Press Release

Based in West Cornwall, with a web of members across the U.K, ‘The End of the Line’ was set up by Bryony Gillard and Lois Wild in 2007 to promote ‘art as event’.

The collective invite artists and creatives to work together, often leaving individual practice at the door and resulting in a fusion of collaboration, performance, happenings and live work.

Taking up residency wherever they are invited and experimenting with a unique model of working; they create and curate events spanning from a few hours to weeks.

From the 10-17th April, as part of the Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange’s ‘New Works Programme’, ‘The End of the Line’ takes up residency at The Exchange, Penzance.

The New Works Programme is an innovative new scheme from Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange, providing fresh opportunities for emerging regional artists to exhibit works.

Utilizing The Engine Room – the street level space behind the glass façade on Princes Street – it will offer the public a glimpse of what’s on offer before they even set foot in the gallery.

‘The End of the Line will turn the space into an 'events and ideas arena’ from 10th – 14th April, in which the viewer is enticed into interactive situations.

The viewer will be confronted with a space somewhere between a studio, theatre and living room, where the creative process is elevated to the same status as the outcome. An environment where the audience can be directly involved in, or influence the art being created.

Events will be as varied as participant based lectures, show and tell, interactive artworks, performance and music.

The finale will be a celebratory event on the evening of the 14th April – where all ideas and art discovered and created will be showcased in a sort of cultural barrage of live work.

An exploration of documentation will then be held in The Engine Room, from the 15th to 17th April, where individuals involved will investigate methods of capturing the events, and if this is possible.

This will include the production of an accompanying publication in which all contributing individuals will be given an opportunity to express their response to the project, which will be for sale in The Exchange shop.

Everyone is invited throughout the event to drop in or come and stay for a while. Be a spectator, participator or contributor,10^th – 17^th April. Gallery hours 10am – 5pm.

For full details on the project please contact:

Email: theendofthelineevents@hotmail.co.uk

Blog: www.theendofthelineevents.blogspot.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/theendofthelineevents

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