This will be my last post for 2012, so I thought I'd look back over my year and pick out some of the highlights.
My first highlight is starting my blog! Way back on 08.05.12.
Saltaire Art Trail was a massive highlight for me- I absolutely LOVED it and can't wait for the 2013 Trail. As long- time readers will know, it was visiting SAT that inspired me to start this blog. If you would like to try and enter some of your own art work in 2013's Art Trail then you can find out more details of how to do so by going to http://www.saltaireartstrail.co.uk/getinvolved.php.
Holmfirth Arts Festival was a lot of fun- this mixed a variety of artistic forms in one, big, week long festival- poetry, painting and exhibition, sculpture, music and light installation, theatre etc. It was also very interactive, always a bonus. A fantastic event.
Holmfirth Art Week was on spiffing form again this year and I spent a small fortune in the shop at the main exhibition! All for a good cause though, they broke records this year with the amount they raised for Macmillan through the Art Week.
Discovering sculptures hidden around Grizedale Forest whole holidaying in the Lake District this summer made for a delightful day out- Chris and I will definitely be returning to the Forest in the future and taking a different route so we can spot more of the sculptures. Great for walkers and riders a like.
I visited Wakefield Art Walk for the first time in September- another fantastic local event, full of variety and very inspiring. Hugely enjoyable- make a day of it and have a shop in the city centre, grab some food, admire the beautiful architecture, then start your Walk early by heading to the Hepworth first, moving on
from there when the other Art Walk participants open their doors from
5pm onwards.
I also went to the Saltaire Festival for the first time this year and enjoyed folk dancing, a magnificent craft fair and the Open Garden Trail (a wonderful way to have spent a sunny afternoon) alongside various art exhibitions. Thoroughly enjoyable.
It seems to me that, bar Holmfirth Art Week, my highlights have all been events I have only just discovered this year! What adventures and new highlights await me in 2013? Exciting! As well as enjoying events I'm already a regular at such as the Tatton Park Bi- annual sculpture display in the gardens and Beyond Limits at Chatsworth. Plus, I'm never too far off my next visit to YSP.
I'd like to say a massive thank you to all my readers in 2012 for making my blog such a pleasure to do, and I look forward to blogging for you more in 2013. Remember, you can get in touch by tweeting me @BekhaG, find me on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/BekhaG/366488380072426 or email me at rebecca.greensides@hotmail.co.uk. I hope I've inspired some of you to visit art galleries, events such as the ones mentioned here or have a go at some art yourself. Lots of love, Bekha xxx
Friday 28 December 2012
Seasons Greetings
I know this message is a bit late! But I hope all my readers- regular, old and new- had a wonderful Christmas and that you all enjoy lots of success and happiness in 2013. Happy New Year!
Sunday 16 December 2012
Bolton Art Gallery
Last week I was working in Bolton and decided to visit the municipal Art Galley, Museum and Aquarium on one of my lunch breaks.
I know this is an art blog but really, the art gallery was the least impressive part of my visit!
The Aquarium, though small, was a delight. You enter by walking down a corridor lined with tanks on one side containing various different small fish and a history of the Aquarium on the other (opened in 1941, only public aquarium in Greater Manchester, holds a Zoo license etc), before entering a room lined all the way round with tanks containing much larger fish. There were some really gruesome characters in the main room! But very interesting to look at and, as the Aquarium is totally free, made for a pleasurable diversion before hitting the art gallery upstairs on the first floor.
The museum, also on the first floor, is in 2 parts- one is an Egyptian wing, which was actually very good, and the other was a museum about Bolton itself, which was fantastic! Very well presented, interesting and modern in layout and content and information displays- a real pleasure to look around. There was also a mezzanine level which I didn't get time to look around, so I'm not sure what was up there.
Housed within the Bolton museum wing was a small exhibition of artist Albert East's work- landscapes and scenes he painted of Bolton in the early 1900s. These were very good and were on display until today, so sadly I can not recommend you go see them as my post is too late (sorry!)
The art gallery section was short and sweet and, if truth be told, I can not remember the names of any of the artists I viewed there! But what was on display was enjoyable and varied and made for a pleasant walk around.
Between the art gallery and Egyptian wing there is currently an exhibition of Japanese decorated enamels- if that sort of thing floats your boat.
The building itself was stunningly beautiful- I didn't get any interior shots but did take some of the outside-
If I've inspired you to pay a visit (Bolton's shopping centre is also excellent) then check out the website for more info and to plan your visit- http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk.
I know this is an art blog but really, the art gallery was the least impressive part of my visit!
The Aquarium, though small, was a delight. You enter by walking down a corridor lined with tanks on one side containing various different small fish and a history of the Aquarium on the other (opened in 1941, only public aquarium in Greater Manchester, holds a Zoo license etc), before entering a room lined all the way round with tanks containing much larger fish. There were some really gruesome characters in the main room! But very interesting to look at and, as the Aquarium is totally free, made for a pleasurable diversion before hitting the art gallery upstairs on the first floor.
The museum, also on the first floor, is in 2 parts- one is an Egyptian wing, which was actually very good, and the other was a museum about Bolton itself, which was fantastic! Very well presented, interesting and modern in layout and content and information displays- a real pleasure to look around. There was also a mezzanine level which I didn't get time to look around, so I'm not sure what was up there.
Housed within the Bolton museum wing was a small exhibition of artist Albert East's work- landscapes and scenes he painted of Bolton in the early 1900s. These were very good and were on display until today, so sadly I can not recommend you go see them as my post is too late (sorry!)
The art gallery section was short and sweet and, if truth be told, I can not remember the names of any of the artists I viewed there! But what was on display was enjoyable and varied and made for a pleasant walk around.
Between the art gallery and Egyptian wing there is currently an exhibition of Japanese decorated enamels- if that sort of thing floats your boat.
The building itself was stunningly beautiful- I didn't get any interior shots but did take some of the outside-
If I've inspired you to pay a visit (Bolton's shopping centre is also excellent) then check out the website for more info and to plan your visit- http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk.
Saltaire Art Trail 2013
Any fellow artists out there who would like to try and exhibit at Saltaire Art Trail 2013 should follow this link for more details on how to do so-
http://www.saltaireartstrail.co.uk/getinvolved.php
http://www.saltaireartstrail.co.uk/getinvolved.php
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