Deaf Arts Exhibition: 'A Different View'

Deaf Artists bring a 'Different View' to Bilston Craft Gallery

 
Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Museums worked in partnership with the  Deaf Cultural Centre to exhibit the work of the Centre's Deaf Arts Network.
 
The network, established in April 2007, supports Deaf Artists by bringing their work to new audiences and has delivered projects with a host of partners including the City of Biirmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) and the IKON Gallery based in Brindleyplace, Birmingham.  This partnership was the brainchild of Francis Neilsen, Outreach Officer for Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Museum Service, who liaised with the Deaf Cultural Centre to bring the Artists' work to Bilston Gallery.  This exhibition, entitled 'A Different View', explored the perception of the Artist's world as seen through their eyes.

Artists who exhibited at the Gallery in Mount Pleasant, Bilston, included Linda Bagnall - a Ceramics and Sculpture specialist based in Stafford, Digital Print Artist Sunny Chana, Iva Hay - Illustrationist and Painter and Olivier Jamin - a well known contemporary Deaf Artist in his own right.
 
All of the works on display varied in form and style but linked together through communication of ideas, concepts or the messages contained to convey the Artist's unique view of the world around them.

The exhibition ran for 3 weeks from 10th January to 7th February 2009, and included 1 Saturday workshop for interested participants to learn some artistic techniques used by the Artists themselves.