Sat 4 may 11.00am - 7.00pm

AirSpace Gallery would like to invite you to a day of activities and talks for all ages to celebrate the launch of ‘THE BIRD YARDEN’ at AirSpace Gallery

19 April - 11 May

Opens 6.00pm 19 April

"Those who speak in tongues are said to have increased activity in the emotional centre of their brain, whilst the language centre shows a marked decrease. Although often associated with religious practices, it is the trance like states or other kinds of irrational incantations associated with this phrase that are of interest here. There is something curiously non-human or ‘other’ about such ritual utterances and the title of this show brings together two distinct bodies of work that seem to chatter to one another in just such a way. Whether through fantastical narratives or what appear to be indexical observations, the common visual utterances here are in the anthropomorphic images of birds and other creatures, in their attempts to communicate. Whether waiting, watching, visiting or fleeing, they may be trying to tell us something both unspeakable and unknowable."¹

http://www.sarahrkey.co.uk/

To compliment our current developments for the BIRD YARDEN, airspace gallery is delighted to be hosting a solo exhibition by Sarah R Key. "Speaking in Tongues" presents new and existing paintings, and features two strands of the artists' current practice;

AirSpace Gallery: Graduate Residency 2013-14

AirSpace Gallery is delighted to invite graduating students from BA and MA Fine Art courses to apply for our fantastic graduate support scheme, which was introduced in 2012. 

Are you a student about to graduate?

Are you considering staying in, or moving to Stoke-on-Trent, and looking for that all important first opportunity in the art world?   Then this could be for you.

AirSpace is offering a fantastic opportunity to be part of an exciting and innovative artist led space in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, providing support and guidance in those all-important first months out of higher education, to two burgeoning artists.

"I would definitely recommend the residency to other artists looking for opportunities after University. The residency offers the valuable debut solo show opportunity artists dream of as well as a supportive artist community that makes the transition from University to practicing artist positive, productive and enjoyable." 

 - Adam Gruning, Graduate Residency Artist 2012.