We've
had loads of exhibitions, events, shows and workshops in the past few
years - here are few highlights!
Problematic Faves - (August 2017)
Stockton-on-Tees
An exhibition about the phenomenon of having a favourite celebrity but then realising there was something not quite right about them. Because these days, with internet news, Wikipedia and social media meltdowns, it hard to escape the fact that our pop culture heroes are often far from perfect. It doesn’t mean we have to stop liking them, we just don’t have to like all their choices. This exhibition showcased work from Montreal to Liverpool.
Problematic Faves - (August 2017)
Stockton-on-Tees
An exhibition about the phenomenon of having a favourite celebrity but then realising there was something not quite right about them. Because these days, with internet news, Wikipedia and social media meltdowns, it hard to escape the fact that our pop culture heroes are often far from perfect. It doesn’t mean we have to stop liking them, we just don’t have to like all their choices. This exhibition showcased work from Montreal to Liverpool.
The Spectacular Super-Show (February 2017)
Middlesbrough
An
exhibition of work by artists including: Richard Milward, Joanne
Taylor, Nuala C. Murphy, Shaun Elliott and AJ+Rebecca - alongside a
night of music and dancing, with kissing booth and dressing up! all
happening at The House of Blah Blah in Middlesbrough.
Show Offs (August 2016)
Stockton-on-Tees
An
exhibition of paintings of clowns and performing animals, created by
Peg Powler co-presidents for life AJ and Rebecca.
Nuala C. Murphy (October 2015)
An
exhibition at ARC (Stockton's Art Centre) of paintings and drawings
by Nuala C. Murphy at ARC Stockton Arts Centre. Nuala's figurative
style mixes urban sights, modern pop culture and her own personal
obsessions into funny, edgy and vibrant images. Featuring subjects
such as bubble butts, hair-dos, grannies and rappers.
Art School Express
Birkenhead
and Bradford
An
entire traditional art degree course condensed into about 7 minutes.
A live happening that came to life in the summer of 2015 as part of
the Alternative Reality Tour with Josie Long.
Vicky Duffy & Shaun Elliott (April 2015)
Stockton-on-Tees
An
exhibition at ARC in Stockton featuring two of Teesside's finest
creative minds. Paintings, drawings, collages, haircuts and more.
This exhibition also marked our fifth birthday party and launched
with a special performance from Stuart Faulkner.
Watercolour Challenges
Stockton-on-Tees
and Newcastle
A
series of workshops about fun times with the world's most relaxing
art medium, including several strange optional challenges to shake
things up a little bit. These took place at the Star & Shadow
in Newcastle and Stockton Weekender festival.
Star
and Shadow Cinema
Did This Used To Be The Old Greggs?
Stockton-on-Tees
The
Peg Powler Gallery, in association with ARC and the production 'Bring
The Happy' by Invisible Flock, present “Did This Used To Be The Old
Greggs?” - an exhibition taking place in a former Greggs Bakery
featuring art from the Peg Powler collection including things by
Vicky Duffy, Richard Millward, Laura Simmons, Nick Thorburn and
Charlotte Mei.
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Michael
X. Rose
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The Peg Powler Film Festival Featuring Final Flesh (May 4th, 2013)
Heartattack
& Vine, Newcastle upon Tyne
Taking place in a unique independent venue in Ouesburn, and featuring strange films and videos including Vernon Chatman's deranged masterpiece Final Flesh.
Kreating Krazy Kool Kollages - Kwick! (21st December 2012)
Middlesbrough
At our friend Khadim's bookshop BORO BOOKWORM, Unit 19 (1st floor), The Forbes Building, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.
Following the blockbuster exhibition earlier this year, the Kreation of Krazy Kollages Kontinues at Boro Bookworm, this time at the shop's new home in Middlesbrough's historic Forbes Building.
We make collages by photocopying the books in Boro Bookworm, Middlesbrough's only independent bookshop, and mixing cutting and pasting the pictures and words.
IT WAS A MASSIVE LAFF.
The
MS Paint Exhibition (May 2012)
ARC,
Stockton Art Centre
An
exhibition celebrating the most beloved digital arts package of the
90's - showing work from far and wide. The opening night featured
vintage laptops for visitors to create their own pictures whilst
listening to MS DOS game music.
Laura
Simmons Exhibition (April 2012)
Wolstenholme
Creative Space, Liverpool
Part
of an event for International Record Store day that also includes
live bands and a showing of Sound It Out, the film about Stockton's
famous record shop featuring several songs penned by Ms Simmons and
her band Das Wanderlust. Here is a link
for the film, we highly recommend it!
The
Peg Powler Gallery @ The Westgarth Social Club (April 2012)
Middlesbrough
A
special one-off night in the infamous Middlesbrough Working Man's
club featuring new work by local musician, legend and quirky
character Shaun Elliott and Tom Flynn. Plus live music came from
Shaun Lockwood and Shaun Elliott's newly reformed band for the event,
'Pinter'.
The
Clip Art Show (November 2011)
Peg
Powler Gallery @ The Green Dragon Studios, Stockton
An
exhibition of the drawings featured in office based software
programmes since the 1990s, known as ‘Clip Art’. Created by
anonymous illustrators to be featured in documents, reports and
company bulletins around the world, a generation has now grown up
with these images. Familiar yet sometimes strange, this exhibition
celebrated this unique genre of pop art and was inspired by the
temporary use of the space by Stockton Library Service's Open
Technology Centre. A special appearance of Arthur Clip was a great
surprise who also presented a free tour of his work, explaining what
inspired some of the most iconic pictures of the 90's.
Paperbugs
(August-November 2011)
For
four extraordinary days in August, Stockton-on-Tees transforms into a
vast performance space for both UK and international outdoor arts. We
encouraged festival-goers of all ages to take part in capturing the
vitality and colourful action of performances from around the globe,
using drawing. We then held an exhibition later on in the month to
showcase the drawings we recieved by visitors to the festival and
performers
The Peg Powler Gallery @ The Green Dragon Studios Exhibition (May-July 2011)
Stockton
on Tees
An
exhibition featuring drawings created at our past events, featuring
drawings by Ollie Hefferman, Nicky Peacock, Lauren Wilson and Bob
Fischer. The exhibition was up at the same time as the relocation of
the computer facility for Stockton's library, as seen in the picture
below.
BAD
ART LIVE (July and September 2011)
The
Waiting Room, Eaglescliffe and The Black Heart, London
"The
Bad Art School" was a special live event that took place on the
evening of Sunday July the 3rd at The Waiting Room, Eaglescliffe in
support of the mighty Josie Long. AJ and Rebecca were joined by
special guests to explore the world of wonky drawing and took part in
fast and furious drawing stunts. Josie is an award winning comedian
and generally inspiring, funny and brilliant and we also contributed
our workshops to the bill of a comedy night Josie hosts and curates
at The black Heart in Camden.
Peg
Powler + ARC (Spring 2011)
Stockton
on Tees
In
February, March and April of 2011 Peg Powler Gallery presented a
series of exhibitions and events in the dedicated art space of ARC,
Stockton Arts Centre. Taking place in the spacious second floor, we
provided new art every month. As well as some highlights from the Peg
Powler collection we presented three group shows - Words, Games, and
Hotels, and solo shows from Alyson Agar (Teesside), Gus Hughes
(Dublin), Stuart Faulkner (London/Sheffield) and Jeffrey Lewis (New
York). Other artists who contributed included Bunny Bissoux
(Brighton), Annoform (Teesside/ Leicester ), Tim Maloney (LA), Shaun
Elliot (Teesside), and Paul Smith (Newcastle). Our events included a
creative Scrabble Tournament, making art with the patrons of the
ARC's ale festival and the now infamous 'Man to Man with Stuart
Faulkner' featuring the world debut of the Blobby Band.
A
Day in the Museum and A Secret History Walk, The Big Draw 2010
Stockton-on-Tees
In
association with The Big Draw 2010 we presented series of drawing
events in different venues, all themed around local myths and
legends. Quirky history, characters, folklore and stories - from the
castles, queens and monsters of the dark ages to strange people and
occurrences from of recent times - were all celebrated and explored
through drawing. After all of October's events took place, Peg Powler
Gallery at Green Dragon Studios presented a Big Draw exhibition in
November to showcase everyone's contribution.
Our award winning 2010 events can be found on The Big Draw, Campaign for Drawing Website here. You can also purchase a Drawing Inspiration book featuring our project.
Peg
Powler Gallery Presents: ZINE (July 2010)
Middlesbrough
We
opened a pop-up shop for a whole month without any funding, and it
nearly killed us, but it was such good fun. Our D.I.Y.
publishing house and book shop was dedicated to small, photocopied
comics, magazines or books aka 'zines'. Featuring zines from Teesside
and around the nation, workshops on making zines, and a place to come
and work on and publish your own zine about anything you care about -
art/football/poetry/animals - anything.
Peg
Powler Gallery at ARC (Summer 2010)
Stockton
on Tees
During
August 2010 Peg Powler Gallery temporarily relocated from our usual
home at Green Dragon Studios over the road to ARC, Stockton's
excellent art centre. On floor 1, presenting our second group show, a
diverse display of the creative efforts of artists Peg Powler knows
and loves - an alternative view of the local art scene. The usual Peg
Powler fun and activities - such drawing, leisurely guided tours, art
and zine library. We also held Peg Powler's Summer Soirée here on
Saturday 21st August, a big free party to celebrate it.
The
Peg Powler Gallery @ The Green Dragon Studio (February 2010-2011)
Stockton
on Tees
Click
here to find out more on our first ever 12 month stretch of
non-stop exhibitions and preview nights in our first home, The Green
Dragon Studios (the back room inside a former museum in Stockton town
centre).
