New Ground for Contemporary Gallery
The Contemporary Gallery was founded in August 2002 by Caroline Brown, a painter who wanted to exhibit her work but couldn�t afford to join or hire a gallery. She saw the potential for an alternative exhibition space in the many vacant shops in Brighton & Hove, approached landlords and estate agents, and converted that potential into reality � transforming dull disused shopfronts into vibrant showcases for the arts.
The first Contemporary Gallery took place in August 2002, in what had been a notoriously chaotic bookshop in Queen�s Road, Brighton. It was a two-week long exhibition consisting of 6 artists, with the aim of acknowledging the previous purpose and history of the venue, and to bring contemporary art right into the community. Subsequent shows have ranged from two weeks to two months and have involved as many as fifty artists. The venues have been diverse too: Wilson�s Dry Cleaners in Hove (August-October 2003), the Old Seager Distillery in Deptford (February 2004) and the Post Office on Western Road, Brighton (August-September 2004, a show which attracted over 4,500 visitors) to name but a few.
The Contemporary Gallery is run by artists for artists with the aim of providing affordable opportunities for both emerging and established artists to exhibit their work to as wide an audience as possible. The group includes painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors, ceramicists, video and installation artists.
The exhibition at the Greenstede Gallery in East Grinstead is entitled New Ground as it sees the contemporary gallery stretch its boundaries again, geographically and stylistically � bringing a selection of work by this diverse group to a fresh audience in a whole new setting. Exhibiting artists include: Judith Alder, Sue Barnes, Orlando Chasey Crossley, Cat Ingrams and Natalie Martin.
New Ground is in the Greenstede Gallery, Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead from 14th-25th July 2006. New Ground is supported by RAG.
The first Contemporary Gallery took place in August 2002, in what had been a notoriously chaotic bookshop in Queen�s Road, Brighton. It was a two-week long exhibition consisting of 6 artists, with the aim of acknowledging the previous purpose and history of the venue, and to bring contemporary art right into the community. Subsequent shows have ranged from two weeks to two months and have involved as many as fifty artists. The venues have been diverse too: Wilson�s Dry Cleaners in Hove (August-October 2003), the Old Seager Distillery in Deptford (February 2004) and the Post Office on Western Road, Brighton (August-September 2004, a show which attracted over 4,500 visitors) to name but a few.
The Contemporary Gallery is run by artists for artists with the aim of providing affordable opportunities for both emerging and established artists to exhibit their work to as wide an audience as possible. The group includes painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors, ceramicists, video and installation artists.
The exhibition at the Greenstede Gallery in East Grinstead is entitled New Ground as it sees the contemporary gallery stretch its boundaries again, geographically and stylistically � bringing a selection of work by this diverse group to a fresh audience in a whole new setting. Exhibiting artists include: Judith Alder, Sue Barnes, Orlando Chasey Crossley, Cat Ingrams and Natalie Martin.
New Ground is in the Greenstede Gallery, Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead from 14th-25th July 2006. New Ground is supported by RAG.