and quirky spaces and places around Macclesfield town centre, including King Edward Street Chapel and the Savage Tower adjacent to St Michael's Church in Market Place.
Barnaby Festival Trustee, Aileen McEvoy, says: "Our aim is to encourage people to explore the town and see it with a fresh eye. Last year, we had over 40 Visual Arts exhibitions, including textile rooks in King Edward Street Chapel, silk cocoons in Paradise Mill, and boxes of secrets in the Savage Tower. I'm looking forward to seeing what creative treats are in store for Barnaby Art Trail 2013."
The People's Pianos 2013
The people's pianos are back!!!
This year we intend to have 10 pianos and to go back to the grass roots of the people's piano combining art and music once again.
An open call for graffiti artists nationwide has been made and 10 have been selected to each come and paint/spray a piano. With one artists decorating her piano live over the big weekend!
We intend this year to have the pianos more connected with the Art Trail and also to have an exhibition selling the panels in a pop up art exhibition in Fat Face on the final Barnaby weekend.
Select - September 2013
Artists Chosen
Exhibition 5th September - 12th October 2013
Print exhibition 2013
Exhibition opening: 22nd November 2013
Exhibition closing: 21st December 2013
Photography Exhibition 2014
What
Marburae Gallery of Macclesfield, Cheshire would like to receive submissions from photographers for a photography exhibition in February & March 2014. Marburae Gallery is an exciting and unconventional space for artists to have the chance to show their current practice in a stimulating environment that combines both music and the arts.
When
If your work is engaging, dynamic and captivating then contact us for the chance to take part in an exhibition in 2014. Please send your submission before 14th June 2013.
Charges
There will be no submission or hanging fees and only a commission of 25% on all works sold. We will ask for the photographer's mailing lists later in the process to allow us to promote the exhibitions as much as possible and to begin a network of mailing lists between Cheshire galleries to promote the arts locally and nationally.
Apply
For the chance to exhibit, be it existing work or a proposal for new project then please send 6 images of your work to marburaegallery@gmail.com along with the title, dimensions, price inclusive of 25% commission and any specific requirements for hanging. Also a brief statement about you and what makes your work different.
Please send your submission before 14th June 2013 and we will contact you by 30th June 2013 to confirm whether or not your application has been accepted.
We look forward to receiving your submission.
Marburae Gallery
www.artinmacclesfield.co.uk
Illustration call out 2014
What
Marburae Art Gallery of Macclesfield, Cheshire would like to receive submissions for a Illustration exhibition in April - May 2014. We would like to receive submissions both 2d & 3d pieces and installations involving illustration.
Location
Marburae Art Gallery specialises in contemporary visual arts and is an unconventional space for Artists to have the chance to show their current practice in a stimulating environment that combines both music and the arts.
When
If your work is engaging, dynamic and captivating then contact us for the chance to take part. Please send your submission before 14th June 2013.
Charges
There will be no submission fee and only a commission of 25% on all works sold. We will ask for the Artist's mailing lists later in the process to allow us to promote the exhibitions as much as possible and to begin a network of mailing lists between Cheshire galleries to promote the arts locally and nationally.
Apply
For the chance to exhibit, be it existing work or a proposal for new project then please send 10 images of your work to marburaegallery@gmail.com along with the title, dimensions, price inclusive of 25% commission and any specific requirements for hanging. Also a brief statement about you and your work. - Applications without this information will not be reviewed.
Please send your submission before 14th June 2013 and we will contact you by 30th June 2013 to confirm whether or not your application has been accepted.
We look forward to receiving your submission.
Marburae Gallery
www.artinmacclesfield.co.uk