neo:studios is pleased to present ‘Through’ of a route or journey

an exhibition of works by invited artists and neo:associates whose professional practice involves process. The exhibition opens Thursday 18th April and is hosted at neo:gallery22, The Market Place, Bolton.

Programmed within the neo: 2012-2013 series of collaborations with practitioners from the wider artist community, the exhibition features work employing an eclectic range of media and is selected and curated by neo:associates Denis Whiteside and Jason Simpson.

“The 'process' in process art refers to the process of the formation of art: the gathering, sorting, collating, associating, patterning, and moreover the initiation of actions and proceedings. Process art is concerned with the actual doing and how actions can be defined as an actual work of art; seeing the act of making art as its primary expression. Process art often entails an inherent motivation, rationale, and intentionality. Therefore, art is viewed as a creative journey or process, rather than as a deliverable or end product.” Consequently it is no surprise that a number of the artists have elected to continue the ‘doing’ to create exciting new works especially for the event. This also includes works that will be in a state of ‘becoming’ in the gallery space for the duration of the exhibition.

The exhibition runs till Sunday 2nd June. Viewing times at neo:gallery22 are 11am- 5pm Thursday – Sunday.

For more information about the individual artists or any other enquiries please contact Jason Simpson – Jason@neoartists.co.uk

Autumn 2012

Adrian Pritchard is a short list finalist for The John Ruskin Prize
Private View 7th September
Exhibition runs from 8th September - 14th October

The aim is to celebrate artists who take a fresh approach to the natural world, and whose work encourages the viewer to share their sense of discovery.

The winner is set to receive £1000 and a solo exhibit as part of  a major exhibition, Force of Nature: Picturing Ruskin’s Landscapes, at Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery (15 December 2012-16 June 2013).

The shortlisted artists are: Elizabeth Atherton, Duncan Ball, Deborah Feiler, Brian D Hodgson, Rebecca Jewell, Rachel Labovitch, Brian Lewis, Yi Lin Juliana Ong, Adrian Pritchard, Bettina Reiber, Christine Reynolds, Norihiro Usui, David Walker Barker, Kate Westbrook, Roy Wright and Carol Wyss.

Brantwood, Ruskin’s former Lake District home.
East of Lake Coniston Cumbria LA21 8AD

The Osmosis Machine |  Lift Off Exhibition

Private View 14th September 6-8pm
Exhibition runs from 14th September - 27th September

Supercollider Contemporary Art Projects

The Osmosis Machine is set to be a travelling art apparatus by UK artist Adrian Pritchard. Using a viscous gloop substance performing live process art as a means for the viewer to engage in the ever changing qualities of the work as it unfolds. Designed For the Manchester Science Festival 2012 It will be launched and tested first in Blackpool the home of its creation. You can follow its creation and journey on www.facebook.com/OsmosisMachine

Osmosis Machine is A Cornerhouse Micro Commission, supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation

International Association of Quantum Artists

Beyond the Material World
Exhibition runs from 20th October - 3rd November

The selected artists are required to build an interactive space around their work’s focus which will act as a ‘world’ in which the audience will participate and intervene with the art.

Artists include Adrian Pritchard, Claire Lount, Diana Ali, Diane McClean, Eddy Dreadnought, Elizabeth West, Fi Burke, James Beckett, Jean Harlow, Jess Littlewood, Ken Byers, Krystyna Piliczewska, Lara Kami, Rachel Gittins, Rachel Whitfield, Rebecca Willoughby, Ruth Eckland

1 Bar Lane, York, YO1 6JU

The Osmosis Machine |  Royal Exchange Theatre

As Part of the Manchester Science festival 2012
Exhibition runs from 27th October– 4th November

Adrian has designed an evolving kinetic installation inspired by the scientific process of Osmosis which is often associated with fluids. The final Installation will be cylindrical in shape and large in scale  and would consist of a large gloop filled tube spinning slowly over a net. The gloop eventually continues to fall as strings which dry at different levels and crystallize like stalagmites

Times: Monday – Friday 9.30am – 7.30pm (closed during Wednesday afternoon matinee)
Saturday 9.30am – 3.30pm Sunday 11.00am – 5.00pm

The Osmosis Machine workshops:

 1 November 2012 11.00am – 12.15pm & 2.00pm – 3.15pm

This is your chance to create your own Osmosis Science art. By playing with gloop, you can explore its properties and create your own mini-art and try some experiments in the surroundings of the beautiful Royal Exchange Theatre.

The Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann's Square, Manchester, M2 7DH