Archived News
2015
Graeae Theatre/Centre for Illustration
Collaborative project
I was invited by Graeae Theatre to take part in this exciting collaborative project with the Centre for Illustration. I was paired with Graeae performer Mel Stevens and our resulting work can be seen at the Guardian Headquarters in February.
Royal West of England Academy
163 Annual Open Exhibition
Queen's Road, Bristol BS8
4 October -29 November 2015 10am -5pm daily
The Royal West of England Academy in Bristol invited artists to submit their work for consideration to its most popular show on the exhibition calendar. Now in its 163rd year, the Annual Open Exhibition provides an opportunity for regional, national and international artists to exhibit their work alongside other renowned names in British art such as last year’s invited artist Sir Peter Blake (Hon) RWA.
This year one of my Shetland works 'Joan at Breakfast' has been accepted and is on display as part of this exhibition.
Chimney Stacks and Red Rocks
Geevor Tin Mine Museum
12-16 October 2015
Following my collaborative artist residency and exhibition at Geevor Tin Mine Museum with poet, Evlynn Sharp, I have continued to make work inspired by the site and have kept in close touch with all the staff at Geevor. I worked with Clint Hosking from the Learning Team and we were successful in applying for a grant from Feast to undertake a community based project to coincide with the Big Draw in October.
The Red Rocks and Chimney Stacks project aimed to engage with members of the local community in order to produce creative works inspired by the heritage and industrial landscape, particularly around Geevor Tin Mine. It offered local groups the opportunity to work with a professional artist who was familiar with both the landscape and the mining history.
During the week of 12th – 16th of October I facilitated art workshops in and around the community that surrounds Geevor Tin Mine and worked with over 60 participants. I worked with groups such as the Pendeen Art Group, the University of the Third Age, and at venues such as St Just Methodist Chapel Rooms, Penlee Art Gallery and Coach House in Penzance and in Geevor’s own listed buildings.
One of the highlights for me was to be invited to give a talk in the Gallery at Penlee House where they have a collection of work by Cornish artists and an education room based in the heart of the gardens.
Workshop participants working on site at Geevor
Sally demonstrating art techniques at St Just
Workshop at Penlee House
Clint Hosking said "The project has allowed Geevor to reach an audience that does not always engage with the site. A mining site is not perceived as an art inspiring location despite the fact that Geevor has welcomed many artists over the years that have produced fascinating works. By working with the surrounding community the project has encouraged people to engage with their heritage and use it as a source of inspiration".
A Touch of Art Exhibition
Tuesday 6 October-Monday 2 November 2015
Opening Times:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9am – 8pm
Friday, 9am – 5pm
Saturday, 10am – 6pm
Closed: Tuesday and Sunday
I co-curated this exhibition with fellow tutor, Stephanie Webber. It features inspired works created by students with sight loss who attend the art classes we teach at Pocklington Resource Centre, Balham. These works are displayed to be enjoyed through touch as well as through sight. Large print and braille information provided.
The exhibition opened with a launch event on 6 October which was introduced by Diana Vernon from South Thames College and featured live music and a performance.
Sally in front of her drawing of walking boots
My own piece was a very tactile ink and mud drawing of my walking boots. I made the paper myself using minerals and oxides I had collected while on walks around Geevor Tin Mine Museum.
If you have any further queries please contact Pocklington Resource Centre, Balham, on: 020 8675 4246
CANNIZARO STUDIOS OPEN WEEKENDS
19-20 & 26-27 September 2015
12.00 noon – 6.00pm
Come and see the work of painters, potters, printmakers and sculptors. Based in the heart of Cannizaro Park.
RESIDENT ARTISTS:
Barbara Aldridge, Sally Booth, Susan Berry, Ben Gibbon, Moira Jarvis, Deana Lee, Tim Norris, Julian Rena
ADDRESS
The Potting Sheds
Cannizaro Park
Wimbledon Common
London SW19 4UW
LOCATION OF CANNIZARO STUDIOS
The studios are located by the pond next to the Italian Walled Garden in the middle of Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Village. Cannizaro Park is behind Cannizaro House Hotel and is signposted from the main park entrance on the West side of Wimbledon Common. It is approximately a 25 min walk from Wimbledon town centre.
HOW TO GET TO US
Tube: Wimbledon on District Line and 25 minutes walk or bus
Bus: The 93, 200, and 493 go to Wimbledon Village. 10 mins walk
Trains: Direct from Waterloo & Clapham Junction
Tramlink: From Croydon
Car: Parking is usually available nearby. For disabled access by car, please come to the studio via Camp Road.
For a full digital catalogue, see the website Merton Arts Trail
Exhibition Tour in the Czech Republic May – September 2015
In May 2015 I was invited by SONS, a leading VI non- profit organisation, to visit Prague and to attend and show an exhibition of my drawings and paintings at their multi-disciplinary arts festival at The Verrmissage, Ostrava.
This was part of an annual event Art Days of the Blind in Moravia, which aims to profile the work of a wide range of visually impaired practising artists from around the world. My work was on display in Castle Lesná in April, in Ostrava in May, Opava in June, Zlín in July, Olomouc in August and Nový Ji?ín in September. The event was held in cooperation with the regional organizations of the Czech Blind United (SONS), cultural institutions, and the local authorities.
www.sons.cz
I was recently invited to appear on In Touch, BBC Radio 4, to talk about the artist Sargy Mann
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r3wgp [time limited]
One Degree of Change
An exhibition exploring issues of self-representation and portrayal
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
2 King Edward St
London EC1A 1HQ
As part of a continuing relationship with digital art agency filmpro, I have been invited to show my work in this exhibition, which they have curated in partnership with Merrill Lynch's Disability Advocacy Network. Alongside other disabled artists, I have two photographic light boxes on display at this exhibition, which opened with a launch on 25th February 2015
lightboxes on display at One Degree of Change
To see the complete series of light-boxes
http://www.sallybooth.co.uk/BluecoatWindows/index.html
filmpro ltd is a disabled-led digital art agency, supporting artists who experience exclusion, particularly disabled artists, by providing services ranging from advice and mentoring through to production and project management.
filmpro's mission is to extend the ways of making and experiencing film and digital art, and the diversity and openness of the arts sector.
www.filmpro.net
Going Underground: Tales from the Tube
I was filmed and interviewed as a “tube artist” by children from Gateway and St George the Martyr Primary Schools as part of this project about the history of the London Underground. Made with film-makers Sav Kyriacou and Matt Rosenberg from Digital:Works, this film is regularly being shown on the Community Channel on TV.
To see the whole film visit:
www.goingunderground.org.uk
www.digital-works.co.uk
2014
Images from Geevor Tin Mine Exhibition
Talk at Geevor Exhibition with Saltash School. Photo by Pat Comber
Geevor Tin Mine Exhibition Installation. Photo by Pat Comber
Geevor Tin Mine Exhibition Installation with display case. Photo by Pat Comber
Geevor Tin Mine Exhibition Installation. Photo by Pat Comber
Geevor Tin Mine Exhibition Installation. Photo by Pat Comber
"Edges and Extremes" - Following the success of Edges and Extremes at Tate Modern earlier this year, this exhibition will now be touring down to Cornwall. A selection of paintings and poetry will be on display at the Hard Rock Gallery, Geevor Tin Mine Museum, from October 17th 2014 until February 2015. Sally will also be facilitating art workshops for The Big Draw at the museum in October.
Chimney stacks at Geevor (photo by Sally Booth)
Private View | Friday 17th October 7-9pm
The launch of "Edges and Extremes", which will include a talk at 7.30pm by the artists, live poetry, and music performances by local melodeon player Marc Cragg and members of Pendeen Silver Band. Refreshments will be provided. Parking is available and the Gallery has lift access. Please RSVP to: bookings@geevor.com
The Exhibition runs from:
17th October 2014 - 20th February 2015
(Sundays to Fridays, closed Saturdays)
Opening times 9am - 4pm.
Last admission 1 hour prior to closing.
Please note that apart from this launch event, admission to Geevor is £11 for adults (concessions available) which includes entry to the museum, gallery exhibition and a mine tour. See website for more details.
More info: Geevor Website
Geevor Tin Mine
Pendeen
Penzance
Cornwall
TR19 7EW
Forth Valley Royal Hospital - Following her residency last year, a selection of Sally's line drawings will be projected on a huge outside wall of Forth Valley Royal Hospital on the evening of 11th October 2014.
Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Stirling Road
Larbert
Falkirk
FK5 4WR
Cannizaro Open Studios - Cannizaro Studios will be open as part of Merton Arts Trail on the last two weekends of September, 12noon - 6pm
Come and see the work of painters, printmakers, ceramicists and sculptors, in an informal and unique location, based in the heart of Cannizaro Park
Location:
The Potting Sheds
Cannizaro Park
Wimbledon Common
London
SW19 4UE
How to get to us
Tube: Wimbledon District Line 25min walk or bus
Bus: The 93, 200 and 493 go to Wimbledon Village, 10 min walk
Trains: Direct from Waterloo and Clapham Junction
Tramlink: From Croydon
Car: Parking is usually available nearby
For disabled access by car, please come to the studio via Camp Road
Gates close at dusk
See the website
Full digital catalogue
"Foot Fall"
Sally drawing flip flops (photo: Sara Dziadik)
As part of Westfield Art Week, artist Sally Booth was commissioned to make drawings in response to the location of Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford, where the Shape Gallery is based. Sally chose to focus on the people who pass through Westfield on a typical day. During the afternoon of 6th August 2014, Sally made a series of on-the-spot pen drawings of people's feet as they passed by or visited the gallery.
3 small canvases of feet outside the gallery (photo: Sara Dziadik)
Ballet pumps and union jack socks (photo: Sara Dziadik)
Green flip flops and summer shoes (photo: Sara Dziadik)
Union jack socks and two little sisters (photo: Sara Dziadik)
This collection of small canvases and concertina sketchbooks of drawings shows a wide cross section of people who engaged with Sally as she drew - mothers and daughters out shopping, workmen in their high-vis jackets, a woman walking her friend's dog and a man in union jack socks and silver shoes, the drawings are quick and full of humour. A selection of the drawings will be on show at the Shape Gallery over the summer.
More info here.
Drawings by Sally Booth
Showing now at Forth Valley Hospital in the ground floor atrium and public spaces until August 2014.
Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Stirling Road, Larbert, Falkirk FK5 4WR
x-ray light boxes in the atrium Forth Valley Hospital
These 12 pen on acetate drawings of a Theatre Practitioner or "Scrubs Nurse" show the process of "scrubbing up" from putting on the mask, to the meticulous protocol for handwashing to prepare for theatre. Theatre practitioner Katie posed for this series of drawings for me, which shows the process in stages and the finished drawings have been illuminated on an X ray light box and displayed at the hospital as part of the residency exhibition.
The deft touch of the fingers on the till, the rotational rinse of the elbows, the solid observing of the petrie dish, the logic of patients' notes in their hoppers, Sally Booth's drawings trace some of the choreography and beauty of the work that the hospital's complement of 3,800 NHS and Serco staff does, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Sandy in the lab
Inspired by the X-Ray light boxes in the hospital, Sally, who always works directly from the subject, made around a hundred transparent pen drawings in hospital departments, including pathology, microbiology and health records, and in materials handling (where the robots live), the restaurant and the woods.
Lab drawings on X-ray light box
Sally Booth has undertaken drawing installations and site specific residencies across the UK including the Scottish Parliament, the Bluecoat in Liverpool and the South Bank Centre in London. Her most recent project 'Edges and Extremes' celebrating people, place and industry in Shetland and Cornwall culminated in an exhibition at Tate Modern earlier this year.
Mike's Office
We would like to thank everyone who appears in the drawings.
This residency and exhibition was hosted by Artlink Central, with financial support from NHS Forth Valley Endowments.
A selection of images is available online at www.artlinkcentral.org
If you would like to use any of the drawings for display or for publication, please contact Arts Coordinator Babs McCool on 01324 567492 or babs.mccool@nhs.net
Tate Modern exhibition extended by popular demand
If you missed the last two weeks it is now on till Sunday 13th April inclusive. 10 till 6pm. See details below.
Here are some images from the Edges and Extremes exhibition at the McAulay Gallery, Tate Modern and the performance event, which took place in the Turbine Hall in March 2014.
Instalation shot 1 Tate Modern photo by Tim Pier
Instalation shot 2 Tate Modern photo by Tim Pier
Instalation shot 3 Tate Modern photo by Tim Pier
Looking at Davie's Haddock private view Tate Modern photo by Tim Pier
Performance in the Turbine Hall 21st March photo Kevin Harrison
The Turbine Hall event filmed by Stu photo by Kevin Harrison
Edges and Extremes: Shetland and Cornwall People, place, industry
A collaborative arts project by visual artist Sally Booth and poet Evlynn Sharp
Chimney Stacks and Red Rocks, Geevor. By Sally Booth
Tate Modern Exhibition and Launch Invitation
You are cordially invited to attend a special reception to mark the launch of the Edges and Extremes exhibition. Hosted by the Tate Learning team, this exhibition shows original artworks and poetry inspired by the artists' residencies in Scalloway and West Penwith, at the very edges of the British Isles.
Friday 21 March 2014 McAulay Gallery, Level 0 Tate Modern Bankside London SE1 9TG
6pm - 8pm Free. Refreshments provided.
An artists' talk and poetry performance will commence at 6.30pm in the east end of the turbine hall, with musical accompaniment from special guests including Shetland fiddler/composer Margaret Scollay and Cornish melodeon player, Marc Cragg.
A BSL interpreter will be provided.
Exhibition continues at Tate Modern, McAulay Gallery
Friday 21 March-Sunday 6 April 2014, 10.00-18.00 www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/edges-and-extremes-shetland-and-cornwall-people-places-industry
For full list of funders see; Edges and Extremes Residency (under the residencies section of this website).
Please RSVP by 20 February
to book your place for PV
Evlynn Mob: 07759 042816
Sally Mob: 07921 809688
Evlynn Email: evlynnsharp@hotmail.com
Sally Email: sally.booth@tiscali.co.uk
Edges and Extremes
Working closely with local people, Sally and Evlynn explore traditions and work practices past and present. They reflect distinctive patterns, landscapes and rhythms of people's lives such as Davie Robertson's speed of filleting, the artistry of elderly Shetland maakers (knitters) Annie Henry and Emma Isbister, and Geevor Tin Mine's former grizzly man (rock breaker) Eddie Strick.
Scallop Workers 1 (extract)
(For Kevin, Andrea, Frank, Ludmilla)
Two men's knives into shells
Click clack...each other case -
Click clack...flung into floor-sack,
And each scallop skimmed over
For the trim two women complete...
Acknowledgments
This project exploring remote landscapes is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and Creative Scotland. The artists are also grateful for support from Tate, Scottish Parliament, Shape, BBC Radio Shetland, BBC Radio Cornwall, Artlink Central, Geevor Tin Mine Museum, Juliet Gomperts Trust, Loganair, Shetland Arts, Earnscliffe - Making Access Work, Zinc White, Steve Mannix, Pen to Paper (Brighton), K and K Stationers (London), Grenfells Cottage, The Trewellard Arms and Skinner's Brewery.
The artists particularly wish to acknowledge the kind contribution of the Scalloway and Pendeen communities and all who generously gave their time and support in many ways.
With thanks to Margaret Scollay and Marc Cragg who have given permission to use their musical compositions and interpretations on the CD recordings.
Edges and Extremes: Shetland and Cornwall People, Place, Industry
A collaborative arts project By visual artist Sally Booth and poet Evlynn Sharp
Slide show of photographs and artworks With music, poetry readings, text and still images
Running time: c. 25 minutes.
You can play the film from one of two options below.
Musical accompaniment By composer/fiddler Margaret Scollay of Shetland And composer/melodeon player Marc Cragg of Cornwall.
Running order:
- Shetland - photographic images
- Shetland Artworks by Sally Booth
- Shetland Poems by Evlynn Sharp
List of readers and poems:
Jane Moncrieff, Cast Off A Loop Holly Smith, Scalloway Scallop Worker Two Jane Moncrieff, Scallop Worker One Logan Nicolson, Patterns of a Life Evlynn Sharp, Weather Far More
4. Cornwall - photographic images
5. Cornwall Artworks by Sally Booth
6. Cornwall Poems by Evlynn Sharp
List of readers and poems:
Sheilagh Hosking: Shoeless Woman Mine Worker Clint Hosking: Grizzly Man Evlynn Sharp: Into Old Men's Workings, West Penwith Clint Hosking: In memory of the men who lost their lives in the Levant Mine Disaster, 1919 Will Hosking: To The Lighthouse Keeper
All poetry readings in this selection are accompanied by text.
2013
Forth Valley Residency
Here are some of my drawings Behind The Scenes at Forth Valley Hospital
In November/December 2013 I will be undertaking an art residency based at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Scotland and will be working across the Forth Valley. This residency is supported by Artlink Central and NHS Forth Valley. More information to follow. To find out more about the hospital and Artlink Central see the links below:
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital art exhibitions and events
- BBC News: Forth Valley Royal Hospital to use robot 'workers'
- Art link central
Edges and Extremes project, Cornwall
My collaborative art project with poet, Evlynn Sharp, is now in its second stage. Following our residency in Shetland and exhibitions in Scalloway, Edinburgh, Herts and London, we have been working at the opposite end of the British Isles this Autumn in Cornwall. Based at Pendeen on the North Atlantic Coast, we worked closely with the staff at Geevor tin mine museum, and have made drawings and writing inspired by the landscape, industry and people we have met there. This included being taken into a disused tin mine on the coast. We were guided a hundred and fifty feet below the surface and crawled through tunnels of dripping granite with colours of rust, iron oxide and the blackest, velvety black I have ever experienced.
Below are some of my A3 sketchbook drawings from our trip.
Into the mine at Bottalack 2013
Ink and mine slime. This picture shows the black entrance to the mine tunnel halfway down the cliff face. I used the clay-like red "slime" collected on our clothes during our visit and mixed it with water to make the wash for this picture.
Colin leading us into the mine 2013.
Colured inks, pencil crayon and watercolour on paper.
Colin used to work as a sampler at Geevor tin mine and knows all the shafts and tunnels of the whole area like the back of his hand. Inside the tunnels were pitch black with the only light coming from our helmets and torches.
Coming out of the dark 2013
Colin coming out the the mine. The rock when lit by torch or sunlight is stunning in colour, streaked with rich rust red and sometimes pinks and greenish blues from copper deposits.
Eddiie's hands Geevor 2013
Eddie is an ex miner from Geevor and continues to work at the museum as a guide.
He worked as a "Grizzly Man" breaking down rocks in the stopes.
I drew his hands as he and Evlynn talked about his work at the mine.
Evlynn is currently in the process of recording her Geevor poems with the help of BBC Radio Cornwall. The recording will include local voices from Geevor and local musicians.
To see more information about our Scottish Parliament event earlier this year scroll down this page, and to see more of our Shetland images visit Edges and Extremes on my residency page.
More information to follow about our next exhibitions.
Library of Lost Books, Birmingham
Celebrating the beauty and magic of books through art
6-24 November
The Pavilion
Library of Birmingham
I have had an artist book on display at this exhibition. The original poems by Evlynn Sharp and the pen drawings by me were a collaboration inspired by two late Victorian literary year books we were sent by Susan Kruse as part of the Library of Lost Books project. Inside the flyleaf of these books were Victorian adverts and addresses of publishing houses and printers around the Charing Cross Road and Holborn area of the time. I went to these sites to see what remains today, and found that many of the addresses are now part of the huge Cross Rail development under construction. The drawings from these locations as they are now and Evlynn's poems on transparent paper refer to traces of this history, and changing times. Our drawings and text were hand-bound into an artist book by Catherine Scriven for display at this exhibition. www.libraryofbirmingham.com/event/Events/libraryoflostbooks
Big Draw Nine Elms: "Drawing Tomorrow"
Sunday October 20th, 11am to 4pm FREE
I will be facilitating collaborative drawing based activities from the 20th Floor of Market Towers near Vauxhall Bridge.
This picture shows Market Towers at Vauxhall, where I shall be facilitating a workshop on the 20th Floor with spectacular views of Battersea Power Station and the River Thames.
Address: 20th Floor, Market Towers, 1 Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall, London SW8 5NQ (location link to Google maps)
Nine Elms on the Southbank joins with Big Draw 2013 to offer a free drawing workshop for ALL AGES to enjoy this October. The 'Biggest Drawing Festival in the World' comes to the heart of Nine Elms on the South Bank which includes the iconic Battersea Power Station, new Covent Garden Market and Vauxhall. See the area's on going transformation from on high with breath taking views, as this stretch of the River Thames is unlocked, through collaborative drawing based activities led by artist Sally Booth. No drawing experience required - stay for a little or as long as you choose. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Register your interest at info@nineelmsonthesouthbank.com leaving your email address and mobile phone number.
- More useful links below:
- www.nineelmslondon.com
- www.familyartsfestival.com
Residency at the Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow, July 2013
I've been selected to undertake a month long artist residency at the Six Foot Gallery, located in the centre of Glasgow. I will be making work inspired by the city and working in the gallery's studio space.
Man on the Clockwork Orange, Glasgow subway.
Six Foot Gallery provides a platform for contemporary art practitioners, nationally and internationally. It is based in Glasgow and supports emerging and established artists through workshops, exhibitions and residencies. They implement a continuous exhibitions program which changes approximately every six weeks.
The gallery was first set up by the late Cathy Richmond, a lecturer at Glasgow School of Art and they dedicate the Six Foot Gallery Artist Residency to Cathy who was a much loved artist. The Artist Residency programme is supported by the Menzies Hotel.
www.sixfootgallery.com/residency.html
Shetland - Davie filleting plaice - colour - 29 x 42cm - pen, acrylic and watercolour on paper
Shetland - Emptying a sack of scallops - 18 x 24cm - pen and acrylic on card
Interview with RNIB Insight Radio
As part of our stay in Scotland we were interviewed for this Glasgow based radio station to talk about our project, our collaboration and our exhbition at the Scottish Parliament.
This piece was broadcast on 101 FM, Sky Channel 0188 in April 2013, and includes an example of a poem, music and description of a painting. www.insightradio.co.uk
- Interview with RNIB Insight Radio
Artistsmeet exhibition
Invitation to my latest exhibition of Edges and Extremes - Shetland: people, place, industry work. A collaborative arts project by me and poet Evlynn Sharp.
Following our reception at the Scottish Parliament this is our first show in England as part of the Edges and Extremes project. Please contact me if you can come.
Wednesday 29 May 2013, 6.30pm - 8pm at Artistsmeet, Watersmeet, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH
with a talk and BSL interpreted performance by the artists commencing at 7pm.
The exhibition will run from 21 May - 14 July 2013.
Open Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm and box office hours.
This venue has level access.
Nearest station: Rickmansworth - Metropolitan line and Overground.
Edges and Extremes Opening at Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament Private View.
Sally gives her opening speech at the Scottish Parliament Private View.
Evlynn Sharp, Margaret Scollay and MSP Tavish Scott.
Margaret Scollay, playing her fiddle.
Photos by Kevin Harrison, Artlink Central.
Edges and Extremes booklet released
As part of the residency we have produced a limited edition booklet. B5, soft back, 12 pages including cover, in 14pt text. It features extracts of Evlynn Sharp's poems and samples of Sally's artworks. Also included is a CD which has a slideshow and a recording of Evlynn's poetry featuring Shetland voices and the renowned Shetland fiddler, Margaret Scollay.
Limited copies of this publication are available from Sally, contact her here about getting hold of one. Or you can download a PDF of this booklet (845Kb).Edges and Extremes - Sally Booth and Evlynn Sharp
Box of haddock, pen and watercolour
This year-long project is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and Creative Scotland. The artists are also grateful for support from Tate, Scottish Parliament, Loganair, BBC Radio Shetland, Juliet Gomperts Trust, Shetland Arts, Artlink Central, Pen to Paper (Brighton), K and K Stationers (London).
Davie's haddock, pen and watercolour
Sally Booth and Evlynn Sharp gratefully acknowledge the kind contribution of the Scalloway community and people of Shetland to the Edges and Extremes project, and they extend their gratitude to all other supporters of the project.
See examples and information about events relating to our project below.
Click in centre above to see artwork by Sally Booth from her collaborative residency with poet Evlynn Sharp in the Shetlands during October 2012. Duration 4.30 min. This film is silent. photos taken by Billy Fox.
Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament - Members Lobby - 16th-19th April 2013
We stayed at The Booth in Scalloway for a one month artist residency in October, culminating in an open studio exhibition attended by over 60 visitors. The works we made there were all inspired by Shetland people, place and industry and were often made on the spot. We immersed ourselves in local life and our exhibition at the Scottish Parliament includes poems and pictures of knitters, the local fishing industry and historical events, such as the Shetland bus.
Special Reception
Tuesday 16th April 2013
In the Garden Lobby 6.00pm-7.30pm
Opened by Tavish Scott MSP
This is an invitation only event. Please contact the artist for an invitation. Guests are requested to arrive at the Scottish Parliament's Public Entrance opposite the Palace of Holyrood by 5.30pm for security and registration.
The Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament where our reception will be held.
Image © Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body - 2012. Licensed under the Open Scottish Parliament Licence v1.0.
The picture above shows the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament and the roof space above it.
How to find the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament building is located in the Holyrood area of central Edinburgh at the foot of the Royal Mile near to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
A map showing the location:
Travelling to the Parliament
Train
The Parliament building is a 15-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley train station, which is a main line station. Information about train services to and from Edinburgh is available from National Rail or Scotrail.
Website: www.nationalrail.co.uk Website: www.scotrail.co.uk Tel: 08456 01 59 29 Tel: 08457 48 49 50
Bus
Visitors can use the Lothian Buses service numbers 35 and 36. For timetable enquiries contact Lothian Buses: www.lothianbuses.com / Tel: 0131 555 6363.
Traveline Scotland
Details of all public transport within Scotland can be obtained from Traveline: www.travelinescotland.com / Tel: 0871 200 22 33.
Car Parking
There is no public parking available at the Parliament. The nearest 24-hour car parking facilities are at Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road or at the NCP, St John's Hill, off Holyrood Road.
Accessible parking for disabled guests
A number of public parking spaces are reserved for disabled people on Horse Wynd.
Cycle Racks
Racks for cycles are located in the Landscaped Gardens.
Forthcoming events related to Edges and Extremes
Exhibition at Watersmeet, High Street, Rickmansworth. Runs from 20th May - 15th July 2013, with a private view on Wednesday 29th May 6.30pm - 8.00pm.
Partnership with Tate
In May, Evlynn and I have been invited to facilitate an art workshop with a group of visually impaired adults at Tate Britain in conjunction with Tate's current Landscape exhibition "Looking at the View".
Exhibition continues at Gracechurch Street As seen on the BBC
Shape in the City presents work from the UK's leading arts organisations such as Photovoice, and Action Space with over 30 artists at; 40 Gracechurch Street, City of London, EC3V 0BT.
Until May 2013 Monday to Thursday 10 AM - 2 PM, other times by appointment. Shape present an exciting new Pop Up Gallery space with five floors of artwork showing in the heart of the City of London. My installation is on the 4th Floor and posters on a lower floor.
How to book:
For appointments or any other info email popupgallery@shapearts.org.uk, for general info visit www.shapearts.org.uk
See a film of my installation with commentary and subtitles vimeo.com/54238511
This picture is a screenshot from a recent BBC programme covering the exhibition. It shows my installation in situ at Gracechurch Street with somebody sitting inside the structure.
My drawing installation from the Liberty Festival was featured on the BBC programme "See Hear" (Series 32; Episode 34).
2012
Article about Sally's work
Sally's residency and exhibition at The All England Club, Wimbledon. Has been featured on the Wimbledon AELTC website. www.wimbledon.com
Exhibitions and events with Shape
My drawing installation and film is on display as part of this exhibition.
Shape in the City presents work from the UK's leading arts
organisations such as Photovoice, and Action Space with over 30
artists at;
40 Gracechurch Street
City of London, EC3V 0BT.
19 November 2012 to 21 December 2012 Monday to Thursday 10 AM - 2 PM, other times by appointment. Shape present an exciting new Pop Up Gallery space with five floors of artwork showing in the heart of the City of London.
How to book:
For appointments or any other info email popupgallery@shapearts.org.uk, for general info visit www.shapearts.org.uk
One day in September
A film of a drawing installation by Sally Booth at South Bank, Liberty Festival, 1st September 2012.
Filmed and edited by Pablo Rivera with an additional interview, editing and subtitles by Sav Kyriacou.
Click in centre above to see the film, One day in September. This film includes some audio commentary and subtitles. Duration 5.42 min.
The National; pen on voile detail.
The National; pen on voile detail.
First Four Exhibition
The First Four exhibition features images of the works created by the first four recipients of the Adam Reynolds Memorial bursary (2008-2011) - the original works were exhibited at the host galleries.
To download the catalogue Click Here www.shapearts.org.uk/media/817802The touring show will be at:
Swiss Cottage Gallery, 88 Avenue Road, London NW3 3HA
16 November 2012 to 6 January 2013
Opening times
Mon - Thurs 10am - 8pm
Fri - Sat 10am - 5pm
Sun 11am - 4pm
Closed Bank/Christmas Holidays
Free admission
The First Four Exhibiting Artists
Noemi Lakmaier, Camden Art Centre, London, 2008
Sally Booth, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, 2009
Aaron Williamson, Spike Island, Bristol, 2010
Caroline Cardus, BALTIC, Gateshead, 2011
The First Four exhibition is presented alongside the Shortlist 5 exhibition at the main gallery on the first floor.
The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary is supported by the John Ellerman Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation and by Arts Council England.
The First Four Symposium
Sally was one of the artists invited to speak at this event at Camden Art Centre on 11 November 2012.
www.shapearts.org.uk/events
Latest images from Shetland
Emptying a sack of scallops.
Davie filleting plaice.
Davie's haddock.
Box of haddock - pen and watercolour.
Annie knitting - ink and watercolour.
Annie knitting - indian ink.
Sally and Evlynn at the Booth open studio exhibition, Scalloway.
November 13th Show at Wimbledon
For the 2012 Wimbledon Championships I was invited by the Education Department of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum to undertake a residency and produce art works highlighting what goes on behind the scenes. I produced a body of my own work and worked alongside groups of artists from The Wimbledon Guild, Saint Cecilia's Wandsworth and Merton Abbey Primary School. I facilitated sessions on location at Centre Court and elsewhere, where they created images in a panoramic format.
Wimbledon panoramas Balsa Wood.
A selection of the work went on display at the 2012 Championships. There is now a final opportunity to see a greater range of works, as a conclusion to the project, when the Education Department are hosting a private view, FOR ONE AFTERNOON ONLY, on TUESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER, 4pm to 7pm.
Guests and their families are welcome to the event but RSVP is essential to ensure security at the gates are aware who is coming. Entrance to the grounds will only be granted to those on the guest list. Please e-mail Ben Swann (BSwa@aeltc.com) with your name and a request to attend by Monday 12th November 2012.
Please report to Gate 4. Bus 493 stops right outside. Nearest tube is Southfields (District Line).
News from Shetland
Evlynn Sharp and Sally have been working at the cosy Booth studio in Scalloway. During the first two weeks here they have met with knitters, fishermen, artists, and local organisations such as BBC Radio Shetland, Shetland College and the New Shetlander.
Emptying sack of scallops pen and oil stick on card
In between the fast weather, exploring the landscape and experiencing the friendly Shetland hospitality of tea and homemade cakes we have been working hard together. Sally has been drawing the team of scallop processors and fish filleters at Hunters Fish in the early mornings, and Evlynn has been writing poems inspired by the stories of local people.
Processing scallops.
They have had a short piece featured on the local radio, and have organised an open studio event.
Bucket of scallops
Evlynn will be recording her poems with the BBC and some local musicians and they hope to end our trip with an expedition to Unst in the very far north by bus and ferry.
Booth at The Booth - Edges and Extremes
October 2012
A collaborative residency with poet Evlynn Sharp at The Booth artist studio in Scalloway, Shetland.
This project explores remote landscapes at the edges of the British Isles. It is being supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and by Tate, The Juliet Gomperts Trust and Logan Air.
The project will continue with an exhibition at the Scottish Parliament in 2013 and events in partnership with Tate Modern. More information as the work progresses.
Behind the Scenes
Come and see a final showcase of work from my 2012 Wimbledon residency.
November 13th 2012
Location: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Rufus Flying, Court 1, pen on washi paper.
Sally and Rufus the hawk on Centre Court. Photo by Ben Swann
Cannizaro Studios Open Weekends
22nd-23rd and 29th-30th Sept 2012 12pm - 6pm
Come and see the work of painters, potters, printmakers and sculptors, based in the heart of Cannizaro Park.
Resident Artists: Barbara Aldridge, Sally Booth, Susan Berry, Diane Gerrard, Moira Jarvis, Deana Lee, Tim Norris and Julian Rena
Address: The Potting Sheds, Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Common, London SW19 4UE.
How to get to us:
Tube: Wimbledon District Line (25 mins walk or jump on the bus) Bus: Take the 93, 200, 493 to Wimbledon Village, 10 min walk.
Trains: Direct from Waterloo & Clapham Junction to Wimbledon
Tramlink: from Croydon to Wimbledon
Car and Taxi: Access via Camp Road.
Disabled access: Drive right into park up to studio entrance from Camp road (left into private lane just passed golf club house). Some, but not all studios have level access. Contact 07921 809 688 with any access queries.
Cannizaro Studios
The studios are located by the pond next to the Italian Walled Garden in the middle of Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Village. Cannizaro Park is behind Cannizaro House Hotel and is signposted from the main park entrance on the West Side of Wimbledon Common.
Cannizaro Studios 2012 Invitation downloadable invite (saved as 430Kb PDF).
Merton Arts Trail Open studios
22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th September
12-6pm
Cannizaro Park Studios
The Potting Sheds
Cannizaro Park
Wimbledon Common SW19 4UE
mertonartstrail.org.uk
Liberty Festival
1st September
1-6pm
The Stone Circle
Outside National Theatre
Nearest tube/BR: Waterloo
Sally at the studio with drawing installation under construction. Photo by Pablo Rivera.
Sally Booth: Live Drawing on the South Bank for Liberty Festival is featured on the visit London blog.
Liberty 2012 will take place at several locations on the first weekend of the Paralympic Games and will feature a programme of UK and international artists. Liberty is an annual Greater London Authority (GLA) festival that commissions and showcases deaf and disabled talent. 2012 is its 10th anniversary.Greenwich+Docklands Festivals (GDF), is programming a 'Best of Liberty' programme.
Sally drawing inside her installation Liberty. Photo by Pablo Rivera.
Sally drawing a girl in a buggy from inside the installation. Photo by Pablo Rivera.
Eye contact. Boy with a red balloon. Sally is hidden inside the installation but just visible against the voile material is the imprint of her hand as she makes a line drawing of the young boy. Photo by Pablo Rivera.
Sally inside the drawing installation with Waterloo Bridge in the background. Photo by Pablo Rivera.
Details from pen drawings on voile from inside the installation looking out, and using a variety of pens and mark making. The images show Waterloo Bridge and the trees along the river. Photo by Pablo Rivera.
Roof panels of installation with drawing of National Theatre. Photo by Pablo Rivera.
As part of this programme, I will be undertaking a live drawing installation on the South Bank, in a temporary structure specially designed with sculptor Tim Norris and commissioned for this space.
Sally's drawing installation at the South Bank in front of the National Theatre. The 3D structure was built by Tim Norris, with six panoramic layers of white voile and timber that echoed the architecture of the South Bank. Each side is approximately 2.5m and height 2m plus pitch roof. Photo by Tim Norris.
Live Drawing on the South Bank for Liberty Festival. Photo by Tim Norris.
The work can be viewed from outside as it develops and from inside at intervals though the afternoon. Photo by Tim Norris.
The First Four Symposium
The First Four is a symposium that celebrates the first cycle of the Adam Reynolds Memorial bursary featuring conversations with the first four recipients of the award: artists Noemi Lakmaier, Sally Booth, Aaron Williamson and Caroline Cardus, led by Tony Heaton, Shape CEO, discuss the bursary experience, approaches to the arts and how the award has helped their careers as artists.
Light in my studio, Liverpool.
Bluecoat,
School Lane
Liverpool L1
22nd Aug 2012,
1:30pm - 4:30pm.
Book here:
www.dadafest.co.uk/the-festival/event/the-first-four
My studio windows, Bluecoat.
To see examples from my residency at the Bluecoat:
www.sallybooth.co.uk/projectArchive/index.html
www.sallybooth.co.uk/BluecoatWindows/index.html
There will be a further symposium at Camden Art Centre in November. More information to follow
Exhibition at Wimbledon
Sally's exhibition at Wimbledon extended through the Olympics until 5th August 2012
Installation Shot.
Wimbledon panoramas Balsa Wood.
Behind the Scenes
Exhibition at The Conservatory Buffet
All England Lawn Tennis Championships
Church Road
Wimbledon
SW19 5AE
25th June 2012 to 8th July 2012
Open to anyone attending the Championships.
In case anyone is going to Tennis at Wimbledon, I have an informal exhibition up from my Residency with the Education Department in the Conservatory Buffet (Court 1 building). There is work on display by the school children I worked with using unusual materials, intermingled with some of my own on-the-spot sketches, panoramas and small canvases showing life "Behind the Scenes". This is a busy public space with work hanging at both ends of the room and is open to anyone who is attending the Tournament. Look out for White Line Man and Rufus the Harris Hawk.
More work from Wimbledon will be on show to the wider public in September.
Artist in Residence, Education Department, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum 2012
Sally drawing by the scoreboard on Centre Court.
Centre Court panorama. A section of Sally's acetate drawing in situ in the temporary 360 viewing structure.
From April 2012 visual artist Sally Booth will be working with the Education Department as their first "Artist-in-Residence". Drawing at locations such as Centre Court, The Broadcast Centre Roof and the Croquet Lawn, Sally will be working with local schools and community groups in the lead-up to the Championships in June. Sally will also be creating her own work to capture some of the many preparations for The Championships; taking a look "behind the scenes".
Wimbledon buildings from below
Indian ink on balsa wood 10cm x 93cm
Court 2 panorama ink on balsa wood
10 cm x 93 cm
Sally with Merton Abbey pupils with their Centre Court drawings (pen on balsa wood)
Thanks to Ben Swann for taking all the pictures for my Wimbledon project.
Merton Abbey Primary school
Ngaire and Ben from the Education department organised a tour round the grounds and I ran drawing workshops around the Wimbledon site. The children were able to spread out around Court No 1 and on Centre Court to make their own panoramas on wood and paper.
Here are some examples.
Pupil from Merton Abbey Primary school on court.
Merton Abbey pupils drawing on court one
Pupil drawing on court one
Merton Abbey pupil
Merton Abbey pupil
Merton Abbey pupil showcasing her panorama.
Drawing on Centre court
St Cecilia's
The group from St Cecilia's experimented with layered drawings on acetate from a high vantage point indoors looking out, and made a large collaborative concertina drawing with a view of the courts. We got a nice thank you from Ben, the class teacher, following their visit.
"On behalf of the pupils at Saint Cecilias, Wandsworth, I wanted to thank you for giving us such a wonderful experience of Wimbledon Tennis Club. I know that the group I was with really enjoyed the various mediums with their drawings and I have never seen them so immersed and focussed in what they were doing!"
Here are a few of them at work.
St Cecilia's pupils concentrating on collaborative drawing
Previous sketches
Wimbledon Court no 1
Roof with tower blocks and rainstorm.
Centre court panorama Sally setting out her long drawing in Wimbledon Education room.
Pen and Acetate drawing, Centre Court (detail).
Drawing in progress Centre Court from inside 360.
Centre Court panorama 1m x 10m.
Part of Centre court panorama.
Dennis Scarifier, pen on paper.
Detail: Rows of seats, Centre court
Pen on acetate from large panorama.
Ground staff, Walkie-talkies and remote controls, pen on paper.
Work made by the participants and the artist will be displayed around The All England Lawn Tennis Club grounds during the Wimbledon Championships in June 2012.
Photo of Centre Court by Ben Swann.
For more information
Education Department, AELTC Championships ltd, Church Road Wimbledon SW19 5AE
T + 44 (0)20 8879 5619
email: museum.education@aeltc.com
www.wimbledon.com/museum
Creative Choices/Arts Council
You might be interested in this recent article which has just been published. I have taken part in the Sync Intensives leadership programme and this case study gives an insight into my own story and my practice.
www.syncleadership.co.uk/?location_id=898
I am featured in this article about developing "portfolio careers".
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
Colliers Wood Chorus & Merton Music Foundation present CARMINA BURANA by Carl Orff
Sat 3rd March 19.30
St Barnabas Church, Mitcham
I have been working alongside Christopher Killerby, Director of Colliers Wood Chorus with year 5/6 pupils at Merton Abbey Primary, Links and Singlegate schools on combined music/art workshops. The drawings made by the children have been photographed to form a live projection during the above performance of Carmina Burana.
The aims of the workshops were to introduce children to a classical piece of music and to engage with it creatively. The workshops also aimed to combine and develop listening and drawing skills and foster an interest in performance and the visual arts. The children drew musical instruments that form part of the orchestra, worked from illuminated manuscripts and made energetic and expressive live drawings in real time to the music.
Flute by Glen, Singlegate School (Pen and Quink ink).
Xylophone, Tambourine, Cymbal and Triangle by Lewis, Singlegate School (Charcoal, Graphite, Pen and Quink ink).
Above drawings by Year 5 pupils that became part of the Carmina Burana performance. For more pictures and information, follow this link: collierswoodchorus.org.uk/events/20120303
The project has been supported by Merton Council as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
Carmina Burana performance
Carmina Burana performance with choir and projection.
Choir with projected picture.
Carmina Burana workshops
Photos from Carmina Burana workshops at Merton Abbey and Singlegate.
Above is a slideshow showing a selection of the artwork created by young people from
three schools; Merton Abbey; Links; and Singlegate for my Camina Burana Workshops. Slideshow runs for 6min 29sec.
Buy My Work!
SHAPE POP UP GALLERY A1 POSTERS FOR SALE
A selection of my pictures have been reproduced as signed limited edition posters by Shape. They are available through the Shape website at a cost of £10 each plus £3 P+P. Browse through the Pop Up Gallery section or follow the direct links on each title below to find and purchase my work.
1. The Stade, Indian ink (black and white)
Indian ink on paper, 2010
Original size H 30cm x W 73cm
2. Inside Mick's Hut-A Tangle of Nets (colour)
Pen and watercolour on paper, 2010
Original size H 29cm x W 36cm
3. Nets and Rain (colour)
Permanent pen and watercolour on canvas, 2010
Original size H 62cm, W 30cm
4. View from Mick's Hut (colour)
Pen and watercolour on paper, 2010
Original size H 30cm x W 72cm
5. Liverpool Panoramas North Dock (colour)
Indian ink on raw balsa wood, 2009
Original size 4 x H 10cm x W 93cm
6. Net Shops and Fish and Chips (colour)
Indian ink, pen and gouache on balsa wood, 2010
Original sizes H 10cm x W 93cm
www.shapearts.org.uk/pop-up-gallery.aspx
See more of my work on my gallery page.
Winter at the Studio
Pollarded Trees Winter. Indian ink on paper 2012
The Lane to the Park Winter. Indian ink and watercolour on paper 2012
Winter Trees. Indian ink on crinkly Japanese Washi paper 2012
Blustery Day Winter. Indian ink and Watercolour on paper 2012
Following a fantastic long and colourful autumn, I have been spending the winter months working on monoprints inspired by the autumn and winter trees at Cannizaro Park.
2011
Duckie at the Barbican
"Copyright Christmas"
I have been working in the team as a set painter for this Duckie Christmas production which has been designed by artist Robin Whitmore, and which premiers at the Barbican. Lots of big buckets of paint and wallpaper paste! We have been working at the Biscuit Factory on huge canvases and using lots of dribbling paint. There will also be an alternative Duckie Christmas market running at the Barbican if you are looking for gifts, or see my list of limited editions posters for sale below
Reviews
Robin Whitmore's sets for Copyright Christmas have received some great reviews. "The set, designed by Robin Whitmore, is brilliantly realised." The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8959422/Copyright-Christmas-Duckie-Barbican-Theatre-review.html
And this review of the show from the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/dec/14/copyright-christmas-review
Barbican Theatre
10 - 31 December 2011 / 19:30, 16:00, 21:30
Capitalism is collapsing and the criminal economy is taking over... so let's go shopping! Step inside the Duckie superstore and witness the decaying arcades of branded Britain. Conspicuous consumption thrives in this promenade performance featuring saucy shopaholics, supermarket sweepers and sweatshop santas.
Purchase your dreams - love, peace and happiness - all boxed up as consumer durables. In an age when we know the Katie Price of everything and the value of nothing, this rollicking good romp asks: Does Christmas mean more than shopping?
Continuing their tradition of alternative Christmas shows for the Barbican, including the Olivier Award-winning C'est Barbican!, the Duckie collective returns with more original festive fare.
Starring a cast of 20 all star performers including Dickie Beau, Scottee, Jess Love, Ryan Styles, H Plewis, Sheila Ghelani, Roy Kerr, Susannah Hewlett, Harold Offeh and Bird la Bird.
Directed by Mark Whitelaw
Designed by Robin Whitmore
Produced by Duckie
Co-commissioned by the Barbican
SHAPE POP UP GALLERY
A1 POSTERS FOR SALE
A selection my pictures have been reporoduced as signed limited edition posters by Shape. They are available through the Shape webiste at a cost of £10 each plus £3 P + P. Browse through the Pop Up Gallery section or follow the direct links on each title below to find and purchase my work.
http://www.shapearts.org.uk/pop-up-gallery.aspx
1. The Stade, Indian ink (black and white)
Indian ink on paper, 2010
Original size H 30cm x W 73cm
2. Inside Mick's Hut-A Tangle of Nets (colour)
Pen and watercolour on paper, 2010
Original size H 29cm x W 36cm
3. Nets and Rain (colour)
Permanent pen and watercolour on canvas, 2010
Original size H 62cm, W 30cm
4. View from Mick's Hut (colour)
Pen and watercolour on paper, 2010
Original size H 30cm x W 72cm
5. Liverpool Panoramas North Dock (colour)
Indian ink on raw balsa wood, 2009
Original size 4 x H 10cm x W 93cm
6. Net Shops and Fish and Chips (colour)
Indian ink, pen and gouache on balsa wood, 2010
Original sizes H 10cm x W 93cm
See more of my work on my gallery page.
Body of Work: The Big Draw at the Hunterian Museum
Saturday 15 October, 11am-4pm
Photograph "Of Body Of Work" transparent drawings on acetate made with participants at The Big Draw Hunterian Museum. Photos by Jane Fradgley
Join us in celebrating the complexity of the human body by participating with visual artist Sally Booth to make a drawing installation inspired by the collection, attending a demonstration by a member of the medical artists association and creating an 'Exquisite Corpse' using a special free drawing kit.
Event in partnership with the House of Illustration www.houseofillustration.org.uk and the Medical Artists Association of Great Britain www.maa.org.uk
Free event (all materials provided), Drop-in, no need to book. All ages
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PE
t: 020 7869 6566 | f: 020 7869 6564
www.rcseng.ac.uk/muse
Cannizaro Open Studio Weekend/Merton Arts Trail
Come and see the work of all Cannizaro artists. This year we are also participating in Merton Arts Trail. Works are for sale
Cannizaro Park - the hidden door
Saturday 8th/Sunday 9th October 10.30am - 5.30pm
Sunday 16th October 10.30pm - 5.30pm
Cannizaro Park,
The Potting Sheds,
Wimbledon Common,
London SW19 4UE
http://mertonartstrail.org.uk/
Studio visits can be arranged by appointment, if you are interested please contact me. View map of the studio location (this link will open in a new window).
Creative Landscapes Exhibition, Hastings
Drawing and paintings by Sally Booth
Photography by Lynn Weddle
"View from Mick's Hut" pen and watercolour on paper, 2010
Work created during their English Heritage-Accentuate residency on the Stade in 2010. The Stade Education Project is very pleased to be able to re-exhibit their work in the newly opened Stade Hall, as part of Heritage Open Days 2011.
The exhibition runs from
Thursday 8th September - Wednesday 14th September, 2011
10-4pm (CLOSED MONDAY)
Private View
Thursday 8th September 2011, 5 - 6.30pm
Stade Hall, Rock-a-Nore Road,
Hastings, TN34 3FJ
5pm Welcome speeches with a BSL Interpreter
RSVP by Thursday 1st September:
For map of Stade Hall location (this link will open in a new window).
For more information about new Jerwood complex on the Stade (this link will open in a new window).
Red Squirrel on Brownsea, photo Tim Norris
Unlocked Artists Commission, Brownsea Island
Unlocked is a partnership project between the National Trust, WAVE arts education agency, DepARTure Arts, Activate Performing Arts, Dorset Youth Organisation, Dorset V and RIO.
Above you can hear a recording of poems by pupils at Pokesdown School who worked with poet Evlynn Sharp - part of the Brownsea Island schools commission project.
Log drawings made on Brownsea by pupils of Pokesdown School
Peacock drawing by Zusanna on rhodedendron log
With sculptor Tim Norris and Poet, Evlynn Sharp, I was selected to undertake the schools commission, with three participating schools in Dorset. Working with Pokesdown Primary, Ruscombe First School and Court Hill First School we led arts workshops, both in the schools and on field trips to the island, (which is located in Poole Harbour). The pupils made drawings and sculptures inspired by the materials, environment and wildlife of the island, and also wrote poems and made a recording in response to the site. The project culminated in a labyrinth made by Tim Norris, with assistance from pupils of Rushcombe, and which incorporated log drawings and poems by the children from each school and willow sculptures as signposting.
Tim, Sally and Evlynn on the ferry to Brownsea
To see more of our work with the children follow this link: www.courthill.poole.sch.uk/gallery/default.asp?album=18&pid=3
125 Rackets Community Art project
Over the last few months the Education Department at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club have been working with several local schools and groups on a community art project that celebrates the 125th Championships. Each participant was given one of 125 wooden, unstrung, unfinished racket frames and asked to interpret it in a medium of their choosing to reflect The Championships. Many of the rackets will be exhibited in the windows of businesses in Wimbledon Village for the duration of this year's tournament, while others will be displayed in suitable locations around the grounds.
"Live tennis on TV"
Pen on green acetate layers and graph paper on a wooden racket, 2011
I was invited to make a piece for this exhibition to
commemorate 125 years of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. My racket has been on display in the Members Room at the Club.
aeltc2011.wimbledon.com/125th-championships/125th-celebrations
Upstream Rishi Exhibition Comments
"A stunning sense of place(s) throughout the work - diverse yet inter related imagery combined to to create an intensely rich visual experience. Love it. Thank you Sally" Arts Council Officer 24/5/11
"Exquisite and haunting" - Arts Council Officer
Exhibition at Brighton Festival
Pictures from my exhibition at the Brighton Festival Upstream Showcase.
Photos of Sally's exhibition at the Brighton Festival Upstream Showcase by Rachel Webb at Pillory Barn Creative.
Brighton Pavilion drawing tent
Above are some pictures from my onion dome drawing tent in Brighton Pavilion gardens as part of the Upstream showcase.
Brighton Pavilion drawing tent under construction at the studio, with Sally sitting inside the onion dome roof structure.
Sally Booth and one of her drawing tents, shaped with an onion dome roof, was at the Brighton Festival.
Up-Stream 
Dada-South is proud to announce the artists selected for Up-Stream
Sally Booth is one of the artists selected to present their work at a high profile showcase programme as part of the Brighton Festival in May 2011.
Eleven artists have been chosen to represent some of the best quality work being undertaken by disabled and Deaf artists in the South East as part of Up-Stream, a major new showcasing programme being run by the arts organisation, Dada-South in partnership with Arts Council England.
This work will form part of this year's Brighton Festival and will contribute to the Cultural Olympiad and the build up to London 2012.
The View from East Hill lift.
Two indian ink drawings on balsa wood, 2010
Up-Stream will take place between 24th and 26th May in Brighton.
Sally will be undertaking a live drawing installation at Brighton Pavilion Gardens on 25th/26th May and also exhibiting art works at My Hotel in Brighton.
My Hotel Exhibition
- Tuesday 24th May 3pm - 6pm
- Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th May 10am - 6pm.
Brighton Pavilion Drawing tent with onion dome roof. Design drawing by Tim Norris.
Free entry. Opposite Carluccios. Lift access, and very near Brighton Pavilion gardens. My Hotel: (Rishi Room), Jubilee St Brighton BN1 1EE. Tel: 01273 900 300 - www.myhotel.com
Further information available from www.up-stream.org.uk, www.up-stream.org.uk/blue-coat-windows-sally-booth, www.dada-south.org.uk www.brightonfestival.org or tel Dada-South 01622 685694 or info@dada-south.org.uk
Up-Stream is part of Accentuate, a transformational programme of 15 projects which seeks to change perceptions and offer opportunities to showcase the talents of deaf and disabled people.
Sally Booth on BBC Radio 4
In Touch 8.40pm 10th May 2011
A feature on the arts including interviews with Sally Booth, Stevie Rice and Rachel Gadstone.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qxwwRoyal College of Art, 24 hour Inclusive Design Challenge, Include 2011 Peoples Choice Award
In April 2011 I was invited by the Helen Hamlyn Centre, Royal College of Art, to act as a design partner on the 24hr Inclusive Design Challenge. I was teamed up with a group of young designers called 10 Collective. Their brief was to come up with a product or service that would improve the quality of life for disabled people. The design for accessible ticket machines won the Peoples Choice Award at the conference.
For more information: www.hhc.rca.ac.uk, 10collective.wordpress.com/
Exhibition by my pupil Ali age 9
My pupil Ali, age nine, has been invited by his Head-teacher to put up an exhibition of his work. He has been working with me outside school since he was seven and this is his first solo exhibition. Ali was recently awarded a certificate of excellence for his entry into the Merton in Bloom Art Competition.
Ali has a natural sense of design and the exhibition includes a selection of his drawings and paintings of bicycles, scooters, still life, snow scenes, toolkits, and even his pet hamster, all done from life.
Exhibition Opening Event: Friday 11th February from 3pm -4pm
Merton Abbey Primary School, High Path,
South Wimbledon SW19 2JY
In the school hall. Refreshments provided.
The show will run until Friday 18th February 2011
Visitors welcome by appointment contact
O208 542 2179
webfronter.com/merton/mertonabbey
Tube: South Wimbledon (Northern Line)
Buses: 93, 57,131,219
Some ink drawings by Ali
Still Life with Fruit and a sponge
Daffodils and a toy puffin
Daffodils pastel on red paper
See a slide show of my drawings for Graeae Theatre Company
See selection of work from my Creative Landscapes residency with English Heritage-Accentuate
The Stade, Hastings, two triangle pictures, ink on wood
The Stade, Hastings, Indian ink
Sheds and Lobster Pots, Hastings
sallybooth.co.uk/CreativeLandscapes/index.html
2010
Finalist for UJADF Award 2010
(UK/Japan Art, Design, Film Award)
I have been selected for this award and exhibition with one of my Japanese concertina sketchbooks. See some of my works from Japan here
Exhibition dates 25th October -30th October
ROA Gallery, Royal Opera Arcade, 4b Pall Mall, London SW1Y 4UY
www.ujadf-award.com/selection/selection-result.html
Workshops at Wallace Collection
31st October 2010, 1.30-3.30pm
Co-facilitator of Halloween arts workshop for visually impaired children and their families using items from the collection. This follows a recent collaboration and workshop at Hove Museum undertaken with Shelley Boden. See workshops for more information about previous projects.
Talk at Victoria and Albert Museum, London
13th October 2010
I have been invited to be a speaker on creative approaches to access at the "In Touch with Art" International Conference. The conference offers international perspectives to equal access to museums, galleries and other cultural venues for visually impaired people.
www.st-dunstans.org.uk/about_us/in_touch_with_art
Seminars in Wales
Cardiff and National Libraries of Wales, Aberystwyth 22nd/23rd September
I was a speaker at Digital Inclusion seminars with Marcus Weisen, Director Jodi Awards and Chris Power, from the University of York. The seminars were aimed at museums, libraries and archives professionals who are seeking to make their collections and services more accessible to visually impaired users. See talks for more information about previous events.
Interview
The Dada Exchange programme, in which I have participated as artist advisor for deaf and disabled artists, is now being completed. See an interview with Colin Hambrook about my art practice and my involvement in the project.
www.dada-south.org.uk/projects-dada-exchange.php#sally
Open Studio events
2nd/3rd October, Hurlingham Yacht Club, Putney
Part of Wandsworth Open House 25th/26th September, Open Studio, Cannizaro Park
I exhibited recent drawings, paintings and works on wood from my residency in Hastings. If you missed these events and would like to arrange a studio visit, contact me.
Creative Landscapes
To see miniature drawing tent pictures of the Stade Education film screening event and my drawing tent.
Revealed: Hastings and St Leonards
A Creative Landscapes Residency; Summer 2010
I was one of two artists selected to undertake this residency, which was an English Heritage-Accentuate project exploring accessible approaches to Heritage.
Nets and Rain (Lobster pots, Hastings)
Permanent coloured pens and watercolour on canvas
The back of the beach was where the fisherman kept all their fishing tackle, cuttlefish traps, broken nets and lobster pots all in a big heap.
H 30cm x W 80cn x D 2cm Aug 2010
The residency concluded with exhibitions of our work and we lead a number of events as part of Heritage Open Days weekend.
Stade Netshops and Fish 'n Chips
Indian ink, pen and watercolour on raw balsa wood
3 panoramic drawings made on site. Two pictures show the tops of the net shops with big cloudy skies, and the third a view of the Stade from a fish and chip café, with bottles of tomato ketchup on the table.
Each image H 10cm x W 92 cm x D 0.5-1cm Aug 2010
Photographer, Lynn Weddle and I each facilitated workshops and events in Hastings and made our own work inspired by the hidden histories and the landscape in and around the Stade.
Drawing tent at Hastings
I made a series of drawings on the spot in and around the Stade, using local fisherman, Mick Barrow's net shop as a base. This is perhaps the most unusual "studio" I have ever had. No heat or light, and huddled under a huge tangle of nets and fishing tackle, but right on the doorstep to watch the comings and goings and everyday life on the Stade.
Mick at net shop door
Based on the theme of "Revealed: Hastings and St Leonards", I made work showing glimpses of the sometimes hidden everyday life in and around the Old Town, with the net shops and constantly changing weather as a backdrop to my images.
Net shop drawing tent
Images included the inside of a net shop, with its tangle of nets like a huge wasps nest, the back of the Fish Market, and partial views of the rooftops of the Stade from a Fish and Chip café or against a moody sky.
Inside Mick's Netshop - A Tangle of Nets
Ink and coloured pens on paper with watercolour
Sketchbook drawing made from inside Mick's netshop. I sat huddled underneath a bundle of nets in his hut to do my drawings of the Stade.
H 30cm x W 37cm Aug 2010
Creative Landscapes is an English Heritage project exploring accessible approaches to heritage. It is part of Accentuate, a transformational programme of 15 projects, inspired by the Paralympic Movement, which seeks to change perceptions and offer opportunities to showcase the talents of deaf and disabled people.
Residency Commission for Graeae
In celebration of its recent move to purpose built premises The Bradbury Studios, 138 Kingsland Rd in Shoreditch, Graeae has invited me to undertake a residency commission inspired by the building itself and the process of creative activity that takes place in and around the company.
ink on paper
The project will take place between June and October 2010. I will spend time at Graeae during rehearsals for productions, and make drawings in and around the building. A selection of the drawings made will be chosen by Graeae for permanent display at the conclusion of the residency.
ink on paper
Above are two ink drawings from my sketchbook made while attending rehearsals for "Against the Tide". They show the movement of actors suspended in the air on sway poles.
You need the Flash Player to see this player.
Click in centre of above black box to see Graeae slideshow of ink drawings from my sketchbook made while attending rehearsals for "Against the Tide" (1.13min, no sound).
More information on Graeae www.graeae.org
RINGEMK 2010
My balsawood panoramas have been selected for inclusion in this year's FRINGEMK catalogue.
Images of the works selected for the catalogue will be placed on their facebook page shortly.
More information: www.fringemk.com
Wandsworth Heritage Postcard project
I took part in this project by facilitating art work with Year 3 pupils at Westbridge Primary school. The children illustrated Wandsworth based stories including the Duke of Wellington having a duel in the asparagus fields, spies at Clapham Junction, Queen Elizabeth the first getting her feet wet in the river Wandle, and hot air balloons crash landing in Southfields. The children designed a series of postcards and their own stamps.
The Wandsworth heritage postcards project site is live and functional at: wandsworthstories.org/beta
Barbican Centre Live Guide training
At the invitation of Barbican Centre, I have devised and delivered training for gallery staff and hosts towards developing and launching a live guide service for visually impaired visitors to the gallery exhibitions.
This includes one to one assistance around the gallery as required, an overview of the exhibition, description of selected works and, for some exhibitions, handling artworks or interpretative material. The aim is that visits can be tailored to visitors' own interests and access requirements. For more information or to book please contact access@barbican.org.uk or call 020 7382 2382.
2009
November/December
Jodi Awards 2009
These awards are for excellence in accessible cultural websites and digital media.
Sally Booth won the Jodi Awards 2009 - Digital Access Online: Low Budget category for this website. She is the first individual artist to win a Jodi award.
Sally was presented the award at the Victoria and Albert Museum's prestigious Sackler Centre, by Martha Lane Fox, the government's Champion for Digital Inclusion. The judges commented that her website "exudes accessibility" and gave the following feedback:
"Artist Sally Booth's commitment to accessibility is exceptional. The website is easy to use, well colour contrasted, experiments with two types of verbal descriptions of her artwork and provides British Sign Language. The choice of colours, tone of language and font combine to give this site a warm feel - a rare quality in the world-wide-web. Her website was seen as a master class in minute attention to accessibility."
Kevin Carey, Chairman of RNIB said: "It has been said since the beginning of the web that accessibility kills creativity in web design; I'm not surprised that it has taken a visually impaired person to discredit this proposition. In her work, Sally Booth demonstrates creative adventure with comprehensive accessibility."
For more information on the awards:
www.jodiawards.org.uk
DaDa Awards 2009
Sally Booth was short-listed this year for the Arts award, sponsored by Culture Liverpool as part of DaDa Fest.
For more information on the awards:
www.dadahello.com/dadafest/nominees?award=0
Bluecoat Windows
This exhibition has been extended to mid January 2010.
.jpg)
.jpg)
Installation shots of exhibition of light-boxes at the Bluecoat. Photos taken at the
opening night (17th November 2009) with Anne Hornsby and Alison Jones. Photographs by Minako Jackson, Art in Liverpool (www.artinliverpool.com).
Exhibition at the Bluecoat
18th Nov- 5th Dec 2009, switch-on 6pm on 17th Nov 10am -6pm. Free
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX.
Sally returns to the Bluecoat as part of DaDa Fest 09 with a series of photographic light-boxes inspired by her recent residency and time spent in the Bluecoat studio.
Photo: Night Light, Bluecoat, 2009
"One of the things I wanted to do on my residency was to make a series of works directly reflecting my experience of the Bluecoat studio, whose beautiful oval windows had inspired me from the beginning. I made ongoing photographs of the changing light and shadows cast by the windows at night and in the afternoons. Sometimes the light was diffuse and soft, evocative of my own vision; sometimes reflections were abstracted, sharp or almost invisible. As the days slowly lengthened over the course of my residency, and glimpses of developing work and general studio life appeared in the background, this series became an important part of the passage of time during the residency."
October
The Big Draw
Draw the Line / Draw the Local
Based in and around Battersea in SW11, a drawing project with pupils from a local primary school to explore their environment and experiment with unusual materials. The resulting collaborative artworks were on show during the last two weeks in October. A Wandsworth Arts Presents project.
Morden in Pictures
A participatory inter-generational drawing project held at Merton and Morden Guild on 22nd October, with Arts Development Merton.
London Eye 8th Oct
Live drawing from a pod of the London Eye with invited employers from the creative industries organised by Blind in Business.
September
Arts and Disability and Artist development consultancy with Artlink Central, Stirling, Scotland.
Cannizaro Park Open Studios
26th/27th September 11-6pm
The Potting Sheds, Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Common, London SW19 4UE. For map see website multimap.co.uk
A chance to meet the artists and see samples of work from recent projects.
West Dean, Sussex
The Memorial Arts Trust
23rd and 25th September
Two Touch workshops with visually impaired children, co-facilitated with Kevin Carey, Chair of RNIB. An exploration of touching art works, but without the usual restriction of gloves in gallery settings. Small and large scale sculptural objects and full access to outdoor memorial sculptures of the Art and Memory exhibition in the grounds of West Dean.
Obscurity 5th September, Liberty Festival, Trafalgar Square
Live drawing as part of Extant's performance of "Obscurity" at the Liberty Festival.
Picture: Sally rehearsing for "Obscurity" performances with transparent screens, photo by Ludovic Des Cognets.
August
I think, I see
Over the course of three days artist Sally Booth invited over 1,000 people to collaborate in outdoor studios and draw a series of panoramas of the Southbank Centre site. Participants were also encouraged to take inspiration from their memories of visiting Walking in My Mind at the Hayward Gallery.
This exhibition presents thousands of individual drawings by people of all ages connected together to tell the story of the art, architecture and people that collide and interact across the Southbank Centre every day.
Artist and filmmaker Carl Stevenson documented one day in the studio series. His film forms part of the exhibition. (8.15min)
I Think, I See is part of a series of projects in response to Walking in My Mind at the Hayward Gallery by Southbank Centre's Learning and Participation Programme.
This project was realised with support from Central Saint Martin's MA Fine Art students.
:: I think, I see
Friday 7th, Sunday 9th and Tuesday 11th Aug
As part of the Hayward Summer events programme, and to coincide with Walking in my Mind exhibition, I will be undertaking large scale collaborative "outdoor studio" drawing tents at 3 locations around the Royal Festival Hall and South Bank Centre. Participants welcome from 12 - 5 approx, information on location on the day from Hayward Gallery Foyer. All ages welcome.
July
Collaborative landscape residency with writer Evlynn Sharp, working on location in Cape Cornwall.
Gathering Storm, Cape Cornwall, ink on paper, July 2009
Red Chimney in Sea Mist, Gouache and crayon, July 2009
Thunderstorm, The Brisons, Cape Cornwall, ink on paper, July 2009
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary residency
10th and 11th July
A sample of my work form my time on the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary residency (see below) in Liverpool will be on display at Shape, as part of a group exhibition. Open to public 10th and 11th July and thereafter until 16th Oct by appt. Venue: Deane House Studios, 27 Greenwood Place, Kentish Town, London NW5 1LB. To see further examples of the work undertaken on this residency a publication is available, please contact Shape or myself direct if you would like one, or would like to book a studio visit with me to see more work.
June
28th - 29th June :: "Obscurity" at Greenwich Planetarium
Planetarium Greenwich Park - A collaborative sound, performance and visual art installation exploring Obscurity
As part of the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival Sally will be doing live drawing on location on 2m x 3m screens as part of performances by Extant Theatre Company in Greenwich Park. An Extant commission
Over this two day period Sally will be undertaking a live drawing installation around the cone on the roof of the Planetarium, incorporating a panorama of Greenwich Park and other elements from the performance narrative.
April
Bluecoat Open studio
Sally's acetate drawings from liverpool bus No1.
Sally's acetate drawings from liverpool bus No2.
Saturday 25th April 12 - 5pm, Studio 7, 3rd Floor, Bluecoat Open studio with examples of work and process from the residency period. Accessible by lift.
Allerton Towers. 3 layered transparent drawings made on location, pen on acetate on hanging rail 127 cm x 91 cm approx.
Easter Weekend
Bluecoat Explore programme
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April 12-4, Bluecoat Gallery Transparency drawing workshop with artist Sally Booth, using the surroundings of the Bluecoat as inspiration. Open to the public, all ages and experience welcome. Level Access. Part of the Explore programme.
Liverpool panoramas, pen on balsa wood 10cm x 92 cm
North dock adn the canal, 4 pen and ink wash drawings on balsa wood 10cm x 92cm.
February
Open Studio, Bluecoat
Saturday 14th February, 12 -4pm
This event offered the opportunity to see the studio, meet the artist and see examples of her previous work at the commencement of her residency. Visitors were invited to mark destinations in Liverpool to explore and work from, which would directly influence the drawings made during the course of the residency.
Studio windows photo montage. A selection from a series taken of shadows, reflections and changing light inspired by the oval windows in my studio over the period of the residency 160cm x 245cm.
More on this residencies here.
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary residency at the Bluecoat
1st February - 1st May 2009
As a visual artist usually based in London, the opportunity to spend 3 months away concentrating on my own practice in a city as visually and culturally stimulating as Liverpool was an exciting prospect.
Sally sketching at the North Docks, Photo by Tristan Brady-Jacobs
The scene was set from the beginning with a rather surreal and magical initiation to the city. I arrived to a day of horizontal snow and when I ventured out to try and find the Mersey in what seemed like a bit of a blizzard, I felt as if I was walking through a still from a New York movie or a Whistler painting. The Liver Building was veiled by impossibly giant snowflakes and the river and usually distinctive skyline were almost invisible and indistinguishable from each other. This theme has continued through my residency with an interest in making work that explores transparency and obscurity.
Looking back at the Liver buildings with snow on 2nd Feb.
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary
I have been awarded the second Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, which this year is run in partnership with Shape, The Bluecoat, and Tate Liverpool. The bursary includes a 3 month residency with a studio based at the Bluecoat in Liverpool, with advice and consultancy from Tate Liverpool.
The bursary offers me the exciting opportunity to develop my practice without a fixed outcome, and I will be using the time to make new work directly inspired by my experience of the city of Liverpool and the studio itself.
Bluecoat gallery
Studio window in the Bluecoat
Residency Dates and Events
2nd February 2009- 1st May 2009
Open Studios
Saturday 14th February 2009 12- 4pm, Bluecoat
Saturday 25th April 2009, Bluecoat
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Telephone: 0151 709 5297
To contact me while on residency or to arrange a visit call 07921 809 688
Holton Lee Disability Arts Open 2009
Exhibition in the Gallery at Faith House, 17th January - 8th March 2009
Sally in front of the work in this exhibition. Underneath is a close up of this work.
The panoramic drawing on display above is a 360 degree view from the lookout station near Horseshoe Pond, undertaken while on residency at Holton Lee in 2008. The pictures above show details of this pen drawing on acetate.
Faith House Gallery
Holton Lee, East Holton, Holton Heath, Poole, Dorset BH16 6JN
Website: www.holtonlee.co.uk/arts
Telephone: 01202 625562 opening times vary, ring to confirm your intended arrival time Email: curator@holtonlee.co.uk Fax: 01202 632632
2008
Transparency DVD
I have made a short film showing my work with transparency and panoramic formats. The film has a commentary, captioning and shows stills and footage from drawing installations, residencies and participative projects.
You need the Flash Player to see this player.
Running time approximately six and a half minutes.
Open studio
Saturday 15th and 16th November 11am - 5pm
The Potting Sheds, Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Common SW19 4UE
A chance to see original drawings and light boxes from recent projects. For map details see contact me.
New Schools Project at St Ann's School Morden
A painting project as resident artist, working with children with learning difficulties. Working at the school during autumn term 2008.
Residency at Interaction Milton Keynes
10Th, 11Th and 12Th October 2008
A 3 day drawing workshop and residency with 3 community groups in the grounds and education room at Interaction. Drawing on transparent materials and canvasses to coincide with the Big Draw event.
Celebrating Age Project
June - September 2008
A series of painting workshops with members of the Merton and Morden Guild as part of the Celebrating Age Festival, concluding with an exhibition and production of postcards from images made.
Residencies
Pictures from my recent residencies
Picture: Participating Artists on the 3x3 Incident International Residency in Yorkshire, from left to right, Pawel Hajncel from Poland, Sally Booth UK , Martin Zet from Czech Republic.
Spring 2008
Picture: Photograph of the view from Westgate Studios Wakefield.
Picture: Four Fire Escape paintings, oil on linen canvas, the view from Westgate Studios
Picture: Experimental Light Box from drawings made at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The Tree next to the deer shelter, Spring 2008, Japanese ink on tracing paper.
Residency at Holton Lee May/June 2008.
Picture: Photograph of Faith House Gallery at night with my drawing installation of 4 acetate landscapes in the gallery window. June/August 2008
Pictures: Drawing inside the bird hides at Holton Lee using transparent materials, pictures show drawings on acetate from inside the bird hides and collaborative drawings with photograph by First Dream.
Light commission
Group Exhibition - The Gallery at Faith House, Holton Lee in Dorset
24 May - 2 August 2008
Local and national disabled artists respond to the theme of Light. This exhibition includes painting, film installation, sculpture and photography. Artists include: Sally Booth, Paul Cade, Jane Fradgley, Maggie Wyman and 'First Dream' - Nathan Bolger, John Mondino and Chris Veale. Abi Kremer - showing new works as part of an ongoing project at Holton Lee.
Please call first to avoid disappointment as Faith House is occasionally used for private bookings. For more information and opening times please tel: 01202 625562, or email: arts@holtonlee.co.uk
Holton Heath, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6JN
www.holtonlee.co.uk/arts
Artist in residence at Merton Abbey Primary School
In partnership with Acava Studios and Arts Development Merton during February/March 2008.
I have recently had the wonderful opportunity to work as artist in residence with Year 2 pupils at Merton Abbey Primary School. Over a 5 week period, I undertook a drawing project with the children (aged 6-7). Using the local urban environment and Wandle Trail as inspiration, the children experimented with new drawing materials, including graphite sticks, charcoal, white pens, till rolls and recycled paper, and drew on location at Merton Abbey Mills. They made some fabulous individual and collaborative drawings from life and from memory (see Marco's gorgeous drawing of a pylon).
I have also been making my own till roll drawing of the 14 mile Wandle Trail as part of my residency.
To see more of my till roll drawings go to residencies in the projects section.
Filmmakers Sav Kyriacou and Lindsay Starbuck have filmed the process of the project with the children, and this has been made into a DVD. This film will be shown at a sharing assembly at Merton Abbey Primary School on 6th June 2008 at 2pm.
I will be facilitating a drawing installation with year 2 pupils and they will be showing a selection of their work from the project at Merton Abbey Mills on 7th June 2008, as part of the Wandle Valley Festival.
To find out more about my participatory projects and workshops. To discuss running workshops or residencies contact me.
Incident 3x3 The Art House International residency
15th April - 6th May 2008
I was selected as the UK artist to work alongside invited artists Martin Zet from the Czech Republic and Pawel Hajncel from Poland. The residency was run by The Art House, and was based in Yorkshire, with studios and accommodation in Wakefield, close to the new Art House premises. The residency concluded with an Open Studio/Exhibition Event in early May 2008.
For more information contact The Art House.
Exhibitions and Open Studios
Milton Keynes Gallery
Over four weeks during the summer I worked with Milton Keynes Gallery, facilitating art workshops with a group of visually impaired adults from Buckinghamshire. The project aimed to encourage access to contemporary art, and was inspired by the Richard Woods exhibition in the gallery. I worked with the participants to explore the work and themes of the show and make their own exhibition and installation in the project room.
The project concluded with a private view and celebratory event at Milton Keynes Gallery on 28th July 2008.
Light Commission Exhibition, Holton Lee, Purbeck Arts Week
I have been invited to participate in this exhibition at Holton Lee. For more information on Holton Lee and for directions to the gallery contact www.holtonlee.co.uk
In January I showed 3 Alfresco landscape drawings exhibited at Holton Lee. These art works were undertaken in the landscape around Holton Lee and comprised of a till roll drawing and long pen drawings on Japanese paper.
Following my solo show at the gallery in 2007, my site specific drawing installation on 6 roller blinds is now on permanent display, and has been purchased by Holton Lee for their collection (NDACA - National Disability Arts Collection and Archive). For more information on my residency at Holton Lee and my show East Meets West see 2007 Highlights.
Cannizaro Park Open Studios
The studios will be open to the public 12th and 13th July 2008 from 11am-7pm, as part of the Cannizaro Park Festival. Programme information from May 2008.
The Hogarth Club, Airedale Rd, Chiswick , London W4 2NW from Sunday 15th June - Sunday July 13th 2008
Drawing Tent Installation 19th July 2008, St Leonards
I will be undertaking a time based drawing installation in the town centre at St Leonards on 19th July 2008 in collaboration with a filmmaker and local community groups. More details to follow.
To see a list of my previous shows click on exhibitions
Workshops
I have been co-facilitating arts workshops with photograhper Phil Coy at Acava studios. We have been working in partnership with Acava, Seda and Scope on a 12 week digital photography project with 2 groups of adults with learning disabilities.
The participants will be exhibiting their photographs at Westbourne studios in June 2008 and have entered their work into a Mencap photography competition. For more information contact the artist.
Working in the Arts
Artist Advisor for engage/Shape on their Explore programme, and for Dada South on their Dada Exchange programme working with deaf and disabled artists in the South East. See Working in the Arts for more information.
Talks and Access Consultancy
Acting as advisor and facilitator for Ofsted as part of the development of their Disability Equality scheme. For further examples of similar work undertaken click on Access Consultancy.
Artist Talk at the National Archives conference, Kew, February 2008, exploring innovative ways to make collections accessible to visually impaired people. For further examples click on Talks
With my background as a visually impaired artist, and gallery education, I am part of a team with Marcus Weisen and Peter Bosher offering talks, consultancy and tailor made training to museums, galleries and heritage venues keen to provide more inclusive services for visually impaired visitors. To find out more about Insight Training click on Access Consultancy.
2007
Participatory Projects
Liberty Festival
In September 2007 I was selected to undertake a drawing installation and facilitate a participatory art project with the public, as part of the Liberty Arts Festival in Trafalgar Square. The event showcased the work of disabled artists and performers and was attended by several thousand people.
Liberty Festival Drawing Tent in Trafalgar Square. The photo shows a view of the finished tent from the entrance, every surface covered by layers of multi-coloured drawing done by the public.
Voile and timber with coloured permanent pens.
My project comprised of an octagonal drawing tent, constructed out of timber, with transparent voile screens which gave a 360 degree view of the square. The tent was accessible, enabling the public to enter as they pleased using permanent coloured pens to draw directly onto the material, using the panoramic view of the square as a starting point for their inspiration. The tent was attended by all ages, and the end result was a collective drawing in many colours, overlaying my own drawing.
Liberty Drawing Installation location shot. The picture shows a member of the public drawing on an outside section of the semi transparent tent, with the fountain, the National Gallery and members of the public in the background. A placard reads "Drawing Installation. Join in and make your mark. Drawing installation by Sally Booth. Help create a panoramic view of the square".
Back view of a young boy making a wonderful drawing of a pigeon near ground level in the drawing tent.
For more information on participatory projects. Contact me to find out more about this project and discuss commissioning a drawing tent in other locations.
Liberty Festival Drawing tent location shots.
Photo on the left shows the 9ft high drawing installation structure in situ in Trafalgar Square, dominated by Nelson's Column in the background. Photo on the right shows a back view of two children with back packs (they are possibly brothers). They are both engrossed in making drawings on the tent. Permission given.
Exhibitions and Residencies
Chichester Open exhibition
I had two double spread landscape oil sketches accepted in the Chichester Open exhibition. An international exhibition of contemporary painting, drawing and print held in conjunction with a series of concerts and talks.
Below you can see these landscape oil sketches shown before framing. These landscapes are examples of the "black pastel" series made at Cannizaro Park in 2007 in a black spiral bound sketchbook.
Blossom and Pathway, 2007, oil pastel, oil stick on black paper. 30cm x 73cm.
The picture depicts one of the hidden, dark, secret areas of the park. On the right a silhouette of a black tree trunk spreads into four dark branches with bright yellow sunlight showing through. In the centre the composition is cut through by the spiral binding. On the left of centre a dark leafed rhododendron bush erupts with white splodges for blossom, almost oozing out of the top of the picture. It is framed on the left by smaller azalea bushes, the closest in red, while the floor is covered with an orange cinder path. The pastel is thick and sticky, with abstract patches of colour and squiggly marks like wax crayon to depict form, with areas of black left bare.
Looking through to the Azalea dell, Cannizaro Park, 2007, oil pastel on black paper, 30cm x 73cm.
This sketch was made just behind my studio. There is a week in late spring when the Azalea dell suddenly explodes into garish colour, and the picture attempts to capture this brief event. The sketch was made on a very sunny day, with strong areas of light and shade, and dappled light covering the picture.
The view of the dell is framed in the foreground on the right by a large unidentifiable deciduous tree, whose leaves and branches run across the top of the picture, and on the left by a dark, shadowy, abstract form - a wall topped by mushroom shaped hedge with tinges of red. The eye is led through to a shaft of yellow white sunlight on the ground running across the centre of the picture, and rests on the riot of colour that is the azalea dell in the background.
The azalea dell appears to me as a riot of undefined, broken, clashing blobs of colour. The blossom is depicted roughly, with small dots of pastel, from left to right green, soft grey blue, white, burnt orange, red, grey-pink, white, yellow, orange, red, yellow. It seems an anarchic mix!
Holton Lee Residency and East Meets West Exhibition
My first connection with Holton Lee came about as result of the inclusion of one of my Japanese concertina sketchbooks in their first Disability Arts Competition exhibition, held at the Faith House Gallery early in 2007. I instantly fell in love with the gallery and the setting.
In May 2007 I was invited by Tony Heaton, Director, to work at Holton Lee as artist-in-residence, as part of Purbeck Arts Week, My brief was to make work for a solo exhibition at the gallery, combining local landscapes and work from my recent visits to Japan as inspiration for the show.
Faith House Gallery, Holton Lee.
Holton Lee Residency
Holton Lee is situated in a secluded and varied landscape of heathland, woodland and reed beds. I spent the week dodging the torrential rain and making work from exploratory walks in this landscape and around the area of Poole Harbour. This included a series of panoramic drawings and paintings on canvas, in sketchbooks and on roller blinds.
East Meets West Exhibition
The exhibition featured panoramic paintings, drawings and photographs inspired by the landscapes of Japan and Holton Lee. I also made a site specific drawing installation on 6 floor to ceiling roller blinds, showing a panoramic view of the horizon from the gallery. These can still be seen at the gallery by appointment.
The exhibition ran from 28 July - 1 September 2007 at Faith House Gallery, Holton Lee.
Japanese Concertina Sketchbook
Toji - in gardens, Kyoto, 2006
Ink and watercolour on Japanese paper
25cm x 430cm
This postcard shows a section of one of my panoramic sketchbooks from Japan, which was on show at the exhibition.
Description The sketchbook is propped up lengthwise across the page in front of a plain black background. It is only partly unfolded like a concertina. The zigzag shapes show glimpses of watercolour images in yellows, greens and reds, of the view of a sunlit garden from a Japanese tea house.
Oneword radio interview
I was interviewed by Hayley Radford for Oneword radio. This was broadcast on the "The Gallery" on 27th July 2007. They have kindly agreed to allow us to use the interview here.
Residency in Japan
I recently returned from a residency in Japan, funded by the Gen Foundation. I worked in collaboration with the University of Art in Kyoto and delivered lectures and workshops for the students and made work inspired by the Zen gardens of Kyoto. On my return I have been developing a series of sketchbooks from Japan.
One of these pieces was exhibited at Holton Lee in Jan 2007. I will be having a solo show at Holton Lee in Dorset in August 2007.
My work has also been showcased as part of a film installation at the Singaproe Fringe Festival in Jan 2007, by the Helen Hamlyn Centre.
I have acted as guest speaker on inclusive design at the Royal College of Art in Feb 2007, and with Wire Design at the Design Council in March.
In April 2007 I was invited to take part in Helen Hamlyn Centre 24 hour design challenge as a consultant user, as part of Include 2007. I worked with Sprout, who won the award for most innovative inclusive design.
2006
Japan Residency, Kyoto
Following a successful touring exhibition, workshop and lecture tour to Japan in 2005, plans are underway for a return visit to Kyoto in October-November 2006. At the invitation of Kyoto University of Art this residency will include time to make art inspired by the Zen and temple gardens previously visited and collaboration with the students studying traditional Japanese painting. The residency is supported by the Gen Foundation.
To read about my work in Japan in 2005.
Radio Gallery Project, Resonance FM
A collaborative project with artists Steve Webber, Maria O'Shodi and Julia Schauerman. 12 artists/groups have been asked to produce a 1 hour original radio programme each for broadcast on London and web-based radio Resonance 104.4 fm. Broadcast date 18th September 2006, 8pm. The programme uses the radio as an invisible time based gallery space. For more information visit www.resonancefm.com/audio.htm
"Finding a Path" exhibition, Cannizaro Park, August 2006
A series of paintings and photographs based on the theme of pathways.
Displayed in the studio is work in progress inspired by the surroundings of Cannizaro Park though the year, and walks through the gardens of Tresco and the Zen Gardens of Japan. Artists at the Acava studios open to the public twice a year. For more information about Cannizaro Park visit www.cannizaropark.org.uk
For more information about my studio work.
"Living Art" Project, Whitechapel Art Gallery
In collaboration with poet, Evlynn Sharp, I acted as artist facilitator on this 6 week partnership project with Vocaleyes and the Whitechapel Art Gallery. Using the Rondinone and David Adjaye exhibitions at the gallery as a starting point, we worked with visually impaired artists to explore description and it's relation to the visual arts and space. The project culminated in a performance and readings of the work held at the Whitechapel in April 2006. An audio CD of participants work has been produced as part of the project.
Click on Gallery Education for more information on my workshops and previous work at the Whitechapel.
