A ten year retrospective exhibition with an outrageous cast, curated by Micah Purnell from Add Art and friends
5 Dec 2023 | 6-9pm public | 5-6pm for press, artists and Patreons | Chatham Mill, 8 Lower Ormond St, 3rd Floor, M1 5QF
One new site, three new public installations, 34 indoor exhibits
FEATURING
Gemma O’brien / Matt Blease / Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda / Anthony Burrill / Annie Frost Nicholson aka The Fandango Kid / Murugiah / Nash Weerasekera / Stanley Chow / Fuchsia MacAree / Luke Tonge / Jane Bowyer / Andrew Rae / Steve Lambert / Dominique Byron / Nick Chaffe / Dotto / Micah Purnell / Jason Munn / Monica Obaga / Supermundane / Yener Torun / Ashwin Chacko / Lana Hughes / Adrian Lambert / Mikesian Studio / Robert Lomas / Maser / Hitotzuki / James Stiff / Sarah Boris / Steve Kalinda / Conscious Made / Dave Towers / Matt Booth
Prints will be available to purchase on from 6pm, 5/12/23,
then online from 7/12/23
The ten year retrospective celebrates with the construction of Add Art’s latest outdoor gallery and a colourful trio of newly installed outdoor exhibits including Sarah Boris’ brilliantly clever ‘Subverting the Rainbow’ piece at Chatham Mill, Oxford Rd, the location of the exhibition, Maser’s stunning expressive abstract painting ‘Compass’ at our new site; The Giving Tree, Whitworth Park, and David Towers’ skillfully fun and hand painted type piece ‘Nope’ at Mustard Tree, Ancoats.
IN NUMBERS
over ten years / three sites / eleven countries / 60 artists / two projects / eight curators / two university competitions / six students / five unseen works / 25 purpose made pieces
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
Australia / England / India, based in Dublin / Ireland / Japan / Kenya, based in Los Angeles / Rwanda, based in London / Sri Lanka, based in Melbourne / Sweden / Turkey / USA
Epiphany will perform live improv through the evening
To mark the occasion Epiphany, a creative musical improvisation ensemble, will respond to some of the artworks with live music. They will also play a number of ‘Sound Sketches’ for attendees, alongside their favourite artwork. ‘Sound Sketches’, offer an opportunity to experience an impression of your individuality, through improvised music, a little like having your portrait painted, but with music. These are often very moving.
PROJECTS & COLLABS
Add Art, Print & Paste | Women in Print, Creative Boom, These Thoughts of Ours
ADD ART 2014 - ongoing
A bi-monthly initiative curated by Micah Purnell, currently with three sites in Manchester and more on the horizon. Including Mustard Tree - Ancoats | Chatham Mill - Chester St/Oxford Rd | The Giving Tree - Whitworth Park.
THESE THOUGHTS OF OURS
Is a project which sees artists and designers choose and illustrate phrases from the book of maxims These Thoughts of Ours by Micah Purnell, then exhibited on the outdoor sites.
PRINT & PASTE 2012-2014
An 18 piece monthly collaborative outdoor project from Micah Purnell, Nick Chaffe, Dave Sedgwick, Jim Rally and Daniel Jones at M ONE Studio, now Chatham Mill.
Add Art exhibited a number of pieces from the Women in Print project curated by Jane Bowyer which told the stories of women from the north of England, using print and design.
Collaborative exhibit of works selected by Creative Boom
