river | site08 events


A selection of images exhibited at The Old Passage at Arlingham as a part of site08.
Britain’s longest river provides the subject for this exhibition.
This dramatic river flows through Gloucestershire and close to ‘The Old Passage’ on it’s 354 km journey to the sea. Includes works by painters, printmakers, photographers and sculptors who examine it’s visual, historical, cultural and ecological impact, Their subject is this River,
the communities who make their living close to it’s volatile waters and those that come simply to wonder at it’s dramatic journey.
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Outsidespace | Landscape works | site08 events
Walking the Land's selection of artworks which celebrate and respond to our local landscape and greenspaces.
Following the success of last years exhibition 18 newly selected Gloucestershire artists come together in 'Outside Space', each to offer their unique vision and to explore the relationship between art and landscape.
British landscape art is incredibly popular with the viewing public, reflecting our National affection for the countryside but also our fear of it's potential loss.
Gloucestershire's countryside offers some of the most visually stimulating landscapes in the country. But as more of us live in towns and cities, we've become gradually separated from our landscape roots. In 'Outside Space' we see local artists relocating us with the landscape and green spaces through their artwork.
Their role is to confront and challenge the viewer's expectations of landscape and into accepting both the tradition of representational landscape painting, as well as a newer more contemporary interpretation of the subject involving other approaches, disciplines and media.
This event will run as part of ‘Love Parks Week’, a nationwide celebration of parks.
A site08 event

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'Arboreality' Westonbirt National Arboretum May 08

A ‘Walking the Land’ curated exhibition explores through different media, the beauty of the Arboratum's wonderful collection, focusing particulary on those trees that are under threat and near extinction in the wild.
The exhibition by 11 multi-disciplined artists, included photography, prints, poetry, video and installation works.

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Outsidespace | Landscape works | site07 events

Walking the Land’s selection of artworks which celebrate and respond to our local landscape. Over 20 selected Gloucestershire artists come together in OutsideSpace at The Space Gallery in Stroud, each to offer their unique vision and to explore the relationship between art and landscape.
In OutsideSpace we see local artists re-acquianting us with the landscape through their artwork. Their role is to confront and challenge the viewer’s expectations of landscape, into accepting both the tradition of representational landscape painting, as well as a newer, more contemporary interpretation of the subject involving other approaches, disciplines and media.
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Racking Fields Installation | site07 events

Walking the Land brought artists together to recreate the ‘Racking Fields’, exploring the legacy and relationship between the landscape and the textiles industry in the Stroud Valleys. A combination of still and moving images were projected onto the recreated ‘racking fields’ situated on the Cotswold hillside above Stroud. illustrative of the effect of our past, present and future lifestyles on the landscape.
Walking The Land’s colour projections are reminiscent of the textile industry and agricultural legacy; their black and white moving images show the inside and outside landscape experienced on a late walk home through Rodborough, while Oogoo Maia’s ‘Net Curtain’ suggest more frenetic change, asking what hides in the dark; what we choose to ignore; what will never be said in daylight; who we decide not to be; what comes out at night? Forgotten things that suddenly hit back.
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Transforming | site06

Walking the Land’ and invited artists responded to the changes that will be brought about by the restoration of the Stroudwater Canal, it’s surroundings, infrastructure and impact on the local community.
During the weekend, they transformed Capel Mill, an old river-side dye mill, into a temporary gallery, projecting and showing of the work of participating artists, photographers, writers, returning shoppers and dog-walkers. Contributing artist Oogoo Maia's sound and sculpture installation 'Tear Here' dealt with issues of memory, abandonment and remembrance. Sean Borodale & Louisa Fairclough's study explored the sounds encountered on a journey around Stroud by bicycle.
At 'ArtMIll', Artists harnessed the power of the River Frome as a source of inspiration and energy. In this participatory event, members of the Public were encouraged to create works using drawing, water-powered sculpture and photography.
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Cokes Pitt | Summer 2006

Coke's Pit was excavated for gravel extraction 40 years ago, and was given to the Water Parks Society in 2002.
Cokes Pit is a small lake created from a disused gravel pit close to Keynes Country Park in the Cotswold Water Park. It’s home to breeding reed bunting, tufted duck & great crested grebe; water vole, examples of the rare water carophytes, water shrew and nightingale; vast numbers of dragonflies; and lesser bearded stonewort. It is used by local people mainly, plus a few anglers, and bird watchers.
Walking the Land Artists Tom Keating and Kel Portman worked with members of the Cotswold Water Park Young people and local families to develop a creative mapping project - mapping the wildlife specially the birds, the flowers and grasses and the land and waterscape of the Pit itself, looking at the history of the Pit, or creating histories and stories for the area.
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Canal Walks | Spring 2006

As a part of the consultation about the restoration of the Cotswold Canals, Walking The Land produced work based on walking the tow path and invited other artists and photographers to contribute their images. This work was part of Walking The Land's research for their “Transforming” project.
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Walking the Woods Schools Project | February to July 2006

Workshops with four local secondary schools to produce work based on exploring local woodlands and trees. This project was funded by the Cotswold Conservation Board's Sustainable Development Fund. It culminated in an exhibition at Stroud's Museum in The Park with the Stroud Valleys Landscape Partnership. Tuition to the students included individual work plans with A-level students and observational drawing and an introduction to digital image management.
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Cam Health Walks | Winter/Spring 2006

These walks were arranged with the Cam Neighbourhood Project and included the footpath system around Cam, along the Cotswold Way around Dursely and Cam Peak. Participants undertook a range of drawing and writing exercises. Perhaps our coldest walks yet!
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Stonehouse Health Walks | Autumn/Winter 2005

A series of health walks developing drawing and photography skills amongst participants. The project was organised with the Stonehouse Neighbourhood Project and culminated in an exhibition of participants work in the Town Council Offices. Walks included along the canal tow path near Stonehouse, the Green at Frampton-on Severn and the Cotswold Way through Standish Woods.
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Amberley | Summer 2005 | Part of Site 05

An exhibition of work inspired by the Cotswold edge around Amberley; its varied walks across common land and along historic footpaths. This was a partnership with the Amberley Inn where the work was shown, and from where a series of walks were led. As well as the artistic intention, the project was also a part of Walking The Land's initiatives to link arts and tourism in the area.
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Painswick | April 2005

An exhibition of work by Walking The Land artists and guided “Walks with a camera”. Work produced ranged from panoramas of the Severn Vale to intimate, invented woodland scenes and works inspired by the Yew Trees in the Painswick Church Yard. Folklore has it that there are always ninety nine of these yews and any attempt to plant one hundred will be thwarted by the Devil.
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Pitchcombe | site04