This week in Expressive Arts the last of the the second year learners completed their work. All the work has been moderated and we now have the exhibition on Tuesday 20th 5-7pm for you all to come and celebrate their achievements. This is a brilliant opportunity for all of you to come and look at some great work and get inspiration for your own exhibition next year. We hope we can see you all there. This week's blog has some incredible TV and some thigs for you to listen to and visit. I hope you enjoy it. Well done to all our Year 2s, you got through it and I hope you are proud of the outcomes you achieve.
SERIES: THE GALLOWS POLE
Shane Meadows, This is England, returns with a period drama based in Crag Vale, which is between Manchester and Halifax. It's the true story of a community who took the law into their own hands to challenge the rulers at the time. They nearly brought down the monarchy! impressive stuff. The first episode is slow but visually stunning and then Meadow's trademark dialogue and humour make the next two episodes unmissable. I absolutely loved it.
If you like This is England, this could be descirbed as This is England 1766
BBC: AFRICA RISING
This brand new documentary is what the BBC do best. Showing us a part of a place that you don't normally see and challenges our expectations. In this case in the western world's idea of African Culture.
Africa Rising showcases the most exciting creatives coming out of Morocco, South Africa and Nigeria. It's a celebration of the work the young people in these countries is doing. Using traditions to break new ground and being some of the most forward thinking creatives on the planet right now. I have hilighted the emerging fashion scene in Senegal in previous blogs, so there is certainly much more to discover.
I hope the programme continues and explores other countries, but this is a great start.
Exhibition: (Un)Defining Queer, The Whitworth, Manchester
An exhibition worth making the effort to see. The Whitworth have described it amazingly, full of amazing work from some of the best artists across history, really good to see how different artists explore the same topic.... "This exhibition delves into the Whitworth’s collection to examine how we can use a queer lens to define what the term 'queer' means. Presenting collection works that have never been on display before, the exhibition includes artists such as: Ajamu X, Niki de Saint Phalle, General Idea, David Hockney, Maggie Hambling, Pearl Alcock, Keith Vaughan, Matthew Bamber, Sarah-Joy Ford, Wolfgang Tillmans, Chester Tenneson, and Jez Dolan.
Co-led by an intersectional group of people who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, intersex, and asexual), the project sets out to interrogate language, histories, and narratives within the Whitworth’s practice and collections. More specifically, the project and exhibition seek to redress historic omissions that have existed as a result of heteronormative museum practice.
NEW ALBUM: QOTSA: IN TIMES NEW ROMAN
Today (16.06/23) sees the release of Queens of the Stone Age's new album. The bits I have heard sound like the best of the band. Stomping, Dark, Sexy guitar you can dance around too.
All QOTSA albums are worth a listen and this will be no exception. Go and have an explore on Spotify or Youtube, they have some amazing videos and a line up that is ever changing with some very cool cameos, such as Dave Grohl or Mark Lanegan
A fun font based title too.