The Stove NetworkMike Inglis pasted up his Devotional Shrines around the mediaeval centre of Dumfries today – these are based on real people Mike has met in the area, all of whom are concerned with protecting the spirit of Dumfries for future generations:
Those who follow the work of Mike Inglis will be very intrigued and excited to see the image below. Mike’s work is all about layers of exposure and his relationship to public space is an often troubled one for him. There is an aspect of his work that involves the 3D assembly of very private shrine works. Mike has often talked about ways that he could bring this side of his work into the public domain alongside his paste-ups and graphic work… maybe Dumfries might be about to see something very significant in Scottish art history…
One of Scotland’s leading public/street artists. Mike has been researching ‘outsiders’ and ‘custodians’ in Dumfries since May 2012. He has worked with community groups and historical information ranging from the execution of nine women accused of witchcraft in 1659 to the groundbreaking theraputic community at the former Crichton Hospital.
Mike’s work around Dumfries will include two ‘window shrines’ and six ‘paste-upstreet shrines’ – these will begin to appear in the town centre on November 4th and will be visible for as long as the good folk of Dumfropolis choose to leave them unmolested.
Find out more about Mike Inglis’ work here
Arts events in the week of 5-10th November
Artist-collective The Stove has put together a week-long programme that celebrates Dumfries and offers folk the chance to be part of the future of their town. Six specially commissioned art projects will be presented in public spaces along with public performances and talks by leading thinkers + film screenings and concerts.
Highlights include:
‘Why Andy Warhol is Shite’ – Performance lecture by International Artist Bill Drummond
Street Shrines – New work around Dumfries by one of Scotland’s leading street/public artists, Mike Inglis
Greyfriars 1 – World Premiere of Suzanne Parry-John’s song cycle about the Nith and the launch of artist Lisa Gallacher’s bespoke clothing collection.
Nithscoping – Environmental Artist Hannah Brackston invites investigation of Dumfries’ river
Also look out for Marion Preez’s blue ‘Frames’ around the town and whatever you do – don’t miss ‘The Lost Supper’ a simultaneous voyage back in time and into the future + great food!
WHAT’S EVEN BETTER IS THAT IT IS ALL FREE
The Stove committee have been pushing forward on all fronts over the past year and we would like to invite you to a catch-up meeting on Wednesday 5th of September at 7pm at The Stove building.
At this meeting we will report back on progress with the building and projects and discussing the future structure of the Stove as an arts organisation. he Stove began as an open invitation and opportunity for D+G practitioners we’d like to discuss ideas we have for sustaining this ethos into the future and are eager to involve as many of you as possible in these discussions.
Some of you may also be aware that we have been commissioning artworks to accompany a 2 week long programme of public arts activity in and around Dumfries at the start of November. Artist Mike Inglis was award one of the Stove’s Inbetween commissions; Mike is one of Scotland’s leading street-artists and will present a short illustrated talk on 5th September about his practice and what he has planned for the November events.
We will also be introducing a two day symposium we are presenting in November where invited speakers will be addressing issues surrounding the identity of contemporary market towns in the UK: ‘Place Sustainability and Future Culture’ in Dumfries on 8 + 9 November 2012.
We hope you can join us, if so please RSVP via [email protected] with the text ‘ Stove Meeting Wed 5th Sep’ in the subject line.