Based in Plymouth, U:1 Artist Collective draws together emerging creative practitioners from all areas of the visual arts, in order to create a productive and challenging social network. Creating a regular program of exhibiting opportunities within the city and beyond, allows the group members to experiment with fresh approaches to presenting and questioning the nature of their chosen mediums, helping bring to light the talent that students and locals hold.
Friday, 27 January 2012
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Nomadic Traces Culminating Show
Hello there!
If you ventured into Plymouth this October you might have caught a glimpse of some strange folk appearing around the city. Hot on the heels of the British Art Show, came the nomadic travellers of the U:1 Artist Collective. As if from the very pages of H.G Wells’ The Days of the Comet, these Edwardian travellers took to the street in a hope to inspire the spirit of the British Art show in the residents of Plymouth.
Spanning five events, the Nomads journeyed to the Jigsaw Garden, the Mayflower Steps, the Civic Centre, Bretonside bus station and Smeatons Tower and are now taking their final pit stop here at The Pipe. Concealed within their luggage and displayed for you today are the Nomad’s artistic contraptions. Alongside these pieces are the contributions of all those who participated in these events, creating origami, decorating butterflies and making chalk drawings and leaving their own trace.
The U:1 Artist Collective gladly welcomes you to view these works for the last time before their bags are finally packed away.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Nomadic Traces Sneak Preview
Hello everyone! Here are a few images from our recent 'Nomadic Traces' travelling show! We toured around the Plymouth city centre every Saturday in October as part of our BAS Fringe event! We showed pop art, held workshops and gave people the opportunity too exhibit in our upcoming November exhibition!
More information, details and photos coming soon- but for now here are those photos!
More information, details and photos coming soon- but for now here are those photos!
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Spaces Exhibition- Video Art by Gitsurfer
The following video was exhibited during U:1's 'Spaces' exhibition. If you didn't have a chance to go and see the exhibition- you can see the video here and some photos from the open evening are shown in the last blog-post.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Photos from 'Spaces' exhibition
Hey everyone! Here are some photos from the recent 'Spaces' exhibition which ended today- if you didn't get to go- hopefully this will give you an idea of what was exhibited.
Also- for every Saturday in October U:1 will be doing a travelling art show called 'Nomadic Traces' in which we travel to certain destinations around Plymouth and do 'popup exhibitions/workshops and activities' :) More information to come!
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| Dave Hadley |
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| Hannah Jump |
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| Timo Franc |
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| The Pipe |
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| Helen Manley |
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| Helen Manley |
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| Charlotte Patton |
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| Lee McDonald |
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| Eve Woodbridge |
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| Liam Symes |
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| Charlotte Lorenzi |
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| Hannah Jump |
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| Lee McDonald |
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| Liam Symes |
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| The empty (almost) gallery space |
Hope you enjoyed the exhibition and thank you to all who came!
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Spaces Exhibition
Hello there!
U:1 have been very busy bees organising and making artwork for our next exhibition. The exhibition is titled 'Spaces' and will take place at 'The Pipe' gallery.
The Pipe is a new contemporary art space in the heart of Plymouths historic Barbican housed within a 200 year old vault, which is unique in shape and ambience.
For the first time it is open to the public and artists from the U:1 artists collective will be exhibiting work developed in response to this unique, historic space.
As well as making artwork for the exhibition U:1 have helped in the transformation of the space into a gallery.
Artists in show: Hannah Jump, David Hadley, Helen Manley, Michael Chant, Lee McDonald, Liam Symes, Charlotte Lorenzi, Charlotte Patton, Eve Woodbridge and Timo Franc
Art on show: painting, collage, drawing, sculpture, video, sound, photography.
For all the details- see the flyer below
U:1 have been very busy bees organising and making artwork for our next exhibition. The exhibition is titled 'Spaces' and will take place at 'The Pipe' gallery.
The Pipe is a new contemporary art space in the heart of Plymouths historic Barbican housed within a 200 year old vault, which is unique in shape and ambience.
For the first time it is open to the public and artists from the U:1 artists collective will be exhibiting work developed in response to this unique, historic space.
As well as making artwork for the exhibition U:1 have helped in the transformation of the space into a gallery.
Artists in show: Hannah Jump, David Hadley, Helen Manley, Michael Chant, Lee McDonald, Liam Symes, Charlotte Lorenzi, Charlotte Patton, Eve Woodbridge and Timo Franc
Art on show: painting, collage, drawing, sculpture, video, sound, photography.
For all the details- see the flyer below
Also- U:1 are currently exhibiting work in a delightful cafe/bar called 'Number 8' which is located on North Hill in Plymouth. We are planning to have a small private view in the near future but for now you should pop in, grab a drink and take a look around.
Thanks for reading- and we will see you soon
Monday, 25 July 2011
Roodwah and Rame Festival at Maker Heights
U:1 Artist Collective have spent the last few months on a project for the Rame Dance Festival up at Maker Heights.
We transformed an old war bunker into 'The Roodwah' - a large scale, mixed media collaborative installation from which we ran workshops throughout the festival. Here are some images from the very successful 'Roodwah'.
We transformed an old war bunker into 'The Roodwah' - a large scale, mixed media collaborative installation from which we ran workshops throughout the festival. Here are some images from the very successful 'Roodwah'.
 Andy Knight's Alcove  |
| The bunker- candlelit at night |
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| Lee McDonald's giant and U:1 collaborative windmill |
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| The Freddie Mercury giant looking out to sea |
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| Dave Hadley's alcove |
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| Hannah Jump's alcove |
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| Helen Manley's Alcove |
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| Lee McDonald's alcove |
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| People relaxing at the Roodwah |
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| Construction underway |
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