In 2022 we delivered the second half of the In Cahoots programme with more incredible work from Roxy Topia & Paddy Gould, Dan Chan and Nil00. We took our largest group show up till that date to Birkenhead Park and secured the 2022 DBACE award. We were successful in an application to work with Historic England on Uncovering Birkenhead's Working class history and funded a block of CRAFTBAR workshops. We crammed in a good few parties to boot!
Discombobuloscopy, Roxy Topia & Paddy Gould (In Cahoots)
‘Discombobuloscopy’ is an experimental collaborative painting, made in relief from hand cut MDF, metal and polymer clay. Mounted as a tri-fold modesty screen made specifically for the Convenience Gallery modular framework, it sits in a tradition of decoratively carved and painted screens and room dividers that dates back thousands of years, including those used for the privacy of medical examination.
Blip! Dan Chan (In Cahoots)
BLIP! is an immersive experience built with printed textiles, projection, sound and scent. What does your dream world look, sound, smell and feel like?
Challenging Love,
Challenging Love: Declan Connolly and Hellen Songa - Open Door Charity and VRP collaboration.
Fly on the wings of love, Nil00 (In Cahoots)
Exhibition launch and listening party for 00.
"Fly on the wings of l0v3 is an exhibition showcasing my first EP, "00", and the visual world around it. Visitors are invited to preview the EP, which is out on 16th May, and read the accompanying zine which contains short stories, poetry and drawings as well as the song lyrics from the EP. For me Dragons are a symbol of the spirit in flight, carrying us onward while we sleep, unconscious of our own beauty and strength. I have been obsessed with them as a symbol since I discovered a short story I wrote"
The Good Business Festival: CRAFTBAR, Ryla Dilkes and Dripped Goods
Convenience were commissioned for the Good Business Festival to create a sustainable installation. This went on to be a project we had funded to run a series of workshops from fantastic Merseyside artists.
Not a cloud in the sky, 175th Park anniversary showcase: 23 artist exhibition @ Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre.
An exhibition about parks in a park. Featuring work by, Monica Marshall, Landlines Studio, Lo Tierney, Laleh Kamalian, Joseph Hulme, Eleanor Szydlowska, Joy Clarke, Ellie Towers, Parice Bowyer, Max Mallender, Those Bitches, Alex Long Yuan, Declan Connolly, Karema Munassar, Hasnat Sikander & Tom Doubtfire, Phoebe Thomas, Steve Skull, Ferne Cooke, Paul Mellor.
Summer Festival: Art Fair, and live performance from Nil00, Andy Wolfenden and Luna Thee Frenchie
See images from the art fair, read about the stall holders and the live performances here.
Birkenhead International Film Festival #3: Science Fiction @ Pilgrim Street Arts Centre
Explore the world of science fiction shorts from filmmakers from across the globe here.
shado x Convenience Gallery presents:
Breaking Stigmas and Championing Community, The Power of womens football in Liverpool
A screening of shado's short documentary Comfort Angels followed by a panel with Jacqui McAssey @girlfanszine, Allison Whorton @aggregate.fc and Kate and Ellie from Comfort Angels.
Uncovering Birkenhead's Working Class History, Convenience Gallery X Historic England.
Convenience received £9985 from Historic England to explore the working class history of Birkenhead. Collecting 100s of oral histories, and creatively responding with artworks from: Astles, Charlie Ann Buxton, Jon Edgley, Tash Evans, David Bell/ Sugarshack Soundsystem and Declan Connolly
DBACE 2022 Winners
Through 3 rounds of applications and presentations. We were selected as one of the 5 winners of DBACE 2022.
You can read more about the award and other winners here.