14th March 2012
Hello!
We have exciting new exhibitions for you to come and look at, please head down and see for yourself. Maybe purchase a collectable piece of work or perhaps just sit and stare in awe!
Read on for more details, plus there’s information about a great charity compilation that was released a few weeks ago, entitled ‘Thirty One’, also not forgetting our guide to other events in Manchester.
Hope you are ready for spring? We definitely are!
All the best
W. Badger
Eggs, eggs and more eggs
Exhibition round up
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve launched two of our best exhibitions to date! Teacake took over the Kestrel Suite AND Port Street Beer House with their photography exhibition ‘A Pint of Mixed / Eggs No Soldiers’. A lovely tribute to Tom Culley, whose work is a snapshot of Lancashire life, family holidays and unforgettable moments captured on film, a fine collection. Teacake were recently featured on the BBC website and had a double page spread in the Manchester Evening News!
Keeping it eggy, last Thursday saw the ‘star studded’ launch of ‘The Church Of The Mystic Egg’ a strange insight into the world of SAVWO and The Kuntskammer, a display of long lost works, found from a recently unearthed mystical book! The opening party was a massive success and was even visited by super star artist Mr David Shrigley (pictured to the right)! Come see for yourself how good this is, you can try and decipher the cosmic constellations or stare in awe at the ancient book and maybe purchase yourself a t-shirt in our excellent gift shop!
All prints, t-shirts and totes are for sale, come into each venue and place an order or alternatively we will have all the images uploaded to our website / facebook page next week!
A call to all
Art submissions 2013
Would you like to join this list of esteemed artists? Chris Drury, SAVWO, Steve Hockett, John Butcher, DR ME, Rob Bailey, Jim Medway, Guy Mckinley, Paul Hemmingfield, Dave Bailey, Low Bros, Mr Gauky, Ruse, Matt Sewell, Teacake, and Dot The Eyes.
All have displayed work at Common and we are on the look out for NEW artists, creators, movers and shakers to help decorate our lovely bar with lovely work!
The main exhibition space, comprises of one ‘feature’ wall, arch way and bricked wall space. You can get a better feel of the space by having a browse through the exhibitions in our archive. (http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/home/archive)
If you would like to send us some ‘examples’ of your work we will get back to you if anything suits. Please don’t send MASSIVE files, it clogs up our tubes! On the other hand if you know of any artists we should get in touch with then drop us a line – dunk@aplacecalledcommon.co.uk – THANKS!
Thirty One
A charity compilation
We would like to bring your attention to this very good cause. Thirty One is a compilation of Manchester-made music, featuring rare and exclusive songs by both established and emerging acts including Elbow, Everything Everything, Delphic, I Am Kloot, D/R/U/G/S, Murkage, Dutch Uncles, Mr Scruff, Lonelady, Airship, Sara Lowes and MANY more!
All profits from the release will go to CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably)
Curated and compiled by DJ/writer Dave Haslam and with art direction by Peter Saville, Thirty One was released by The Factory Foundation on 13th February 2012, available as a CD album from stores nationwide; as a digital download via their website and as a limited edition double vinyl (exclusively from http://www.townsend-records.co.uk)
Meanwhile
Elsewhere In Manchester
Diagrams, Yeti Lane & Butcher The Bar // Thursday 15th at Ruby Lounge – 7.30pm
Summer Camp & Fixers // Friday 16th at Night And Day – 7.30pm
The Film Night #2 : Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas // Friday 23rd at Casino 235 – 7.30pm
Festival Of Britain(s Beers) // Monday 26th until 8th April – At Port Street Beer House
* If you have any event suggestions for our next newsletter, send them via our website, thanks.
THIS WEEK AT COMMON
Wednesday 14th // Tears For Ears with Kirsty Maguire
8pm until midnight – free
Thursday 15th // Stop Making Sense
9pm until 2am – free
Friday 16th // Freitags with Craig Campbell
9pm until 2am – free before 10pm / £2 after
Saturday 17th // Friends In Common presents Full Beam with Randy Marsh & guests / 9pm until 2am – free before 10pm / £2 after
Sunday 18th // Haxan with Michael Holland & Conor (Boomkat)
4pm until late – free
NEXT WEEK AT COMMON
Wednesday 21st // Common Knowledge
7.30pm until 10.30pm – free
Thursday 22nd // Stop Making Sense
9pm until 2am – free
Friday 23rd // Freitags with ESqueezy
9pm until 2am – free before 10pm / £2 after
Saturday 24th // Friends In Common with Eclair Fifi (Lucky Me)
9pm until 2am – free before 10pm / £2 after
REMEMBER to use your ‘shiny orange members card’ to get 10% off selected food and drink all day every day (t&c apply) – lost your card? drop us an email with your name and address – thanks