Habitats, Alloy Jewellers
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Habitats: An exhibition by Alloy Jewellers at the Courtyard Hereford Centre for the Arts
The Courtyard Hereford Centre for the Arts will be hosting a group exhibition by twelve members of Alloy Jewellers. Entitled ‘Habitats’ this exhibition takes as it’s starting point from a poem by a local writer, Omar Majeed, describing the countryside and animal habitats within it. Each of the contributing artists took a section of this poem as their inspiration.
The brief was to produce a piece or body of work that would give each maker an opportunity to expand their existing skills, maybe taking them outside their comfort zone with new materials and techniques. As well as the exciting work that can be seen in ‘Habitats’, the exhibition has acted as a springboard to encourage the participants to explore and develop new ideas for their work.
The work on show is varied, ranging from wearable pieces, ideas that have involved a community project, figurative and abstracted items all of which have evolved over the past year.
The exhibition will run from 11th November to 7th January.
Also on show will be photographs of ‘behind the scenes’ images from the Alloy workshop taken by local photographers and information relating to the individual exhibitors design processes.
The exhibition has been generously funded by the Elmley Foundation whose purpose is the development of the art scene in Hereford and Worcester. Their support helps individuals and groups to improve on their skills and achieve their goals.
About Alloy Hereford Jewellers Group
Alloy is a Herefordshire based group of independent jewellers and small metal workers at different stages of their career who get together for support and idea sharing and, on occasion, to exhibit as a group. It was founded in 1993 by Mike Gell and has a workshop in the Courtyard that is used by Alloy members which opened 18 years ago.
Showing work from:
Amelia Strong Melissa Hunt
Annie Cracknell Nicola Lillie
Elizabeth Terzza Rob Goldsworthy
Gemma Gough Rose Grant
Julia Smith Rozie Keogh
Kim Allwright Wally Gilbert
Dates: 11th November 2016 to 7th January 2017
Venue: The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR
