three by three
Chester based artists Jenny Ryrie, David Heke and Liz Ellis recently held a week long exhibition and ‘pop-up’ studio in No.63, Watergate Street, Chester entitled ‘Three-by-Three’, with paintings, sculpture and photography on display and drop-in art workshops available to the public. The three artists are all members of the artists collective ‘chart’ who meet regularly at Telford’s Warehouse in Chester and exhibit their work together. The group recently chose Vision Support as the charity they would most like to endorse. Collection boxes and information were set out alongside Liz’ porcelain clay bird sculptures, Jenny’s loosely painted abstract watercolour seascapes and David’s enigmatic black-and-white photographic studies.
The event (a government backed initiative supported by CWAC and Chester Renaissance) involved the artists transforming an empty basement shop premises in Watergate Street from a gloomy dust-filled space to a sparkling ‘white cube’. Once the artwork was installed the artists opened the doors to the public for a week in August, inviting visitors not only to enjoy the exhibition but also to watch the artists making new pieces of work, to ask questions about the various techniques and to have a go themselves at modelling in clay and sketching seashells using watercolour crayons and chalks.
The artists also hosted a special evening viewing of their exhibition with wine and refreshments for their guests. This was well attended by friends and art lovers and altogether the whole event attracted over 500 visitors.
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