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Imagine if you will, a beautiful gallery filled with outstanding landscapes, a mysterious Constable, two wild William Kiddier's, a haunting Paul Nash hanging amongst scenes of natural wonders in oil, watercolour, pen and sepia. I am of course describing the Ferens Gallery 8 Landscape Exhibition.
Now, Imagine the gallery filled with talk and light and expectation! The Hockney Researchers and Volunteers have organised an evening of poetry inspired by Bigger Trees Near Warter. Local poets will share their Hockney and Nature inspired poems.
The evening will also offer the chance to view Mr. Hockney's masterpiece and listen to music composed especially for it.
Below is the press release!
BIGGER VERSE AT THE FERENS – HOCKNEY’S ‘BIGGER TREES’ INSPIRES POETRY EVENT
David Hockney’s ‘Bigger Trees Near Warter’, currently on display at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, has inspired a group of Heritage Volunteers to organise a special poetry reading, as a means of engaging non-traditional audience groups. The Hull-based Art Gallery was selected as only one of three art galleries across Yorkshire to exhibit the famous painter’s biggest painting and part of the gallery’s success in attracting the painting was the strength of its volunteering activities, which the gallery has promoted in order to encourage people who normally don’t visit galleries to see the impressive work.
A Poetry reading has been instigated and organised by the Hockney Research Volunteer Group, part of the Heritage Volunteers, who give their time and expertise to support the city’s museums and art gallery. This group was formed to assist with the invigilation of the painting but also to organise and promote cultural activities to tie in with the exhibition. The purpose of these activities is to bring the painting and the Ferens closer to new audiences using a variety of different forms of art. As well as inviting established local poets to contribute their response to the painting, the Volunteers have also invited several public and voluntary arts organisations to make contributions from within their own communities.
The Hockney Research Volunteer Group meets weekly to plan special events and activities. These have included making a sound-recording at the Warter site to improve the experience of visually impaired visitors to the exhibition; talks and family learning activities, using the school holiday period effectively, a unique Blog created for the exhibition and a special poetry reading for local poets inspired by Hockney’s epic painting.
Poetry organiser and volunteer, Christina Hamilton said:
‘It is part of our role as volunteers to think about how we can encourage people who may not normally come into the gallery to visit and enjoy Hockney’s work and everything the gallery has to offer. By using a different media, we have been able to engage through poetry, with non-traditional art gallery audiences and open up the gallery and in particular, Hockney’s ‘Bigger Trees’ to people who might not experience the painting otherwise’.
‘We have been supported by local poets, keen to read their own work at this special event, which celebrates the wealth of artistic talent in Hull and Yorkshire and showcases one of Yorkshire’s favourite painters in the fabulous Ferens Art Gallery. Poets including Alan Barrett, David Cooke, Ann Liles and Ian Parks have already agreed to take part. This is not a competition; it is a chance for anyone to express their personal poetic viewpoint of the painting’.
‘We are also hoping to play a piece of music written by Roger O’Donnell (The Cure) and inspired by Hockney’s painting. It promises to be a very interesting and thought-provoking evening for the senses and we hope that people who haven’t seen the painting yet and would like the chance to hear local poets read their work will come along. ’
The free event takes place on Friday 9 September at 6pm in the Ferens Art Gallery. Places are limited and must be booked in advance by ringing the gallery on 01482 613902.
For further information regarding the Poetry Reading, please contact Christina Hamilton at Christina@hamilton21.karoo.co.uk or Rachael Mather at rachaelmather@hotmail.co.uk
Since the exhibition of David Hockney’s ‘Bigger Trees Near Warter’ opened at the end of June, more than 38,000 people have visited the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull.
‘Bigger Trees Near Warter’ is on display until 18 September, 2011 at the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.
Roger O’Donnell’s music can be accessed at www.rogerodonnell.com/quietertrees.html
The Blog is available at: http://mrhockneyinhull.blogspot.com/
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