Artranspennine03 enters its final week!! Last chance to see (or attempt to see)
some of the brilliant interventions into the urban and rural fabric of Northern
England.....plus
Posted 8 August 2003
Firstly the board and curators of Artranpennine03 would like to extend a warm
hand of thanks to all the greeters and volunteers in Liverpool, Manchester,
Leeds, Sheffield and Hull who made this such a memorable exhibition for artists
and visitors alike. We'd also like to say a big thank you to the admin team
at ATP03 headquarters who worked so hard to coordinate such a massive exhibition
and provide such excellent support for the artists and members of the press.
And lastly we would like to express our profound thanks to the artists who exhibitied
in Artranspennine03 and without whose tenacity and dedication this would have
been just another flabby public art show.
We also pleased to announce that the dates for the next edition of Artranspennine
have now be announced.
Artranspennine08 will be held in 2008 a variety of public sites between Liverpool
and Hull from 23 May - 16 August - just like the last two!! For more information
please refer to the frequently asked questions
section.
This site now boasts extra documentation of publicly sited projects you might
have missed. Leo Fitzmaurice
and Jason Green
have both made excellent projects for Liverpool city centre; Philip
Barnes and Pippa
Koszerek have similarly enhanced the urban environs of Hull; Shelley
Heath's Cream Bun based intervention in front of Macclesfield Town
Hall raised more than a smile from the town centre management team whilst
Brass Art's Trespass project (pictured) has generated some of the
most memorable images from ATP03. And lastly two projects you almost certainly
won't have seen. The Hidden Spectacle by Anneke
Pettican and Spencer Roberts and Rita
McBride's parade of glass ants - each in there own way revealing
the transpennine region.
But don't miss this opportunity to catch up on any of the Artranspennine projects
featured on this site.
Following the highly successful opening ceremonies for Artranspennine03 the
show has kicked off with its first casualty - Nomad, a work by Stuart Edmondson
has caused a deal of controversy in the South Yorkshire village of Skelbrooke
and appears to have now been removed by individuals characterised as "hotheads"
by the clerk of the local parish council.
Edmundson's work, a small plaque which designated Bannister Lane, Skelbrooke
as "a curatorial site" gained a deal of local attention within 24
hours of being sited. Several concerned emails were received by Artranspennine03
and despite our assurances that it was both "art" and "nothing
to be worried about" a rumour spread quickly through the small village
that Stuart's project was, in fact, a form of coded message. Catherine Spenser,
clerk of the local parish council informed Artranspennine03 that "a
local man has it on good authority that the sign has been placed there by a
group of new-age travellers who are planning to descend on us at midnight tonight
for some kind of rave. Word has gone round the village like wildfire and a group
of the locals are planning to go up in their cars this evening to prevent it
happening." Local fears seem in part to have driven by the fact that
Bannister Lane had previously been used by a community of travellers who had
been forcibly removed from the site after a five year campaign by Skelbrooke
residents. Spencer explained that the sign had probably been removed by the
same group of "hotheads" who had smashed up the toilet block to prevent
the travellers returning. The location of Stuart's work is currently unknown
and, unless the "hotheads" get in touch, will probably remain that
way.
For
more information on Skelbrooke, click here
For more information on Nomad by Stuart
Edmondson, click here
Diary Dates
There are a number of forthcoming Artanspennine03 events in the Manchester
area in the next 10 days.
This thursday, 29 May 2003, sees the inauguration of Evening
News, a sound installation for Failsworth by Rachel Goodyear & James
Hutchinson. The work is subsequently shown from 4pm - 7pm every thursday for
the duration of Artranspennine03.
Also on 29 May Graham Parker's performance work Free
Parking will be taking place in car parks around central Manchester.
Magnus Quaiffe's Great
Artranspennine Balloon Race commences from Albert Square on Saturday
31st May although Quaiffe is being somewhat circumspect as to the exact time
of the balloon's release.
Finally, Claire Hope's installation, A
Matter of Fact, will be installed along the Rochdale Canal from 1
June 2003
Latest News
Artranpennine03 Opens.
Posted 19 May 2003
The second edition of Artranspennine03 will be launched on 23rd May 2003 -
exactly 5 years to the day after Artranspennine98.
In recognition of the launch of this landmark event in the international art
calander the Board and Curators of Artranspennine03 have declared that every
point between Liverpool and Hull will be the location of the private
view.
With over 12 million people expected to attend this will
be one of the largest exhibition launches this year. Hospitals, post offices,
schools and factories will all be included as will numerous housing estates
and places of worship.
In addition the following venues have been
nominated as Private View hubs:-
Kavanagh's, 2-6 Egerton St,
Liverpool,
6pm - 11pm
Matt & Phreds, 85 Oldham Street, Manchester,
8pm - 11pm
The Stag Inn, Dufton, Cumbria,
6pm - 10.30pm
Vox Bar, Church Street, Huddersfield,
7.30pm - 11.30pm
The Victoria, Great George Street, Leeds,
8pm - 11pm
The Corner Pin, Wellington Street, Barnsley,
7pm - 11pm
The Washington, 79 Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield,
8.15pm - 10.30pm
For information on special
opening festivities in Hull, click here
If travelling to the transpennine region for the Private View we would recommend
starting your evening at one of the hub venues before continuing on to one of
the many points between Liverpool and Hull.