NEWS
NXNW are holding a one off event Illuminate at the Turnpike Gallery, Civic Square, Leigh this Saturday, 6th March from 7.30pm - 9.30pm.

a unique evening of experimental new media, light installation, interactive works and sound. the event is an appetiser before the North by North Western Arts Festival in Wigan from the 6th-10th August.

www.nxnwfestival.co.uk


The You say tomato, I say tomato'
NXNW Exhibition Wigan 2010

We are planning an exhibiton about the nature of dialogic disagreement. Our proposition is that in this context misunderstanding occurs due to failures in communication rather than fundamental differences in opinion. Such malfunctions within conversations result from conflicting learnt definitions of words and differing conceptions of their meaning.

We are looking for works that engage with semantics in spoken language in order to explore and demonstrate the above ideas.
In light of the above please consider the following statement in regards to your own work...
"Every conversation is a game, every player has their own rules."
We are looking for completed works or proposals for new or relevant work by Friday 12th feb.
[Video, audio, performance, spoken word]

Please send an artist's CV
and your proposals, including links to past works and if available by email to:
nathalie.boobis@nxnwfestival.co.uk
If you have completed work, please post your artist's CV and DVD Pals, CDs or relevant documentation of performances to: Anna Smith, Flat 3, 5 Mauldeth Road West, Manchester, M20 3WB

Anna Smith
Chairman & Arts Co-ordinator
anna.smith@nxnwfestival.co.uk

NEWS   The annual Wigan and Leigh Open exhibition
returns to the gallery from 13 March - 17 April 2010.
Giving you the chance to see work by local professional and amateur artists, students and children. If you would like to exhibit in this year's exhibition download a copy of the Entry Form here, or call the gallery office on 01942 404469 to request a copy.

NEWS : New Show at the Turnpike Gallery in Leigh
Araam: Breathing Space
16 January - 27 February 2010

Including a drop-in workshop for families.This exciting exhibition includes sculptures by Halima Cassell and paintings and animations by Zarah Hussain, which fuse together diverse cultural influences, drawing upon the beauty of Islamic geometry, African pattern work, and exploring each artist's Asian heritage.
Everyone is welcome to attend, and the exhibition continues until 27th February.
The gallery is open Monday - Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm,
and Saturday 9.30am - 3.30pm.

Angers Twinning Festival

The exhibition of Wigan based artist are showing in France Elizabeth Smith  and Dorothy Spain, Marcia Alcock in Angers, for WBAN news.

22nd August) at Espace Welcome, until the end of September.
From 1st October to 4th November it will be at Gare SNCF d'Angers.
It's call 'Recent Work (from Wigan)'.

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The Angers Twinning Committee would like to invite you to their next event which will be in the Derby Room at 7.30pm on Wednesday 24th September. The exhibition20th anniversity, of course, forms part of the evening, and will be accompanied by a presentation of a DVD about Angers/Wigan, including the recent trip. Atherton Photographic society have also made a slide show for the event.
There will be wine and refreshments.

Leigh and Wigan Artists Open
15 March - 26 April

Images by Tony Knox
Open
15 March - 26 April

Leigh and Wigan Artists Open is a celebration of the diversity of current artistic practice in the borough featuring over 180 artist from professional artists from the wigan artist network and okey studios to amateur artists, living or working in the borough of Wigan top left image is the work of the Late Geeta Rao featured Jane Fairhurst, Tony Knox, Steven Heaton, Elaine Bennet, Mike Fahey,
Elizabeth Smith, David Stanley, Dorothy Spain,etc

The exhibition opened on Saturday 15th March to 26th April.


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Unbound at the Turnpike

Unbound at the Turnpike which features Elizaberth Smith work
'I sang in my chains like the sea' ,alongside work by Caroline Broadhead,
Maxine Bristow and Susie MacMurray.
All the work is newly commissioned and site specific.


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