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4 - 8 September 2017 Birmingham Cathedral Square
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In:Site 2017
A Festival of graduate Creativity In:Site festival of graduate creativity returns to Birmingham’s Cathedral Square in September 2017 for its seventh year. It is curated and produced by Craftspace, a Birmingham based charity developing and promoting contemporary craft and applied arts. Beginning as a one day event In:Site has grown into a five day festival, in partnership with Birmingham Cathedral and other organisations around Colmore Business District. The Cathedral Square is a major city thoroughfare and meeting point with as many as twenty thousand people passing through and spending time in the public space each day. Over five days selected graduates make bespoke artworks in situ responding to the space, architecture, people and heritage. Some are created with the participation and engagement of the passing public. The festival aims to showcase new graduate talent and develop emerging craft businesses. It provides graduates with a paid early career commission and profile for their CV. Benefits include being able to: enhance skills, test the viability of ideas, respond to a public art brief and a specific site and engage with the public at first hand. It also presents contemporary craft for all to encounter and experience in an unconventional public setting. This year’s artists have been selected by Jane McArdle, Heritage Manager for Birmingham Cathedral and Craftspace, following research visits to degree shows in the West Midlands, London and New Designers UK graduates show. We are delighted to introduce a new partnership with Jaguar Land Rover’s clay modellers in support of a one-year-on residency for Sarah Christie, an artist working in clay. Displays of artworks by participating artists are also on show in Natwest St Philip’s Place Branch reception and inside the Cathedral.
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Chloe Greeves chloegreeves.co.uk ď… chloegreeves University of Brighton BA 3D Design and Craft Chloe builds a handmade Camera Obscura offering views of the Cathedral through several lenses including a fragmented kaleidoscopelike image. Passersby are invited to observe and connect with their surroundings in an unusual way. Courtenay Waring-Thomas waring-thomasdesign.co.uk University of Brighton BA 3D Design and Craft Courtenay invites people to cast concrete vessels, adding different aggregates linked to the surrounding buildings and the past professions of people buried in Cathedral Square and the city in general. Lok Ka Kong kristenflorakong.com Royal College of Art Textile MA (Mixed Media) Serving as tiny time capsules, Lok Ka re-uses contact lenses cases to create a textile piece, capturing her time at Cathedral Square by collecting the feelings and words of the people she meets.
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Catherine Coombs catherinecoombstextiles Northbrook Metropolitan College BA (Hons) Textile Design Exploring the idea, presence, use, colour and shape of the voice within and outside Cathedral Square, Catherine creates textile works using fabric manipulation, stitch, colour and sculpture.
Eleanor Price Eleanorjoprice Goldsmiths University London BA Design Working on a stitched architectural floor plan of Cathedral Square in embroidery and applique, Eleanor invites people to stitch their own objects and additions into her piece, reflecting their thoughts and ideas about the site. Gemma O’Neal gemmaoneal Loughborough University BA 3D Design New Practice Gemma invites people to explore the structural aspects of the site through making wire sculptures that incorporate jewellery making techniques, chased copper, found objects and mixed media. Grace Hugh-Jones gracehughjones.co.uk gracehj.knit Manchester Metropolitan University BA Textiles – Knit Combining crochet, knit, macramé and fringing, Grace invites people to help her create a largescale chandelier structure using a range of materials including yarn, rope and plastic.
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Ellie Taylor elliediane.co.uk University for the Creative Arts, Rochester BA Jewellery - Wirework Taking inspiration from the historic architecture of the site, Ellie encourages people to take a closer look at the area by creating small wire sculptures of the features that interest them the most. Danielle Laurent daniellelaurent.co.uk Birmingham City University School of Jewellery BA (Hons) Jewellery Design and Related Products Inspired by the interlinking circular motif of the Cathedral’s stained glass windows, Danielle’s hanging reveals details of people buried in Cathedral Square, whilst inviting passersby to decorate it with a representation of current times. Cat Arnarson katalysmaker.com University of Brighton BA 3D Design and Craft Creating a participatory installation with passersby, Cat asks visitors to share their journey through the square using a length of handspun yarn, sharing a message or memory attached to it using balsa wood tags. Lois Wiseman loisjanejewellery School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University BA (Hons) Jewellery Design and Related Products Using enamelled steel, Lois creates a tiled piece that celebrates the beautiful tiles found on industrial buildings around the city. She invites people to add decoration by writing and drawing directly on to her work.
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Sarah Christie ď… saraheachristie Monday to Friday
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Sarah Christie, an artist who works in clay, participated in In:Site 2016 and returns for a one week residency by invitation. This time she collaborates with clay modellers from Jaguar Land Rover. They demonstrate the versatility and importance of clay as a material which is used expressively by artists and also as a sculpting material for design in the car industry. Passersby can try their hand at sculpting using the modelling clay supplied by Jaguar Land Rover. Craftspace supports the Education Manifesto for Craft and Making which calls for putting it at the heart of education. Find out more: craftscouncil.org.uk/educationmanifesto #futureinmaking For hints and tips about routes into a clay modelling career in the automotive industry go to facebook.com/claymotive or scan the QR code.
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Birmingham Heritage Open Week Friday 8th September, 3-4pm Join us for a tour of artwork made in response to the heritage of the Cathedral and square. birminghamheritageweek.co.uk
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Exhibition Birmingham Cathedral & NatWest Branch, 1 St Philips Place, B3 2PT 2nd - 9th September A showcase display of artworks by participating In:Site artists.
This year’s festival is supported by:
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