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Previous Exhibitions
Art Factory - Robot
21 July - 28 August 2010
Robots at the Turnpike Gallery
Robots took over the gallery during the summer with some of the most
familiar cyborgs and droids from television and film delighting young
and old alike. Hundreds of children and young people took part in
activities to design their own and make simple mini-bots.
REEL TIMES
1st May - 10th July 2010
Reel Times Exhibition
Reel Times was an exhibition of archive
films selected by the Turnpike Gallery from the North West Film Archive
at Manchester Metropolitan University. Each of the films had a
connection to the local area or to the North West region. The exhibition
also included archive and contemporary photographs and a short film
celebrating the many cinemas which were once to be found in the borough;
animations created by local schoolchildren; short films exploring the
themes of home and community created by young people; and Victorian
optical toys.
Open Exhibition
13 March - 17 April 2010
Open 2010
Nearly 200 amateur and professional artists
took part in the Open exhibition. The exhibition celebrated the
diversity of current artistic practice in the borough and included
paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, sculptures, and textiles.
Halima Cassell and paintings by Zarah
Hussain
16 January - 27 February 2010
Araam: Breathing Space
Araam: Breathing Space featured the work of
two young artists, Halima Cassell and Zarah Hussain. Breathing Space has
been initiated by Shisha, the international agency for contemporary
South Asian crafts and visual arts, in partnership with Mid Pennine
Arts, Burnley.
J Lawrence Isherwood
7 November - 2 January 2010
Isherwood Wigan Skyline 1970s
James Lawrence Isherwood (1917 - 1989) is
to Wigan what L.S. Lowry is to Salford; a painter of a provincial town
and its people who has become increasingly acknowledged since his death.
This exhibition comprised 50 oil paintings from the William " Billy"
Higham collection and included some of Isherwood's' trademark ' pictures
scenes of Wigan, portraits, landscapes and still life, painted in a
loose, energetic style. Isherwood was a regular visitor to Higham's
Florists in Wigan, and both Billy and his wife Bunty collected his work.
Another Eye for a Picture
3 – 24 0ctober 2009
A showcase of over 240 prints from across
the borough of Wigan by members of four camera clubs, including Atherton
and District Amateur Photographic Society, Leigh and District Camera
Club, Wigan Photographic Society and Wigan 10 Foto Club.
Your Story Our History
12 – 26 September 2009
A unique local exhibition exploring our past and our heritage. The
exhibition includes objects from Wigan's Heritage Collection; antique
books from Leigh Library; and historical objects contributed by members
of the public.
ART FACTORY – Sense-ation!
18 July – 29 August
The interactive sculptures of Jan
Niedojadlo made a welcome return to the Turnpike Gallery with giant pods
made from a variety of recycled materials incorporating subtle effects
of lighting, sound, texture and smell. Complementing Jan’s work was a
den made in the gallery by Mark Mennell involving children and young
people.
Who Do We Think We Are?
An Exploration of Identity
27th June - 4th July
An exhibition of work by children in Wigan and Leigh schools, inspired
by the Who do we think we are exhibition? at the Drumcroon Gallery,
Wigan and developed by the Drumcroon Visual Arts Service.
OPEN
9 May - 19 June
Featuring over 230 artists from across the borough of Wigan, the art
works in this exhibition range from painting and drawing to photography
and sculpture. We are delighted to present such a diverse range of
creative ideas and the response from local people has been tremendous.
UK DIY
14 February - 25 April 2009
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for full-size view)
This exhibition explores the emergence of alternative, subversive,
political craft taking place across the UK as a new generation reclaim
and re-define craft, adding a distinctive tongue-in-cheek edge.
Featuring crafts that cross-over with fashion, furniture, science,
technology, and music culture, the work of innovative national and
international makers will be shown alongside work produced by local
communities, online communities and knitting groups across the country.
Perceptions
17 - 31 January 2009
A disability arts project which explores the concept of perceptions and
issues surrounding disability. Community groups from Wigan borough have
worked with artists to explore the themes and issues through textiles,
photography and creative writing.
Howard Hodgkin: Prints
18 October - 3 January 2009
Howard Hodgkin is one of
Britain’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Over the last forty
years, he has exhibited in major galleries and museums across the globe
and this exhibition from the Barbican Art Gallery presented a
retrospective of his prints.
Aimhigher: Perspectives in Print
20 September – 4 October
Aimhigher: Perspectives in Print featured work produced by students and
families from across Greater Manchester who have taken part in the
Aimhigher Roadshow.
Art Factory: Paradise
19 July - 6 September 2008
This summer’s Art Factory saw the Turnpike Gallery transformed into an
exciting, interactive exhibition bringing a little bit of Paradise to
Leigh. The Gallery commissioned three artists to create interactive
zones in the gallery using a variety of materials which visitors could
explore
Art with Strangers
17 May - 5 July 2008
Art with Strangers Exhibition
Art with Strangers presents artworks that have involved encounters with
people who started out as strangers. It was organised specially for
the Turnpike by Angela Kingston, and included film, video, photography
and installation.
Open
15 March - 26 April 2008
Leigh and Wigan Artists Open is a celebration of the diversity of
current artistic practice in the borough. We have invited amateur and
professional artists, living or working in the borough of Wigan, to
submit an artwork or hand crafted object to be included in the
exhibition. This year a special section for children and young people
under 16 has been added and promises some inspiring artworks from our
youngest creative talents.
Topographica
Kate Atkin, Layla Curtis, Tania Kovats and Peter Macdonald
19 January - 1 March 2008
Topographica exhibition at the Turnpike
Gallery
Taking as a starting point the idea of landscape in a state of flux,
each of the four artists in this exhibition seeks to articulate their
own experiences and understanding of landscape through the medium of
drawing. Ranging in scale from the vast to the intimate, all of the
drawings are beautifully executed and record each artist’s personal
engagement with the landscape, whether real or imaginary.
DAVID HOCKNEY
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
1 December – 5 January
David Hockney
exhibition at the Turnpike Gallery
In this exhibition of etchings illustrating the 6 fairy tales from the
Brothers Grimm, David Hockney has given each fairy tale his own
interpretation. Rather than illustrating the stories literally, he has
chosen vivid images to encapsulate a mood or detail. Drawn from
centuries of folklore, some of the tales are familiar, like Rapunzel and
Rumpelstilzchen; others, such as Old Rinkrank, Fundevogel and The Little
Sea Hare are little known.
From Wigan to Leigh
10th - 24th November
From Wigan to Leigh exhibition
The Turnpike Gallery presents a showcase of paintings from across the
borough of Wigan by members of eight local art groups, including Ashton
Art Group; Atherton Arts; Bristles Art Group, Leigh; Leigh Community Art
Group; Lowton and Golborne Art Group; Art and Soul, Hindley; Standish
Art group; and Studio 77, Leigh.
unbound
15 September - 27 0ctober 2007
(unbound) Work by Maxine Bristow and
Caroline Broadhead (foreground)
The Turnpike Gallery is delighted to present unbound, an exhibition of
newly commissioned work by Caroline Broadhead, Maxine Bristow, Susie
MacMurray and Elizabeth Smith. Each of the artists has created work that
engages with the gallery space in playful, challenging and revealing
ways, whilst drawing on Leigh’s industrial heritage.
LUMIA DOMESTICA
By Willie Williams
7 July – 1 September
Lumia Domestica
This summer’s interactive Art
Factory exhibition promises to be an exciting and unique event for
visitors to the Turnpike Gallery. Internationally known lighting
designer Willie Williams has devised an installation around the theme of
light, called ‘Lumia Domestica’, which playfully incorporates a range of
household objects. Cake stands will never be the same again!
Khel Toys from India
19 May – 23 June 2007
Celebrating the artistry and colour of
contemporary Indian craft, Khel Toys of India is a rare opportunity to
look more closely at the fascinating world of Indian toys. Consisting of
a diverse range of toys and games from all over the sub-continent, the
exhibition provides an insight into the vital role that craft plays in
contemporary India. It includes toys made by children, toys made using
natural or recycled materials, and intricately made puppets used in
traditional Indian entertainment.
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Face Value: The Story of Objects
31 March – 5 May 2007
Local people, schools and community groups from across the borough of
Wigan have been invited to loan their most valued and treasured objects
to the exhibition. These might include a family photo or heirloom; a
painting or sculpture they may have made or bought; even a pebble or
souvenir collected on holiday. The gallery will be transformed into a
temporary home for these cherished possessions, each one carefully
labelled with a description of its importance to its owner so that
visitors may share the stories behind the objects.
Between today and yesterday
3 February – 17 March 2007
Richard Billingham, Brian Griffin, Paul Hill, Peter Kennard, Idris Khan,
Raymond Moore, Joss McKinley, Martin Parr, Tony Ray Jones, Hannah
Starkey, David Walker
Curated by David Walker.
‘When I was approached by the Turnpike Gallery to curate a show
involving photography, it was never my intention for it to become a
history of fine art photography in Britain. But based on my personal
recollections regarding certain photographers’ work, this aspect is
impossible to ignore altogether.
I did, however, want to put together an exciting exhibition involving an
eclectic mix of British artists who have helped inspire me to create’.
A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition, priced at
£5.00.
Plastic Fantastic
Saturday 9 December - Saturday 20 January
Michelle Brand, Lois Carson, Stella Corrall, Gina Cottam, Alice Highet,
Tamsin Howells, Susie MacMurray, Janet Mitchell, Melissa Rigby, Elina
Smith, Kate Smith, Ruth Spaak, and Jason Taylor.
Plastic Fantastic brings together the work of thirteen artists and
designers from across the UK, and aims to challenge the idea of plastic
as a material of mass production. The exhibition features quirky, unique
and innovative designs for jewellery, lighting, furniture, sculpture,
wall hangings and screens.
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