A short introduction to British Art Show 9 and my involvement to the Schools Learning Programme.
Installation view Oliver Beer, Household Gods, 2019. Copyright the artist. Image courtesy the artist and Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. Photo: Charles Duprat.
British Art Show 9 is a touring exhibition, consisting of 47 artists, taking place in Aberdeen, Wolverhampton, Manchester and Plymouth. All of the exhibit's centred around three main themes – healing, care and reparative history; tactics for togetherness; and imagining new futures. However individual artists have reacted to each of the venues creating site specific pieces tailored to the historic and contemporary cultures and movements as well as other local contexts.
Discourse between the exhibition and the city began with the focus “on how we live with and give voice to difference.” This being key as 34 artists were chosen due to investigating identity reflecting the contexts of Wolverhampton as being a vibrant and diverse city.
The exhibition was held specifically at Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the University of Wolverhampton’s School of Art. Being a student and a graduate throughout the planning, installation and unveiling of BAS9 Wolverhampton, it's hard not to see the impacts it has had on the city, University and its students, myself included. Providing opportunities for local artists and students such as Offsite 9, School Programme and Student Ambassadors.
As part of British Art Show 9, I have had the privilege to work on different roles within the exhibition including Schools Learning Programme Artist Mentor, Tour Host, Front of House, Assistant for Mark Essen’s Underkraft Workshop and Gallery Supervision. This allowing me to work with University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Arts & Culture, Arts Connect, local and national schools.
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Please see my next blog for my experience of being an Artist Mentor as part of the BAS9 Learning Programme.