C-Art, the Eden Arts project which co-ordinates and promotes an annual open studios event with visual artists throughout the county, is organising its first ‘forum’ event.
YAK YAK invites creatives of all kinds (musicians, painters, craftspeople, writers, filmakers et al) to get together to meet and learn about each others’ work, share experiences and ideas, and generally socialise.
C-Art hopes to use the forum as a platform that generates artistic activity, as well as creating a support network for professional development. This could take the format of workshops, group crits, talks, trips to exhibitions etc – the direction the forums take is entirely up to participants.
Galleries are also being invited to attend, as an opportunity to connect with artists, and to discuss how C-Art can be developed to be of benefit to individual businesses and organisations.
The first YAK YAK will provide an update on C-Art programme developments, as well as outlining some great opportunities for artists that are in the pipeline.
The get-together will be held in C-Art’s SHOWCASE space in Penrith’s Devonshire Arcade on Thursday 2 February from 6 – 8pm. There’ll be some wine and nibbles and a great new exhibition of work by Heather James ahead of her forthcoming show at Brantwood. For directions to SHOWCASE click here
For artists in the south of the county, C-Art hopes to arrange a forum event in that neck of the woods sometime in the near future.
For further information on C-Art, contact project co-ordinator Donna Marris on 01768 899444, email
info@c-art.org.uk
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