A new exhibition celebrating ten years of the immensely successful Staffordshire artist led collaborative comes to AirSpace Gallery in Stoke
A ten-artist group exhibition, selected by artists and curators who have previously exhibited at or worked with AirSpace Gallery in Stoke, Staffordshire is being put together to celebrate the tenth birthday of the collaborative artist led project.
The exhibition is being aptly named Decapod – Ten Years, Ten Selectors, Ten Artists.
DECAPOD: n A ten-legged beguiling, mysterious and playful creature of intrigue and endeavour.
Viewers of the exhibition are being invited to celebrate ten years with Airspace, as they look to the future of the Gallery.
The exhibition runs from March 4 to April 2 2016 at Airspace Gallery , Broad Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4HL
More about the exhibition and Airspace
Ten years ago, as AirSpace Gallery was opening its doors for the first time, Stoke-on-Trent was a very different city.
David Bethell and Andrew Branscombe opened the gallery as a space for artists to make and show new work, and as Stoke-on-Trent’s first non-commercial visual art gallery.
Since opening, AirSpace has worked with hundreds of artists, both within the gallery and in the buildings and streets of the city and beyond.
We have taken the opportunity to reconnect with some of the fantastic artists and curators that we have built relationships with over the years, by asking them to nominate a rising star for inclusion in the Decapod exhibition.
In this way we are continuing with our ethos of supporting the next generation of artists, something which has always been at the heart of what we do.
Today Airspace provides professional development opportunities, studio and exhibiting space and support for artists.
Through a dynamic and evolving programme of exhibitions, events and activities AirSpace Gallery brings critical, high quality contemporary art to Staffordshire and provides opportunities for a broad range of artists.
Airspace current directorship consists of Glen Stoker , Anna Francis and founder Andrew Branscombe
Exhibition Artists
Kevin Boniface, Alex Dipple, Dave Evans, Olive Jones, Juree Kim, Jo Lathwood, Camille Leherpeur, Jessica Thornton, Olivia Turner, Hamish MacPherson (Artist in Residence)
Exhibition Selectors
David Bethell & Andrew Branscombe, Adam James, Mishka Henner & Liz Lock, Neil Brownsword, Doyle & Mallinson, Jo Coupe, Rich White, Sevie Tsampalla, Campbell Works, Emily Speed.
You can find out more about the history of Airspace , and they also have a shop where you can purchase limited edition publications and prints
Picture Credit: Wikimedia Creative Commons (Unknown – Popular Science Magazine, Jun. 1920)
