the Darton Centre Project

Past - Present - Future

The Darton Centre project is completed and installed.  It will be officially be opened on Friday 2nd December.   The treasured old building of the Darton Urban District Council has been celebrated in the artwork produced for the New Darton Centre, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire through engagement with the community, local history group, children's centre, high school and former councillors and employees of the Darton U.D.C.  An artefact trail guides visitors through the various items of historical value salvaged from the former building and leads towards the artwork and oral history audio recording.

Audio unit with  Art Deco door handles from the former Darton Urban District Council Offices

Detail of  artwork on aluminium composite panel. 

Ryedale Artfest Exhibition

I will also be exhibiting a framed edition of the Monthly Map books  which are part of a art intervention which was started in 2008.  The project was called the Daily Colour Project: Sustaining systems

Monthly Map: August (work in progress) 2011

In this project daily interventions of colour sorting the family laundry were photographed.  The project was originally produced for the Start 4 Art commission awarded on my graduation in 2008 from York St John University.  The work explores how small systems underpin and regulate our lives in both constructive and limiting ways.   The normality of life which we often take for granted can easily be affected by external factors such as changing weather patterns or health.  The apparent repetitive pattern is actually changing indefinitely.

Only two editions of the Monthly Map Artist Books have been hand made.  They were designed for the Home from Home  Exhibition as part of the 14th Leeds International Artist Book Fair in March 2011. 

Also on show lastest work: 2 hours 9 minutes: REcycleD

Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7EG www.duckettandjeffreys.com INVITATION TO A PRIVATE VIEW - Thursday 15 September 6pm - 9pm Come and join at the launch party, enjoy a chat and a drink and see a wonderful array of art all produced within Ryedale. RYEDALE ARTFEST Duckett and Jeffreys are pleased to be supporting ArtFest by exhibiting a wonderful selection of work by the following participating ArtFest artists: Serena Partridge, Lyn Wait, Andrea Bailey, Catherine Scriven, Gill Dearman, Sue Gough and Stef Mitchell. Come and see it all at the launch party DJ TOURING CARAVAN Also throughout ARTFEST Duckett and Jeffreys will be taking the DJ Touring Gallery out and about on the road and parking up at the following participating galleries. Sat 10th Sept (11-4) The Gallery at Ryedale Folk Museum - Hutton-le -hole Sat 17th Sept (6pm onwards) Sawmill Studios - Helmsley Sun 18th Sept (11-4) The Pantry - Lockton Sun 25th Sept (11-4) Gallery Beyond - Nunnington Sun 16th Oct (11 - 4) Inspired by Gallery - Danby Exhibition runs until 8th Oct - Hope you can make it Duckett & Jeffreys 2 Old Maltongate, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7EG Mobile: 07854 741910 Tel: 01377 236008 E mail@duckettandjeffreys.com W www.duckettandjeffreys.com Opening Wednesday - Saturday 11am-5pm or by appointment

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