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Ep.110 Katy Wix - Ministry of Arts Podcast Apr 06, 2021

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Katy Wix (@really_katywix) As well as being an award winning comedian and actress, Katy has also created visual art since a small child, being accepted into the Royal Academy’s 2018 on her first application. As contestant in series 9 of TV’s Taskmaster, she stomped home winning every creative round. Katy is best known for her television roles as Daisy in Not Going Out, Carole in Stath Lets Flats, Mary in Ghosts and Sarah Ferguson in The Windsors. On April 15th 2021, Katy is releasing her memoir, Delicacy. To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.109 Chelsea Lee Winterbottom - Ministry of Arts Podcas Mar 31, 2021

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Chelsea Lee Winterbottom (@ChelseaLeeWinterbottom) Chelsea Lee Winterbottom is an abstract painter selling in the commercial art world, very often [pre-march 2020] participating in art fairs, interacting face-to-face with the public, a daunting task that can test the confidence of anyone. Chelsea oozes fun and personality, and is confident in her art and practice, all of which is prevalent in this conversation. However, her confidence turns to insecurity when relaying the huge amount of emotion, she applies to her canvas’. Imposter syndrome, seeking our identity or just finding one’s place in the art world is a journey most artists take, although [as in life] some have a less comfortable journey than others… None of which is of any use to someone enduring that discomfort. Chelsea Lee often creates emotional abstract self-portraits, allowing herself the freedom of expression on a physical level when painting with her hands. Although there is much structure to her creations and how they are executed, Chelsea allows herself to play when painting and ignore previous connotations of right and wrong within art. Each work is an emotional abstract self-portrait, however she will not disclose exactly what the emotions are for individual pieces as this could sway the viewers feelings of the art. For more information on the work of Chelsea Lee Winterbottom go to www.ChelseaLeeWinterbottom.com To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.108 Will Claridge - Ministry of Arts Podcast Mar 25, 2021

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Will Claridge (@willclaridge.art) With his Art is for Everyone approach, Will Claridge combines photographs of the everyday with spontaneous action painting, to create the starting point for the viewer to start a visual journey. This very inclusive mind-set could have been a factor in him landing the position as Manager at Roys Art Fair. “Painting, Installation, Photography/video and Performance are a few of the disciplines and mediums in which Claridge works freely in interpretation and experimentation. His biggest inspiration is travel and the poetics of everyday life. Claridge’s primary ambition is to create art that evokes a perceptive change in the way people view art; seeking to change their mind on a piece of work. He aims to create an insight into ‘the everyday’ by presenting a blurring between reality and obscurity of mundane events, to capture moments of raw life as they occur and alter its narrative.” For more information on the work of Will Claridge go to www.williamjamesclaridge.com To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Kensington & Chelsea Art Week - MoA Bonus Episode 03 Mar 19, 2021

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This MoA bonus episode focuses on Kensington & Chelsea Art Week (@kcawlondon) The Ministry of Arts speaks to Director and Founder of the Kensington & Chelsea Art Week Vestalia Chilton, whose vast experience in the art world has made this celebration of local Arts & Culture a London event not to be missed; from its world renowned Museums to one of its many creative residents. The borough of Kensington and Chelsea has an artistic heritage that encompasses some of the best and brightest creative names. From South Kensington’s Museum Quarter to the bustle of King’s Road; from the urban bohemia of Notting Hill to the modern elegance of the Design Museum, a journey through Kensington and Chelsea is a journey through history. We are delighted to be drawing on this cultural legacy with Kensington + Chelsea Art Week. KCAW celebrates the rich heritage of the borough by opening doors to local creative spaces along with leading organisations in the area to facilitate further public engagement in the local culture. For more information on the Kensington and Chelsea Art Week go to https://www.kcaw.co.uk (Special thanks to Lisa Baker Ltd) If you would like to promote your work, exhibition or any other creative project, please contact us at: Website: https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.107 Kate Murdoch - Ministry of Arts Podcast Mar 18, 2021

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Kate Murdoch (@Katemurdochartist)

Kate Murdoch lives and works in London. Her work centres around a lifelong passion for collecting. She was awarded the Shape Open prize in 2016, and her award winning work, selected by Yinka Shonibare, is in the Shape Arts permanent collection.

Kate Murdoch's work is inspired by her personal experience. Her artistic practice revolves around assemblage and installation with found objects, mostly from the everyday and dating from the last century.

Murdoch is interested in objects as clear indicators of the passage of time. Wider themes of loss and remembrance run through her work, reflecting a fascination with the permanence of objects versus the fragility of human existence. The theme of value and worth is central to Murdoch's work and the objects presented open up opportunities for personal and political discussion around class, gender and privilege.

For more information on the work of Kate Murdoch go to www.katemurdochartist.com

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Ep.106 Jenny Eclair - Ministry of Arts Podcast Mar 11, 2021

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Jenny Eclair (@jennyeclair1960)

As well as being a house-hold name as a comedian and writer, Jenny Éclair is an avid painter. Her love of painting led to her hosting a daily art show called Draws Off, which also has Diana Ali (@diana_artist_curator) as artist’s mentor.

Jenny Eclair, has been a stand-up comic for donkeys’ years, she was the first woman to win the coveted Perrier Award at the Edinburgh festival in 1995 and hasn’t stopped banging on about it ever since.

Since then she has also found fame as the author of five critically acclaimed novels. Her latest Sunday Times bestselling book Older and Wider – A Survivor’s Guide to the Menopause, is Jenny’s hilarious, irreverent and refreshingly honest compendium of the menopause.

For more information on the work of Jenny Eclair go to www.jennyeclair.com

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Ep.105 R.I.P Duggie Fields - Ministry of Arts Podcast Mar 08, 2021

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Today, Gary Mansfield revisits Episode 01 Duggie Fields (@duggiefields) who passed away on Sunday 7th March after a short illness. Duggie was the first of many artists to correspond with Gary Mansfield, when he first discovered art and was fundamental in Gary’s life as an artist. Duggie referred to himself as a Maximalist and described by Martin Green as “The missing Pop Art link between Patrick Caulfield and Julian Opie” Duggie would often appear in fashion magazines and across Social Media with friends such as Andrew Logan, Zandra Rhodes and Pam Hogg. In 2012 he was given his first solo show in 20 years, by DuoVision Arts, his work later gained a wider international audience thanks to the support of Toby Webster and The Modern Institute, where his famous Earls Court apartment and artwork superbly was recreated. For more information on the work of Koestler Arts go to www.koestlerarts.org.uk

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Ep.104 Skip Gallery - Ministry of Arts Podcast Mar 04, 2021

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Skip Gallery (@skipgallery)

SKIP Gallery is an ongoing collaborative artwork, created by artistic duo Baker & Borowski. Their idea is to offer opportunities for artistic interventions in unexpected places, utilising a specially modified skip.

Skips are part of our everyday lives, providing the means with which we voraciously dismantle and renew our urban environment. They are so prevalent that we barely notice them. They represent that which we want to jettison, to forget, and so there is a profound irony in the creation of artistic works, housed in a skip.

Creatives are asked to produce site-specific pieces. The space acts as a disruptive environment to inspire discourse. It is a new type of mobile art space, presenting an alternative to the conventional routes to art, for both artists and viewers.

The intention is for SKIP Gallery to develop and grow as a democratic platform for all the arts, and the modular nature of the skip means that projects are not confined by the usual limitations of a conventional creative platform.

For more information on the work of Koestler Arts go to www.skipgallery.com/

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Ep.103 Abi Joy Samuel - Ministry of Arts Podcast Feb 25, 2021

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Abi Joy Samuel (@AbiJoySamuelArt) Abi Joy Samuel is an emerging full-time artist. She is a part of an art collective based in East London with artist's Henrik Uldalen and Tiffany Cole. Her practice evolves around large scale oil-painted portraits focusing on her gender and sexuality. Having taken her Art And Design foundation at the prestigious Central Saint Martins and later obtaining a degree in Fashion Design at the University of Westminster, Abi has a wealth of artistic training and experience that merges fine art with fashion to explore human experience. Abi has worked for some very influential fashion brands including McQ Alexander McQueen (London), Manish Arora (New Delhi) and Aganovich (Paris). For more information on the work of Abi Joy Samuel go to www.abijoysamuelart.com For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Jackson Superhero – MoA Bonus Episode 02 Feb 18, 2021

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Author Darren Garwood (@jacksonsuperhero1) Darren Garwood is a children’s storybook author that created a Superhero character named after his Son Jackson. Jackson Superhero might not be a real name, but it is a story about a real boy, and as the name suggests, Jackson is far from ordinary. By day, a rare disease limits his ability to move freely, but at night he is far from grounded. When the sleeping hours come around, and weightlessness takes over, Jackson takes to the skies. He knows what it means to need the support of others, which is why when he hears a call for help, he is quickly there to lend a hand. For more information on the work of Darren Garwood go to www.jacksonsuperhero.com For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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