Category: Chalkpit

Chalkpit exhibition

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Over the weekend I curated and contributed to the Chalkpit exhibition of contemporary art at Glynde Place.

It was a lovely, sunny weekend and we attracted over 300 visitors.

The incredibly talented and varied artists I asked to work alongside me were;            Jenny Arran, Sarah Colbourne, Bob Dixon, Alexander Johnson, Lucy Newman, Isobel Smith, Guy Stevens and Emily Warren.

The exhibition pieces…

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Chalkpit. An exhibition of contemporary art at Glynde Place

CHALKPIT VIVA PHOTO (1)

This weekend,  there will be an exhibition of contemporary art at The Coach House, Glynde Place.

Called Chalkpit, it is the first in a series of events that I am putting together as part of my residency in Glynde.

I have asked eight local artists to create pieces of work as a response to the chalkpit (called Balcombe pit) as it is today.

These will be on display for one weekend only, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April.

The artists are: Jenny Arran  Sarah Colbourne  Alexander Johnson  Isobel Smith            Bob Dixon  Lucy Newman  Guy Stevens   Emily Warren

More information about the exhibition can be found here

Hope you can make it along!

Chalkpit project

 

chalk pit vista

As Artist-in-residence for Glynde, I am working on a project based on the chalkpit at the back of Teddy Street.

Called Balcombe Pit, it was in operation from the 1840s right up until the 1980s.

I became interested in the chalkpit after doing some research at The Keep and coming across the 1881 census for the village…

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As you can see, most of the people worked in the chalkpit.

Today, the chalkpit is unused apart from the odd dog walker and kids playing. It is tucked away and you would easily walk straight past the entrance without even knowing it is there.

I decided to make it the central point of my first project as Artist-in-residence.

Over the coming year I will be involving local residents of Glynde and other artists to put together a collection of work and hold a variety of events around Balcombe Pit.