Friday 11 May 2012

'Light Night' and 21 Steps Exhibition Finale


21 Steps from Newcastle upon Tyne
©2012 Liz Rushard
©2012 David Thomas Crawley
©2012 Up & Coming Art


As part of our closing event at Domino Gallery you can make offers on our artworks. YES make us an offer and we can either say yeah or neigh! 

Simply email us with YOUR BEST PRICE to info@upandcoming.org


Exhibition Finale
Friday 18th May 2012
Domino Gallery, Liverpool
7:00pm – 9:00pm

The 21 Steps exhibition which has delighted art and music lovers with a 5 week plethora of audio and visual delights, closes its doors with a not to be missed finale, held at Domino Gallery, 11 Upper Newington, Liverpool, L1 2SR.

Four great musicians will be playing as part of our closing event and these will be Stan Ambrose on the Celtic Harp, Megan Thomas a singer songwriter, Jody Cooper a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and Joby Hardwick an acoustic, singer song-writer.

As part of our closing event David Thomas Crawley will be showing, for the first time, a film entitled ‘21 Steps - road to success’ on the steps he has taken in order to get Up & Coming Arts set up as a company. 



T-shirt design for Light Night
Keep your eyes out for these on Friday 18th May 2012 in and around Liverpool city centre as David will be filming with students from LJMU Liverpool Screen School. 
If you would like your chance of owning a T-shirt please contact info@upandcoming.org
PRICED at £15 per T-shirt with all funds raised going directly to Up & Coming Arts set up costs

©2012 David Thomas Crawley
©2012 Up & Coming Arts
People are being asked as part of the Light Night event to #tweetyourfeet @upandcomingarts whilst they walk around the venues on the night. These images will be added to a film David is working on and in the coming months will be shown via ArtPlayer TV and shown in other galleries internationally.

Laura’s Little Bakery will provide a variety of cupcakes, traditional cakes and puddings using locally-sourced ingredients. Laura has a fabulous coffee shop based in the Home Quarter 42 Hanover St, L1 3DN, UK. Cakes will be sold on Light Night for £1 and all funds raised will be given to her chosen charity Claire House.

The exhibition can still be seen up until Saturday 19th May 2012 at Domino Gallery, Liverpool.



Exhibition Finale
Friday 18th May 2012
Studio 2 Parr Street
12:00pm - Late

As part of Light Night at Studio 2 Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JN our exhibition will still be up during Liverpool Sound City, so those of you attending Liverpool Sound City will still be able to enjoy the work.

The exhibition can still be seen up until Sunday 20th May 2012 at Studio 2 Parr Street, Liverpool.

Up & Coming Arts presents: 21 Steps has been sponsored by Worthy Print, Revita-Laser and VoodooDog

David Thomas Crawley would like to personally thank the following people for their support: 
Felicity Wren, Gary Adlen, Andrea Mappouridis, Ian Worthington, Steve Dee, Ashanthi Holmes, John Haynes, David Scanlan, Karima Hamache, Matt Jones, Marc Anthony Vries, James Argyle, Vikki Mesham, Maria Mappouridis, George Smith, Ricardo Guerreiro, Sophie Bell, Paula Baines, Lynne Robertson, Drew Garber, Kirstie Roberts, DoES Liverpool and all exhibiting artists and any apologies if we have missed anyone!


STOP PRESS


Are you thinking setting up a business like we are currently doing.

Liverpool DoES Start Ups has an excellent weekend of events running from Friday 18th May - Sunday 20th May 2012. Tickets for this are priced at £20.

Up & Coming Arts team are attending this event and we hope that you can join us too! 


Wednesday 25 April 2012

Light Night announced and #tweetyourfeet


Up & Coming Arts presents 21 Steps


'21 Steps from Berlin' 
©2012 Up & Coming Arts
 ©2012 Ophélie Karoni

CLOSING EVENT
Friday 18th May 2012
7:00pm – 9:00pm (FREE)

Domino Gallery will open for our ‘closing event’ of 21 Steps exhibition that will happen as part of Light Night.

As part of our closing event David will be showing, for the first time, his film on the steps he has taken in order to get Up & Coming Arts set up as a company. We are planning to have live music during the evening and exploring ideas for other performances / events.

David Thomas Crawley will be showing a projection of his 21 Steps film he has taken. This will be shown alongside artists work within the exhibition. People are asked to film or photograph their feet whilst walking around the Light Night, this can be submitted via or social media websites on YouTube, Vimeo and ArtPlayer TV

This is a competition to see how many steps you are taking around Light Night. Please upload these to our channel or send your submissions to info@upandcoming.org  subject heading ‘Light Night Competition’


OR for those of you using twitter please #tweetyourfeet #21steps to us here @upandcomingarts




'21 Steps from Oxford' 
©2012 Up & Coming Arts
 ©2012 Andy Roe
'21 Steps from Liverpool' 
©2012 Up & Coming Arts
 ©2012 Lauren Lolzypop


CLOSING EVENT
Friday 18th May 2012
12:00pm - 6:00pm (FREE)
6:00pm - LATE (Wristbands)

21 Steps is also happening at Studio 2 Parr Street with music from Liverpool Sound City. In order to gain entry to this part of the exhibition wristbands must be purchased via their site.

21 Steps exhibition ends on Saturday 19th May 2012 at Domino Gallery and Studio 2 Parr Street, Liverpool.

Artists exhibiting at both venues

Jim Turner, Sooim Jeong, Teresa Wilson, Bernie Howden, Wayne Chisnall, Alice Lenkiewicz, Kimberley Bevan, Simon Adam Yorke, David Thomas Crawley, Jude Hill, James Argyle, Clive Wheeler, Carrie Alisha, Ophelie Karoni, Louise Morgan, Hannah Bitowski, Maria Mappouridis, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Seb Aiken, Alex Corina, Simon 
Mack, Felicity Wren, Chris Francis, Roman Taher and Marc 

Anthony Vries.

Thanks to Felicity Wren at Domino Gallery and to Ashanthi Holmes, Steve Dee and Jess Lea at Studio 2 Parr Street for being our host venues.

Thanks to our sponsors of 21 Steps Liverpool FC, Worthy Print and Revita-Laser for making this exhibition all possible!

The future starts here and Liverpool will be getting ready for our Sept 2012 launch. Stay tuned Liverpool!

Giant Uncle spotted David

'Giant Uncle spotted David'
©2012 Up & Coming Arts
©2012 Lauren Coombs

What a weekend it was and amazing experience had by all in Liverpool and thanks to Royal de Luxe for the Giant Spectacular weekend!


We announced that we had a competition and have received a few images of David Thomas Crawley filming the Giant Uncle on Saturday 21st April 2012. We are happy to announce that our winners image was taken by local Liverpool photographer Lauren Coombs who caught David in the act of filming. Well done and her special prize will be coming very soon!


We are in the process of planning a closing event as part of Light Night here in Liverpool on Friday 18th May 2012 to take place at Domino Gallery. Further details will be released towards the end of the month. Wonder what we have planned? SSSShhhhhhhhh!!!!!


In the meantime we have our website up and running showing our artists work as part of Up & Coming Arts presents 21 Steps at Domino Gallery and Studio 2 Parr Street, Liverpool.

Saturday 21 April 2012

Giant weekend

Up & Coming Arts is now starting to take shape.

With 21 Steps show up and running here in Liverpool at Domino Gallery and Studio 2 Parr Street until Sat 19th May 2012.



COMPETITION
David Thomas Crawley will be filming during the weekend of the Giant Spectacular and there will be a prize for anyone that photographs him working hard on a new piece to be shown at Domino Gallery as part of Light Night on Friday 18th May 2012. Further details will be released next week.

©2012 Up & Coming Arts
©2012 David Thomas Crawley

Take a photograph of David working near to the Giant's and email this to info@upandcoming.org with a subject heading 'Giant Spectacular' to claim a prize!

Hope all in Liverpool and visitors to the city enjoy what the Little Giant Girl and the Giant Uncle get up to this weekend!

Thursday 19 April 2012

FACT Connects and linking to Up & Coming Arts

David is busy today at FACT Connects and is working very hard to ensure that Up & Coming Arts gets established here in Liverpool.

We have made plenty of good contacts here today and have just connected to Art Player TV and have opened our new TV channel click here

Yes we have Vimeo and Youtube but as our company now develops we are wanting to work with like minded artists based firstly in Liverpool but even more so further afield.

If you would like to be a part of the Up & Coming crowd and do some filming for us please email us at info@upandcoming.org 

Monday 16 April 2012

Up & Coming Arts presents: 21 Steps


'21 Steps' 
David Thomas Crawley
Canvas Detail
Spray, Original Shoes, Canvas

©2012 Up & Coming Arts
©2012 David Thomas Crawley


Up & Coming Arts presents: 21 Steps


Sat 14th April - Sat 19th May 2012


11 Upper Newington, 
Liverpool, 
L1 2SR

Wednesday - Saturday
11:00am - 5:00pm
OR by appointment

Studio 2
33-45 Parr Street, 
Liverpool, 
L1 4JN

Open Daily
12:00pm - 11:00pm


Artists exhibiting at both venues

Jim Turner, Sooim Jeong, Teresa Wilson, Bernie Howden, Wayne Chisnall, Alice Lenkiewicz, Kimberley Bevan, Simon Adam Yorke, David Thomas Crawley, Jude Hill, James Argyle, Clive Wheeler, Carrie Alisha, Ophelie Karoni, Louise Morgan, Hannah Bitowski, Maria Mappouridis, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Seb Aiken, Alex Corina, Simon 
Mack, Felicity Wren, Chris Francis, Roman Taher, Marc Anthony Vries and Illy.




Light Night @ Domino Gallery
Friday 18th May 2012
Further details to be announced next week.


Light Night @ Studio 2 Parr Street

Friday 18th May 2012 
Brought to you by Liverpool Sound City

Thursday 12 April 2012

Up & Coming Arts: 21 Step. - Artists, Musicaians and DJs announced

©2012 Up & Coming Arts
©2012 Maria Mappouridis
Here is a little snippet of a painting from one of our successful artists Maria Mappouridis who is showing at Up & Coming Arts presents: 21 Steps exhibition at Studio 2 Parr Street. This exhibition is held at 2 venues Domino Gallery and Studio 2 Parr Street, Liverpool.

Artists Announced
Jim Turner, Sooim Jeong, Teresa Wilson, Bernie Howden, Wayne Chisnall, Alice Lenkiewicz, Kimberley Bevan, Simon Adam Yorke, David Thomas Crawley, Jude Hill, James Argyle, Clive Wheeler, Carrie Alisha, Ophelie Karoni, Louise Morgan, Hannah Bitowski, Maria Mappouridis, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Seb Aiken, Alex Corina, Simon Mack, Felicity Wren, Chris Francis, Roman Taher, Marc Anthony Vries and Illy.

Musicians 
Qatsi, Fonetiks and We the Undersigned.

DJs 
Orge, Zodiac, Proofio, Mr. Skiver, Simon Mack

The Private View is tomorrow night  at Domino Gallery and Studio 2 Parr Street, Liverpool. This is a free event and donations will be requested on the door to help pay for bands and DJs expenses. We are pulling together as a new company and have plenty more in store.

CLICK HERE for Guest List.

Maria is has been helping David Thomas Crawley, Director/Artistic Director, Matt Jones, Music Director and Karima Hamache of Your Business Projects to help all this launch come together.

Up & Coming Arts presents: 21 Steps is the third exhibition and will establish the company here in Liverpool. Successful links have been made with Sheffield, Manchester, London and more importantly New York City. Getting ready Liverpool. Come help us party!

Up & Coming Arts presents: 21 Steps
Sat 14th April - Sat 19th May 2012
Domino Gallery, 11 Upper Newington, Liverpool, L1 2SR
Studio 2, Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JN

Light Night @ Domino Gallery
Friday 18th May 2012
Further details released next week. SSSShhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Light Night @ Studio 2 Parr Street
Friday 18th May 2012