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| Well over 100 Lakeland artists' studios are open to the public for the next week | Well over 100 Lakeland artists' studios are open to the public for the next week |
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| A rash of vivid yellow signs has been springing up over the Cumbrian landscape over recent days. An arrow points to way to an artist's studio, and members of the public are invited to visit the artists as they work in their own studios, or in shared spaces and galleries. | A rash of vivid yellow signs has been springing up over the Cumbrian landscape over recent days. An arrow points to way to an artist's studio, and members of the public are invited to visit the artists as they work in their own studios, or in shared spaces and galleries. |
| The project is called "C-Art", and runs until September 16th. The pilot project last year was such a success that the organiser, Penrith-based Eden Arts, has decided to make it an annual event. In 2011 around 100 artists from 80 venues took part, over 8000 members of the public made studio visits, coming from as far afield as Canada, Australia and Finland, and nearly £60,000 of sales was made. In addition, the new website set up for the project attracted over 50,000 page views, and 3,000 copies of a free catalogue were printed and distributed at the studios as well as at other galleries across the county. | The project is called "C-Art", and runs until September 16th. The pilot project last year was such a success that the organiser, Penrith-based Eden Arts, has decided to make it an annual event. In 2011 around 100 artists from 80 venues took part, over 8000 members of the public made studio visits, coming from as far afield as Canada, Australia and Finland, and nearly £60,000 of sales was made. In addition, the new website set up for the project attracted over 50,000 page views, and 3,000 copies of a free catalogue were printed and distributed at the studios as well as at other galleries across the county. |
| Adrian Lochhead, director of Eden Arts, writes in this year's catalogue: | Adrian Lochhead, director of Eden Arts, writes in this year's catalogue: |
| C-Arts draws artists together across the county so that they can be collectively recognised and celebrated. The challenge of our rural place (as opposed to a collective of artists in an urban place) is also one of its delights. We know that we are not over-stating ourselves when we say that this is certainly one of the most beautiful open studio events in the country. | C-Arts draws artists together across the county so that they can be collectively recognised and celebrated. The challenge of our rural place (as opposed to a collective of artists in an urban place) is also one of its delights. We know that we are not over-stating ourselves when we say that this is certainly one of the most beautiful open studio events in the country. |
| It is hoped that, with much of the spade-work on the website and raising awareness amongst the county's artists having already taken place, the event will be even more successful than in 2011. 134 different artists' studios and galleries are taking part, in a range of venues from ramshackle farmhouses, barns, sheds, industrial units, several mills, a "sculpture valley", a converted church, halls, cottages, and many private houses in town and country. | It is hoped that, with much of the spade-work on the website and raising awareness amongst the county's artists having already taken place, the event will be even more successful than in 2011. 134 different artists' studios and galleries are taking part, in a range of venues from ramshackle farmhouses, barns, sheds, industrial units, several mills, a "sculpture valley", a converted church, halls, cottages, and many private houses in town and country. |
| With the curious exception of Barrow and southern Furness, artists' studios and galleries right across the county are participating – as can be seen on the map here. Many artists are joining together to form impromptu "group shows". On an isolated hill farm not far from Hadrian's Wall, for example, sculptor Linda Watson, photographer Tricia Meynell, print-maker Rachel Gibson, glass artist Jenia Gorfunkel and ceramicist Carolyn Marr are showing their very different works on the edge of the fells. | With the curious exception of Barrow and southern Furness, artists' studios and galleries right across the county are participating – as can be seen on the map here. Many artists are joining together to form impromptu "group shows". On an isolated hill farm not far from Hadrian's Wall, for example, sculptor Linda Watson, photographer Tricia Meynell, print-maker Rachel Gibson, glass artist Jenia Gorfunkel and ceramicist Carolyn Marr are showing their very different works on the edge of the fells. |
| Down in Appleby, Phil Morsman, one of Britain's finest abstract painters, opens his studio in the converted sandstone splendour of St Michael's Church, parts of which are Saxon in origin, parts were mucked about by local maga-heiress Lady Anne Clifford in the seventeenth century, and a north tower was added in Victorian times. He describes his work as often being | Down in Appleby, Phil Morsman, one of Britain's finest abstract painters, opens his studio in the converted sandstone splendour of St Michael's Church, parts of which are Saxon in origin, parts were mucked about by local maga-heiress Lady Anne Clifford in the seventeenth century, and a north tower was added in Victorian times. He describes his work as often being |
| an intuitive response to various aspects of landscape. The ambiguity of representing space on a flat surface is a central concern. | an intuitive response to various aspects of landscape. The ambiguity of representing space on a flat surface is a central concern. |
| Phil's gigantic "River of Life" banners dominate the atrium of Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary, transforming the hospital's bland entrance into an intriguing, warm and welcoming space. | Phil's gigantic "River of Life" banners dominate the atrium of Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary, transforming the hospital's bland entrance into an intriguing, warm and welcoming space. |
| Sarah Maxfield, northern director of the Arts Council, which is helping to fund the initiative, comments: | Sarah Maxfield, northern director of the Arts Council, which is helping to fund the initiative, comments: |
| C-Art is a great example of something that is happening more and more – artists collaborating to bring their work to public attention, creating a sense of occasion through an event and presenting it in an eye-catching way | C-Art is a great example of something that is happening more and more – artists collaborating to bring their work to public attention, creating a sense of occasion through an event and presenting it in an eye-catching way |
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