Liverpool Ropewalks Regeneration Art Project
THE META~CONCEPTUAL GALLERIES
Following on from our success with launching venues in the Ropewalks during 2006 Liverpool Biennial, TAO have agreed, with the landlord, further use of each premise through 2008 and are now launching RE-GEN-08, Liverpool's John Moore's University's Fine Art Degree Show
"Situated
in an extensive range of buildings ... (TAO)... has achieved an interplay of
context and creativity in Liverpool’s inner city.
The venues represent a union of culture and economic progress and community
through a cluster of exhibition sites, collectively forming Liverpool’s
comparable “Greenwich Village.”
Through the exhibition final year students have been able to experience a direct
professional group engagement with the city.
Earlier curriculum gallery practice has been brought into reality, a test for
future career aspiration.
This socio-professional encounter holds good learning pathways for future gallery
skills to be resolved.
Students are given a taste as professional artists in Liverpool’s rich
cultural environment.
The range of artwork is diverse and multi disciplinary, portraying both traditional
and contemporary practice and technology, generating a forum of presentation,
debate and discussion.
My thanks to TAO, who have been team players in the school’s concerted
efforts to realise and refurbish these site developments in less than 3 months."
Dr Richard Gant
Head of Fine Art
The
first ever John Moores University Fine Art Degree Show to break out of the confines
of Myrtle St.
JMU & TAO invite you to the private view this Thursday, 19th June 6pm -
10pm
Starting at Mello Mello, 40-42 Slater St, L1.
If you are interested and have a proposal to utilise any of these spaces please email
curator@theartorganisation.co.uk
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TAO HQ / Living Gallery and Artist Hostel
102 Seel Street
This 18th Century listed four-storey building, in the heart of the Ropewalks district and adjacent to Liverpool's China Town is our hub for artist activity in the city. The building has had a new lease of life and light (as windows had been boarded for over thirty years) and undergone a significant refit, and now offers hostel accomodation for visiting artists and members. 102 regularly hosts Liverpool's Super-Social (a network dinner meeting of local artists), Greg's life-drawing class 'The Art of Drawing UnConventionally', whilst exhibiting specific artworks, meetings and events.
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The International Gallery
34A Slater Street
This former 'Cream' shop has now been transformed to an exquisite white-wall gallery space, and in 2008 will be host to a variety of national and international members artwork, shows, installations, events and exhibitions
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The Projection Gallery
2 Roscoe Street
Having transformed this space into our Projection Gallery, TAO are now inviting performance and film artists to consider making use of this ideal auditorium and theatre space. In 2008 TAO will be hosting a variety of live events, cinema nights and music shows. We will also be continuing the improvisation nights and experimental cabaret and theatre.
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The RE-Evolutionary Gallery
11 Wolstenholme square
TAO will be continuing its practice of working with graduate and post-graduate artists through this venue. In 2008 there will be further monthly exhibitions of artwork and events, and opportunity to create new artwork and art projects by utilising part of the immense building for artist studios.
http://www.wolstenholmeprojects.org/
Graduate and Post-graduate artists wishing to make use of a studio space or propose artwork as part of any forthcoming exhibition are invited to contact us.
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Mello Mello Jazz Cafe
Slater Street
Work is well under way to convert this derelict public house into a functioning gallery, tasteful coffee house, thriving live venue and a mix of artists studios, workshop space and community centre.
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Tito's
Slater Street
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In 2008 we will be posting further information regarding forthcoming events at each venue.
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