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Fri 1st December – Mon 15th January 2024

‘Speak’ is a collaboration between Quay Arts, Graffiti Artist Steve Miles, Cut Laser Cut and students from the Island Learning Centre.

A Fusion of graffiti, typography, fine art and sculpture.

Students at the Island Learning Centre (ILC) have collaborated with Graffiti artist Steve Miles to produce a multi-layered and hand-painted high-relief wall work at Quay Arts, which explores graffiti, typography, fine art and sculpture.  

Creative writing 

The Art department at the ILC run an annual creative writing project to promote students’ engagement with literacy.  

During ‘Speak’ art sessions, students explored the aesthetic qualities of typography, letter formation and graffiti, developing a kinaesthetic understanding of the physical form of lettering, line, form, shape and space.

Creative Industries 

Students worked with Graffiti artist Steve Miles to experiment with line, layering, pattern and colour transforming 2D name plates into multi-dimensional / sculptural forms. Taking inspiration from the students work Steve Miles presented digital concept art to ILC art department and Quay Arts Arts team, who selected a design which was fabricated by Island design manufacturer Cut Lazer Cut. 

The cut low relief sculpture was returned to ILC for students to hand finish with paint and aerosol for installation at Quay Arts. Through working with Steve students have created ‘Speak’ as symbolic of words or messages that may not have been seen or heard or may have become lost.  

“Working with creative professionals offers real life experience and gives an insight into creative industries.” ILC Art Department 

“’Speak’ is a well-formed real-world project / collab between young people, educators, artists and designers with a variety of outcomes that include, for Quay Arts, a wonderful wall work.’ Quay Arts, Arts Team 

Many Thanks to design manufacturer Cut Laser Cut for their generous support. 

This project is supported by the Arts Council of England through Quay Arts’ Schools and Education outreach programme. 

www.stevemiles.co.uk

www.islandlearning.co.uk

www.cutlasercut.com

FREE

Cafe Wall
Monday – Sunday
9am to 5pm

Fri 15th December – Sun 14th January 2023

Portfolio Group Show

A group exhibition of work created by students from Quay Arts 2023 Portfolio Preparation course. Artworks being selected and curated by the course students and lead tutor Nick Martin. Quay Arts Portfolio preparation course provides a foundation style experience led by Nick and guest artists working across diverse artforms including paint, print, textiles, sculpture and more.

We are now recruiting for our 2024 course, for more details please visit the Portfolio Preparation Course page on our website. Or contact artsteam@quayarts.org and a member of the Arts Team will get back to you!

FREE ENTRY

Clayden Gallery
Monday – Sunday
9am to 5pm

Launch:
16th December, 1-3pm
All Welcome

Sat 9th December – Sun 18th February 2023

AD ASTRA (To the Stars)

Exhibition by the carnival group Shademakers UK

“When you look to the stars, be careful what you tread in” 

Shademakers UK display their stunning carnival costumes at the Quay this winter with a focus on flight, wings and the skies.  

Back in 2022, Shademakers UK led the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant through the streets of London. A once-in-a-lifetime experience that saw over 200 performers from the Island parade as a menagerie of beasts.

Following on from that incredible project, Shademakers are exploring the theme of Ad Astra in a new presentation at Island Carnivals next summer, a Theatrical Spectacle at Shanklin Theatre and this exhibition at Quay Arts.

Ad Astra sees this Island based Carnival Company take to the skies in an ambitious project celebrating all things with wings.

Artistic Director, Paul McLaren’s stunning kinetic costumes will take flight in the West Gallery from Dec-Feb in an exhibition that intricately explores the theme of flight through the enchanting world above our heads. The costumes are a symphony of colours and textures, featuring elaborate wing designs that evoke a sense of graceful movement and freedom. Each piece is a visual ode to the beauty and majesty of avian creatures, celebrating the wonder of flight in a truly mesmerising fashion.

www.shademakersuk.org

FREE ENTRY

West Gallery
Monday – Sunday
9am to 5pm

Preview:
TBC

Friday 13 October – Tuesday 21 November 2023

FIGURES: cafe exhibition by artist Rita Brown

Working as artist in residence to contemporary dance companies, Rita’s paintings and mixed media works take the form of non-literal / emotionally expressed responses to the visual experience. Observing the collaborative creation of ideas, improvisations, rehearsals and final performances of dancers. With a knowledge of anatomy and use of layering of paint and glazes the works slowly build, capturing fleeting moments. 

ARTIST STATEMENT

‘This small body of work is a taster exhibition from a series of artist residencies with contemporary dance and performance companies. I have drawn the dancers while they have been creating new, cutting-edge choreography either for performance or when companies have been refining and restructuring current pieces on tour. Connection with the performers is essential both emotionally and professionally, in their journey through the creative process of developing a new idea expressed in movement.

I have found myself engaged by the human condition as expressed by dance observing the way dancers portray the human emotions of love, separation, anger, loss, unity and playfulness to name but a few.

As an observing artist I am exposed to the light, emotion, movement, expression and sound in fleeting moments that are challenging to capture. I must fix my gaze upon the dancers instead of on the surface, allowing the media to flow across the paper following the dancers in motion. Quick sketches and notes in the form of marks are then developed into more considered paintings. Relying on memory and the emotional engagement with the performers I search through my mark making and iterations of paint to find an image will emerge.

My aim has been to capture the spirit and essence of the performers in a moment of time as they move through space’.

My work has won many awards in a long, professional career in art; living, painting and teaching art in London, Hong Kong and Singapore having exhibited extensively in the UK and abroad.

www.ritabrownartist.co.uk

I have worked as resident artist with the following contemporary dance companies from 2011-2021:

Fleur Darkin  |  Lila Dance  |  White Light  |  Atma Mayuri Boonham   |  Vicky Hearne |  Khamalane Halsakda   |  Jonzi D  |   Blanca Li Elektrokif   |  Acid Dance  |  Elodie Escarmelle  | Probe   |  Laura Vanhulle   |  Chora   |  Vicky Malin   |  James Wilton

FREE ENTRY

Café Wall
Monday – Sunday
9am to 5pm

Sat 21st October – Sun 26th November 2023

Manifestations: solo exhibition by artist Sandy Kendall

A solo exhibition by Sandy Kendall featuring drawings and paintings inspired by classical art and a life-long interest in the human body.

‘Manifestations’ presents works on canvas, board and large-scale pieces on cloth, depicting a morphic mass of denuded bodies that strive to breach the frame. 

As quoted from the artist:

“It began with a single sheet of raw canvas stapled to a wall three years ago, with the strong influence of classical painting in mind, and some self-imposed limitations in terms of colour and media, I expanded the concept to encompass the textures and patterns of simple curtaining fabrics (with a subconscious nod to tapestries of the same era).

Alongside these “hangings” I also began work on a series of largescale paintings in colour and mixed media, perhaps as an antidote to the restrained monochromatic hangings. The paintings all contain a narrative of sorts, some with roots in Greek mythology, and explore filling the surface with the human figure.

Completion of the collection (MAINFESTATIONS) came with a flourish of small Michelangelo inspired canvases, still crowded with figures but balanced with flat areas of simple colour.

Outside of the gallery you will notice some energetic figures on wood panels attempting to leave the scene of the crime, I do hope you won’t follow their example but linger a while and please do leave your comments in the visitor book as they are highly valued.”

Sandy Kendall, 2023

*PREVIEW* Oct 21st 6pm – 7:30pm

Our Cafe will be open and available for food and drinks during the preview, however please make table bookings in advance if you wish to place dinner orders with our Cafe.

FREE ENTRY

West Gallery
Monday – Sunday
9am to 5pm

Preview:
Oct 21st 6pm – 7:30pm