the open west is an annual open competition and exhibition inviting work from national and international artists practising contemporary and conceptual art in the fields of painting, installation, film and sound, textile, photography, ceramics, print, drawing, performance and sculpture.
the open west at Gloucester Cathedral
3 to 31 March 2012 |
10.00 – 5.00 Monday to Saturday
12.00 – 5.00 Sunday
College Green, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 2LR
free entry – please note there may be days when access to some areas of the Cathedral is restricted - see closures diary on gloucestercathedral.org.uk
work will be shown throughout the interior, the cloisters, the crypt and the internal gardens of this important site which has a reputation for showing ambitious contemporary work. the open west exhibition will be the first of its kind to show work of such diversity of medium and scale at the Cathedral. This predominantly secular exhibition, while remaining sensitive to its medieval setting, will offer an opportunity to show work in a compelling way that will open new dialogue between the artist, the audience and the space.
2012 selectors - Daniel Chadwick, Iain Andrews, Lyn Cluer Coleman and Sarah Goodwin
selected artists
press release
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3 March
10.30 to 5.20
artists talk
ten exhibiting artists talk about their work in the exhibition, their current and future projects, and open the floor for questions and debate
tickets on door from 10.00am or PayPal in advance
booking recommended | contact info@theopenwest.org.uk
£3 am or pm session or £5 for both | students free
Soheila Sokhanvari, Charles Ogilvie, Diana Taylor, Marianna Constanti, Gurmit Kaur, Mirka Golden-Hann, Oliver Marsden, David Teager-Portman, Richard Kenton Webb, Gilbert McCarragher |
news ...
two Meantime residencies have been awarded | Jemma Appleby and Emma Critchley
the University of Gloucestershire has confirmed sponsorship of an Artist Award
two prizes of £500 and an exhibition in 2012 will now be awarded on Friday 2 March
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the open west also provides the opportunity for artists to participate in an education programme, publishes a limited edition set of artists' prints and offers an artist's residency at the Meantime project space |
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