Pool Arts

Last Friday saw the Open Studios at Hope Mill, we had a great response with 8 of our artists showing new work.We also had a number of sales which is always a bonus and our handmade cards were flying out of the door. We counted around 192 people through the studio doors with many passing …

“What Lies Beneath” The current Pool Arts exhibition is at Nexus Art Cafe in Manchester’s Northern Quarter – at 2 Dale Street. The exhibition continues till 18th September. Edmond To “Seih-Yi” Event Date: 18:30 – 20:30 Monday, 19th Sep 2011 Venue: Pool Arts Studio, 404. 4th floor Hope Mill, 113 Pollard St, Manchester, M4 7JA. …

Pool arts presented the What Lies beneath Exhibition to Nexus Art cafe on Dale St Manchester. The exhibition ran from the 21st July to the 18th September 2011. The work exhibited was created as part of a year long project exploring the working of the mind and the subconscious. 13 Artist exhibited a selection of …

What Lies beneath Speaker Programme 2011. Pool arts present artists from a variety of backgrounds whose work explores the workings of the mind. The talks are in support of Pool arts year long project “What Lies Beneath” including an exhibition at Nexus Art Cafe opening 21st July – 18th September. speakers include: Ria Roberts Monday …

Pool Arts took part in MERZMAN, a city wide exhibition and conference exploring the legacy of Kurt Schwitters in the North West, organised by Littoral Trust, custodians of The Merzbarn site in the Lake District. In the damp barn at Elterwater, Cumbria following the war, Kurt Schwitters, an artist and refugee from Nazi Germany, spent …

The first Open Stduio event of 2010 saw Hope Mill buzzing with activity once again. Pool Arts own DJ Dr_Rock presented his record collection for all to peruse, whilst members new and old showed a diversity of art forms and welcomed gueststo clubArt.

Pool Arts first Open Studio exhibition at the new Hope Mill base, featured work by current and new members. It was held over the last weekend in October The work featured video installations, animation, paintings, drawings, books and a performance work “Open Mic” by Nicola Smith, where the audience was invited to respond to the …

In October 2009, Pool Arts decided to pay the Frieze Art Fair a visit. In the name of research, they decided to launch The Pool Arts Art Awards! Members selected a number of top exhibits and galleries for nomination. You can check out the long list at visit the site Winners will be announced at …

This haunting work by Tess Lomas consists of sound, played on a cassette tape player, this time shown in the intimate setting of the SHED gallery A work about communication and connection. About responsibility and awareness. About care and responsiveness. About language and saying one thing and meaning another.. The text used in the soundtrack …

In 2005 Pool Arts held a groundbreaking exhibition “International Pound World” in a garden shed in Platt Fields. The shed went on to be known as the SHED gallery, now based at Tonbridge Road Allotment Society in Levenshulme, where occasional exhibitions are held. For one day only, at ANTIFREEZE, Pool Arts revisited the concepts in …

Annette Ebanks, a pool arts member from Longsight, showed reproductions of her new works on paper and her latest sketch book to browse at The SHED gallery on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th April 2009. The work takes the theme of plants and flowers with heavily worked oil pastel, collage and charcoal. This expressive colourful …

Pool Arts hosted artists’ collaborative Artyarn who created a warm woollen jumper for the SHED in Novemebr and December 2008. Artyarn worked with local community groups to knit the giant garment and held a festive celebration, welcoming local allotment holders, artists and children to feel the warmth!

Earlier this year artist Eddie Price and colleagues from Pool Arts visited the Kurt Schwitters Merz Barn near Ambleside. Recently aquired by the arts charity Littoral, the barn was the studio base of influential exiled artist who fled Germany in the 1930s. The famous Merzbarn art work was removed in the 1960s and is now …

Pink and Blue – exhibition at The Gaskell House, 84 Plymouth Grove 23-25Nov 2007. Pool Arts, an arts organization based in Ardwick and Longsight recently mounted an exhibition of member’s work at the derelict former home of Elizabeth Gaskell on Plymouth Grove – slap bang alongside the regeneration area off Devonshire Street.. Artists placed works …

Pool Arts traveled to Barcelona to undertake training and development. This was an opportunity to visit a range of exhibitions and museums related to different art forms including ceramics, mosaic, textile and photography and contemporary art. At the same time team meetings allowed the members to explore issues related to being a charity. We also …

The SHED gallery was located at Tonbridge Road allotments in 2006. This new permanent site will allow for a programme of exhibitions in the coming years. The inaugural exhibition was a group show by Pool Arts members who made new work on the title “Green” including photography, ceramics, watercolours and sculptural pieces. Workshops to make …

The video work “ SHED” was screened at The Big Screen, Manchester in August 2006. This film is a time-lapse document of the exhibition 10 EXHIBITIONS IN 3 DAYS at Garden of Delights 2004. Video Edited by Jex Hawksley If you are interested in screening this work, please contact us

Pool Arts were invited by Panamanian artist Humberto Vélez to collaborate on an application for EAST 2005, an International exhibition held annually in Norwich. The project was not selected, but the process of applying and working with Humberto was a great experience. In July, a group of Pool Arts members travelled to Norwich to see …

Pool Arts left the studio at Victoria Baths in 2005, as preparations were made for first phase of restoration of the historic building (at last!!) Pool Arts left the studio at Victoria Baths in 2005, as preparations were made for first phase of restoration of the historic building (at last!!)

Intended as a wry comment on the commercialisation and globalisation of art – the Pool Arts returned to the Garden of Delights in 2005 with the SHED gallery and a group show titled International Pound World. Everyone was required to produce an artwork using the ever popular and ubiquitous local “pound shops” selling cheap imported …

Pool Arts took a wry look at the art world, with their marathon exhibition programme: 10 exhibitions in 2 days. Debuting their innovative and compact SHED gallery at The Garden of Delights in Platt Fields

Pool Arts members spent a week staying at the artists centre at Grizedale Arts. The aim was to undertake practical skills training in environmental arts and wood carving to learn about the centre and to get experience of writing proposals and educational workshops.

Public participation workshops were run by Pool Arts members at Victoria Baths, Manchester during the open days leading up to the final of BBC2s RESTORATION series. Pool Arts’ tongue-in-cheek fanzine celebrated the excitement felt all over Manchester at the potential success of the Baths. Using on-the-spot reporters (local children and artists) plus state of the …

Part of a city-wide conference on healthy environments hosted by Lime (Manchester) and Caritas (USA), Labyrinths were commissioned. Pool Arts used their experience of creating a Labyrinth at Victoria Baths in 2000 to create a new piece using thousands of plastic bags filled with blue water in a classic design. The Labyrinth was later re-formed …

Pool Arts have hosted two training weeks at Kepplewray in the Lake District. These “away weeks” give members the opportunity to have extended meetings in a pleasant environment, where issues, policies and training matters can be combined with getting away from the stresses of the city In 2001, the training involved book keeping, fundraising and …

Pool Arts artists, exhibited paintings in the hall at Victoria Baths, Manchester during this exhibition that coincided with The Public Art Observatory at MMU and The Commonwealth Games. Pool Arts also contributed to the International students’ workshop, concerned with public spaces in the city – including Victoria Baths. The students suggested a link with Gorton …

Pool Arts members worked with artist Alison Kershaw in Victoria Baths for two months during 2000 in a Year of The Artist Residency, funded by Arts Council North West. The theme of the project was “Mind Body and Environment” Chinese five elements theory was used as a framework for looking at the building and the …