Curated by Trevor Pitt
The Gallery@Rheged
Penrith
14 January - 15 April 2012

In January 2012 Gallery@Rheged will present WOW, an ambitious exhibition of work by internationally renowned British contemporary artists and designers who have been inspired by the ‘Wonder of Wool’. The gallery is situated in the heart of the Lake District and the Borders, where its wealth of natural resources and the ancient knowledge of how to work them, has inspired artists and writers. 

IMAGE RIGHT: Craft Kills, Freddie Robins

STUART EASTON
curated by Trevor Pitt
mac birmingham
Sat Dec 10  – Sun Jan 22 2012

EXTENDED UNTIL 26 FEB

Four Tragic Tales is the first solo show by Stewart Easton. The exhibition articulates Easton's developing exploration into folk song and story of pre-war Europe and the Frontier struggles of the firstsettlers of America presented as a journey in the form of four large scale narratives.

2009 - 2012

During a residency at VIVID, Birmingham during the summer of 2009, Trevor Pitt took a subjective journey through his formative years in Birmingham (1971- 1999), examining the spaces where popular culture fraternizes with the canonical world of art. 

More recently, at VIVID he hosted Cum Clubbing, an art party inspired by  the colourful club nights of Birmingham's underground scenes in the 1980s and GET BENT! an eccentric club night inspired by pop culture’s affection for gender-bending. .

The Sleeve Notes project will culminate at The Garage, VIVID, Birmingham on 12 November when he will host the final act of his club trilogy BANG! BANG! It's all over, where do we begin? feat The Bang Collective

The Knitting Salon is a flexible mobile environment that has been designed to be used in galleries and public spaces as an arena for sharing knitting skills and conversations.

As part of the project Trevor Pitt commissioned knitting groups from across the UK to make a bespoke Salon Bench that would become part of The Knitting Salon. So far, benches have been made in Birmingham, Bristol, Devon, London, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-Gateshead, Northampton and Talgarth.