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Echoes presents works from Jerwood Collection curated by our Creatives in Residence, Art In Motion (AIM). The selection is based on the AIM artists’ individual and shared connections with the works in the collection.
While exploring the concept of ‘curating’, they questioned what it is about an artwork that echoes how we see, feel and engage with the world. Contained within tranquil landscapes, colourful abstractions and muted portraits are fragments of stories that AIM’s artists have felt drawn to. Stories that come from the artists of the selected artworks, from personal memories, and about imagined worlds and people.
Following last year’s collaborative project between Arnolfini, AIM and Jerwood Collection – and like an echo which repeats and reverberates – the exhibition will include 9 artworks made by AIM’s artists in response to the selected works from the Collection. These will be reproduced and displayed on the walls on Level 2, showcasing their unique perspectives and interpretations of subjects and themes that connect these local and international artists across different times and medium.
Featured artists from Jerwood Collection: Wilfred Avery, Frank Auerbach, Edward Bawden RA, Gerald Brockhurst RA, Robert Colquhoun, Eileen Cooper RA, Tracey Emin DBE RA, Lubaina Himid CBE RA, HaYoung Kim, Laurence Stephen Lowry RA, Alexander Mackenzie, Alan Reynolds, John Robertson, George Truefitt, Alfred Wolmark.
With special thanks to Colin Higginson and feauring AIM artists: Molly Bates, Helen Beer, Emily Boden, Maisie Fortune, Jonathan Barr Lindsay, Beth Richards, Betty Sargent, Peter James Sutton, and Katy Tovey.
This exhibition is the final year of a three-year collaboration between Arnolfini and Jerwood Collection, supported by the Jerwood Foundation exploring the idea of art for enjoyment.
Art in Motion (AIM) is a not-for-profit arts organisation based in Bristol, UK. They are a dynamic organisation that collaborates with learning-disabled and neurodivergent artists to make artwork. They champion inclusivity and creativity, opening doors to the arts and increasing belonging within the artist community. They provide opportunities for individuals to develop their art practice, learn new skills, broaden their experience, and showcase their work through exhibitions and events.
Featured image: © The Estate of Alan Reynolds. Courtesy Annely Juda Fine Art. Courtesy of Jerwood Collection
Jerwood Foundation was established in 1977 by Alan Grieve, CBE for John Jerwood. In 1991, after Jerwood’s death, Grieve became chairman of the Foundation which to date has donated over £110 million in capital and project funding to support the visual and performing arts in the UK.
The purpose of Jerwood Collection of Modern and Contemporary British art is to give public access to a privately-owned collection and enhance the understanding and enjoyment of this period of British art. Holding just under 300 works the collection is widely accessible through loans to national and international institutions and inclusion on several digital platforms.
To find out more about Jerwood Foundation and its family of organisations, visit jerwood.org