Opening exhibition at No.93. Open between 3rd June and 13th June
Text that accompanied the exhibition
Text that accompanied the exhibition
WINNER:
highstreet neighbourhood
WINNER: high street
neighbourhood is a socially engaged, site specific visual art project which is based
on Winner Street, Paignton. The project
has been in development since autumn 2011.
We moved into the shop in April 2012 and the project finishes at the end
of June 2012.
The project celebrates the
street, local residents, shopkeepers and local heritage. In combination with the workshops with local
groups, artist in residence Holly Smith has made new work which will be shown here
throughout June. The main outcomes of
the project include the shop/gallery space here at No.93, an interactive map of
Winner Street, an exhibition at Paignton Library and also a programme of free
events.
During our residency we have
experienced Winner Street as a vibrant community with some fascinating
contrasting features. Some examples of contrasts could be the interaction
between the historic and contemporary and also the contrasts that exist in a
street filled with independent and diverse shops and shopkeepers.
The visual art work
exhibited here captures and explores these contrasts in a straightforward and playful
yet affectionate way. An example of how
Holly explores these contrasts in her work is her take on the traditional form
of etching. She has created a new crest
for Winner Street. Notice how, on the
crest, she places the modern shop till next to the wheat sheaves that represent
the agricultural heritage of the street.
Another example you may experience is when listening to the Winner
Street Playlist. You may consider how
they are not just pop songs chosen by the shopkeepers but also represent the
developing relationship and trust between the shopkeepers and us as resident artist/curator.
The workshops with Curledge
Street Primary School and ROC Creative not only resulted in visual art work but
also facilitated conversations and deepened our understanding of this street. It is worth reminding ourselves of how
different perspectives can help us reconsider places or peoples. In particular
when using the interactive map or looking at the shopkeeper portraits the
visitor to Winner Street can use these fresh viewpoints or images to help create
their own pathways into this place.
Holly became (for a day at
least) the Winner Street Town Crier, her cry marking the transition moment between the ‘making’ and
‘sharing’ phases of the project. Her cry
is pinned over there on the wall. In her
cry she asked us to “rejoice in this street of historic tales, ye olde
characters and local shops.” This cry is a declaration of how great this place
is and an opportunity for Holly to quite literally, shout about what we have
learned, experienced and hope to share.
Gareth Ballyn
May 2012
Overview of shop at opening event. You can see the Paignton Flag on display.
Flag loaned by Paignton
History Society. The flag was last flown at
Oldway Mansion in March 1968. The flag
was taken down when Paignton changed from being an independent town to being
part of Torbay.
Ye
Olde Shopping list
(Things
you used to be able to buy on Winner Street)
Gareth Ballyn
Photocopy of word processed
list.
April 2012
Winner
Street Playlist
Gareth Ballyn
MP3 player with Winner
Street Playlist. Photocopy of song
lyrics.
May 2012
Portraits
of Winner Street shopkeepers
Various artists from ROC
Creative*
Digitally collated by Holly
Smith
Black and white print onto
A3 white card
May 2012
*The names on the portraits
are the names of the artists not the sitter. Names of sitters are
displayed next to each print.
Ronnie
Sharpe
Gadgets
‘n’ Things, Winner Street
Ron
Brown
Bakers
Delight, Winner Street
Chris
Gardener
The
Old Corner Shop, Winner Street
Julie
Turner
Pets
Parlour, Winner Street
Winner
Street Shopkeeper Portraits
These portraits were made
during a series of workshops with ROC Creative* led by Holly Smith. During the
workshops the artists from ROC Creative went on site visits to Winner Street to
visit the shopkeeper’s shops as well as getting ideas about the street
itself. They also interviewed the
shopkeepers (Which can be heard on the soundtracks that accompany the map) to
get to know them better. There was then
a portrait sitting session at ROC Creative’s art studio at the Palace
Theatre. Each subject was drawn by all
the artists from ROC Creative.
To see images of the workshops visit
www.highstreetneighbourhood.blogspot.com
*ROC Creative is an
arts, media and education project. It is part of the work of ROC, a registered
charity providing opportunities and support for adults with learning
disabilities
'A
tribute to Roov Andrew 2012'
Holly Smith
Handwritten cry on paper
May 2012
text coming soon!
Victor Platea 2012
Holly Smith
Perspex etching and watercolour on hand made copper press paper
May 2012
The memorabilia for sale in the shop. Postcards, shopping bags and rock with artist made labels!
Exhibition at Paignton Library. Open between 7th June and 13th July
Corridor exhibition space
Map
Text to accompany map
This map is part of the WINNER: highstreet neighbourhood project.
A paper copy of this map is available to take away from the information counter in this library and also at the Tourist Information Centre by the Cinema.
The images were drawn by children from Year 4 at Curledge Street Primary School and by artist Holly Smith. The children spent an afternoon on Winner Street learning about its history and also doing these line drawings. They also made a model of the street which can be seen in the main library by the stairwell.
The map is designed to show visitors to Winner Street both the modern features of the street and also historical stories and facts. There are two soundtracks that accompany this map. Details of how to access them is available in the paper copy along with additional information about the WINNER: highstreet neighbourhood project
ROC Shopkeeper portraits
Text to accompany portraits
These portraits were made
during a series of workshops with ROC Creative* led by Holly Smith. During the
workshops the artists from ROC Creative went on site visits to Winner Street to
visit the shopkeeper’s shops as well as getting ideas about the street
itself. They also interviewed the
shopkeepers (Which can be heard on the soundtracks that accompany the map) to
get to know them better. There was then
a portrait sitting session at ROC Creative’s art studio at the Palace
Theatre. Each subject was drawn by all
the artists from ROC Creative.
To see images of the workshops visit
www.highstreetneighbourhood.blogspot.com
*ROC Creative is an arts,
media and education project. It is part of the work of ROC, a registered
charity providing opportunities and support for adults with learning
disabilities.
Model in main library space
Text to accompany model
The model displayed in the
case is of some of the shops and buildings on Winner Street, Paignton. This model is part of the WINNER: highstreet
neighbourhood project. To find out more
about the project visit the exhibition in the gallery near the café.
The children from Year 4 at Curledge Street
Primary School took part in two workshops in April 2012. During the first workshop they heard about
the history of Winner Street from Ken Roach of the Paignton History
Society. They then visited Winner Street
to do observational sketches of some of the buildings there. During the second workshop they made clay
models of the buildings they had drawn the day before.
The models were then painted
white by curator Gareth Ballyn and artist Holly Smith and then installed in
this specially built case. They also
added details such as the road names.
The case is mounted on a farmhouse table. This table could represent the tables that
used to be in the farmhouses that were on Winner Street hundreds of years
ago. By putting a model of the modern
Winner Street into the centre of that table, Smith and Ballyn may be both
reminding us of the streets history and also drawing attention to how it has
changed.
To see photographs of the
workshops please visit www.highstreetneighbourhood.blogspot.com
These materials for this
model and its case were paid for by Paignton Rotary Association.
Holly Smith exhibition at No.93. Open between 14th June and 29th June
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