Grow’s Blog
Follow the journey of Grow Plymouth as it transforms from a unused building in the city centre into a creative home for painters, digital artists, and socially engaged practitioners, with a ground-floor Project and Event Space.
“…AND BREATHE…” NEW RESIDENCY WITH MEGAN ROBERTS
Artist Megan Robertson will be popping up at the Project space over the coming months. On Sat 27 September (11am-3pm), as part of Grow Plymouth’s Open Studios, Megan invites you to come find out about her new project and join in with a drop-in collage session!
SUE LEWRY’S MOBILE PRINTMAKING MACHINE ‘COLOSSAL’
On Saturday 7 September (11-3pm), the artists of Grow will be opening their studios to show what goes on behind studio doors and artist-in-residence Sue Lewry will be revealing ‘Colossal’ a mobile printmaking machine in the ground floor space.
LOCAL PEOPLE SEW A KILOMETRE OF STITCHES BY HAND TO MAKE NEW ARTWORKS
Plymouth-based artists LOW PROFILE (Rachel Dobbs and Hannah Rose) have been inviting local people to join them once a month for open sewing sessions at GROW to make a series of new banners using simple patchwork and hand-quilting techniques. This month, the finished banners will go on show for the first time at an exhibition in GROW.
IN SEARCH OF SOLACE - ARTIST TERRY FLOWER TAKES UP RESIDENCY
Terry Flower will be taking up residency on Tue 22 October where he is using the downstairs space as a studio. He will be bringing the series of portraits from his studio to show ‘In search of Solace’, opening on Friday 25 October (5-9pm), also open to the public Sat 26 and Sun 27 October (10-2pm).
EXPERIENCING PLYMOUTH BEACHSCAPES WITH SHIVA KING
Artist Shiva King opens the doors to Experiencing Plymouth Beachscapes, a three-day artist’s residency at GROW, culminating in a two-day show. Shiva will be immersing herself in the captivating world of Plymouth beaches, seeking beauty amidst the debris of the shore, and embracing the significance of the Great British Beach Clean initiative.
‘PRACTICE IN PROGRESS: TOWARDS A TRANSFORMABLE MAPPING METHODOLOGY’
Architectural researcher Leah Dinning joins us for her day residency on Friday 28 April, showcasing her Practice in Progress from her PhD at the University of Plymouth exploring the liminal nature of public space in the city.