The Cloud Gallery will be managing a series of events to offer people opportunities to create artworks, investigate and learn about eco-building techniques and exchange ideas and knowledge. These events, and the community of people that become involved, will establish and develop the presence and identity of The Cloud Gallery. Events completed to date include:

Cloud Space
1st February to 16th March 2008

The Cloud Gallery Artists' Collective created a willow and clay sculptural installation and a map for an associated artists' walk of Shrewsbury. The walk featured glacial boulder "erratics" and photographic work, which were situated at a number of venues in the town where people were encouraged to "stand and stare". These included exhibition venues at Shrewsbury Museum and Gallery at Rowley's House, Belmont Art Centre and the Old Market Hall.

Click here for images and a statement for the Cloud Space event

This event was one of the exhibitions in the Darwin Festival including:

Greenhouse Britain "Losing Ground - Gaining Wisdom" Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison

Greenhouse Shropshire "...Like there's no tomorrow" co-curated by Sheilagh Jevons and David Haley

No More Excuses Young Curators present an Eco-group show at Belmont Arts Centre

In association, with this exhibition the Cloud Gallery hosted a half day seminar entitled "Thinking Space" on 27th February 2008 at Shrewsbury Music Hall with a presentation and debate on sustainable building projects. In addition to the Cloud Gallery, presentations were made by:

Professor John Thornes, Professor of Meteorology at the University of Birmingham's School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences:

"Clouds, Atmosphere and Art"

Mark Newall, Architect, of Baart, Harries Newall:

"How can building an Art Gallery help to incorporate and encourage sustainable building practises and promote ecological design and construction in the UK"

Creative Outdoor Eco-Architecture Weekend
7th, 8th and 9th September 2007

During this weekend event, the Cloud Gazers and a group of over 30 delegates and volunteers worked together to explore simple ecological building techniques and construct a sculptural demonstration building. Materials included straw bale, timber, lime/sand render, clay and reclaimed blocks and aggregate from the site. The demonstrations and hands-on training were led by Kuba, an architect from Amazon Nails, the UK's leading practitioners in strawbale construction.

The sun shone, and the event was highly successful and fun. Everyone gained new insight into this building method and a strong team spirit developed in only a short space of time.

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This event was supported by Shropshire County Council and the Visual Art Network.

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