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The Ring is an exciting new arts programme which focuses
on 21 miles of natural and historical waterways in
Worcestershire.
We're delighted to share our new logo, as well as news of events and
opportunities for artists. Read on to find out how you can be part of
The Ring.
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PROJECTS
Droitwich Salt
Heritage
Artist: Katy
Beinart
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Katy
Beinart is one of five artists leading art commissions that will
form the heart of The Ring's programme. Final artworks will be
launched in April 2018 after a year in development.
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Since she started her research in March, Katy has been working closely
with canal and salt heritage experts in Droitwich, visiting the
archives at The Hive in Worcester and experimenting with salt
processes.
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Vines Park and
the Droitwich Canal, at the heart of Katy Beinart's research into the
salt heritage of Droitwich.
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As a part of this research, Katy is holding a quiz night
which is free to attend and open to all.
Brineteaser
Pub Quiz
Sunday
28th May at 7.30pm
The
Gardeners Arms Pub, Vines Lane, Droitwich
A quiz on everything salty and Droitwich! Free to enter, come along
and pit your wits against the quizmasters.
Artist
Information
Website Blog Twitter
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NEWS
Opening
the Floodgates:
Arts on
the Waterways Open Call Opportunity in Worcestershire
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We are proud to launch Opening the Floodgates on
Friday 23rd June 2017. We invite any interested artists to
attend a special riverside launch event led by Artistic Director
Cathy Mager at Diglis House Hotel at 6pm on Friday
23rd June 2017.
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Flood waste
collected from the rivers and canals of the Mid-Worcestershire
Ring and the beautiful natural environment of the canals.
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Opening the Flood Gates is a new commissioning
opportunity open to artists living and working in the West Midlands.
Individual artists or artist collectives are invited to submit
proposals to re-purpose and recycle flood waste that has been
collected from canals and rivers in the Worcestershire area to make a
public artwork. We want to see ideas that explore aspects of the
biodiversity and wildlife of the area and visualise the future of the
waterways of Worcestershire. The budget for the commission is £10,000
inclusive of artist fees and production/installation costs.
Find out more about the Ring by visiting the Canal & River
Trust’s Arts on the Waterways website.
The launch will feature special guest speakers Jeremiah
Hulsebos-Spofford and Faheem Majeed of the Floating Museum project in
Chicago, USA. There will also be a chance to meet Canal & River
Trust experts during a short guided walk to Diglis Island to view the
stockpiled flood materials that will be made available to the
selected artists. Networking with local artists and arts
organisations will follow the event.
We encourage applications from artists at all stages in their
careers. We’re looking for original, exciting and site specific ideas
constructed from flood waste that will draw in visitors near and far
to discover and explore the waterways of Worcestershire.
How to
apply:
Book your place at the launch event on our Eventbrite page, applications for
entry will then open on Saturday 24th June 2017 and close on 31st
August 2017. The winning artist/artist collective will be announced
in mid September. Open Call Entry Forms will be made available
on our new website when it launches in June 2017, in the meantime
follow us on Facebook or sign up to our e-news.
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Our
website is due to launch in mid-June 2017.
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The Ring is
part of the Canal & River Trust's Arts on the Waterways programme.
© Photographs by F8 Creates, Hamish Gill, the Canal &
River Trust and Manda Graham
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Programme
supported by:
Arts Council
England, Canal & River Trust, Worcestershire County Council,
Worcestershire Arts Partnership, Worcester City Council, Wychavon
District Council, Bransford Trust, Elmley Foundation, Rowlands Trust,
Meadow Arts, University of Worcester, Visit Worcestershire, For
Droitwich Spa, the Worcester, Birmingham & Droitwich Canal
Society, Droitwich Arts Network, Sustrans, Museums Worcestershire,
Museum of Royal Worcester Porcelain.
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Canal & River Trust
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