Courtyard cafe seeks artists
THE walls of the Courtyard Café at Winchester Guildhall will soon display an array of artwork - so if you've got creative flair you want to share then Winchester City Council wants to know.
Exhibition space is much sought-after in Winchester, and it can be difficult for local artists, especially young people, to find somewhere prominent to display their work.
For this reason council staff, have been working hard to create a new display space in the centre of town.
The Mayor of Winchester Cllr Chris Pines said: "There is an abundance of artistic talent among Winchester's young people and we want them - and all our creative students - to start showing it off to a wider audience. The Guildhall has been the setting for lots of youth events during my term as Mayor so seems the ideal location for an exhibition space of this sort."
For many years the Guildhall housed a gallery, which was last year replaced with City Space at the new Discovery Centre. It also provided a temporary studio for textile artist Alice Kettle as she created her giant commission for the Discovery Centre extension.
Guildhall Manager Ian Folger said: "Each week hundreds of people pop into the café and many of them used to stop to enjoy the gallery artwork. By creating Art in the Café' we hope to draw even more people in, and at the same time create a more relaxed and cultured ambience."
Four exhibitions are planned over the next year, including one aimed at the many students and parents who pass through the Guildhall during the graduation ceremonies in autumn.
The exhibitions will be co-ordinated by well-known Winchester artist and lecturer Alex Hoare who will curate and manage the Art in the Café scheme.
The theme for the summer exhibition is Summer Streets', which will run from Tuesday May 27 until August. Exhibitions are planned for the autumn to showcase graduate work, and a festive display of decorations crafted by local artists will be available for sale from November - December. From January to April 2009 an exhibition exploring our fascination with Tea Time' is planned.
For more details on how to be included on the artists' database and to find out how to submit your artwork for consideration for the summer exhibition please contact Alex Hoare on alex@xplosiveacts.com
The work can be in any media but must be able to be easily wall mounted and the maximum size is 100cm x 100cm.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, May 19.
7:45am Sunday 11th May 2008
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