4th – 18th October 2008
Richard Higlett
Jennie Savage
Locws Projects is designed as part of the Locws International programme to work with artists to produce vibrant new artworks which are conceived and exhibited in Swansea, and respond to the people, culture, heritage and landscape of the city. The emphasis of these projects is collaboration and participation
For Locws Projects 2008, Wales-based artists Jennie Savage and Richard Higlett have been selected to work in Swansea over the forthcoming months, culminating in an exhibition to coincide with the Swansea Festival of Music & the Arts in October 2008
Both artists are exploring ideas that investigate some of the rich heritage and stories of the city and are working with members of the community to inform their work
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Locws Projects 2008
4 October 2008
Richard Higlett
A Song for Swansea Jack
Experience a ‘canine choir’ at a musical concert to ‘Swansea Jack’. Artist Richard Higlett has taken inspiration from the well-loved story of Swansea Jack, a black retriever who became a local hero in the 1930’s for rescuing drowning swimmers from Swansea’s docks. Richard will audition a selection of dogs from the city to form a ‘canine choir’ to create and perform a new song in celebration of the hero. ‘A Song For Jack’ will then be transcribed into a published piece of music
The ‘canine choir’ performed a special concert outside the National Waterfront Museum with accompaniment from local musicians. The whole project was recorded and an exhibition display is available to see at the National Waterfront Museum throughout the festival
Dates: The concert was held on Sunday 5 October
Exhibition display open throughout the festival, 4 – 18 October, daily 10am – 5pm
Location: National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
For ‘A Song For Jack’ blog click here: www.richardhiglett.com/page12.htm
2 October 2008
Richard Higlett
Richard Higlett lives and works in Cardiff, Wales
Richard Higlett is an artist/curator working across a range of media. As an artist he is a previous recipient of a Creative Wales Award from the Arts Council, he has exhibited internationally as himself and as the imaginary outsider artist Wally French. His work involves the creation of various acts of folly and creating objects that are, in his words non-visual in that they do not demand to be observed and sometimes can remain unobserved by the viewer. He is currently writing a book of fictional first pages in collaboration with the writer Leona Jones.
Recent exhibitions include 2006: ‘Undercover’, Oriel Davies gallery, Newtown, Wales; 2005: ‘Flourish’, Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic; ‘Anima’, Gallery B-312, Montreal, Canada; 2003: Intervention – 10,000 Reflective Copper Discs, Urban Legacies: ‘Aint No Love In The Heart Of The City’, CBAT & public sites, Cardiff, UK.
22 April 2008
