Across 2024 Convenience have delivered The Town is the Gallery, alongside other projects such as Sound & Vision. Working with partners like East Street Arts, Queensway Collective, Birkenhead Priory, Focal Studios, Liscard Community Links, Wirral MET, Open Door, Resillience, Birkenhead Library and many more. The cultural work has formed a vital part of the Borough of Culture on Wirral for 2024.
Scroll down and click on links and pictures to find out more about individual projects & moments.
"Al-Mayida" (The Dining Table in Arabic) by Karema Munassar (The Town is the Gallery)
"Al-Mayida" The Dining Table in Arabic is an interactive and community-focused art exhibition exploring the cultural and social significance of the dining table. This exhibit will delve into themes of gathering, sharing, and storytelling through various artistic mediums, including ceramics, textiles, and Arabic calligraphy.
ALL PATHS LEAD TO THE RIVER, Camille Smithwick (The Town is the Gallery)
The unseen becomes seen as a mystical procession of River Sprites reveal themselves at the ancient Priory. Local artist Camille Smithwick has created a series of new sculptures exploring the significance of the River Mersey in the founding of Birkenhead.
Exhibition & Precession event.
FIT IT, Leo Fitzmaurice (The Town is the Gallery)
FIT IT is a new site-specific work by artist Leo Fitzmaurice at the Convenience Pop Up in the Old M&S on Birkenhead High Street, as part of The Town is the Gallery programme.
In a Past Line, Kate Bigley (The Town is the Gallery)
Kate Bigley's 'In A Past Line' is an interactive installation set in Birkenhead's former Marks & Spencer. Until 2018, M&S occupied the now-vacant space and served as a popular department store for shoppers and residents. Its closure has left the community feeling discouraged about the future of Birkenhead. 'In A Past Line' aims to breathe life back into the building and evoke memories of M&S's bustling retail environment.
Ella Matthews & Elisa Sallis, On the Walzters (The Town is the Gallery)
“‘On The Waltzers’, an interactive and immersive arts installation created by artist and curator duo ELLSQUARED that will open Convenience Gallery’s 2024 TTITG program.
The artists evoke nostalgia for the British everyday experience, from a mini golf course, now to a fun fair. The viewers are invited to participate in a series of classic fair games for the chance to win hand-crafted prizes made by the artists with the intention of exploring how exhibitions can be more accessible and how the audience can obtain artwork through play.
The Town is the Gallery Open Exhibition
The biggest open format exhibit from Convenience Gallery featuring over 60 artists 100+ artworks. See all the work and links to the artists here.
Sorrel Kerrison, Chwarae Teg/Fair Play (Town is the Gallery)
Chwarae Teg / Fair Play": Sorrell Kerrison invites you to ponder the timeless question: "When do we stop playing for the sake of enjoyment and always search for productivity?" Is it a byproduct of the capitalist dilemma, or simply an inevitable aspect of aging that we forget to find joy in the simple act of playing and exploring? Through this thought-provoking exhibition, Kerrison delves into the complexities of human nature and the intrinsic value of play.
QUEENSWAY collective collaborations (The Town is the Gallery)
Queensway was born in 2022 in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Our aim is to push for equality in the electronic music industry.
They have provided the soundtrack of the opening nights of the Town is the Gallery.
More information coming here soon. See more from the DJ's from the programme here: HERE
Wirral MET Mapping project (The Town is the Gallery)
Wirral Met College are very pleased to announce a new collaboration with Convenience Gallery, for the launch of The Town is The Gallery series of arts programming for 2024.
Art Motherly, Mia Cathcart (The Town is the Gallery)
Art Motherly is pleased to offer 4 weekly networking session for artist mothers, parents and caregivers. The sessions will be hosted at Birkenhead Central Library and a free to attend. Children under 12 can accompany parents, and there will be arts and crafts materials for children.
The Town is the Gallery, Phase One Launch
Wirral Borough of Culture,
Ran March 22nd - September 5th across 3 venues - 39 Borough Pavement, Birkenhead Priory and Birkenhead Library.
Read about the full programme and see a glimpse of our plan centred around the Town is the Gallery. This programme launched new works from Sorrel Kerrison, Ella Matthews & Elisa Sallis, Leo Fitzmaurice, Kate Bigley, Karema Munassar, Mia Cathcart, Wirral MET and 60 artists in the Convenience Gallery OPEN.
Sound & Vision
Collaborative project with Liscard Community Groups. Working with artists Jon Edgley & Andy Wolfenden to make large scale painting works with young people in Liscard.
Culminating in an event on Liscards high street to celebrate the work of the young people.
Read more here: HERE
LOC, Youth offer, Phase One:
Wirral Borough of Culture workshops in collaboration with Open Door for young people aged 11 - 18.
Workshops from: Di Vegemartis, Karema Munassar, Elisa Sallis, Ella Matthews, Sorrell Kerrison, Eleanor Szydlowska, & Rudolf and the Scwarzkoglers, Claire Henderson, Lo Tierney, Maja Lorkowska-Callaghan, Lydia O'Hara & Parice Bowyer.
More information about this project to be updated soon - or book on to remaining workshops here: https://opendoorcharity.com/loc/