the asylum art gallery ltd studios
"We encourage, enable, develop, mentor, facilitate, empower and support local
creative arts practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds." Since our
Foundation, in September 2014, we have staged over 120 exhibitions showcasing a
varied body of work, by artists both emerging and established. Encompassing a
diverse and multi-disciplinary range of artistic practices including: Painting,
Sculpture, Printmaking, Illustration, Photography, Sound, Video and Performance
Art. A comprehensive list of all of our past exhibitions can be found under
'Portfolio'. Our overarching ‘Philosophy’ is to actively encourage, enable,
develop, mentor, facilitate, empower and support local creative arts
practitioners from a wide range of background with a priority to engage in
discussion around accessibility within the arts in relation to mental health,
financial hardship and institutional bias. We have also provided work placements
to a number of European students, via the Erasmus + and Gecko programme.
Partnering with local Venues, Institutes and schools , we aim to develop a
strong community that has access to free space, free mentoring and the ability
to grow and learn from each others valuable experience and skills. The spaces
are offered for hire and for free depending on the nature of the request and is
offered to both emerging artists or collectives that deserve a space to explore
and harness potential, or established artists with a strong visual aesthetic.
Our initiative is to offer this space first and foremost to west-midlands based
artists who wish to strengthen their local artistic community and create a
discourse for regeneration. We curate approx one show per month in our two
exhibition spaces and these are either from chosen submitted proposals or from
exceptional and forward thinking artists that we find on our travels. In-between
these exhibitions we encourage groups or collectives with a passion for
community welfare and development to use the spaces for poetry , music,
discussions, rehearsals , workshops or their own curatorial interests. For more
information on the gallery space and exhibiting please visit the 'Exhibiting'
page. If you wish to book any other spaces or facilities please email;
info@theasylumartgallery.com
