“It's a life-changing place! What happens here spills out into your whole world.”
Heather Tease
Welcome to Arc
Arc works with people who are experiencing emotional or psychological distress to
• explore the arts
• feel included
• recognise their true potential
• find hope of a new beginning, and
• move on with confidence to achieve their life goals.
Arc’s centre in South Reddish incorporates art & design studios and a community gallery. Arc’s extensive range of services also includes an outreach agency and a graphic design service.
In Arc’s vision of a socially cohesive society, creativity and well being go hand in hand and the arts are available to all.
We warmly encourage you to explore our website and see what Arc has to offer.
The Arc Community Gallery Presents
From the City to the Sea - Paintings by Paul Brotherton
Freelance Associate Artist with Arc
Monday 19th July – Friday 10th Sept
This summer Arc (Arts for Recovery in the Community) is proud to present an exhibition of work by the Cheshire-based artist and Arc Associate artist Paul Brotherton.
Since his first solo show in 2001 he has exhibited many times in solo, group and mixed exhibitions in the North West and in London. In 2008 had a major exhibition entitled ‘Calm & Chaos: A Fusion’ at the Castle Park Arts Centre in Cheshire.
Paul says of his work, “I’m passionately a landscape painter, using a colourist palette. My work goes in cycles… a continual journey involving a stream of consciousness – towards the abstract and then back to figurative work."
One visitor to the recent preview, Dr Eric Northey, spoke of his rection to the exhibition. "I enjoyed it immensely," he said. "Particularly the mediterranean landscapes in unexpected colours, as you get a kind of tenson between what the shape and form of the landscape dictates the colours should be, as reflected on the inner eye of memory, and what colours are actually staring straight at you. It forces you to look again, with both inner and outer eye, which is the main purpose of all art, I suppose."
From the City to the Sea – Paintings by Paul Brotherton is open to the public from Monday 19th July – Friday 10th Sept. For more information telephone Arc on 0161 480 7731, and read more here
NEW EXHIBITION PROGRAMME
Arc's exhibition programme for July - December 2010 has just been confirmed!
The Arc Community Gallery is open 10am – 4pm Monday – Friday, and Saturdays by arrangement. We are in the Vauxhall Industrial Estate on Greg St in Reddish, Stockport and the gallery has full disabled access and groups are welcome. To find out more, phone Arc on 0161 480 7731, e-mail gallery@artsforrecovery.com or visit www.artsforrecovery.com
You can find all the details here.
WANT TO HAVE A GO?
Arc is currently running some creative crochet sessions at Reddish Vale Country Park. They are free, fun and for everyone - from complete beginners to accomplished hookers!!! You can learn the basic stitches and move on to create beautiful sculptural forms. The sessions take place at the Visitors Centre on Tuesdays, 2 - 4pm and you can just turn up. To find out more, phone the visitor's centre on 0161 477 5637 or Arc on 0161 480 7731.
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Arts for Recovery in the Community is a limited company registered in Cardiff