| [ D I S C U R S I V E S P A C E S ] | Residency project | Artist Thomas J Brown

 The [ Discursive spaces ] residency project is an annual 6 month program of mentoring and engagement between the physical and philosophical spaces in which our local communities are creating and therefore contributing to its ever expanding [ spaces within spaces ] in our city.  

Thomas J Brown will showcase his research and response:  21st February | 6pm - 9pm  Free entry and refreshments 

 Then open to view daily | 11am - 3pm | 24th - 28th February 

[ About the artist ]  

 TJ Brown is a video artist and creative currently living in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. His current practice is exploring the nature of the reconstructive memory through hand crafting old Super8 negative to form new versions of the images captured.   

| About the project |  

|[ H E T E R O T O P I A S ] |01/01 - 01/08 | 2020 Five West Midlands based artists have been chosen for a paid residency to produce a solo show in response to community engagement and research of ‘Heterotopia’s’. Each artist will undertake a one month residency in our gallery and studio spaces, where the research will inform an artistic outcome in the form of a solo exhibition at the end of the month. The process, research and outcomes will be presented as an academic publication – in collaboration with writer in residence Nataniel Grant - that encapsulates all five artist’s journey investigating the spaces and engaging in community discourse regarding the historical, cultural and political context of the spaces in the city.  

​Each artist will engage with a local space and its frequent inhabitants or lack thereof. These heterotopias or non-spaces will inform the research and the output of the final works. This can take shape in any form the artist wishes, through artistic interpretation in any medium, discussion groups, interviews, workshops or documentation etc. ​  

Seven other artists have been invited to contribute to the publication and a final group show at Wolverhampton Art Gallery to present a narrative between 'the in-between' and what that means in our current climate. 

 

Jayne Murray – January with a show on the 24th  

Thomas J Brown – February with a show on the 21st  

David Checkley – March with a show on the 20th  

Remi Andrews – April with a show on the 24th  

Sahjan Kooner – May with a show on the 22nd  

| THE [ S P A C E S ] IN-BETWEEN | Wolverhampton Art Gallery show | 8th June - 21st June 2020  

Artists showcasing are:  

Jayne Murray

Thomas J Brown

David Checkley

Remi Andrews

Sahjan Kooner

 Fred Hubble

 Tariq Evans

 Olivia Sparrow

 Charlotte Dunn

 Helen Grundy 

Jackie Sanderson 

Theresa Bradbury 

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Documentation Apex Pro Media | Archived RJB Digital Archive

Supported by Wolverhampton City Council and Arts Council England