Arts to take centre stage in Northern town
ART fans are in for a treat in the North West throughout October with the return of the Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival.
The festival, which is taking place from Friday 30th September until Saturday 29th October, will be in the town for its sixth year and is eager to please all tastes.
The event will take place at Pyramid Arts Centre in Warrington’s Cultural Quarter and will offer the opportunity for people of Warrington and the North West to engage with some of the very best contemporary art performances, exhibitions, talks and tours as well as photography and art to admire.
Derek Dick, outreach and engagement manager, said: “We’ve got some really engaging events and exhibitions taking place as part of the 2016 Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, which has built on the success of previous years.
“The festival brings together elements of film, theatre, art and photography in an eclectic mix which showcases the creative talent of local, regional, national and international artists.
“We’re also going to have live art performances and pop-up interventions by Warrington Collegiate and Edge Hill University to name a few.
“I’m really excited by what we’ve got planned, I hope the people of Warrington will be too!”
Among the highlights is a film screening of The Violators, the directorial debut of Warrington-born author Helen Walsh, best known for novels including The Lemon Grove, Once Upon a Time in England and Brass.
Other highlights include 21,000 Miles of Rail which is a theatre performance which attempts to unpack the rules of talking on trains and test the possibilities of chance encounters with strangers, and Third Angel’s 600 People, somewhere between stand-up comedy and an astrophysics lecture, asks if there are extra-terrestrials in our galaxy and explores what it means to be human.
Artist and film-maker Matt Stokes will also be presenting Dance Swine Dance and These are the Days as he explores musical subcultures and the way music provides a sense of collectiveness while artist, researcher and composer Clair Le Couteur will ‘remix’ Warrington Museum & Art Gallery through photography and sculpture.
Maureen Banner, chair of Culture Warrington, said: “There are so many interesting and exciting events taking place as part of this year’s Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival I can’t wait for it to get started.
“I hope the line-up will generate a real buzz about the town and people will take this opportunity to celebrate the best in contemporary art.”
For more information on the varied line-up or to enter the open competitions visit here .
