On Friday 28^th November, to coincide with the opening of the MO site, a month-long exhibition is being held in Rochdale Town Centre showcasing the best of artists from around the borough in all forms of art. The project is the collective work of Councillor John Blundell, Professor Jeff Johnson of the Open University & Martin Ballard of Red Cape Marketing, Rochdale.

 

No 19 Baillie Street, the former Sugar Sugar restaurant & Black Box Comic Book Shop, will be transformed into a two floor gallery, and local artists are encouraged to get in touch and display their work within the gallery. This is, however, no normal art gallery…

 

Depending on what form your art is (digital images, canvas, upcycling of bizarre and wonderful items are some of the forms we already have submitted)these will be captured and uploaded onto a 15,000 lumen projector that will be based on the former black box site and project them in an ever increasing art show on the side of the Regal Moon. The vision is to animate a large area, and encourage people from around the borough to come into town and see it. This will take place in the week commencing 1^st December, and run alongside the gallery itself.

 

A range of workshops, music afternoons/evenings and more will be held in the gallery, and the project is seeking sculptors, musicians, painters, buskers and more to get involved and work together. The gallery will be open daily from 11am to 7pm, with the projection show taking place from 4pm to 9pm each evening – it will be added to daily with new submissions being asked for from people who visit to simply text/email in also.

 

The gallery will be staffed throughout the duration of opening times, but artists are encouraged to come down and present their work and will be allowed to sell their works at the end of the exhibition without paying a percentage fee - this could lead to some very unique Christmas presents under the tree come December 25^th!

 

If you would like to display please get in touch with Martin Ballard Tel: 07968108822  Email: martin@redcapemarketing.co.uk

Find the project on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reviving-the-Art-Beat-in-Rochdale/288704214656627

Twitter: @ArtBeatRochdale 

If you know someone who may be interested, please spread the word!