End of Graduate Residency
The conclusion of this 6-month Graduate Artist Residency here at AirSpace Gallery from September 2012 to February 2013 resulted in the cultivation of a debut solo show that will forever be listed on the curriculum vitae, and records.
The affectionately titled GRANDFATHER solo exhibition was (without displaying bias) a triumph of communal involvement. Along with the Residency programme, the time spent at Stoke-on-Trent’s premier venue for contemporary art has taught lessons in writing and achieving life goals that will hopefully carry into the future. With that in mind, regular submissions and art prizes previously avoided should be expecting another plus one applicant in attendance to their respective events.
Be it may a poster, or a gavel the trick to enforcing justice is a marketing tool that grabs attention. (tweet from twitter.com/adamkellyeu, 2013)
Response from visitors has been positive, with some feeling the work expresses unique qualities to contemporary painting, whilst others express a lukewarm invitation to the exhibit via the cloaked figure in the window [Survived Socialism #1 (version two) see image].
Based in the Hanley city centre of Stoke-on-Trent, AirSpace has a pleasant atmosphere as an ambassador to contemporary art, protected by SoT Police Station Headquarters (five minutes walk), critically evaluated by the City Central Library (five minutes walk), and historically aligned with the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (two minutes walk).
Even without the studio and mentored support of AirSpace and its resident artists, the blog will carry on its course, noting interests, fascinations and updates in the world of contemporary art.
GRANDFATHER at AirSpace Gallery ends tomorrow, with impressive visitor numbers spanning it’s run from 25 January to 2 February, and becoming the organisation’s second exhibition of the new year.
