I seem to have been doing all kinds of things in the past week – and seen a lot of people. On the 25th and 26th April I was accepting works for our annual Open art exhibition. We had 92 entries and it was great to catch up with people whom I hadn’t seen since the last Open, from local art groups, people who pop up with an interesting new work just for this show, but also to talk to a few artists whom I work with regularly. Maria Tarn from Hazlehurst Craft Studios came for a chat on Friday morning, and in the afternoon I had a visit from Natalie McGahan, who is the artist looking after the New Art Spaces in Widnes, managed by Castlefield Gallery, Manchester.
We had the selection of prizes for the show on Monday, so I can’t give anything away, but I did enjoy working with Derek from Warrington Museum and artist Derek Couturier on this.
Then I’ve been visiting the Years Ahead art groups (painting & drawing, Tap dance, crafts and creative writing) for older Halton residents, sitting on the Halton Heritage steering group, and last night seeing a great performance by Parlor Dance, here at the Brindley. Roll on the weekend!
