Westgate Studio

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Post: Ask Alice & Bob, Studio A6, Westgate Studios, 55 Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1BW, UK

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Alice Bradshaw & Bob Milner are artists and curators based in West Yorkshire, UK. They have collaborated on a number of curatorial projects including Temporary Art Show at Bates Mill in Huddersfield in 2008, Temporary Art Space in the Piece Hall, Halifax, in 2009 and currently Westgate Studios in Wakefield since March 2011 where they share studio A6 and run a programme of exhibitions, zines and artists’ residencies. Alice also directs the Museum of Contemporary Rubbish and the University of Incidental Knowledge and is Co-Director of Fundada Artists’ Film Festival, Contents May Vary and Co-Curator for Holmfirth Arts Festival. http://www.alicebradshaw.co.uk/ Bob also directs PEEP! Gallery, The Prince Albert and is one half of Milk, Two Sugars. http://bobmilner.wordpress.com/

#tweetart

We have a small, self-contained gallery space in our studio (Westgate Studio, Wakefield, UK) which was formerly The Prince Albert and is now white-walled, tidy and has become the latest incarnation of PEEP! gallery; an ongoing curatorial project since 2007. For the next year, I want the lovely people on Twitter to send in ‘art’ to be displayed in the space! We have six one-night exhibition opportunities coming up in 2012 as part of the Wakefield Artwalk. At each event there will be other planned exhibitions both at Westgate Studio and other venues including The Art House, The Hepworth Gallery and BEAM.

We get a good many people through on each night; we have beer, fun and hopefully the public will tweet the participants on the night telling them how brilliant their contribution was! A bit live and a bit interactive!

We’re accepting work from…now! Don’t delay, send it!

The tweetart events will be: January 25th, March 28th, May 30th, July 25th, September 26th and November 28th. The gallery space is approximately 16ft x 4ft and we have plinths as well as empty frames and white tack and nails and patience.

Some key information:

1. We can only return work if clearly marked as required and postage is included, the idea is that we keep hold of the work for the tweetart archive and exhibit it in any/many of the shows. Please do not send your most-prized drawing ever!

2. We accept drawing/painting/collage/photography/text pieces/2D/3D/found/lost/postal/coastal, in short anything except illegal substances or living things. Please note the size of the gallery. We would prefer work to be limited to A6-A3 size generally. We have a small supply of frames and we may or may not frame your work! We reserve the right to curate freely!

3. Open submission. We will ‘make it work’! There is no theme. And send as many pieces as you like!

4. You have to be ‘on’ Twitter. Please make sure you include your @ name as we will be displaying this along with your work. And please include any other information as appropriate, such as title (if there is one!), medium and so on.

5. Please post all your stuff to: @peepart/Studio A6/Westgate Studio/55 Westgate/WAKEFIELD/WF1 1BG/UK

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Wakefield Artwalk 25/01/12

Westgate Studios Project Space: Stephen White: Check Board Days

A solo show featuring original hand pulled screen prints, original paintings and limited edition T-shirts by the Sheffield based artist Stephen White at Westgate Studio, Wakefield.

For this exhibition Stephen White presents new works which include paintings and drawings on canvas and wood in his first solo exhibition in West Yorkshire since relocating to his home town of Sheffield in 2007.

Stephen White has a BA in Fine Art for Design and a Masters degree from Camberwell College of Art, London. Since the end of his BA he has committed himself to being a working artist. He makes his work in his studio room in his house, walks his sausage dog in the park and works part-time to support his art practice.

He exhibits his work nationally and internationally and has published a book by his own publishing company; ‘I Drink Coffee and Draw Press LTD’ called ‘Thoughts from a Humble Home’, and promotes his various other books by exhibiting at artist book fairs around the country.

White is also a freelance curator who recently organised exhibitions and projects at APG Works, Sheffield and Cromford Contemporary Gallery in Derbyshire. In 2011, White opened the pop-up shop front gallery ‘The White Gallery’ in Sheffield.

The exhibition runs from January 25th, 2012 – February 9th 2012. Viewings by appointment only. Preview evening Wednesday 25th January, 5.00 – 9.00pm. Westgate Studio, Wakefield.

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Winter Wonderland

Wednesday 30th November 2011 (Wakefield Artwalk)

In response to an open call for festive “trimmings” of any shape, size and material, artists sent work from across the UK as well as Germany, Brazil and the US for WINTER WONDERLAND in studio A6 at Westgate Studios, Wakefield.

Dee Anderson, Katie Barnes, Batley School of Art & Design, Jade Blood, Alice Bradshaw, Kiki Bragard, Mr Burnley, Alison Carthy, Ann-Marie Fiddy, Sarah Filmer, Annici Gorma, Garth Gratix, Vanessa Haley, Rebecca Handy, Chris Hurford, Luciana Servilo de Lima, Vicky Lockwood, Claire McAteer, Bob Milner, Susan Mortimer, Kate Murdoch, Jasna Nikolic, Susanne Patzke, Deborah Pullan, Corrina Spencer, Sara Spizzichio & Matthes “Lazy65” Straetmnas.

Curated by Alice Bradshaw & Bob Milner.

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Plus Westgate Studios’ Members’ Show curated by Alice Bradshaw & Bob Milner with The Christmas Pricne Albert.

WESTGATE WINTER WONDERLAND

Westgate Studio, 55 Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1BW, UK

Wednesday 30th November 2011, 5-9pm

For the last Wakefield Artwalk of 2011, Westgate Studios has a full programme of art & festive cheer for one night only: Westgate Winter Show in the 1st floor gallery featuring studio holder’s work curated by Alice Bradshaw & Bob Milner, a solo show by Sharon Harrison in the Project Space, open studios with a Winter Wonderland in studio A6, an art vending machine by Nicholas Clarke and of course mulled wine and mince pies. Pop in on your artwalk and sample some Westgate wonders.

About Westgate Studios:

Westgate Studios are housed in a Grade II listed building in Wakefield City Centre, close to the new Hepworth Gallery. Wakefield bus station and Wakefield Westgate train station are in walking distance, with direct trains to Leeds, York, Newcastle, Sheffield, Doncaster, Birmingham, Nottingham, London, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

http://www.westgatestudios.net/

About Alice & Bob:

Alice Bradshaw & Bob Milner are artists currently undertaking a 12 month residency in shared studio space A6 at Westgate Studios in Wakefield. As artists who also curate, they are also producing a number of temporary exhibitions, events and zines which are the latest in a series of collaborative projects they have co-curated in West Yorkshire where both artists currently reside.

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