ARTISTS @ UNIT 5
BALACLAVA KID & DAD Band
Balaclava Kid & Dad were spewed forth from Welsh mountains of serene resonance. Once a 2-piece specialising in musical mind shards then instrumental 3-piece with more of a heavy HUMMMMMM, they are now back as a 2-piece. Angered by sonic censorship in city centres, lack of free practice space and building developers, they have decided to go forth and seek them and they who make these foolish cultural quenchers in order to get amps back to 11.
W: http://balaclavanoise.co.uk
W: http://www.myspace.com/bkanddad E: bk.dad@hotmail.co.uk ©
Kate Hodge’s installations are born from found objects, abandoned/scavenged from everyday and often working in derelict spaces. Her constructions seek to find ‘useful’ and sustainable interventions that invite human interactions in an aesthetic and playful way. She works by responding to her surroundings and bringing attention to the often overlooked or mundane.
In 2008 she produced a site-specific construction made from discarded doors and found wood, Displaced Shelter for UNIT 5 studios, facilitating a space to meet, eat and discuss cultural provision in Norwich. In June 2009 Kate took part in the launch of Live East a new arts project by Other/other/other. She produced a ‘story collection point’, inviting people to talk about their day, plans, ideas and then exchanged this information for a small map asking them to investigate that area of the city and report back.
Kate Hodges graduated from Norwich School of Art & Design and completed an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship at the University of East Anglia in 2008. Recently she successfully participated in a weekend live performance event with sonic artists, was selected to exhibit in AURORA ‘Windows’ exhibition, and is presently planning another performance on top of a local multi storey car park.
Joining Unit 5 at its inception 2 years ago she is now Manager of the studio and is actively involved in keeping the Project Space exciting and busy as well as running and maintaining the resident artists’ studios side of Unit 5.
* TO READ KATES LATEST ARTICLE FOR A-N MAGAZINE, CLICK HERE
W: www.myspace.com/kmhodges
E: kate@thealphaprinciple.com
FRUITFUL ARTS Gallery/ museum eduction
Artists Mandy Roberts & Tricia Hall founded Fruitful Arts in March 2005. Both qualified educators, they wanted to set up a independent, flexible organization that could provide the highest quality Visual Arts Education in communities, galleries and museums.
Fruitful arts is a not for profit organisation whose aims are two fold:
* To use contemporary visual arts to improve quality of life for people in Norwich and wider Eastern Region.
* To increase the skills base in visual arts practice and education in Norfolk through continued professional development of new artists in workshop based arts education.
Fruitful Arts strongly believes in the power for visual arts to increase motivation, creativity and personal development in all individuals. Since 2005 Fruitful Arts has worked closely with over 800 children & young people through practice-based projects in Norfolk and 1000’s more at local events, substantially increasing access and participation in the contemporary visual arts. The project has successfully engaged and supported some of Norwich’s must vulnerable people and worked contributed to their personal, social and emotional development
The company has also offered numerous opportunities, such as work experience, training, mentoring & volunteering to students and new graduates, thereby helping to keep their skills and talent in Norfolk.
GAIA SHAW Printmaking
Gaia Shaw joined Unit
5 Studios in 2009 and is helping to develop the programming in the project
space. She makes pictures in a range of media. She has exhibited and sold etching
and experimental techniques of mono printing at Norwich Print Fair – images can
be seen on www.norwichprintfair.co.uk
and at independent galleries in Eastern England.
Gaia trained as a
theatre designer with Motley Theatre Design Course and took an MA with
distinction in Fine Art and Theatre at Wimbledon School of Art. She enjoys work
in theatre and in education, with actors and children, devising and realising
stories as performance. She works with groups to design and make masks and big
puppets for live theatre and events. She uses photography and video as a
discussion tool and a way of recording devising and making.
E: gaia.shaw2@ntlworld.com
PENNY GOUGH Glass designs
Penelope Gough Glass Designs are highly individual & detailed works using kiln-fired enamels, lustres and precious metals combined with the techniques of gilding, painting, sandblasting, fusing and slumping. T: 07940 305510
E: penny@goughglass.fsnet.co.uk
An Arts production collective running events and festivals in Norwich.
Bringing well deserved attention to fantastic musicians, bands, poets,
comedians and performers by holding creative, fun and friendly gigs.
W: http://www.myspace.com/getonthesoapbox
W: http://www.youtube.com/getonthesoapbox
E: getonthesoapbox@hotmail.co.uk