Event: Littleborough Arts Festival: Artist Talk: Lucy Wright 'Folk Art'
Thursday 26 May 2022
7pm doors, 7.30pm start
Ebor Studio
William Street
Littleborough
OL15 8JP
DETAILS:
With tongue in cheek, I call myself a contemporary folk artist. Folk is a slippery and divisive term with some uncomfortable associations, but we only need look at the UK Brexit vote and rise of populism worldwide to see how customs and traditions continue to inform our sense of self and other, often with agonistic consequences. And yet traditions are not inherently malignant: they are also heartfelt vehicles of human sociability whose infinite adaptations and calls to action help us punctuate and make sense of time and place. My practice is driven by the conviction that now more than ever, we need to pay attention to the things people make, do and think for themselves - and it is this kind of folk, and this kind of art that informs my work.
Entry fee: £2
Contact: Stephanie West
07846 974272