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 28th 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 7th and 8th 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.
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.
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 26th 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 18th 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 21st 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!
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
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.
Tonight is the night for our first FREE performance night, we are excited to present Child Owlet, a previous Hereford resident now living in Weston-Super-Mare, bringing his dark folk vibe to the space, it is truly compelling and vibrant.
Opening up the evening is Bertram ‘that Geeza bird’, they will be rapping their poetry, with commentary that will invoke mini sing alongs and dazzling commentary on life today. We will also be showing a couple of poetry reels that have been created by Artlandish members, so a mixed bag of wonderful diversity. We also have an installation in the upstairs space.
It’s FREE IN, so please join us for art, music and poetry – because without you, we are nothing.
We’d love it you could join us for this, we had a wonderful time last week making cardboard houses, so much so we are going to do it all again this Wednesday, a gentle time to craft and create, drinking tea and chatting whilst being busy with our hands.
Drop in any time between 2-6pm Wednesday 4th of February.
