Inkwell are excited to be a part of the very successful Love Arts festival that takes place every year. This year we will be hosting a Photography Exhibition showcasing the work created by individuals attending a series of workshops run by the WEA. Exhibition Launch -Friday October 12th 6-8pm Location : Inkwell …Read More
Oct 242012
Inkwell are proud to start a new programme of Artists Talks and we invite you to join us for the first of these this Friday, October 26th at 6.30pm. Our guest artist is the very talented Mel Edwards.
A Hopeful Glint - Mel Edwards
The idea for the Artist talks at Inkwell came out of a feeling or wish to inform students and the public of the many facets of creativity available to them. Everybody’s journey with art is different, some pursue art for great riches and fame while others obsessively scribble like a man possessed in solitude and obscurity. Hopefully these talks will give a taster of all aspects of this journey, from Artists who deal and exhibit in traditional white cube spaces to more subvertive and outsider aspects, all integral to the creative voice of mankind.
Human Waste - Mel Edwards
We will hear from painters, photographers, sculptors, printers, performance artists, potters and and many more disciplines from within the creative network. We hope to convey the journey from all stages of the process, from beginner, to student, through to practicing Artists and exhibitors, from those on the cusp of becoming full time in their chosen discipline, and from those who find great comfort and peace in a release through drawing. A taste for everyone.
Introducing - Mel Edwards
So to begin the talks we have asked Photographer Mel Edwards to come and share her experiences with us. Mel Edwards is just at the point of becoming a full time photographer and so we thought she would be an interesting person to hear from. Her work deals with strong, very emotive subject matter, but her work is cathartic and a healing process in itself. The camera separates Mel from the trauma of the subject and using herself as a model she explores this using quite basic equipment. We like this approach as you are always at hand for yourself as a model and with no great need for the best new equipment on the shelves. All this adds to the rawness of her artwork and brings her path as an artist close to our own.
We do hope you will be able to join us for Mel Edwards talk. Wine and refreshments will be available.
Oct 212012
We are proud to have held another successful exhibition showcasing such beautiful work from some of our artists and photographers here at Inkwell.
The Exhibition Space
The students of the WEA photography class held here at Inkwell put on a fantastic show, with beautiful, thought provoking and inspiring images of such diversity. The exhibition space looked amazing and exhibitors and special guest artist Mel Edwards came along to the opening night. For many, this was the first time their work had ever been exhibited and it was a proud moment for them and us all.
Some of the photographs on show:
Surlinder Flora
Stuart Petch
Artist Mel Edwards with guests at the show
The evening was a great success and many turned out to support the artists. With gorgeous work to admire, wine and snacks, the evening was thoroughly enjoyable and thankyou to everyone who came along to make what was another fantastic exhibition lauch.
The show is still open until the end of October.
Special guest artist and photographer Mel Edwards will be holding an artist talk on Friday 26th October. 6-8pm at Inkwell. Everyone is welcome.
If you missed the launch this will be another great opportunity to see the show.
We do hope you will be able to come along and be part of this special event.
Chapel Allerton Festival Exhibition
The sun shone down at the festival today and crowds came in their hundreds to experience what Chapel Allerton had to offer, from delicious food to local real ale, live music, street entertainers and arts and crafts. Inkwell is in the heart of LS7, nestled between the vibrant communities of Chapeltown and Chapel Allerton. It’s …Read More
Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 2012
It’s nearly time for the annual Chapel Allerton Arts Festival and Inkwell are taking part again this year by holding an art exhibition. The festival is a lovely way to spend a weekend with lots happening such as live music, delicious local food, kids activities, stalls and of course, our exhibition. Our exhibition …Read More
Nature of It Exhibition
We’ve come to the end of our group exhibition ‘The Nature of It’ which was an eclectic mix of artwork created by our artists here at Inkwell. The show consisted paintings, drawings, ceramics and sculpture. It was beautifully put together by our exhibitions team of volunteers and the work was well curated, framed and displayed. …Read More
Inkwell Group Show
We are excitied to announce we are hosting another exhibition at Inkwell. It’s our summer group show of work by all our Inkwell artists, volunteers and staff. This will be a showcase of paintings, ceramics, sculpture and other artwork produced here at Inkwell and will be a wonderful and eclectic mix of styles, talents and …Read More
Project Space Leeds
This morning we visited PSL (Project Space Leeds) at their waterfront location in Leeds City centre. As soon as we walked in, the space made a huge impression on us. PSL are moving to pastures new and relocating their premises so even though most things were boxed up and ready to go into storage the …Read More
