Artlandishing Weekender

We are pleased to report that the Artlandishing Weekend arts event went really well, we had multiple ways for the participants to take part including the amazing TetraPak workshop upstairs with a constant stream of folks interacting and creating beautiful prints to take home with them, thanks to the incredible warm energy of Lucy Davies. We also really enjoyed the improvised poetry workshop in which Marcus Pibworth invited audience members to shout out random sentences to create on-the-spot poetry, typed out on a vintage typewriter. We also need to shout out the amazing zine workshop which create so many brilliant zines, and kept fingers busy on both days, the obvious joy was created by Aoife Higgins and Omar Majeed who are compiling all the zines into one big zine so watch out for that coming out soon. Also a huge shout out to Suzanne Reynolds who donated and facilitated a giant draw which enticed young and old alike to put their own mark on the piece, and a dramatic and fun work emerged. 

We also had story telling in which Marcus transported us to another realm, and we all became children again.

Then there were the performers; Poets, musicians and comedy it was an incredible line up that kept us all enthralled. So many folks from so many places descended on us for the event and they all brought their unique energy, So in order of appearance I would like to shout out a huge Artlandish thanks to Moon Gazing Hare (Sweden), Omar Majeed (Hereford), Trappist Afterland (Australia), Emilli Milli (Kent), Bertram that Geeza Bird (Bristol), Hazel (Herefordshire), The Breaks Acoustic (Herefordshire), Thick Richard (Manchester), Retinal Circus (Birmingham), Egret (Shropshire), Owl Oscillation(Morecambe), Matt ‘Monkey Poet’ (Morecambe).

EVERYONE MENTONED ABOVE FACILITATED OR PLAYED COMPLETELY FREE !

What an incredible weekend 🙂

Here Without Home

We can’t believe how quickly the time has flown during this run, but there is still plenty more coming up, our final Artlandish exhibition has been shuffled down a week as we needed to make sure that we got the right amount of exhibits to make it work and create an exhibition worth of our reputation, we are confident now that it will be an incredible last hoorah for the exhibition series and we hope to many of your smiling faces at the Private View on Friday 20th March at 7.00pm 

Poetry night 

We also have one last chance for you to get involved with our lovely poetry workshop, the last session is on 18^th of March in the project space from 7-9pm, there’s lots of tea and chatter and a solid structure to help you get your creative juices flowing, so please do come along and enjoy the vibe. 

We Are Here Community Choir 

Last friday we held the first in a series of four community sing-alongs, hosted by the incredible Mark Waters and Kate Gathercole. We learnt some songs that we are going to use for our final ceremony and also some feel good pieces that really lifted our spirits and were just great fun. It’s easy to be intimated in joining a singing group but the care and support created by our hosts really made it a wonderful session, so please do come without fear if you think that you’d like to be involved, we promise you that you won’t regret it. The session runs on a Friday from 11.30 to 1pm  in the Project Space at 4, Gomond Street.

Final ceremony 

We do have to finish off this run with a flourish and we are planning something beautiful and poignant to round everything off in a suitable way.  Our choir leaders have been linking with other choirs and learning songs that represent our theme and we will all be joining together for a big procession and sing-along on our very last night on the 28^th of March. We do also have a wonderful surprise to delight the senses, which we are keeping secret for now, but all will be revealed a little nearer to the event. We will all be meeting up in the project space at 6pm and processing up to sing outside the cathedral at around 6.30pm so please save the date and celebrate this wonderful project with the send off it deserves.

Turning Point Exhibition 

We are very proud to announce that we have teamed up with Turning Point in Hereford which has many service users with lived experience of difficult times. They have been working through these issues and have participated in a number of art recovery workshops which have enabled them to express their journey and get the wonderful healing benefits that art creates. We are going to be exhibiting their work in our Project Space on Friday 20^th March. That means you will be able to view the work from the ‘Here Without Home’ exhibition and the Turning Point exhibition on the same night, so definitely a night not to be missed. 

Music @ Artlandish

On Tuesday 17th March in the Project Space at 4, Gomond Street we have the final gig in the series of collaborations with Weirdshire, this time there will be performances from the amazing Carausias Arise! and local heroes Alula Down, with DJ support from Jus’ Jay, and Nick Mash providing eye-popping visuals. It’s £10 on the door, and as with the other gigs will be a night not to be missed! Kick off is at 7:30pm

Compassionate message to the Homeless sleeping bag

We are very excited about this project, overseen by the magnificent Theresa Clarke, she has coordinated with a number of stitch groups and individual embroiders across the county and beyond and we’ve had a wonderful response of over 90 embroidered squares. There have been a few nights of stitching things together and we are thrilled to be presenting the work as the star of our Here Without Home exhibition, this has been a huge mission and we are still not sure about how we are going to display is as it is SO HUGE, please come along and marvel at all the beautiful squares, and enjoy the community spirit that created this work of Art.

As you can see, we intend on going out with a bang, so a million thanks to everyone who has participated in any way so far, and let’s make the next two weeks as jam-packed with fun and creativity as we possibly can – we can’t do any of this without you 🙂

MARCH NEWSLETTER

Folk workshop – This Wednesday, in our usual 2 – 6pm slot, we will be upping the ante and beginning to create some larger scale structures using willow, paper and fabric – we are working towards the closing ceremony which is coming around fast. We are not ready to tell all yet (unless you come to our workshop) but save the date of the 28^th of March around sunset as we are planning something pretty special.

Poetry night – From 7 – 9pm on Wednesday night we have another poetry workshop with the wonderful Bertram Holt. If you’ve not been before don’t be put off, newcomers are welcome and everyone’s creativity changes the group in subtle ways which really moves the dynamic forward. As always, there will be tea, biscuits and chatter along with some poetry.

Flee exhibition last week – There is another opportunity this week to catch the Flee exhibition, which is open on Thursday, Friday and closing on Saturday at 5pm. We are very proud of the work in this exhibition which has been created by artists and folk with lived experience, providing a thoughtful insight into migration, and domestic abuse. 

Artlandishing Weekender – We are super excited to present our mega Arts event on the 7^th and 8^th of March, in which we will be presenting music, workshops and poetry. There is something for all, and as usual it is ALL FREE.

We are very honoured to have so many acts performing for free to raise the profile of our little art community, so do come along and enjoy the fun – please see the attached program of events for full details.

We are pleased to once again be working with Weirdshire to create this program, there will be early afternoon bands starting from midday, then workshops including a giant draw, TetraPak printing and a zine workshop during the afternoon, and then from 5.30 we will have some great music and poetry acts. Please do come along for part of the day or all of the day, as usual you will be very welcome.

Hope to see you at one (or more) of these, your support as always is hugely appreciated, and every single one of you can help us to build this into something really special 🙂

It’s the Private View tonight for the second exhibition in Artlandish’s run – looking at fleeing from war or domestic abuse it is a heavy and hard topic to handle, but one of the most important of our time. If you can come to the private view tonight please do, it would be great to see folks supporting this work of bravery.

Artlandish February Newsletter

Hello Dear Artlandishers,

We have plenty going on at Artlandish and thought it would be prudent to let you all know what’s happening, what’s on and what’s coming up. 

We cannot believe we are over half way through the project now! Much, much more to come and plenty of opportunities to engage, please read on for more details. We have a new calendar on our website, it makes it super easy to see what we are doing, check it out.
https://www.artlandish.co.uk/calendar/​

Last Exhibition Opportunity 

Here Without Home 

Here Without Home brings together the central themes explored throughout the whole programme: loss, displacement and belonging. It asks what it means to exist in a space where home is no longer secure, whether through conflict, domestic abuse or other forms of forced leaving.

This open call invites individuals with lived experience, as well as those who wish to approach the subject through empathy and reflection, to respond creatively. Artists and contributors are encouraged to work in any medium, including visual art, text, poetry, film, photography, sound or installation, to express the emotional landscape of being without home.

The exhibition seeks work that conveys vulnerability, resilience, uncertainty and hope. It creates space for personal interpretation while recognising the weight of the subject matter.

Here Without Home aims to gather diverse voices and perspectives, offering a collective exploration of what it means to lose home and to imagine rebuilding it.

If you require more information please email: info@artlandish.co.uk

Flee Exhibition Details

We are very pleased with all the submissions for the next exhibition called Flee. This is a look at what it may feel like if you had to leave everything behind, how items can hold significance, wrapped in memory and what is most precious to us. 

You are invited to come and view the works at the Private View on Thursday the 26^th of February from 7pm, to explore the work, where you will find some stunning and thought provoking pieces, which will gain empathy for those that have suffered such trauma.

There still is time to submit work get your submission in by the 20th of Feb.

Charms of Belonging Workshop

Tomorrow afternoon from 2pm-6pm we have the second Charms of Belonging workshop.

We were blown away by the attendance last week, so many wonderful and thoughtful creations and great links and conversations were had. You don’t have to be there for the whole thing, so if you fancy a bit of Folk Art creating, just drop in and enjoy the vibe. All free, including the tea, coffee and biscuits 🙂

For the next few weeks we will continue to have folk-focused arts and craft workshops, and will be making anything you can dream up, along with lanterns and a large scale puppet for something wonderful that will be happening at the end of the project. So come down and get involved. Plenty of tea and chat – inclusive and free for all!

Artlandish present a two day Arts Event

Join us and shake off winter with workshops, music and general frolicking – all welcome.
More details to follow

Poetry Without Home Workshop

Tomorrow night, the 18^th of February, we have our third poetry evening from 7pm-9pm. The last two have been cracking. We have created some interesting works and learnt about structure and dynamic effects. In every session something new is learned, and something interesting created.

We are hoping to perform some of the works at the ‘Artlandishing’ event in March, but there’s still time for you to come down and enjoy a bit of wordsmithery – it’s a small but inclusive group but we’d love to make it bigger so come on down and have a play. Check dates below for other sessions. 

Compassionate Message to the Homeless Project

On Friday 20th & 27th February we have two stitch workshops, where you will be able to come down and stitch a square with a ‘compassionate message to the homeless’ on it. 

We have quite a few beautiful squares that folks have done but there is still a way to go if we are going to build a sleeping bag, but it may end up as a beautiful quilt. 

There will be tea and chatter and it will be a great social meet up for experienced and novice stitchers alike.

There will be an opportunity to learn some free motion embroidery techniques, and for us to share tales and just have a good natter. 

We do have some materials for you to use but also feel free to bring your own. 

Our First Film Night

On Saturday the 21^st February we have our first FILM night.

Chosen especially by our film crew we have two short films that represent our theme, 

Please come along, refreshments and maybe even popcorn will be available. 

We realise this is a lot of information (and dates!) to take in, so feel free to use the calendar on the website for a more concise overview of what is happening, when, and where 🙂
https://www.artlandish.co.uk/calendar/

Thanks so much for supporting us – your energy keeps this project flourishing!

Film Club (FREE!)

The calendar has now been fixed to be entirely legible (!) and updated to include all know upcoming events – it’s looking busy for the next 7 weeks! Have a browse and hopefully see you at some of them 🙂

Hi all, we’ve added a new calendar feature to the site, to make it much easier to navigate what’s happening and when, and see at-a-glance dates for submission deadlines, events, exhibitions & workshops. Click on entries in the calendar to get more details.

Check it out by clicking on ‘calendar’ in the menu, or you can also click here

Thanks, The Artlandish Team 🙂

Wednesday 4th 2-6pm – House Building join us for part 2 of the Cardboard house workshop, a great chance for simple crafting, tea & chatter, all welcome

Wednesday 4th 7-9pm Poetry Workshop – This is the second opportunity to come play with words in a low pressure fun environment

Thursday/Friday/Saturday- last chance to view the No Place like Home exhibition 7, Gomond street open 11-5pm

So plenty on, get involved 🙂

Artlandish are excited to be pairing with the amazing Weirdshire to put on more performance nights in the Project Space at 4, Gomond Street, Hereford

First gig with this collaboration is the amazing Si Patton and the Retinal Circus on the 11th of February, doors at 7pm. Entrance fee is £10 on the door.

Weirdshire says: We’re delighted to have Si come back and play again, after his storming performance last September at The Victory (which also saw the once and only once performance of the legendary Vibe Destroyer, for those lucky enough to have been there).

Si is an academic, with a fluxus influenced approach to performance, freely improvising and noise generating on his bass. It’s going to be another great one.

And we’re also really chuffed to be able to bring Retinal Circus to Weirdshire to perform – Craigus has been around the Weirdshire and Unorthodox Paradox scene for a long time. Onetime prolific singer songwriter turned multi instrumentalist composer, his music in trio, duo and solo format has been described as “mutant shifting acid fried psych pop”. Retinal Circus will be solo for this performance.