The River Stour is the central theme of this unique collaborative exhibition.
Exhibition Brief:
EXHIBITION BRIEF Colchester Art Society (CAS) and Ipswich Art Society (IAS) face each other across a common border, the River Stour. From Sudbury in the west to Felixstowe and Harwich in the east the River Stour flows not only through the landscape but also through art history. It is our border but one that unites rather than divides. CAS and IAS are collaborating with Firstsite to present an exhibition that considers this mutual border, its landscape and meaning and by implication borders more generally: what they are for, why we feel the need for them, what they divide, what they mean politically and psychologically. We are inviting CAS/IAS artists to reflect on the lure of the river as subject as well as its historical significance as one of the sources of English landscape painting. CAS/IAS artists are invited to interpret the brief broadly and to produce new work, whether it is painting or print, sculpture, film or installation, knitwear, poem or recipe, for exhibition at Firstsite. There are no rules or preconceptions as to media or format; we wish each artist to go with the grain of their enthusiasm rather than impose unnecessary restraints.
“There are three or four exhibitions planned as part of the project, including the summer exhibition at Firstsite. Here are some important dates for you to note:
The Firstsite exhibition will run from Saturday 18 July to Sunday 11 October 2020 ”
