Made In Worthing

[Art, Exploration and Adventure] Worthing, Sussex

17-19 September 2010

Sussex Life by Dan Thompson

Artists, writers and makers explore a seaside town and its stories, past, present and future, looking for the places where things overlap, boundaries blur and it all gets fuzzy.

Unadvertised and unofficial artwork appears in unlikely places, performers play in the streets, and means of mass communication are hijacked to spread a more interesting message.

The festival is a celebration of unlocked creativity, showcasing new work. Don't expect to see things you've seen before. Artwork will be uncovered throughout the three day festival by a series of Tweets, secret messages in empty shops leading to hidden web pages revealing extra audio and film, and messages in bottles thrown from the end of the pier. Some artwork will be physical, some virtual, and some created as viewers experience a place.

The thrill is in the hunt. Go, look, find, enjoy.

Alice Angus - 100 Views of the Pier Inspired by the the work of the Japanese artist Yoshitoshi who created '100 views of the moon', Angus has been using historical imagery, imagined scenes and gathered stories to produce 100 drawings for Made In Worthing. The drawings will be exhibited on the pier. If you follow Made In Worthing closely, you will also find a secret animation hidden online.

Abi Daker – Worthing From Above Working from her studio in Cyprus, Daker has come to understand the town through satellite imagery. The resulting drawing will be available around Worthing as a free A3 poster.

Madam Salami - Cushioning Hanging out in the town's cafes, textile magician Madam Salami has been inspired to soften the town's edges by making a series of cushions, which will be left for people to find and take away.

Dan Thompson – An Acre of Barren Ground Wandering the back alleys, known locally as twittens, Thompson has found a range of spaces suitable for performance, installation or exploration. The 100 forgotten corners have been documented in a set of photographs on social networking site Flickr, and during Made In Worthing some of them will be used for temporary interventions.

The Caravan Gallery – Wonderful Worthing Photographing the Great Britain we really live in, rather than the sanitised tourist version, The Caravan Gallery find joy in the little things people do to make their neighbourhoods better. A new postcard titled 'Wonderful Worthing' will be given away free around Worthing town centre.

Buckler's Reel – The Worthing Riot Celebrating the moment when Worthing's Skeleton Army clashed with teetotallers The Salvation Army, folk band Buckler's Reel have recorded a live, acoustic version of a popular part of their folk-rock set. See the Worthing Riot page>>>

Two Below Zero and Revolutionary Arts – The Worthing £ Imagining a community currency which supports local, independent businesses, designers and artists have come together to design a prototype Worthing £, a limited number of which will be available from independent shops including Coast Cafe, Splash Point; Arena Menswear, Warwick Street; VJG Jewellery, Warwick Lane.

There's More... extra artwork will only be announced during the three days of Made In Worthing. Watch artistsandmakers.com or follow @artistsmakers on Twitter to be in on the secret.

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Artwork: 

'An Acre of Barren Ground'

Dan Thompson July-September 2010 for Made In Worthing.

www.flickr.com

 

 

 

Mapping one hundred free spaces for art installation or intervention in Worthing

"Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground" Gonzalo, The Tempest

 

 

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