The Zen Bruiser

Artist curator Gavin Wade @eprjcts - Director of Eastside Projects the artist led gallery space in Birmingham, UK. Here he is inside Pleasure Island, an artwork by Heather and Ivan Morrison, that has become the nerve centre of Eastside.

The Function of Art No.1

Paul Conneally 2013

CANDICE JACOBS - Artist - Nottingham

Great evening at Nottingham Trent University art talk from Gavin Wade and then on to The Bath Inn a Fish and Chip pub and fab new art hangout! Gavin Wade and Paul Conneally were joined there by artists Candice Jacobs, Rob Flint and Gerard (Gerry) Williams.

There’s a buzz about the Midlands art scene - Birmingham, Nottingham, Loughborough, Derby, Leicester - the list is too long - the whole of THE MIDLANDS!

Gavin Wade - Artist Curator Eastside Projects at The Bath Inn, Nottingham on Flickr.

OUCH! - Bread Art - Eastside Projects - Birmingham on Flickr.

After a great artist’s talk at Nottingham Trent University Art School from Eastside Projects Director, artist curator Gavin Wade, he presented Paul Conneally with this - OUCH! - art bread - looks good tastes even better! Anyone in Birmingham should visit Eastside Projects in Digbeth - anyone not in Birmingham should go there and visit Eastside Projects!

The Midlands rises!

Gavin Wade and Paul Conneally at The Bath Inn Nottingham on Flickr.

Great evening at Nottingham Trent University art talk from Gavin Wade and then on to The Bath Inn a Fish and Chip pub and fab new art hangout! Gavin and Paul Conneallly were joined there by artists Candice Jacobs, Rob Flint and Gerard (Gerry) Williams.

There’s a buzz about the Midlands art scene - Birmingham, Nottingham, Loughborough, Derby, Leicester - the list is too long - the whole of THE MIDLANDS!

From Nikki Pugh during: 100 Verses For 3 Estates in 2008 - Gavin Wade Alec Finlay and Paul Conneally

Nice things from being sat in the middle of a council estate shopping precinct on a Saturday in June whilst writing poetry and inviting passers by to join us:

Joan – not sure what she had originally planned to do with her day, but she spent about 6 hours of it with us.

Joan – not sure if she really understood what we were doing, but she didn’t ‘alf come out with some corkers.

Gloria – initially intensely suspicious of what we were doing and our motives for doing so. She went away to think about it, but re-appeared 10 minutes later and contributed a verse.

Gloria – likes botany.

Diesel – local mc from the estate. Presumably spends a lot of time working with words and performing in front of crowds.

Diesel – Didn’t half look nervous when he was sat down talking with us.

Gang of youths – hanging around looking dismissive of what we were doing, but making sure they could hear what we were saying. “They’re writing poetry man, and then they just all go quiet.”

Maxine – Works in the cafe, but managed to join us for a while at the beginning of the session.

Maxine – Would join us on one of the Saturdays she’s not working, but she’ll be akido training instead.

Paul – for gently (but persistantly!) pointing out that, as of lunchtime, none of my verses had yet been selected!

Eastside Projects
Birmingham

the gallery is closed
but art is not

from the worlds first 100 verse twenga by Gavin Wade and Paul Conneally

the X on the moon
was a money making ruse

Paul Conneally in action as renga master during 100 Verses for 3 Estates

Paul Conneally and Gavin Wade by one of their street posters featuring a verse from the Three Estates Renga - 100 Verses for Three Estates.

‘not a bakewell tart she snaps
but a pudding’