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First prize of £1,000 went to the Burton in Lonsdale based landscape painter, Chris Rigby for his large canvas, Cut Throat Rock. Kerry.
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Open Up North - Winners Announced
3rd October 2011

The First ‘Open Up North’ Art Competition – Winners announced
Exhibition runs from 1 October – 10 November 2011

The winners of the very first Open Up North art competition were announced at the opening of the exhibition at the Brewery Arts Centre on Saturday 1 October. "Cut Throat Rock is painted from a watercolour I did on the cliffs of Dubh Ch

ealla head, part of the Iveragh peninsula in Co. I have painted a great deal in this particular area returning 6 or 7 times since my first visit in 2005... It is one of my favourite places to be anywhere." Chris Rigby
Chris has exhibited all over British Isles and beyond including London, Bath, Scotland, Northumberland and France with solo shows in Dublin, Co. Kerry, Cornwall,Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria. Kendal based, Monica Metsers, took second prize for her painting Lechuguilla (The Chandelier Ballroom). Monica was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1980, but has lived in the Lake District for the majority of her life. She graduated from the University of Dundee with a Masters Degree in Fine Art in 2005 and has been steadily exhibiting her ‘dreamscape’ paintings since then. Monica also worked as an assistant Curator on Open Up North, unaware she was a prize winner.
“Lechuguilla was inspired by a cave in Mexico of the same name, which boasts the stunning geographical phenomenon 'The Chandelier Ballroom.” Monica Metsers

Third prize went to the Ulverston based artist, Tina Balmer, for a still life, Blue, Black Jug, Nasturtiums. Although Tina sometimes paints dogs, carefully capturing their individual personalities, her main subject is flowers.
“Sometimes my paintings move towards abstraction, then return to something more figurative – it’s all in the process of trying to capture the essence of the object – whether flowers, animals or figures… I like to have objects or flowers that have belonged to someone special or which they have given to me. The table came from my dear friend and mentor, the artist Margaret Traherne who died in 2006.” Tina Balmer

The award for Emerging Artist went to the Leeds based photographer, Mandy Barker, for her photo montage Soup: Ruinous Remembrance. Since being awarded a Distinction from the MA Photography course at De Montfort University this year Mandy’s work has received world-wide recognition. She was awarded First Runner-Up in the Blurb Photography Book Now Student Category celebrated in New York, and over the summer she has exhibited at The Cork Street Open, London and has been short-listed for The Environmental Photographer of the Year 2011. Mandy Barker’s current project, SOUP, is a based on the description given to plastic debris suspended in the sea, with particular reference to the mass accumulation that exists in an area of The North Pacific Ocean known as the Garbage Patch. Open Up North has been developed by the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal and funded by The Foyle Foundation giving the opportunity to show 150 selected works of art by both non-professional and professional artists from across the North of England. The exhibition takes place around Kendal the Abbot Hall Coffee Shop, Artisan at Booths and the Brewery Arts Centre exhibition spaces: Intro Café, Warehouse Café and Sugar Store Gallery. The exhibition runs from 1 October – 10 November 2011 The Brewery Arts Centre developed the idea of Open Up North after receiving many enquiries from non-professional artists wanting the chance to have their work shown in a professional gallery context. The project has received funding from The Foyle Foundation and the Brewery Arts Centre hope to repeat the exhibition every two years.
“We had 384 entries for the competition and we were delighted with the variety and high standard of the artworks. It’s the first major step to affect a renaissance in the visual arts at the Brewery.” Jamie Barnes, Curator, Open Up North.
206 artists put a total of 384 artworks into Open Up North. Of the artists, 28 were from South Lakeland, 59 from the rest of the LA postcode, and 32 from the CA postcode. The remainder of the entrants were spread evenly throughout the rest of Northern England. The Judges

The independent judges were Jo Volley - Artist and Senior Lecturer at
Slade School of Art, Anthony Luvera - Artist / Writer and Lecturer at
University for the Creative Arts Farnham, and Helen Watson - Artistic Director
of the Abbot Hall Art Gallery. ENDS
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‘Open Up North’ Contact Curator: Jamie Barnes
[email protected]

15/06/2015

Last day of 'Artificial Landscapes' at The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal Centre, Kendal Sugar Store Gallery.

With the Open Up North Emerging Artist Programme winners Louis Appleby, Liz Ford and Maggie Hargreaves.

28/05/2015

Dear Artist Friends in Cumbria/Lancashire,

There are still places left on this excellent event (below) on Saturday at The Brewery in Kendal. It costs just £5 (free for Open Up North Emerging Artists - EAP) I hope you will consider attending.

http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9ec18ff46a4e28db8eb9568fd&id=25d43c8a80&e=a44d9db5e4

Gaining Resources is the third and final seminar held as part of a year long Emerging Artist Programme. It will be especially of interest to contemporary visual artists who want to gain more insight into how artists can gain resources to both make work and to develop their practice. The event will f…

21/05/2015

A bit of local coverage of the current main exhibition at The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
featuring the Open Up North Emerging Artist Programme winners

http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/whats_on/12962376.Brewery_exhibition_focuses_on_emerging_artists/

KENDAL'S Liz Ford, Louis Appleby of Lancaster, and Maggie Hargreaves, who lives near Bolton, were awarded prizes as the three most promising…

22/12/2014

Open Up North artist news: a seasonal update from Chris Rigby

http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=01132f2553&id=89c3481e17&e=1b03f96127

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11/12/2014

Open Up North artist news:

An interview with Open Up North Emerging Artist Prizewinner Victoria Clare Gray

https://www.facebook.com/victoria.c.gray/posts/10154867332830142

Yesterday I got to speak to the lovely Victoria Clare Gray about her art but specifically her printmaking. Her artwork is beautiful, if you haven't seen it (or even if you have!) then click the link and read on. Check out what she had to say and what advice she has to give to budding printmakers: http://sillustration.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/victoria-c-gray-q.html

15/11/2014

Open Up North artist news:

Derek Eland has a major new exhibition 'Diary Rooms' at MIMA:

http://www.visitmima.com/whats-on/single/derek-eland-diary-rooms/

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

13/11/2014

Open Up Artist News:

Well done to Chris Rigby, great news.

Full details below:

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This and next month will see four of my paintings in two seperate exhibitions at the Mall Galleries, London. Please go and see them. Chris Rigby

05/10/2014

Lots of excited hustle and bustle today in Liverpool at our inaugural Emerging Artist Programme masterclass delivered by Castlefield Gallery at Model.
Great day, great people.

17/09/2014

Open Up North Artist News:

Chris Rigby had had two paintings selected for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition in London.

It will take place at the Mall Galleries and be open to the public from 13th - 23rd November 2014. Admission is free and all works will be for sale.

Well done Chris!

12/09/2014

Open Up North Artist News:

Mark Gibbs has several art exhibitions this autumn:

C-Art Open Studios http://www.c-art.org.uk/artists/mark-gibbs/gallery

Mark has won a national commission for work to go into 'The Art of Remembering' a group show about a contemporary artistic response to First World War at Rheged, Cumbria.
http://www.rheged.com/art-remembering

And a joint show at Brantwood, the home of John Ruskin

http://www.markgibbs.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/MarkGibbsArtist

Wolves, bison and deer roam the studio, alongside paintings of their habitat. I see the animals as Guardian Spirits, symbols of wilderness, and its loss... meditations on both the resilience and fragility of life. Much of the work references deep time, but recently images of WW1 have appeared; a war…

08/09/2014

Open Up North Artist News:

OUN artists Sally Bamber and Fiona Clucas are taking part in the highly-acclaimed Witherslack Artists & Makers Group exhibition from Saturday 13th September

http://www.c-art.org.uk/artists/witherslack-artists-makers/gallery -artwork

The 19th annual exhibition of work by 'The Witherslack Group of Artists and Makers', brings 16 local exhibitors together to show their new work in this inspiring setting. The range of works use traditional and contemporary techniques in media including, basketmaking, painting, print making, furnitur…

08/09/2014

Open Up North Artist News:

Sarah Bellwood has been shortlisted for the National Open Art Competition. She is down to the last 27 from 3600 entries. The exhibition will be at Somerset House, London from 18th September. Good Luck Sarah!

http://www.thenationalopenartcompetition.com

07/09/2014

Open Up North Artist News:

Delcia McNeill is taking part in C-Art, and other September news...

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06/09/2014

Open Up North Artist News:

C-Art Cumbria Artists Open Studios takes place 13 - 28th September and several Open Up North artists are opening their studios for the event:

Carole Clay, Mark Gibbs, Delcia McNeill, Mark Pearce, Eva Ullrich and Fliss Watts

Full info here www.c-art.org.uk

06/09/2014

Open Up North Artist News:

Fliss Watts is opening her studio for C-Art

Fliss says:

"You are invited to visit my studio at
Corner House, Little Clifton, Workington CA14 1YW.

Opening times:
10am - 5pm, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and
28 September and at other times by appointment.

Call or text on 07900 471205 to arrange a time.
For more information and directions, see:
http://www.c-art.org.uk/artists/fliss-watts/gallery"

Fliss Watts | Eden Arts
Fliss Watts is a sculptor, printmaker and painter, specialising in the figure and portraiture. She...

26/08/2014

Open Up North artists news:

There is just under 2 weeks left to catch Sundar Walker's solo exhibition at The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal Sugar Store Gallery which continues until Monday 8 Sept

http://www.breweryarts.co.uk/art/current-exhibitions/exhibitions-at-the-sugar-store/

15/08/2014

Open Up North artist news:

Emerging Artist Prizewinner Victoria Clare Gray's bird illustrations are featured in this new book.

15/08/2014

Open Up North artist news:

Open Up North Emerging Artist Louis Appleby is having a one-day exhibition tomorrow in Lancaster.

Pop along and check it out... there's is also cake!

29/07/2014

Image by Colin Reynolds Photography

Open Up North 2014 artwork hanging in The Sugar Store Gallery, The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

28/07/2014

The Open Up North 2014 exhibition has now finished.

Thank you: to all you lovely artists for entering
Thank you: to everybody who visited the exhibition
Thank you: to everyone who bought artwork
Thank you: to the judges
Thank you: to the volunteers who helped make the project happen
Thank you: to the Assistant Curators and Technicians
Thank you: to all our project partners
Thank you: to everyone at The Brewery Arts Centre
Thank you: to the Open Up North team

Phewey!

The next thing to look forward to will be our Emerging Artists Exhibition in June 2015

In the meantime we will be releasing specially-commissioned photos of the exhibition over the next few days

24/07/2014

Last 3 days to see Open Up North Exhibition

Brewery Arts Centre | Abbot Hall Coffee House | Castle Dairy

www.openupnorth.org

23/07/2014

Just 4 days left to visit (or re-visit) the Open Up North exhibition

www.openupnorth.org

22/07/2014

There is just *5* days left to see the Open Up North exhibition

www.openupnorth.org

30/06/2014

As a taster, you can read and download our FREE Exhibition Guide here:

http://issuu.com/breweryarts/docs/open_up_north_exhibition_guide/1

Information on the prize winners, artists in the exhibition, judges and the competition.

30/06/2014

***One month left to see Open Up North folks***

If you haven't already, please come and have a leisurely look round all the galleries -
Brewery Arts Centre / Abbot Hall Coffee House / The Castle Dairy

You can also vote for an artwork to win the 'People's Choice Award'. Simply email your choice to [email protected]

20/06/2014

You can read and download our FREE Exhibition Guide here:

http://issuu.com/breweryarts/docs/open_up_north_exhibition_guide/1

Information on the prize winners, artists in the exhibition, judges and the competition.

19/06/2014

An exhibition review of Open Up North from today's The Westmorland Gazette

09/06/2014

Open Up North 2014 artwork hanging in The Castle Dairy, Wildman St, Kendal

06/06/2014

Great piece featuring Open Up North on the concept of Open Exhibitions by artist/blogger Emma Sumner writing for the North West Fed of Museums and Galleries

http://www.nwfed.org.uk/what-do-art-competitions-offer-to-artists-and-audiences-and-venues-featuring-open-up-north-6449.html

An exhibition of wall to ceiling art works in every thinkable media, shape and size, the open art exhibition is the traditional showcase platform for emerging and established artists to put their best works forward and show what they’ve got to offer. The world’s largest open submission exhibition o…

05/06/2014

Report on Open Up North results in the Westmorland Gazette

http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/whats_on/11254787.Prestigious_Open_Up_North_prize_attracts_entries_across_all_art_forms/?ref=rss&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA4Nzc1OTQyODI2MTc4MDUzNjQyHDJiYzZmOTY3OThlYjc2MTQ6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&usg=AFQjCNFQypqLcPYafti1qA35eewj_abUhA/

05/06/2014

Open Up North is checking out for the evening. More uploads tomorrow...

05/06/2014

Open Up North 2014 artwork hanging in the Abbot Hall Art Gallery Coffee House Gallery

05/06/2014

Open Up North 2014 artwork hanging in the Warehouse Cafe Gallery at The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

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Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate
Kendal
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Website

http://www.openupnorth.org/

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