Preparations are rushing on towards our forthcoming exhibition, ‘Modern Madonnas’. Information about the dates, times and how to find us are given below. The private view is on Thursday 31 May, 6.30 – 8.30pm.
The exhibition is being installed into a space which is very far from the white cube gallery type. One of the joys of working with the space is to see the dialogue set up between the artists’ work and the historical building of St George’s. This short film by the Churches Conservation Trust (who care for the building) gives a flavour of the building. http://vimeo.com/16847358
Today’s artists:
The use of cloth has, since ancient times, been associated with women’s work and the domestic realm. Using natural plant materials, Zita Saffrette dyes cloth and stitches it into objects which meditate on the dual roles of mothering and of being mothered.
Jean Thompson’s dreamlike etchings are darkly ambiguous, even threatening. Are the figures in the boat a couple, and are they abandoning or rescuing the baby in the water? Or could the shadow-passenger be a manifestation of unacknowledged aspects of the woman’s character? Could the vulnerable, naked woman be trapped in the pram because she can’t escape her childhood? Certainly it is the ragdoll-like child who seems to be in control here.
‘Modern Madonnas’ runs from 26 May – 17 June, 11am-3pm Mon-Sat, excluding bank holidays. (Private View: Thursday 31 May, 6.30 – 8.30pm)
There will be three related art workshops:
Back-to-Art Mothers: Sat 26 May
Parent and Child Art Workshop: Fri 8 June
Modern Madonnas Art Workshop: Wed 13 June
For more information, or to book for the workshops, email[email protected], phone Rebecca Price on 01372 464881 or visithttp://stgeorgesarts.wordpress.com.
St George’s Arts, St George’s Church, Esher Park Avenue, Esher KT10 9RQ, is near the junction of Claremont Lane (the A244) and Esher Park Avenue, behind the Bear Public House. Esher is just on the border of South West London.
