Exhibition Expedition : Oldham Art Gallery

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Hiya!

Recently, I went to my local library which had a built in gallery and a few exhibitions going on. It was then, I noticed some really dope sculptures, historical paintings and, would you have thought, some SCREEN PRINTS! I was actually really surprised by the content I came across when attending the exhibition, there was a lot of historical references about Manny C ( Manchester) and Oldham that I didn't know about. Like famous feminist, Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Moss side, Manchester and I had no idea. (regardless of the fact that her statue was being transported all over Manny C


Emmeline Pankhurst
I also had no idea that she and I share the same birthday. ( 14th or the 15th of July, its still a debate!) After seeing this, it inspired me on a mental and emotional level to pursue and challenge myself to keep going on my freelance career. Because, if she was brave enough to help as many people (both women and men) during those difficult, restrictive times, then the rest of us really don't have an excuse , if it's something we really want.


Afterwards, there were many Victorian watercolour and acrylic paintings, which did inspire me on a creative level. As well as sculptures of woodland creatures, that I know would make great monoprints and ideal drawing practices. Lastly, towards the end I did stop by an exhibition of screen prints made by a screen printing class. As you can see by the, images below, there was a lot of vivid colours and techniques used to create these prints. Which I know would be great to experiment with my future screen prints.




This experience has taught me to not be so, excuse my slang, "Boujee" or narrow-minded when it comes to local, free galleries or libraries. As there are plenty of amazing art or visual references in those areas and not just in the central, glamorous, ticket-paying exhibitions. That if you feel stagnant or having creators block, just stepping outside can work wonders.

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