Contemporary Heritage: A new way of seeing
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Contemporary Heritage Publication - volume 1
This beautiful 80 page, A5 hardback book covers the first three Contemporary Heritage site specific installations. Complete with DVD containing three documentary films and the electroacoustic sound installation by Ailís Ní Ríain, the book has articles by the artists, the curator and expert appraisals of the work, as well as over 70 full colour images. This limited print run of 500 copies should make this exquisite book a future collectors item. Buy yours now for £15 plus P&P.
Contemporary Heritage: A new way of seeing
An ambitious programme of site-responsive artist commissions at stunning historic sites across Pennine Lancashire. The commissions, inspired by Pennine Lancashire’s heritage, animate each site and offer visitors a rare chance to experience major works of art by artists of national and international standing outside urban centres.
Contemporary Heritage, a Mid Pennine Arts partnership programme, makes a significant contribution to raising the profile of Lancashire as a distinctive cultural destination.
Mid Pennine Arts are developing the programme with Lancashire Museum Service and partner venues: Towneley Hall and Park, Clitheroe Castle Museum, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Gawthorpe Hall and Turton Tower.
Contemporary Heritage is funded by Arts Council England, the Foyle Foundation, the Granada Foundation, Lancashire County Council, European Regional Development Fund, Modern History, Burnley Borough Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, and the Stocks Massey Bequest Fund.
Mid Pennine Arts would very much like to thank Kate Jones of Inspired Lives for mentoring support provided through the mentoring programme run by Business in the Arts:North West.
October 2012: Additional ACE funding allowed us to confirm exciting plans for Contemporary Heritage commissions to run concurrently in two Lancashire gems, Gawthorpe Hall and Turton Tower throughout 2013. The support has also enabled us to undertake intensive R&D with partners with the aim of continuing this hugely successful series. Visit the home page to sign up for our FREE ebulletin and then we can keep you aprised of developments. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Visit our Vimeo channel for Contemporary Heritage and watch the documentary films of all the installations.
Previous Events
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Gawthorpe Hall - Portraits of the Past
Starts 01 August 2013
Exploring Gawthorpe Hall through oral history, photography and the creative arts. -
Gawthorpe Hall - Flicker Saturday Series
Opens 27 April 2013
A series of events programmed alongside Flicker at Gawthorpe Hall. -
Gawthorpe Hall - Flicker by Catherine Bertola
Opened 23 March 2013
Flicker, a Contemporary Heritage installation by Catherine Bertola, ran from 23 March to 3 November 2013. -
Turton Tower - K-Scope by Owl Project
Opened 16 March 2013
K-Scope, a Contemporary Heritage installation by Owl Project, which ran from March to October 2013. -
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Artist Talk - Ailís Ní Ríain (TAKEN)
On 20 May 2012
Talk & Walk at TAKEN hosted by artist Ailís Ní Ríain -
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum - No Match by Claire Morgan
Started 13 February 2012
No Match, an installation by internationally renowned artist Claire Morgan, ran from February to November 2012. -
Artist Residency - Claire Morgan at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Started 17 October 2011
Claire Morgan Artist in Residence at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum. -
Artist Residency - UHC at Turton Tower
Started 13 October 2011
Jai Redman of the Ultimate Holding Company was in residence at Turton Tower in October 2011 creating a computer model that deconstructs the architecture of the Tower through the ages. -
Clitheroe Castle Museum - TAKEN by Ailís Ní Ríain
Opened 18 June 2011
TAKEN, a sound installation by contemporary composer Ailís Ní Ríain in the Castle Keep, ran from June 2011 to June 2012. -
Towneley Hall and Park - Not Forgotten by Geraldine Pilgrim
Opened 11 September 2010
Not Forgotten, an installation in the hall and grounds of Towneley Hall and Park by Geraldine Pilgrim, ran from September 2010 to September 2011. -
Towneley Hall and Park - Memory Garden by Geraldine Pilgrim
On 11 September 2010
A specially commissioned event for the launch of Not Forgotten.