News: Contemporary Heritage Artists in Residence
Claire Morgan will be artist in residence at Helmshore Mills Textile Museums between 17th and 22nd October 2011
17-22 October 2011Claire Morgan makes suspended sculptures from thousands of individual elements. She sees similarities between the intensive processes involved in making her work and the techniques used in the textile mills. Claire will be learning some of these skills and creating drawings to reflect her experiences and research.
Do you have a story to share?
Perhaps you or your family worked here or in a mill in the area? Claire invites you to join her and inspire her work by sharing your insight into the textile industry.
> Monday 17 October, 6pm-7.30pm,
FREE, no need to book
Artist Talk
Claire will give a visual presentation and talk about her work and her experience of being artist in residence.
> Thursday 20 October, 5.30pm-6.30pm,
FREE, no need to book
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, BB4 4NP
Mon - Fri 12-4pm Sat and Sun 12-5pm
Contemporary Heritage: A new way of seeing is an ambitious contemporary art programme created by Mid Pennine Arts in collaboration with historic sites across Lancashire. The artist residencies are commissioned by MPA in collaboration with Helmshore Mills Textile Museum; Lancashire County Council and Turton Tower; Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
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The residencies are also the first part of Perspectives of Pennine Lancashire's Explore programme and represent a new partnership between MPA and POPL and are an extension to the Contemporary Heritage Programme. Explore is a series of commissions running from Autumn 2011 through to Spring 2012 which aim to research and experiment within Pennine Lancashire's landscape and heritage through new approaches with artists, venues and communities.
Photo credits (top to bottom):
Julien Castres 2010
Anna Chiara Cimoli
Kris Heath 2008