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Walk On at Highgreen

Collier, Mike, Morrison-Bell, Cynthia and Ross, Janet (2013) Walk On at Highgreen. Summer 2013, VARC-Highgreen, Tarset, Northumberland..

Item Type: Show/Exhibition

Abstract

Morrison-Bell and Ross said that 'This two-day participatory event will focus on what might be called ‘art-walks’ – performances or events in which leading artists work directly with audiences and participants. Each walk will be led by an artist who uses different media to explore how walking alters perceptions of the place or site, and of the self. We have selected a panoramic range of artists to represent the different modes of engagement with walking. They work with or through sound, words, choreographed movement/performance, installation, architectural interventions, and through day and night time activity. In each instance, the direct involvement of the public is key'.

The artist-curated and led walks were complemented by a programme of other walks, related activities, and events that illuminated what walking as a ‘medium’ for creating artworks means in the twenty first century.

For this event, I led a short walk (with natural historian Keith Bowey) and ran a colour workshop using locally-produced artists’ pastels whose 400 colour range, Unison Pastels, was created by artist John Hursey, and inspired directly by walking in the surrounding landscape. I also chaired a panel discussion about Walking Art with participating artists and other academics as well as interested visitors to the event.

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Item ID: 4684
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/4684
Official URL: http://www.mikecollier.eu/research/walk-on-at-high...

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Date Deposited: 24 Feb 2014 13:35
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2019 15:36

Contributors

Author: Mike Collier
Author: Cynthia Morrison-Bell
Author: Janet Ross
Artist: Atul Balla
Artist: Sarah Cullen
Artist: Chris Drury
Artist: Tim Knowles
Artist: Simon Pope
Artist: Ingrid Pollard
Artist: Brian Thompson
Artist: Mike Collier

University Divisions

Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries > School of Art and Design

Subjects

Fine Art > Curating

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