Saturday Workshop at the Rawson Institute

Mary Maclean will lead this one for us.

Graham Murrell suggested Mary as he thought her approach to photographing internal and external space would be a good lead into the weekend workshop at Micklepage he is leading for us (see below).

Mary is an artist working with photography. Her work “explores the representations of the experience of place, questioning the relationship between the photographic image and the subjective experience of socialised, architectural space”. She teaches at Reading University and has shown her work in many solo and group exhibitions.

Don’t forget to bring a packed lunch. Also some work, if you wish.

• Date  Saturday 3 March, 2012
• Time  9.30 for 10.30 start
• Cost  £20

Spring Weekend at Micklepage

This will be a workshop with a difference.

We are planning a more practical workshop than usual, making photos around Micklepage, the buildings the grounds, everywhere. It was felt that we would need someone to lead this and give some guidance. We don’t want everyone dashing off to that very photogenic chapel.

Who better to do this than Graham Murrell? Most of you know that he has made many bodies of work in interesting houses and grounds. His work with Kathryn Faulkner about Kettle’s Yard is a delight. He has recently completed a project on the Arts and Craft House, Blackwell in Cumbria. He also made work in the New Art Centre Sculpture Park, near Salisbury. He made a body of work -'Silence'- in a place dedicated to sound, Snape Maltings at Aldeburgh.

His work is an exploration of light and space, qualities that will be of great help in our exploration of the atmosphere of Micklepage. He will talk about and show us his own work. But he will also discuss with us how best to approach an exploration of Micklepage, what makes us feel such delight each time we visit the place. Maybe the project will end with a book, who knows? We do hope for good weather, but the joy is there even when the weather is poor.

• Date  Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th April
• Time  9.30 for 10.30 start to 5 pm Sunday
• Cost  £120 (members)   £130 (non members)