Grizedale Arts
Virtual Grizedale

15 September - 26 November 2006

Grizedale Arts is a commissioning and residency agency based in Grizedale Forest in the heart of the Lake District. Their programme supports artists in making new works that relate to the context of the area and engages with local communities and events, integrating artists' thinking and communication into mainstream and traditional activities. This innovative way of producing and showing art is typified in Grizedale's annual events, which have, to date, launched artists' projects and integrated a large body of works into a cohesive whole.

In response to Greenland Street's invitation to 'take up residence' in Liverpool, Grizedale Arts conceived Virtual Grizedale which offered the equivalent of a 'live' website drawing together a body of activity from three sites, Japan, Egremont and Liverpool itself. The main focus of the 'residency' was to create a multimedia extravaganza, occupying parts of The Blade Factory and the surrounding streets with performances, musical events, projections, sound installations and radio broadcasts. Participating artists included Lucienne Cole, Bedwyr Williams, Jesse Rae, Brian Dewan, Jen Lou, Olaf Breuning, Juneau Projects, Bryan Davies, Dan Robinson, and others. 

TheGrizedale Programme is available as a downloadable PDF.

View the Virtually Grizdale video stream here.

To view John McGurk on the spoons with legendary bass musician Doug Wimbish click here.

To view the Seven Samurai project in Japan click here

Commission supported by:
Arts Council North West

Drawing Workshop in the Project Space , 2006
Photograph by Clara Drummond

Grizedale at Greenland Street , 2006