Central Art Gallery - Exhibitions
Central Art Gallery
Exhibitions
Image 10 photography competition for Tameside Secondary Schools and Colleges
Until 8th May
An Interesting pose, saturated with colour and excellently lit are the comments which described this years winning entry in the Image 10, schools and colleges photography exhibition.
College student, Amie Newell’s portrait of Rosanna Murray has scooped her the top prize of a digital camera and a photographic workshop for her college.
A staggering 140 entries were submitted in the annual competition organised by Tameside Council’s Museums and Galleries Service.
And as the standard of entries was so high, an extra category of highly commended has been added to reward the pupils for their impressive and creative work.
Councillor Jackie Lane, Project Head for Heritage and Tourism says of the exhibition: “Tameside has a wealth of young artistic talent. The theme ‘portraits’ was posed to all secondary and college students in the borough. And what a response! I think the standard of the entries speaks for itself; stunning, imaginative and truly creative poses. These images have such a youthful feel and seem to capture fantastically the creativity and flair of our extremely talented students here in Tameside.”
The judges said: “We knew from last year that the pupils in Tameside are excellent and keen photographers, but we have been overwhelmed by the response this year. The pupils have shown great ingenuity and photographic skills which certainly made the selection process extremely enjoyable as well as very difficult.”
To see the Highly Commended entries, and the judges comments view the Image 10 page.
Tom Palin
In Two Minds: Paintings 1994-2010
Until 19th June 2010
This exhibition charts the work of Liverpudlian artist Tom Palin 
over the last 15 years.
Palin’s method of working plays with our understanding of form; we must stand back from the works to fully appreciate their composition. At the same time we are attracted towards the paintings to see the delicate play of colour built up by the many layers of paint.
Ultimately, Palin leaves it to the viewer to decide between standing back and appreciating his painting’s composition or inspecting the painted surface close up.
More about Tom Palin
Tom Palin (born in 1974) is an award winning* painter based in the North West of England. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 1996, and from the University of Manchester with an MA in Art History in 2006.
He has exhibited widely, and has undertaken residencies in Dublin, Munich and Prague. Solo and collaborative exhibitions include: “Pride of Place: A Painter’s Perspective” at The Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2002, “Memory & Perception” at Liverpool University in 2002, “A Room With a View” at the Atkinson Art Gallery in 2004, “Between Then and Now” at Dean Clough Galleries , Halifax in 2005 and “A Room with a View Two” at View Two Gallery , Liverpool 2008.
*Awards Include:
- The Hunting Young Artist of the Year Award (Royal College of Art, 2000)
- The Emerson Group Award (MAFA, 2002)
- The Gilchrist-Fisher Memorial Award for Landscape Painters (Rebecca Hossack, 2004)
- The Alumni Award (Liverpool University/Liverpool JMU, 2005)
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