Boatelier

Boatelier

Saturday 16th October - Thursday 21st October 2010

Rochdale Canal, Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, UK

As part of Over Yonder in collaboration with East Street Arts' Social Club 2010, Contents May Vary have produced Boatelier which uses the alternative, ready-made exhibition and performance space of a narrow boat navigating the Rochdale Canal for the location of an exhibition of three event-based works. Each artist has produced a participatory event for Boatelier which takes the idea of connecting the twinned locations of the Aire and Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, England and the Ruhr Valley in Germany and explores the social, historical and political similarities and differences.

From the 16th to the 21st of October, Contents May Vary will moor at advertised locations where they will present their event based works. Throughout each event they will collect artefacts which will be added to a collection on board the boat, accumulating throughout their journey.

Artists In Residence will join the Boatelier crew and present additional exhibits that will form part of the Boatelier collection.

Contents May Vary invite members of the public aboard the boat to experience the collection and the results of the events. Refreshments will be provided and visitors can discuss everything from art to boating with the artists.

Saturday 16th October, 17.00-19:00: Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 17th October, 15.00-17:00: Todmorden
Monday 18th October, 18.00-20:00: Hebden Bridge
Tuesday 19th October, 18.00-20:00: Todmorden
Wednesday 20th October, 18.00-20:00: Sowerby Bridge
Thursday 21st October, 16:00-18:00: Hebden Bridge

The results of Boatelier will be then exhibited in Propellart as part of the Social Club 2010 finale at East Street Arts' Union 105 in Chapeltown, Leeds, previewing 18th November 2010 continuing to 9th December 2010.

The artists will also give a talk on 24th November, 5-7 pm, at Union105 as part of Weds@105 Series 2: On Collaboration and Collectivity.

Contents May Vary www.contentsmayvary.org
East Street Art www.esaweb.org.uk
Over Yonder www.overyonder.org.uk
Union 105 www.union105.org.uk

Over Yonder: Boatelier is made possible by the support of West Yorkshire Grants, Marketing Leeds, Jet2 and Leeds City Council.