Artist Julia Manheim worked with grove in July and details of her work and ideas that emerged through the residency can be seen in Projects. Julia reflects on her time with grove:
It was a very intense week, when I was able to focus solidly on my work, something I find quite hard to do at home, where there are a million and one distractions most days.
You are such a brilliant enabler and facillitator, it seemed as though I had only to mention an idea and you helped to make it happen, the grove shuffle film, the slide show projection in the shed and organising Amelia to help me hang the installation in the studio, were just a few examples of that. I think that you put in at least as much work as the artist to make the residency a success. The week was serious, but also good fun and I was pleased with how it looked for the opening on Saturday, I was happy to show people what I'd been doing, no need to hide in the broom cupboard!
The residency is such a clever concept, the length is perfect, giving enough time to establish and get on with an idea, whilst knowing that whatever you're doing will have to be presented to the public at the end of the week.
In August this year, grove will launch a new inclusive art project, groving, with Acts of Resistance. Artworks will be placed daily on the streets and in public places in Bury St Edmunds. The public can view the works or pick them up for free and take them home. Artworks will be accompanied by a new written work by a poet or author on the grove website and CollectConnect blog http://collectconnect.blogspot.com/.
grove is a flexible, supportive opportunity for artists to concentrate on making new work and test ideas. The purpose is to enable artists to concentrate for a short period on developing or trialing work, with the use of a large garden, project space and digital equipment. Artists are invited to work with grove and are provided with accommodation, working space, promotion and an event. Hosted artists are not asked to necesssarily complete work or to mount an exhibition. Emerging ideas and proposals for work can be tested and shared with an invited audience in any way appropriate. The project space is particularly suitable for immersive installation, film and sound. Follow grove @grove_projects.
grove is curated by artist and curator Barbara Dougan and situated at 1 Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3BE.
It was a very intense week, when I was able to focus solidly on my work, something I find quite hard to do at home, where there are a million and one distractions most days.
You are such a brilliant enabler and facillitator, it seemed as though I had only to mention an idea and you helped to make it happen, the grove shuffle film, the slide show projection in the shed and organising Amelia to help me hang the installation in the studio, were just a few examples of that. I think that you put in at least as much work as the artist to make the residency a success. The week was serious, but also good fun and I was pleased with how it looked for the opening on Saturday, I was happy to show people what I'd been doing, no need to hide in the broom cupboard!
The residency is such a clever concept, the length is perfect, giving enough time to establish and get on with an idea, whilst knowing that whatever you're doing will have to be presented to the public at the end of the week.
In August this year, grove will launch a new inclusive art project, groving, with Acts of Resistance. Artworks will be placed daily on the streets and in public places in Bury St Edmunds. The public can view the works or pick them up for free and take them home. Artworks will be accompanied by a new written work by a poet or author on the grove website and CollectConnect blog http://collectconnect.blogspot.com/.
grove is a flexible, supportive opportunity for artists to concentrate on making new work and test ideas. The purpose is to enable artists to concentrate for a short period on developing or trialing work, with the use of a large garden, project space and digital equipment. Artists are invited to work with grove and are provided with accommodation, working space, promotion and an event. Hosted artists are not asked to necesssarily complete work or to mount an exhibition. Emerging ideas and proposals for work can be tested and shared with an invited audience in any way appropriate. The project space is particularly suitable for immersive installation, film and sound. Follow grove @grove_projects.
grove is curated by artist and curator Barbara Dougan and situated at 1 Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3BE.
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