I recommend a trip to Burslem to view an excellent art exhibition in
the Burslem School of Art, Queen St. It's opposite the amazing Wedgwood
Institute, which is currently being renovated (see earlier post).
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| One of the five exhibition rooms at Burslem School of Art |
The heritage
building is now part of a 6th Form college, but in the holidays it's
open to the public and is currently hosting the 'Three Counties Open Art
Competition'. The exhibition is sponsored by Keele University (and
others) and has 200 artworks in 5 rooms. The standard is mostly very
high and the subject matter varied. It is well curated and entry is
FREE. The Burslem School of Art is open 10-4 Tues-Sat. The exhibition
runs until 31 August.
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| Cliff Bank Works (Michael Pritchard) |
I'm
including in this post some photos of paintings that impressed me - 3 of them are
portraits, they are just what I found myself drawn to during a far too
quick visit - the exhibition is actually very varied. I will be going
back for a more leisurely view soon.
Whilst there, take a look at
the amazing ceramic mosaic - in the form of a union banner - dedicated
to the memory of the pottery workers of Stoke-on-Trent. SEE PREVIOUS POST
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| Golden Girl (Peter Davis) |
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| Blinkered and Bridled (Helen Cartlidge) |
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| Billy Connolly (Robert Cook) |
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| No Villain (Amber Tyldesley) |
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| David Bowie (Robert Cook) |
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