Rob Schellert is a writer, artists and activist who has been living in Hackney for many years, and has seen the process of gentrification, first hand, from beginning to end. Rob kindly agreed to visit our group in Stoke in August to give us the benefit of his experience, and to give us some things […]
Letters From The Gentrified.
From Dale Lately, Cultural Critic and Writer From Manchester Let’s stop pretending. We creatives also have a hand in gentrification Stop me if this sounds familiar. According to the city’s newspaper, “The first floor bar will be crafted by an expert joiner in the style of an antique yacht, while the wall will feature vintage […]
Letters From The Gentrified. An invitation.
Artists working in Stoke-on-Trent are invited to take part in a discussion about how we can identify and prepare for gentrification. Debate will centre around a number of ‘letters from the gentrified’ written specifically for this event by Artists working in Bristol, Margate, London and Manchester. FREE ENTRY Refreshments provided Any questions e-mail nicolaw.artist@@gmail.com FRI […]
Majestic Studios
In both its Art Deco style and central location, the aptly named Majestic Court in Stoke, Staffordshire bridges the aesthetic gap between the Victorian library and the mid century market it faces, towering over both. Occupying the ground floor is Majestic Studios, an artist led work space. Inside the character changes dramatically. The low false ceiling […]
Introduction to a new project.
Public Artist Nicola Winstanley will this year be turning her attention to Stoke, one of the 6 towns that makes up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. Nicola will be spending the next 9 months getting to know Stoke, observing the patterns and flows of daily life in the town and installing interventionist art to test her […]
Reconnecting People with Art in the Public Realm.
With thanks to Appetite Stoke for funding this period of research, where I looked into the purpose of art in the public realm. You will find below the links to my findings including a summary of my report. Please let me know if you have and questions our would like to discuss the finding further. […]
A Drifters Guide to Urban Wandering
One thing that was confirmed during my research ‘action:art‘ is that our urban expeditions are frequently tiresome and uninspiring. The day to day tasks that populate the list in the back of our heads are often brought to the fore in such places, with shopfronts, adverts and services vying for our attention and our cash. Transport yourself into […]
#Chumbrella- The Power of the Chat
When by chance I bumped into Sarah Nadin at the Burslem School of Art in 2008 I could never have known how important it would be. She was hanging photographs for an exhibition that my (then) boyfriend was showing at too. We did know each other loosely through our mutual friend Megan, so I stopped to chat […]
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Play Me, I’m Yours.
Another example of Appetite‘s programme of arts events in Stoke-on-Trent, ‘Play Me I’m Yours’ is coming to town from the 1st August in locations all across the city. The brainchild of british artist Luke Jeram, PMIY begins with a number of pianos that are donated by local people that are then decorated by artists and given […]
The art of communication- A thought experiment
How can I create art in the public realm that communicates clearly to it’s audience? The research project I’ve been working on over the past 2 months grew from this question and out of the anxiety that, regardless of my ability to identify what is important to people, if I can’t communicate it successfully it can have no positive effect […]