THE SPECTACULAR SUPER-SHOW

PEG POWLER ART COLLECTIVE PRESENTS

THE SPECUTACULAR SUPER-SHOW @ THE HOUSE OF BLAH BLAH

A SPECIAL ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT FEATURING ART, EARLY DOORS DISCO, KISSING BOOTH, DRESSING UP BOX AND MORE

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18^TH 7PM-11PM

Artists and show-offs AJ Garrett and Rebecca Little founded the DIY art organisation Peg Powler in 2010 and for this extra super sweet special event will be presenting their unique brand of visual art and unusual fun to Middlesbrough’s fantastic House of Blah Blah.

Art on display will include paintings, drawings, photography and sculpture by AJ & Rebecca as well as Peg Powler favourites such as Shaun Elliott, Nuala C. Murphy, James Harris and special mystery guest artists.

Rebecca, who has her own acclaimed club night in Liverpool and used to DJ in Uncle Alberts (remember that?!) will be on DJ duties in the warehouse playing the best in alternative music that you can dance to including indie-pop, C86, 60s, post-punk, new wave, and some inevitable curveballs. It’s an early doors disco so you can start dancing as soon as you arrive and keep going all night if you like.

And in the spirit of free trade AJ will be applying his best lippy and selling kisses. All welcome for a small donation, all funds raised by AJ’s tender affection will go to The Donkey Sanctuary charity (thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk).

Plus there will be a dressing up box for photo fun, cool licensed bar, and entry Is FREE

Saturday February 18^th 7pm-11pm

18+ Event

The House of Blah Blah

Exchange House

Middlesbrough

TS1 1DB

Pegpowler.com

Any queries email info@pegpowler

NARC Cover feature

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Exhibition of new work, with Rebecca Little

Watercolour Icons

There is an exhibition by Margaret Harrison, one of the greatest feminist artists, at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art. The exhibition is called 'Accumulations' and runs till January 24th. As a public event to tie in with the exhibition I concocted a workshop inspired by elements of Margaret's techniques. In this workshop, which took place in the gallery space, each participant was given a dossier. Upon opening it they found a mini biography of a famous individual from popular culture, along with photos of them at different times of their life. The task then was to paint them. Like Margaret Harrison's watercolours some highly satirical, some sensitive, and some very funny. It was a very rewarding workshop, and my thanks to all the participants and to the Institute. Group photo by Helen Wickens, art photos by Mai Twyhnam Hoang.

Watercolour Icons

In this unconventional and informal workshop led by AJ Garrett, you are challenged to create a portrait of a personality from popular culture using watercolour. Inspired by the techniques and subjects of British artist Margaret Harrison – whose pieces made in this medium have included images of Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner and Bettie Page – the images can range from the sensitive to the satirical. You receive a dossier with photographs and a biography of a famous figure; how you paint the person is up to you. This activity is open to all and, through discussion and by sharing knowledge, you can develop your painting skills, try something different and most of all, have fun.

Margaret Harrison’s next exhibition, Accumulations, is on show at mima until 24 January 2016.

Free with materials provided. To book, please contact mima reception 01642 931232 or email a.j.garrett@tees.ac.uk

Bunny Boy, Margaret Harrison 2010

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Blue Velvet at The Empire: An Art Cinema Special Event

February Friday the 6th - At Middlesbrough's beautiful Victorian era music hall The Empire - an evening of movie magic where your £6 plus 80p booking fee gets you several art films in the form of trailers, b-movies and a cartoon created by people like Tom Rubnitz and David Shrigley followed by our feature presentation David Lynch's masterpiece Blue Velvet. Doors/bar -6.30pm, films - 7.30pm

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Coinciding with David Lynch Naming – an exhibition of the paintings of legendary filmmaker and artist David Lynch at mima – this special screening of Blue Velvet will recreate for one night only the experience of old fashioned movie magic: when an admission ticket to the local picture palace guaranteed you a cartoon, a funny ‘short subject’, a supporting film and a feature presentation all for the cost of admission. 

Blue Velvet (1986)is arguably Lynch’s most iconic film, described by critics as a seminal and disturbing masterpiece that changed cinema forever. Supporting the main feature is a programme of specially selected shorts from a variety of artist-filmmakers including David Shrigley and Shezad Dawood. This Art Cinema Special Event takes place at The Empire, Middlesbrough’s opulent Victorian palace of varieties, creating the perfect environment for a dark and diverse cinematic experience.

Advance tickets are available priced £6 plus 80p booking fee here. 

This event is 18+ and contains strong language and scenes of a violent and sexual nature.

When: Friday 6 February, doors and bar open from 6.30pm, films start at 7.30pm; ends 10.00pm.

Where: The Empire, 2 Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2RT

“Blue Velvet is a thoroughly unpredictable, frequently disturbing and sometimes jaw-droppingly funny film. There isn`t anything else quite like it, and it’s pretty wonderful” - Chicago Tribune

“The seamless blending of beauty and horror is remarkable, the terror very real, and the sheer wealth of imagination virtually unequalled in recent cinema.” - LA Times

Blue Velvet at The Empire is part of Painting in Perpetual Motion: Art, Film, TV and David Lynch - a programme developed and produced by Northern Film & Media and mima, exploring Lynch’s practice and his legacy at the crossing point between art and film.

the STATE of ART

Challenging + contemporary art exhibition at Liverpool Art & Design Academy. LAUNCHING APRIL 14th at 6.30PM. Then running till the 25th. With Art-O-Vision™.