Ebor Studio

09/07/2024

As you all know we have had a few new associates join us over the last year so we wanted to take the opportunity to introduce them and let you all learn a little bit more about who they are and their work.
bee is a documentary photographer who grew up in Rochdale. His upbringing played a significant role in inspiring his work,Stefan’s work is known for its raw and honest depiction of everyday life and ongoing struggles in working-class communities in the North of England. In an era marked by rapid change and urban transformation, Stefan’s photography serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of cherishing the working-class traditions and memories that define the North of England. His images are not just photographs; they are a bridge between past and present, a celebration of the enduring spirit of Northern communities. Whether he’s documenting the gritty reality or the poignant traces of nostalgia, Stefan’s work weaves a captivating narrative of Northern life.

Want to learn more Stefan head over and checkout his website and socials.

30/06/2024

Want to shop some of the independent artist & creatives who make up our collective at Ebor studio this weekend?

Head over to our stories where we will be sharing links to their shops for you to head over and checkout.
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09/05/2024

Make sure you pop down to Hare Hill Park this Saturday for Dankashire Day!

You will find Ebor members Cheryl Beswick, Rabela Khan & Mary Naylor supporting Littleborough Arts Festival & Dankashire Sounds with this fabulous art, craft & music event at the skatepark this Saturday.

Click the link to find out more⬇️

https://facebook.com/events/s/dankashire-day/3422004158039181/

02/05/2024

Missed our latest exhibition In Process?

You can now view it via our virtual Matterport link

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=XfdTgmZ5HmV

Want to keep up to date with upcoming exhibitions and events we have at Ebor then just sign up to our mailing list and we will keep you in the loop so you don’t miss a thing.

eborstudio.co.uk/supporters/mailing-list

10/04/2024

We was sad to hear that Littleborough Arts Festival unfortunately won’t be able to go ahead with this years planned schedule but are so happy we can support them with their one day Festival in Hare Hill skatepark on Saturday 11 May with three of our artists from Ebor Studio attending to support them with their day of music, arts, crafts and beats.

01/04/2024

Who’s ready for April and our Spring 2024 Events?
First up is our Open Studio & the opening of Associate exhibition In Process on the 13/04/24.

The open studio is always a big day in our members calendar as we love to open up not just our gallery but give you a chance to visit all of our artists workspaces.

It’s also a great opportunity for you to meet the creatives that form our community and speak to them about their various projects and see some of them at work.

Click the link in our below ⬇️ and let us know you are coming on down to visit and we will have a cuppa ready for you to enjoy whilst you stroll around our beautiful mill from top to bottom and hopefully the weather will be on our side and you can even have a relax in our community garden. 🙏🏻☀️

eventbrite.co.uk/e/ebor-open-studio-tickets-765301576617?aff=erelexpmlt

Can’t make it for opening day just drop us a DM to book in to view the Associate exhibition between 13/04/24 and 01/05/24

22/03/2024

Photographers Social. Portrait special.

Ebor member Bob France is hosting a little brew and biscuits social at the studio tomorrow (Sat 23rd) 10am - 4pm.

Along with free snacks and drinks they will be doing an informal portrait session in which will be doing large format film portraits will be doing Polaroid portraits and Bob will be shooting in ultraviolet and infrared light for some crazy headshots.

Please do pop along if you fancy having a free portrait or want to geek-out about photography. 📸

06/03/2024

Who’s ready for our 2024 Open Studio?

Always a big day in the Ebor calendar as we love to open up not just our gallery but all of our artists workspaces for you to explore.

It’s also a great opportunity for you to meet the creatives that form our community and speak to them about their various disciplines, projects and see some of them at work.

So click the link ⬇️

eventbrite.co.uk/e/ebor-open-studio-tickets-765301576617?aff=erelexpmlt

and let us know you are coming on down to visit and we will have a cuppa ready for you to enjoy whilst you stroll around our beautiful mill from top to bottom and hopefully you can even have a relax in our garden.🤞🏻

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27/02/2024

Are you interested in learning about tape looping?

As part of Maryanne’s exhibition, Look at this land, Look about you, she is running a workshop this Saturday for beginners.

You can sign up via the link ⬇️

eventbrite.co.uk/e/tape-looping-workshop-tickets-765238528037?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing

21/02/2024

This Saturday Gallery Frank will be taken over by with her exhibition Look at this land, Look about you. This exhibit explores heritage, landscape and the body through sound installation.

Working with objects donated by Rochdale Local History Collection, and field recordings taken from around Rochdale, Maryanne Royle will create sound installations in Gallery FRANK, an original Victorian Mill in Littleborough.

Book your ticket for the opening event via the Eventbrite link in the bio ⬆️ and if you are interested in learning the technique of tape looping then sign up via the link in the bio for Maryanne’s Tape Looping Workshop that will run 02/03/24 the Saturday after the exhibition launch.

17/02/2024

Are you joining us for this Saturday’s event?

As well as our fabulous postcard exhibition Ebor member Alison will be delivering a workshop where you can;
Embrace the Sun, A Winter’s Farewell Gathering
A gathering to think about the ending of winter, seek out the first signs of spring and think about our intentions for the coming season.
We will:
Give oats to the land as thanks for last years harvest
Listen to poetry about the changing season
Make paper planters
Write down our intensions for the spring and plant them with a sweet pea seed to take away
Enjoy spring blend herbal tea.

If you haven’t already booked your spot at this free event click the link in the bio⬆️ we would love for you to join us.

05/02/2024

With just under 2 weeks until our first event of 2024 have you booked your free ticket to join us at our Farewell Winter Celebration on the 17th February?

We will be bidding adieu to the dark days and winter chill and getting ready to welcome the warm embrace of Spring.

Book your tickets for our collective postcard exhibition plus pancakes and games in gallery Frank via the link⬇️

eventbrite.co.uk/e/farewell-winter-celebration-tickets-760657114907?aff=erelexpmlt

29/01/2024

27/01/2024

Who’s joining us for our first event of 2024?

Our Farewell Winter Celebration on the 17th February will be our chance to bid adieu to the chilly and get ready to welcome the warm embrace of Spring.

Book your free tickets for this in-person event via the link⬇️

eventbrite.co.uk/e/farewell-winter-celebration-tickets-760657114907?aff=erelexpmlt

25/01/2024

February sees the beginning of this year’s exhibitions at Ebor Studio so after our event on the 17th, A Farewell To Winter (find out more via the link in our bio)

Gallery Frank will be taken over by with her exhibition Look at this land, Look about you. This exhibit will be exploring heritage, landscape and the body through sound installation.

Working with objects donated by Rochdale Local History Collection, and field recordings taken from around Rochdale, Maryanne Royle will create sound installations in Gallery FRANK, an original Victorian Mill in Littleborough.

Book your ticket for the opening event and the Tape looping workshop that Maryanne will be running on the day via the Eventbrite links ⬇️

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/look-at-this-land-look-about-you-exhibition-opening-tickets-765222048747

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/765238528037?aff=oddtdtcreator

17/01/2024

In December we held our first Ebor Studio Mokulitho print workshop for our in-house artists.
This was led by our very own Laura who excellently explained how we can use this fabulous technique within our own work and collaboratively.

Thanks again to Pennine Townships and Arts Council England for funding for this great addition to the studio.

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas & happy holidays to everyone celebrating we hope you all have a wonderful few days with your loved ones.🎄

Our current exhibition SPUME from is on until the end of the first week of the New Year so if you would like to come and experience it please don’t hesitate to drop us a DM.

We can’t wait to bring you even more in 2024 so if you want to keep up to date about our collective and be in the know about upcoming events then click the link to sign up to our Newsletter⬇️

eborstudio.co.uk/supporters/mailing-list

12/12/2023

Who are we?

Followed us for awhile but still not sure who we are or what we do? Here’s a little more about us⬇️

Ebor Studio is a group studio and gallery in the Lancashire Pennine village of Littleborough in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. We have a membership of 26 local professional artists and designers who we support with opportunities, resources and facilities.
Alongside supporting local artists, we host events that give the public access to our work with exhibitions, workshops, talks and more.

This has been our first year providing a fully funded program, allowing us to deliver six exhibitions, billboards from local artists, events for families, art & music lovers with tailored sessions for LGBTQIA+ and disabled creatives.

As we prepare to head into 2024 and our next year of programs we will be sharing some highlights from 2023 and saying thank you to everyone within the collective and to our local community and beyond for continuing to support grassroots art in Rochdale!

Want to learn more about Ebor and be in the know about upcoming events then click the link to sign up to our Newsletter

eborstudio.co.uk/supporters/mailing-list

08/12/2023

Who is joining us tomorrow evening for our next art splash?🌊🤿

You still have time to sign up to come and sample what will be doing during her residency in Gallery FRANK this month by joining us tomorrow, Saturday the 9th of December from 7pm.

Sign up via the link ⬇️

eventbrite.co.uk/e/757905936057?aff=oddtdtcr

"SPUME is the process of Audio examinations of liminal space. That ever-changing part between where the sea hits the coastline. Based on the migration patterns of how my mother and brother arrived here from the Seychelles and my fathers time at sea, engineering morse code in the merchant navy. Live coastal data is taken from; marine activity, tidal activity, migration routes of the oceans living species as well as shipping routes.

My work questions the politics of my body in the environment and how I can use it in my art; its connection to nature & onstage presence. With BodyVice I put my body through pain with a performance about pain. SPUME is a response to this, embracing physical limitations, literally lying down in performance, but maintaining audience connections: a deceptively simple act that challenges ableism and expectations for performer & audience. "

06/12/2023

Who is joining us this weekend for our next art splash?🌊🤿

Come and sample what will be doing during her residency in Gallery FRANK, this Saturday the 9th of December from 7pm.

Sign up via the link ⬇️

eventbrite.co.uk/e/757905936057?aff=oddtdtcr

"SPUME is the process of Audio examinations of liminal space. That ever-changing part between where the sea hits the coastline. Based on the migration patterns of how my mother and brother arrived here from the Seychelles and my fathers time at sea, engineering morse code in the merchant navy. Live coastal data is taken from; marine activity, tidal activity, migration routes of the oceans living species as well as shipping routes.

My work questions the politics of my body in the environment and how I can use it in my art; its connection to nature & onstage presence. With BodyVice I put my body through pain with a performance about pain. SPUME is a response to this, embracing physical limitations, literally lying down in performance, but maintaining audience connections: a deceptively simple act that challenges ableism and expectations for performer & audience. "

20/11/2023

We have sadly had to postpone our upcoming art raffle, but we are excited to welcome resident artist Nat #!

17/10/2023

We have three special events coming up at Ebor, come get involved and try something new in Littleborough!

Click the links to to find out more and to book.

Somatic Drawing and Writing Workshop
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/somatic-drawing-and-writing-workshop-tickets-681857683687?aff=oddtdtcreator

Recliner
https://fb.me/e/3RupTUcxl

Music and Poetry Evening
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burning-salt-tickets-681864002587?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/10/2023

Get along to Ebor Studio for this exhibition, workshop and performance.

Performance tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burning-salt-tickets-681864002587?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0Mx8-MvuC9wgpYCT8AUo7Kia_J5elSut0VOV27fffN-86REl7GEKr1pCk

Workshop tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/somatic-drawing-and-writing-workshop-tickets-681857683687?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

08/09/2023

Guess the plant part 2! 🌿
See if you can identify the plants we used to make these prints at our garden party 🔎
The prints were made using plants from our garden, these are lumen prints made using light sensitive paper laid out in the sun.

Answers posted in the comments soon!

07/09/2023

Guess the plant! 🌿
See if you can identify the plants we used to make these prints at our garden party 🔎
The prints were made using plants from our garden, these are relief prints made using ink.

Answers posted in the comments soon!

05/09/2023

We are very proud to present our newest billboard display!
This cracker comes from Babs Smith Art
An interactive art and sound experience responding to the sunken village of Watergrove and current environmental changes. Download the Artivive app on your phone to discover and experience this work in augmented reality - only if you visit in person!
More info: immersivewatergroveblog.wordpress.com
One of the many rivers that reemerged during last year's drought, forms the background for black freshwater coral. This is created in 3d print in response to found objects retrieved from the cracked earth of the reservoir bed. Black coral is known for its regeneration and purification. The coral's colour references coal dug from Bell Pits and sold to local households.

Massive well done and thank you to Babs for her beautiful work! 💐👏👏👏