Posted in Knutton Road Studios | Wed 14th July | 12:00am | permalink |
Knutton Road Studios
Lead Artists appointed
Yorkshire Artspace is delighted to announce that we have appointed THE COLLABORATORS' artists Steve Pool & Kate Genever to work with us in Parson Cross prior to the opening of the brand new Knutton Road Studios.
Kate and Steve will begin the process of introducing Yorkshire Artspace to the neighbourhood over the coming months so a lot more people in parson Cross have some idea of who we are and what we do. The result of this engagement will be an event to celebrate the opening of the new Chaucer Buchanan public square and it is hoped that many members of the community can and will participate.
Kate and Steve are interested in trading ideas and skills in Parson Cross. They aim to meet as many people as possible: 'we wish to engage with the disorganised majority’. Their project will start towards the end of August. We will update you as the project progresses.
Kate Genever is a freelance artist based in Lincolnshire, she completed an MA in printmaking at Royal College of Art in 2008. In recent years she has undertaken a number of site specific public artworks in Blackpool, Derbyshire and Yorkshire. In 2006/7 she was Artist in Residence in Golcar, Huddersfield on an audience development and inclusion project. She is a part time lecturer at Nottingham and Leeds Universities. More details can be found on her website http://www.kategenever.com
Steve Pool is a freelance artist based in Sheffield whose practice includes brokering as well delivering creative projects in education, local authorities, regeneration, museums and galleries. Recent work includes; artist and lecturer at the University of Sheffield architecture department, art consultant at the Whitworth Museum in Manchester and artist trainer at Leeds City Gallery. He recently undertook a one-year residency based project Artists, Arts and Artefacts at Artemis, Leeds City Art Gallery.
For more information about the Knutton Road Studios development in Parson Cross visit our studios pages at http://artspace.org.uk/studios/overview
Posted in Knutton Road Studios | Thu 10th December | 12:00am | permalink |
Parson Cross event
Christmas Fair
Why not take the opportunity to visit the sites where the Knutton Road Studios are being built and join in some festive fun...
Parson Cross Christmas Fair
Margetson Crescent, Parson Cross
Saturday 12th December 12 pm to 5 pm
Remember remember the 12th December! Yorkshire Artspace will be running a free 'have-a-go' workshop for visitors to the Parson Cross Christmas Fair. Make your own Christmassy bauble and badge with artist David Garrett and let us know “What You Would Like For Christmas That Money Can’t Buy?”. Other attractions include Santa’s Grotto with real live reindeers, a choir, market stalls and much more.
Posted in Knutton Road Studios | Thu 3rd September | 12:00am | permalink |
A public realm strategy
For Parson Cross & Foxhill
With the planned studios at Knutton Road still awaiting final planning approvals we thought we would take this opportunity to focus on some of the other cultural activity that has been taking place in the Parson Cross neighbourhood. Further info about the studio development at Knutton Road can be found at http://artspace.org.uk/studios/knutton-road
Working with Sheffield City Council, artists Scott Farlow and Antony Lyons have completed a public realm strategy with ideas for the design of public open spaces in Parson Cross and Foxhill; the People Places and Spaces project. Their website www.parsoncrossfoxhill.net now contains a full and summary version of the strategy. Ideas from the strategy include looking at how communal gardens, orchards and food growing; green routes and gateways; viewing points and public art works can help to create and link open spaces together, forming ‘Green ribbons’ across the two areas. The rationale behind this approach is to form networks that tie together new and existing public spaces and connect places together.
With the strategy now complete, Farlow & Lyons will be involved in the next step of the project (Stage 2)- the design and delivery of real physical improvements to public spaces in the two neighbourhoods in the form of improvements to the Parson Cross Park entrance on Buchanan Road and landscaping in the new Chaucer public square. Stage 3 will extend to other projects in the area to be created with developers and local agencies, including community groups and residents as and when these opportunities arise.
To find out more, or to register your interest in being kept informed of future Stage 3 developments contact Jonathan Ulley at the North Sheffield Regeneration Team on 0114 203 9568 or email jonathan.ulley@sheffield.gov.uk