Space for Imagination: A Loudspeaker project Spring/Summer 2021
The Loudspeaker programme is delivered by Nottingham Contemporary as part of the Opportunity and Change project, which is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and The European Social Fund. The programme is offered in ten week projects of which there have been thirteen so far. Women are offered a supportive, caring environment to help see things differently, feel positive about the future and move away from challenging circumstances. Loudspeaker sessions are an opportunity to take a break, develop routines, build confidence, become inspired, and meet new people. This book presents the outcomes of creative explorations made by a group of eight women living in the East Midlands, during Spring and Summer 2021. The women explored two exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary, Allison Katz: Artery and Erika Verzutti. Together they discussed their responses to the art in the galleries and experimented with a wide range of art materials and methods to make their own interpretations. Through taking part, the women have discussed ideas about the everyday in art, feminism and personal expression.
The Loudspeaker programme is delivered by Nottingham Contemporary as part of the Opportunity and Change project, which is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and The European Social Fund.
The programme is offered in ten week projects of which there have been thirteen so far. Women are offered a supportive, caring environment to help see things differently, feel positive about the future and move away from challenging circumstances.
Loudspeaker sessions are an opportunity to take a break, develop routines, build confidence, become inspired, and meet new people.
This book presents the outcomes of creative explorations made by a group of eight women living in the East Midlands, during Spring and Summer 2021. The women explored two exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary, Allison Katz: Artery and Erika Verzutti.
Together they discussed their responses to the art in the galleries and experimented with a wide range of art materials and methods to make their own interpretations. Through taking part, the women have discussed ideas about the everyday in art, feminism and personal expression.
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Fruit Sculpture
We each picked out a piece of fruit –
pineapple, pomegranate, pear, starfruit
coconut etc., and took them to the gallery
to compare to Erika Verzutti’s sculptures
where she used fruit. We arranged our
fruit into a sculpture on the floor of the
gallery.
Working with clay we recreated our fruit
into sculptures. It was enjoyable working
with clay. When we showcased our pieces
at the end of the session, some people
grouped their work together to make more
complicated sculptures with the shapes.
Erika Verzutti Painted Lady, 2011. Bronze and acrylic
Courtesy of Alison Jaques Gallery, London.
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“Art doesn’t have to be a ‘perfect
piece’ to be enjoyed.”
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