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North Bristol Arts Trail

Paul Bullivant, Caroline Casswell, Mary Collett,
Shelley Davies, Chuck Elliott, Pete Moorhouse
and Fran Wardell
North Bristol Artists Trail, Fri 27 to Sun 29 November 2015

You are cordially invited to the opening night at St Bart’s Church
on Friday 27th November, from 7 to 9pm (Venue No 53)

Images, clockwise from top left: Paul Bullivant / Fran Wardell / Mary Collett / Chuck Elliott
Shameena Dance Troup / Shelley Davies / Pete Moorhouse / Caroline Casswell

It’s just over a week until the North Bristol Artist’s Trail. We’ll be exhibiting at St Bart’s church, one of the most lively venues on the trail, at the top of of St Andrew’s Park. Our preview opens from 7 to 9pm on Friday 27th November, drinks will be served, and John Collett will be playing jazz piano.

The weekend continues from 10am to 6pm on Saturday 28th; and 10am to 6pm on Sunday 29th November. As ever, Steve Perry has master minded an eclectic mix of musical performances, which should make for a fantastic combination of art, live music and of course tea and cakes, laid on by the church community. The full music programme is at the base of this email.

If you have time to drop in, it would be lovely to see you. Please do bring friends too!

Best regards – Paul, Caroline, Mary, Chuck, Shelley, Pete and Fran.

Paul Bullivant
www.paulbullivant.co.uk
paulbullivant@f2s.com
T 0117 924 5200 / M 07849 952648

Caroline Casswell
www.carolinecasswell.co.uk
caroline_casswell@hotmail.com
M 07833 174 681

Mary Collett
www.linoprints.co.uk
mary@linoprints.co.uk

Shelley Davies
shelleydavies@blueyonder.co.uk

Chuck Elliott
www.chuckelliott.com
chuck.elliott@btinternet.com
T 0117 946 6959 / M 07753 603 469

Pete Moorhouse
www.petemoorhouse.co.uk
studio@petemoorhouse.co.uk
T 0117 908 4181 / M 07971 438 863

Fran Wardell
fwardell9@gmail.com
T 0117 942 4566 / M 07733 137 771

https://www.northbristolartists.org.uk

Live music on Saturday 28th November
2.00    Richard Hughes: accordion magic;
3.00    Ambling Banda rich fusion of Brass and Pink; vibrant and energetic music and mayhem;
4.00    Shameena dance troup: Middle eastern influenced fusion dance;
5.00    Sean Burrows: Mr Squeezy himself, guaranteed to get your feet tapping;

Live music on Sunday 29th November
1.00  8 Million Storiesfeaturing Tim Casswell, Michael Loader and Gail Mason;
2.00  Ukonseccentric ukelele band;
3.00  Bishopston Bayou Brothers; high octane cajun music;
4.00  Stepford Singers: Bishopston’s infamous all women community choir;
5.00  Gasworks Singershappy, high energy acapella, on a grand scale.

For more information about the musicians, please contact Steve Perry at steveperry01@btinternet.com

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Made in Bristol TV

Pete was featured in the news today on Made in Bristol TV . They focussed on his work going out to the Middle East and accomplishments in Bristol.

Pete has work in several Bristol hospitals, health centres,schools,parks and cycle paths.

Pete  was selected for the Sharjah’s yearly Islamic Arts Festival, now in its 18th year. The show reinforces the emirate’s status of Middle Eastern cultural centre. Elected UNESCO’s Islamic Cultural Capital of the Arab World 2014, Sharjah has become the liveliest and, according the The Art Newspaper, the ‘funkiest’ centre for contemporary art in the region.

The 18th Islamic Arts Festival will open in December and will run for a month. The event presents 46 exhibitions in various locations, showcasing over 700 works by more than 250 international artists.

The organisers, the Department of Culture and Information of the Government of Sharjah, said the festival and the artworks reflect global contemporary art trends and modern visual art movements.

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Bristol Post

The Bristol Post picks up on Pete success in being invited to represent the UK at the Islamic Arts festival:

 

Man of steel: Bristol artist has work hand-picked for Islamic Arts Festival UAE

Despite producing art seen by thousands of people in Bristol every day, Pete Moorhouse has a low profile in the city where he lives and works.

But now the 51-year-old, who specialises in steel sculptures for public display, has seen his work picked for a prestigious exhibition halfway around the world.

Examples of Pete’s public art work can be found in several Bristol  Hospitals, Horfield Health Centre and a number of schools as well as on Brandon Hill, the Bristol and Bath Railway Path and Concorde Way cycle routes.

Pete, who lives in Horfield, does little in the way of marketing and self promotion.

So when organisers of the Islamic Arts Festival in Sharjah, one of the United Arab Emirates, got in touch to buy two of his sculptures, he was slightly startled.

“It’s a very prestigious event,” Pete told the Bristol Post.

“More than likely they found me from looking at my website.”

The two sculptures that will be flown out to Sharjah are both inspired by Islamic art Pete has seen while travelling in Morocco, Dubai and Turkey. They feature the symmetrical designs and geometric patterns often seen in mosques.

Both pieces have been bubble-wrapped and will be collected by a courier service before they are flown to the Middle East.

The festival will be opened by Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi – the ruler of Sharjah.

“There are a number of artists there who are all respected.”

“I think in the world at the moment there is an increasing polarisation of different cultures. This exhibition will bring together artists and and cultures in a positive way.”

To create the sculptures, Pete designs them on a computer, acquires the metals, shapes them and then takes them to a professional welder to “glue” them together.

This time round Bambury Metal Fabrications and FC Hammonds – both local firms who “enjoy working on something a little different” – gave a helping hand.

Pete, who is also the arts educator at St Werburgh’s Park Nursery, is now working on his next project – a sculpture which will be taken out to Dallas, Texas.

He has been making sculpture for over 20 years and regularly exhibits collections in the UK and overseas.

Pete is also a member of the North Bristol Artists and will exhibiting work at St Bart’s Church in St Andrew’s on November 28 and 29.

Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Man-steel-Bristol-artist-work-hand-picked-Islamic/story-28108321-detail/story.html#ixzz3qYs7sQrx

 

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Islamic Art Festival – UAE

Pete’s work is selected to represent the UK in the prestigious Islamic Arts Festival.

Sharjah’s yearly Islamic Arts Festival, now in its 18th edition, reinforces the emirate’s status of Middle Eastern cultural centre. Elected UNESCO’s Islamic Cultural Capital of the Arab World 2014, Sharjah has become the liveliest and, according the The Art Newspaper, the ‘funkiest’ centre for contemporary art in the region.

The 18th Islamic Arts Festival will open in December and will run for a month. The event presents 46 exhibitions in various locations, showcasing over 700 works by more than 250 international artists.

The organisers, the Department of Culture and Information of the Government of Sharjah, said the festival and the artworks reflect global contemporary art trends and modern visual art movements.

The event also includes first-time exhibitions of emerging artists who have gone beyond classical trends in Islamic arts. The festival is held in the city of Sharjah and in the East and Central Regions, across various venues that hold exhibitions, workshops, concerts and seminars.

An exhibition at the Sharjah Art Museum showcases works by invited artists from Argentina, Azerbaijan, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Germany, Iraq, Egypt ,Turkey and the United Kingdom.

His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah will open the Sharjah Art museum venue where Pete Moorhouse’s work will be exhibited.