Messums Org
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Messums Org is an arts and gallery complex with sites in London and Wiltshire.
Messums West
Laurence Edwards exhibition at Messums West Tithe Barn, Wiltshire Messums West is located in the town of Tisbury in Wiltshire. Central to the site is a 13th century Tithe barn, the largest thatched building in the UK, which opened in 2016 following a 2-year restoration. The space is now used for events and exhibitions of sculpture, painting, drawing, video, and dance.[1] The Long Gallery is a former dairy, now gallery space, opened in 2017. The site also hosts symposiums throughout the year on topics such as Architecture, Environmentalism and Ceramics.
Messums' Emerging Talent programme supports and develops young artists. Part of this is a film series entitled 'Making Introductions' that allows access into the artist studio. Exhibition "Martin Smith: The Poetics of Geometry" at Messums London, 2023
Messums London
Messums London was founded in 2016 in Cork Street. The refurbished 1950s gallery offers 2,000 sq ft of exhibition space and sees a year-round programme of exhibitions covering sculpture, painting, drawing, ceramic, glass, and photography.
Messums Creative
Messums Creative is an educational and community project, aimed at increasing access to fine art and dance through a programme of workshops and events.
The 4x20 Choreography platform provides grants to early career choreographers to further their professional development culminating in an annual dance festival, held at Messums West.[2][3]
Messums Studios
Messums Studios encourages development of skills and creative learning. Established close to Messums West at Chilmark in 2021, the studio hosts ceramics, drawing, and painting workshops that compliment and follow the exhibition programme.
The Frink Studio
In 2019 Messums West hosted the reconstruction of Elisabeth Frink's Woolland studio, known colloquially as the Blue Door Studio. Rescued from collapse, the structure is now an alternative exhibition space and displays works by Frink and contemporaries.[4]
References
- ↑ "The rise of the rural art gallery". Tatler. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ↑ "Art centre prepares to host second annual dance and dance film festival". Salisbury Journal. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ↑ "Jerwood Foundation supports Messums 4X20 Choreography Platform". Jerwood. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ↑ "Saved from collapse, sculptor Elisabeth Frink's studio to be resurrected within 13th-century barn". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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