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Gorse (workshop for all ages)

17 June 2023

Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Workshop

Join us for a free public event with artist and initiator Julie Upmeyer. This workshop/talk will explore the process of creativity and discussing projects and artworks that were born out of entanglement with a particular place. Comparing the process of creativity to Gorse, a plant that’s deliberate, planned and strategic in spreading its seeds.

All children must be accompanied by a legal guardian.

This event is a part of the Isdyfiant project generously funded by Natural Resources Wales.

Please note there may be a photographer present at this event, you may give or refuse consent to be photographed on the day.

Artist profiles and statements

Julie Upmeyer

Julie Upmeyer is an artist and initiator who creates sculptures and objects, performances and installations. She creates long-term investigative projects that combine her many passions: layers and labour – – – dimensions and dedication to craft – – – systems, substances, and shiny things. Her work is often the direct result of her manipulation of a chosen material, other times she enjoys the challenge of responding to a specific space, place, or theme.

Julie Upmeyer is an artist and initiator who creates sculptures and objects, performances and installations. She creates long-term investigative projects that combine her many passions: layers and labour – – – dimensions and dedication to craft – – – systems, substances, and shiny things. Her work is often the direct result of her manipulation of a chosen material, other times she enjoys the challenge of responding to a specific space, place, or theme.

She is now in the process exploring the possibilities of Plas Bodfa – a 100-year old manor house on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales. Home to her family and her art practice, Plas Bodfa is also host to a wide variety of cultural initiatives, exhibitions and experimental sound projects.

For more information visit Julie Upmeyer’s website and Plas Bodfa’s website.

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