POST Liverpool - Collaboration, Dialogue, Art, Exc

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POST founder member

Robyn Woolston

has been short-listed for the

LIVERPOOL ART PRIZE 2012

The shortlist was whittled down from the 48 entries received by the organisers following an open call fornominations. The highly qualified panel of judges, which this year comprises of: Mike Stubbs, CEO and Director of FACT, Laura Davis, Arts Editor of the Liverpool Daily Post, Sook-Kyung Lee, Curator at Tate Liverpool,and last year’s winner artist Markus Soukup, with Ian Jackson of ArtinLiverpool.com as chair.

'SHADOW / LIGHT' (2011)

'FIELD OF DREAMS' (2011)

'ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?' (2011)

'FRIEND OR FOE' (2011)

Jenny Porter, Project Manager at Metal and curator of the Liverpool Art Prize exhibition said; "The judges have done an excellent job this year of choosing four diverse and extremely talented artists as finalists for this, the fifth, Liverpool Art Prize. We're really excited to be involved again and are working hard to make this year's prize the centre of a variety of creative activity from Liverpool based artists. I can't wait to start working with the artists to see what ideas they'll have for the buildings at Edge Hill Station."

More information can also be found at

http://www.robynwoolston.com/

Invisible City, work in Schiedam, NL by Claire Weetman

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POST member Claire Weetman recently travelled to Schiedam, Netherlands to produce a new performance drawing at an event called Invisible City. This event, held at Ruimte in Beweging, brought together artists and performers and saw Claire produce three new drawing interventions.

Motus:Immotus is a development from the work 'Passing, Watching, Waiting, Following' and 'Static:Moving' which were produced on Hauptplatz, Linz as part of POST's riPOSTe exchange in Austria. Claire has since been awarded an Artists Access to Art Colleges residency with Salford University where she will develop Motus:Immotus for a UK audience.

You can read more about Claire's work in Schiedam on her a-n blog.
New work in Schiedam was supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

NEW Twitter and Facebook

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POST would like to update you that we are now available via Twitter and Facebook.

Facebook: POST Liverpool

Art Feast Interview / Robyn Woolston

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Art Feast caught up with Robyn to discuss current projects, inspirations and motivations.

SHADOW / LIGHT (2011) Site-specific installation. Deane Road Jewish Cemetery, Liverpool

My work with POST Liverpool, including 'Et in Arcadia Ego' has been featured in this article as well as a sneak preview regarding ISTANBUL and our plans for 2012.

http://www.artfeast.co.uk/2011/10/art-feast-interviews-robyn-woolston/

Film Festival Selection / November 2011

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'ET IN ARCADIA EGO: THERE IS DEATH EVEN IN UTOPIA' (2010) has received an Official Programme Selection:

Aesthetica Short Film Festival in November 2011

Directed by Robyn Woolston, the film provides a candid reflection on mortality and is the product of residency work undertaken during Post's 2010 exchange and exhibition 'Riposte'. To view the film follow the link below & keep an eye on the official festival website for further details: http://www.asff.co.uk/

http://vimeo.com/10653866

Previous Screenings:

- RUSHES Film Festival / T E N D E R P I X, Tenderpixel Gallery, London (10)

- RIPOSTE: A 'POST' EXCHANGE as part of GLOBAL STUDIO shown at:

• Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK (04-06/10)

• Maerz Arts Association, Linz, Austria (07-09/10)

POST MEMBER IN ISTANBUL

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Cecilia Kinnear is currently working in Istanbul as part of the 5533 Working Table project. Whilst there she is liasing with Post's contacts; Nancy Atakan, Gulcin Aksoy, Yasemin Nur Toksoy and Gozde Ilkin for the upcoming Trading Station exchange.

OD SMECA DO UMJETNOSTI - Susan Meyerhoff Sharples in Croatia

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Exhibition title: OD SMECA DO UMJETNOSTI
Gallery: LOZA GALLERY, MEDULIN, CROATIA

POST artist Susan Meyerhoff Sharples recently developed an artist exchange linked to childhood toys. Inspired by an experience at a fairy-tale grotto during her residency with POST in Linz, Austria, Susan began to research people's memories of their toys.

Several artists responded to her call-out, and seeing a link between their work and their well-loved toy, Susan asked them to create a piece of work in response. Artists who responded from Croatia invited Susan to exhibit the works at the Loza Gallery, Medulin.

As a result of this visit, Susan created 'SUSTENANCE -feeds the body and the soul'. On this encounter Susan says;

"Whilst I was there I was commissioned to create a site specific piece from found objects. It was to reflect the town and its community. I was overwhelmed by the hospitality of the people whilst I was there. I was given fresh fish from the fishing boats, wild asparagus from the coastal flora and vegetables grown in their gardens. For the main structure I used two pieces of wood previously part of a fishing boat, mesh from the mosquito net of an old door and garden ties. Jointly these elements epitomised the community and how it respects and works with nature and its resources."

POST artists features at Threshold Festival

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Susan Meyerhoff Sharples, Claire Weetman and Robyn Woolston all exhibited work as part of the Threshold festival at Liverpool's CUC 11-13 February 2011.

Susan Meyerhoff Sharples - The Object of Things (Installation)
Photograph: Art in Liverpool.com

Claire Weetman - Space Between (Drawing in Lightbox)

Robyn Woolston - Field Of Dreams (2011)

45,000 plastic bags / Site Specific Installation

Film accepted into University collection

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'ET IN ARCADIA EGO: THERE IS DEATH EVEN IN UTOPIA' (2010) (Film Still) (Dir: Robyn Woolston)

University of the West of England Research Repository, Bristol has accepted 'ET IN ARCADIA EGO: THERE IS DEATH EVEN IN UTOPIA' (2010) into its archive.

http://vimeo.com/10653866

The film was created as a direct result of the POST exchange with Linz during 2010 and with the kind support of the Mauthausen Memorial: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauthausen-Gusen_concentration_camp

As well as being kindly supported by an Arts Council England grant.

Artwork Published in Post Graduate Publication

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Installation work by Robyn Woolston has been included in the Manchester Metropolitan University research publication:

http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/courses/books/pdfs/miriad.pdf

'TIME AND TIDE...' Mersey Basin, an Exhibition, Art + Design Academy, John Moores University Liverpool (02/10)

Artists at work

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A feature on the practice of POST artist Cecilia Kinnear appears in the national magazine for John Lewis Partnership this January:

Cecilia Kinnear creates conceptual art, including an installation for Liverpool's 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations.

The Warhol-inspired work saw 2008 tins of scouse (a traditional Liverpool stew) rather than Campbell's soup, on display around the city.

The John Lewis Liverpool Partner used to make her living as an artist - but now enjoys the freedom to create work without commercial restraints.

'I've continued my art practice alongside my career in John Lewis,' she says. 'There's less pressure to sell my art, so I'm able to explore concepts and branch out into different media.'

This means she rarely works in her studio these days, and is as likely to start thinking up ideas while sitting in a café or out running.

John Lewis is also often a source of inspiration. 'At work, I'm always thinking about brands, about the way people behave... it really influences my art and sparks new ideas.'

Her art has taken her far from home. 'I helped set up an artists' collective called POST (www.postliverpool.com) and we've followed the Capital of Culture around Europe, from Liverpool in 2008 to Linz in Austria, and then to Istanbul this year,' she says.

Cecilia acknowledges the role the Partnership plays in her work/art balance. 'I've received a Bursary of Excellence from the business (which provides support and financial help to Partners who meet specific requirements). 'The commitment is two-way,' she says. 'From me to the business, and back again.'

Trading Station

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POST are happy to announce their next project 'Trading Station', which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey in 2011.

This follows on from their success with riPOSTe, which saw exchanges and exhibitions in the cities of Linz and Liverpool in 2010. 'Trading Station' continues POST's work with European Capital of Culture cities, with the aim of extending the cultural focus on a city beyond it's title year.

More details about the project will be announced during early 2011.

Art Merseywide - Liverpool Conservation Centre

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POST artists Amanda Oliphant and Claire Weetman have each had work selected for Art Merseywide at Liverpool Conservation Centre. This exhibition draws 9 of the best works from each of the open submission exhibitions across the Merseyside area.

Davies Street, Collage by Amanda Oliphant

Amanda is exhibiting one of her collages, previously exhibited at Global Studios at the Bluecoat, Liverpool as part of POST's artist exchange with Linz, Austria. Claire Weetman's 'Passing, Watching, Waiting, Following II' is a drawing produced during an intervention in the main square of the city of Linz that tracks and traces movement using graphite marks.

Passing, Watching, Waiting, Following II, Graphite on paper, Claire Weetman.

Exhibition Continues until 31 October 2010

Terribility Studios - Katriona Beales and Markus Soukup

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POST associate artist Katriona Beales is exhibiting her series of manipulated record covers in an exhibition at The Lost Soul & Stranger Service Station, School Lane Liverpool. This work, previously unseen in the UK, has just returned from the latest POST exhibition at Galerie Maerz and Atelierhaus Salzamt in Linz, Austria.

Exhibition continues until Friday 29 October 2010.

Susan Meyerhoff Sharples in residence at Ars Electronica Linz

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During her period of residence at Atelierhaus Salzamt,

Austria

, Susan Meyerhoff Sharples was awarded a residency at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz July 2010. Ars Electronica Center was opened in 1996 and specialises in the artistic dimension of the digital age, presenting projects at the interface of media art, technology, design and science. The building is a glass cube situated at the side of the Danube which at night transforms into a coloured crystal illuminated by 40,000 light-emitting diodes that reflect a spectrum of colour across the river.

Susan spent her time working in the ‘FabLab’, experimenting with their unique desktop programmes linked to cutting edge fabrication equipment. She was supported by their extremely knowledgeable and helpful assistant who explained the possibilities of the fantastic equipment housed within the ‘FabLab’ where she took this wonderful opportunity to further develop her drawings and metal sculptures through the medium of card and Plexiglas.

Urban Interventions - Partners visit Liverpool

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International Partners from the Urban Interventions project met in Liverpool in September 2010. POST took part in the residency opportunity offered by the programme at Atelierhaus Salzamt in mid-2010, and this visit was a chance for POST to build on the international connections afforded by this programme.

The partners visited the workspaces of Susan Meyerhoff Sharples in Elevator Studios and Amanda Oliphant and Cecilia Kinnear at 36 Seel Street, alongside visits to Static, The Co-operative and Royal Standard.

Urban Interventions Partners visit studios of POST members

The event was hosted by Liverpool Biennial, POST member Amanda Oliphant
pictured talking to Paul Domela, Programme Director of Liverpool Biennial.

A performance by associate member of POST, Katriona Beales, took place throughout the day.

'observer' performance by Katriona Beales [2010] photograph by Robyn Woolston

The day ended with a premiere of 'They', a film by Karl-Heinz Klopf at Novas CUC.

Visiting Partners
Triin Maennik - Talinn Capital of Culture 2011
Rona Rangsch - Artist, Kuenstlerhaus Dortmund
Jens Sundheim - Photographer, Kuenstlerhaus Dortmund
Thomas weis - IGBK, Berlin
Holger Jagersberger - Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz

Linz< >Liverpool: How Much Exchange Can You Stand?

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Tuesday 6 July 2010, saw the opening of 'Linz < > Liverpool: How Much Exchange Can You Stand?', an exhibition in two venues in Linz, Austria. Part of the riPOSTe project, it features the fourteen artists from the cities of Liverpool and Linz in a development from their recent participation in the Global Studio exhibition at Bluecoat, Liverpool.

How Much Exchange Can You Stand? takes place at Künstlervereinigung MAERZ and Atelierhaus Salzamt - the latter venue being the organisation where POST artists have used the residency facilities as part of the Urban Interventions programme.

Linz < > Liverpool: How Much Exchange Can You Stand? continues until 17th September 2010.

Improvised performance by Steve Boyland at opening of riPOSTe 6th July 2010 at Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz Austria.

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Devised by Jennie Cunningham/Steve Boyland

Around and about in Linz

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From Artists Talking, a-n.co.uk

Liverpool based group POST has been awarded a residency at Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz, Austria. We decided to split the time between the 7 members of POST. This is Katriona Beales' blog account of her 10 day residency 21st to the 30th of June 2010 and the time leading up to POST's group show in Linz at the Salzamt and MAERZ Artist Association opening 6th of July 2010.

Click here to go to Artists Talking blogs

POST artists feature in Liverpool's Open Studios

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POST artists Susan Meyerhoff Sharples and Katriona Beales took part in Liverpool's open studios weekend 12-13 June.

See Art in Liverpool for more details

POST artist Master Class at Bluecoat

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Material Landscapes Sat 12th June 10am - 4pm

A 3D collage master class led by POST artist Amanda Oliphant, focusing on the search for nature in a city environment. The resulting collaboration works will be displayed in an exchange exhibition in Linz, Austria in July this year and then continue on to Istanbul in 2011. Contact the Bluecoat arts centre for more details on 0151 702 5324 or at www.thebluecoat.org.uk

AIR home page story

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AIR member Katriona Beales exhibits at Bluecoat

AIR member to exhibit with POST, a collective of seven female artists that emerged from Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture in 2008.
The exhibition riPOSTE at Liverpool’s Bluecoat Gallery (to 20 June) showcases the work of POST alongside that of seven invited female artists from Linz, Austria – European Capital ofCulture 2009. riPOSTe explores cultural differences and investigates common themes
including place, identity and mortality. By undertaking research trips between the partner cities, riPOSTe places importance on nurturing new relationships, engendering collaboration and the development of individual’s artistic practice.
Although the product of riPOSTe is an exhibition in both cities, the process of exchange involves a journey and a dialogue between the artists – this is of utmost importance to all POST projects. Continuing this practice, POST’s next exchange will be with Istanbul – European Capital of Culture 2010.

Click here » for more information on POST and Katriona Beales’ work

Katriona Beales, 'All the worlds [seeing you see me]', Mixed media, 2010. Courtesy: The
artist. Copyright: Katriona Beales

LONDON SHOWING OF 'ET IN ARCADIA EGO'

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!NEWS FLASH!

'Et In Arcadia Ego'

Filmed and Directed by Robyn Woolston http://www.robynwoolston.com/
Edited by Tim Brunsden http://www.light-factory.co.uk/

Has now been granted a London debut as part of Tenderpix 2010:

'From July 23rd to July 31st Tenderpixel is once again collaborating with Rushes Soho Shorts, providing visitors with an opportunity to view some of the most intriguing contemporary experimental films from allover the world.'

http://tenderpixel.com/AboutNew.html

riPOSTe exhibition shares live improvisations of Steve Boyland and Phil Hargreaves 12th June 2010 at the Bluecoat.

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Steve Boyland (vocalist) and Phil Hargreaves (saxophonist) improvise at riPOSTe exhibition 12th June 2010. Jennie Cunningham is collaborating with Steve Boyland who will give live vocal performances at the openings of the Salzamt and Maerz exhibitions, Linz Austria on 6th July 2010 to compliment Jennie's work in the ongoing series Stations of the Cross.

Stations of the Cross - 1 Condemnation

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Jennie Cunningham is currently producing a new film in collaboration with Steve Boyland - vocalist and performance artist based at the Bluecoat Arts Centre continuing with themes in the ongoing series Stations of the Cross.

In the meantime you can hear Steve Boyland perform in the gallery space at the riPOSTe exhibition alongside Jennie's work in the Bluecoat Arts Centre on Saturday 12th June 2010 at 1pm.

Stations of The Cross - 1 Condemnation - 130 x 180 cm oil on canvas with mixed media sculpture

Stations of the Cross - 1 Condemnation (sculpture detail)

Artist's Newsletter June 2010 - Snapshot

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Performance company Quarantine's 'The Soldier's Song' (Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, to 4 July) is a powerful video installation made with, and about, currently serving soldiers. Visitors are invited to sing a duet with the soldiers in a karaoke booth, quietly challenging our preconceptions and asking us to consider our connection with an individual who might fight in our name. Exchange is crucial for POST, a collective of seven female artists. For riPOSTe (Bluecoat, Liverpool, to 20 June) the group are exhibiting with seven female artists from Linz, Austria. Place, mortality and identity are just some of the themes infusing this powerful collaboration.

www.manchestergalleries.org

www.POSTliverpool.com

Atelierhaus Salzamt from the Danube

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Atelierhaus Salzamt from the Danube May 2010.

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POST have been awarded the latest three month residency at Atelierhaus Salzamt in Linz, following in the footsteps of Emily Speed, Daniel Simpkins, Penny Whitehead, Roxy Topia and Paddy Gould.

Members of POST will reside at the Salzamt for intensive residency periods, leading to the production of new work, which can be seen in riPOSTe when it tours to Linz in July.

Global Studio Review on Liverpool Art Critic

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http://liverpoolartcritic.com/blog/2010/04/16/the-economy-of-the-gifteleanor-moretonglobal-studio/

Liverpool Daily Post 8 April 2010

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http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2010/04/08/liverpool-bluecoat-s-global-studio-exhibition-opens-tomorrow-92534-26197759/

http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/art77276

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http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/art77276

riPOSTe opening at bluecoat 8 April 2010

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Global Studio - Private view

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