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Artists and makers for 2012 announced
5 February 2012
120 contemporary artists and makers have been selected to take part in this year’s Saltaire Arts Trail from 5-7 May following a record number of applications.
An independent selection panel – made up of Angie Boyer (image centre), Editor of Craft and Design Magazine, Izzy McDonald Booth (left), Retail Manager at the National Glass Centre, and Jennifer Alexander (right), Assistant Curator at York Art Gallery – considered over 220 submissions from all over the country.
The selected artists and makers’ work represents the diversity of contemporary art and craft available in the UK, including woodwork, jewellery, textiles, glassware, illustration, painting, photography, ceramics, bookbinding, sculpture and printmaking. For the first time, applications were invited from outside the Yorkshire region, and 50 per cent of the artists selected are new to the Saltaire Arts Trail.
Speaking about the selection, Angie Boyer, Editor of Craft and Design Magazine, said: ‘The level of craftsmanship in the work presented was very high. There was a wide choice across the different disciplines. It was not an easy task to say no to people, because you know the effort that’s gone into making and submitting the work.’
Jennifer Alexander, Assistant Curator at York Art Gallery, said: ‘I was impressed to see lots of experimentation with different ideas. There’s plenty for people to talk about. What’s really nice about the Saltaire Arts Trail is that there’s so much going on, not just the Open Houses and the Makers Fair, but workshops, demonstrations, cinema. It’s giving people a way into contemporary art.’
Izzy McDonald Booth, Retail Manager at the National Glass Centre, said: ‘We saw lots of fresh ideas. Over 50 per cent of the artists we’ve selected are new to the Trail so there’ll be lots of new work on display. I’m looking forward to seeing it all in the flesh.’
Contemporary Art Commission
2 February 2012
With support from Arts Coucnil England and working in partnership with Bradford's creative development agency Fabric, we wish to commission an artist or artists group to make a new piece of work to be presented in the Saltaire Arts Trail 2012.
If you have any queries or require any further information about the commission please contact Ann Rutherford at Fabric, ann.rutherford@fabricculture.co.uk.
Deadline for applications - Friday 10 February
Artist interviews - Monday 20 February
Arts Council England Award
2 January 2012
Saltaire Arts Trail has just been awarded a £10,000 National Lottery grant through Arts Council England. The grant will allow Saltaire Arts Trail to support local artists by commissioning new art work for the first time.
Since the creation of Saltaire Arts Trail (SAT) 5 years ago it has attracted over 200 hundred makers and contemporary artists and provided opportunities to exhibit and sell their work in over 40 venues across the village.
Over 7,000 visitors attended the SAT weekend last year and this year’s events, taking place from 5th to 7th May 2012, look set to be even more popular. Now, thanks to a £10,000 award from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, visitors will be able to enjoy brand new art work specially commissioned for the Saltaire Arts Trail.
SAT’s plans to invest in new work include:
Commissioning a new art work from an artist living or working in the Bradford district. This collaboration with Bradford-based Arts Development Agency Fabric will be a platform for a local artist at the start of their career.
Commissioning contemporary Saltaire-based artists Andy Abbott and Yvonne Carmichael to create an outdoor artwork for people to encounter during their visit to the village.
A photography exhibition focussing on textiles and memory, to be curated by Pippa Oldfield from Bradford’s Impressions Gallery and displayed in a venue in Saltaire.
SAT Creative Director, Amanda Chinneck said: "We are delighted that Arts Council England will be investing in Saltaire Arts Trail 2012. We are very proud to have achieved such a badge of honour, its a great thing for the event and the village. For the first time we will be able to commission new art work for the people who visit our event. Providing a platform for the presentation of contemporary art and being able to provide resources for artists at the start of their careers is entirely what we are about and we look forward to some exciting results in May 2012."
Saltaire Living Advent Calendar
1 December 2011
Every year 24 windows in 24 houses, shops, schools and churches in the village are illuminated with festive scenes. One scene is 'opened' each day from the 1st to the 24th December and remain illuminated until 12th night (5th January).
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