'In Service' 1917 - 2017 Artist Workshops

Artist in residence at Salford Museum and Art Gallery and the Working Class Movement Library, James Bloomfield is creating a new art installation based on world war one collections at the partner venues. In early July James will be in the cafe of Salford Museum and Art Gallery decorating plates for the installation and is looking for volunteers to drop in and help! The workshops are free and no booking is required, just pop in. To mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, , Bloomfield has created a truly special piece of work that engages with the audience directly and asks us to look at our history and the global legacy of the war to end all wars. The outcome of this research is the creation of 226 commemorative ceramic plates marking each conflict since the 'war to end all wars'. The plates reference each conflict and the number of fatalities for that conflict. Instead of being in display cases or on the gallery walls, the plates will be placed into service in the Gallery Cafe, presenting the findings of Bloomfield’s research directly to visitors. The plates will be used as part of the regular dinner service at Salford Museum & Art Gallery‘s bustling Café and in Ordsall Hall’s coffee shop. The plates will be presented for service on 31 July and later decommissioned on 11 November.

Suitable for
Any age

Admission
Free admission. Please the museum is closed on Mondays but the cafe is open for the workshop.

Website
http://www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk/culture/whats-on/workshop-james-bloomfield?time=1499076000

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/nw000136?id=EVENT573971