Event

A practical session led by Leap Then Look for artists and group leaders.

What does it mean for visitors to be able to physically handle works of art? How does it change our perception and experience of art works and galleries?

By rethinking viewers as participants and actively involving them in processes of making and physical exploration can we create moments of unexpected insight, play and collaboration?

As artists we are particularly interested in moments where opening our practice to others creates surprise. Where other people’s responses take our work and thinking in new directions and we can learn from these interactions. This can happen in many contexts including exhibitions, events and workshops. We would like to consider ways in which these contexts can be fostered in open, accessible and mutually valuable ways.

In this workshop we will explore Leap Then Look’s practice and approach to working with other people. Participants will be invited to consider questions around collaboration, uncertainty and tactile experience and explore approaches which nurture excitement and create opportunities for surprise when working with other people.

We will work across sculpture, photography, and mark making and devise and try out experimental participatory activities. We will explore.

This workshop is open to artists and group leaders at all levels of experience and we encourage sharing of questions, ideas and expertise.

All materials will be supplied. No experience necessary. Pay what you can.

Leap Then Look is a collaboration between artists Lucy Cran and Bill Leslie. They formed Leap Then Look to combine their extensive experiences as inter-disiplinary artists working in settings including art galleries, schools, universities, and community groups.

They create art works, participatory projects, workshops and events for people of all ages and abilities. Key to their research-driven practice are forms of playfulness, inquisitiveness and experimentation, combining art forms including object making, performance, installation, film, and photography, enabling participants to engage in multiple processes, creating their own work.

They have worked for institutions including Tate, Royal Academy, Black Mountain College Museum and Art Center, Compton Verney, Photo Fringe, ACCA, and universities including Cambridge, Westminster, Bath Spa, Kingston School of Art and Harvard Education.