Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Empty Shop Front Exhibition





Westgate Studios in association with East Street Arts presents: Empty Shop Fronts Exhibitions

This Wednesday (28th April) the scheme kicks off in Wakefield with 3 shop fronts transformed into gallery spaces.

98 Kirkgate – Julie Clarke exhibits ‘Thousand Cranes’

88 Kirkgate – Alice Bradshaw exhibits ‘Blown Light Bulbs’ with the PEEP Gallery

102/104 Kirkgate – Richard Sweeney and Andy Singleton show paper sculptures and a large scale mural.

Much of this exhibited work has been specially developed in response to the space.

Please join us for the opening night on Wednesday 28th between 5pm and 9pm as we venture between venues to witness the city’s first shop front exhibitions.


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Thursday, 18 March 2010

OPEN STUDIO. 31st OF MARCH


Westgate Studios is once again opening its doors for the public for the Bi-monthly event Wakefield Artwalk on the 31st of March. If you get chance please come down for a look round, to have a chat and a splash of wine!


cheers

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Organic/ Mechanics Book (the origins of my visual style)





I recently put together a small book, using imagery from early works which are the origins of much of the visual language i use today. Check it out at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysingleton/sets/72157623585770378/


Available to buy. please contact me for more details

andy_singleton1@yahoo.co.uk

Leaf commission complete

The work is a private commission, the customer wanted a smaller version of the sycamore from the 'wind in the trees...' series. which i created at the weekend.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysingleton/sets/72157623472811968/

Monday, 8 March 2010

Mr Richard Sweeney now lives in my studio


Last month a certain Mr Richard Sweeney agreed to share my studio space at Westgate Studios. Over the last month Richard has been settling in and settling down to some brilliant and inspiring paper folded work, some of which can be seen at the Affordable Art Fair in London 11-14 of March. http://www.affordableartfair.com

You can find out more about Richard Sweeney at his website www.richardsweeney.co.uk

Thursday, 14 January 2010

COLLECT exhibition

Collect, a paper based exhibition curated by artist Vicky Lucas. Collect is part of the wakefield art walk, find out more at http://www.artwalk.org.uk/. i will be exhibiting 5 pieces created specificly for the show.