Currently Exhibiting: 'Cotton' By Ged Holmes 07/09/2006

'Cotton' is a collection of 5 pieces produced by threading fine cotton through canvas. It includes the piece 'Constant Craving' which entailed threading almost 1 Km of cotton through a 1m x 1m canvas.

So not to influence the audience's perception and view of his work, Ged does not give an insight into his thought process other than the title. He wants the viewer to be intrigued and puzzled by each piece, and as a result, persuades their own imagination to reflect on his work.

'Cotton' is exhibiting now at kitch-en art gallery, 46 Montrose St, Middlesbrough until 30th September. All works are for sale and range from £90 to £1400.

For more details on Ged Holmes and examples of his work check out his online gallery: www.kitch-en.co.uk/gallery/ged_holmes

Next months exhibition will be 'The World Of Arteest' by Arteest.
"A central element to Arteest's work are the family of characters he uses as a means of communicating feelings and thoughts on local and global issues. 'The World Of Arteest' is the first ever showcase of all of these characters". Watch this space for more information.

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New Stock and Online Shopping Coming Soon 06/09/2006

We've got some great new stock in - in the form of some very cute and cuddly 'Aminals' (see below for examples). Each Aminal is individually hand made by artist/designer Nicola Parkin. We also have the fabulous Art Goblins in Blutack form (see below) finger crafted by Mr. Arteest himself.

We will soon have online shopping facilities via Paypal for you to browse and buy in your own time - 24 hours a day if you so wish. Our whole range of design merchandise, books, magazines, t-shirts etc. will be available.

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Swap Shop - A Monthly Night Of Swapsies 5th Sept 2006

Kitch-en held their first ever Swap Shop on Tuesday 29th August. With little notice we didn't expect a huge turnout, but it was a great time had by all in the end. It was a pilot event really to see what people's reception to the idea was like. We're pleased to say that it was received well and we've been urged by many to do it again, so we are now going to make it a regular monthly event.
THE LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5PM - 7PM, 46 MONTROSE STREET!!
So what is Swap Shop? I hear you say:
The idea is simple: Bring something along to swap - from an old t-shirt to a business card or a service, meet others with things to swap, barter and exchange goods. It's like a trading/networking event but the emphasis is to have lots of fun and go back home with something more valuable to you than what you came with.

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Kitch-en at 'Make Your Own Damn Art World' 5th Sept 2006

Kitch-en made good their promise of attending mima's 'MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN ART WORLD' artist fair on Sunday 3rd September. The event was a one day offsite project presented by mima with the artist Bob And Roberta Smith and was held in the mima gardens and surrounding central Square.
We had a very enjoyable day despite the wind trying to steal all of our fab artwork and merchandise. In total we earned 150 tokens of respect but unfortunately this wasn't enough to out do the competition on the day. But we did make many cash sales and had lots of interested people so that was better than the silly bits of paper respect tokens anyway :-D Just as the Teletubby's say "AGAIN, AGAIN AGAIN!!"

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Swap Shop - Let's Swap, Party & Have Fun 24th August 2006

We're back in fighting spirit with another super party for all to enjoy.

The idea: Bring some goods, meet people with stuff you want and swap em. Bring a bottle, enjoy a drink and have some fun!
Spread the word to all your good friends, the more the merrier! We look forward to seeing you all and doing some swapsies.

For further info please contact us through the usual routes. If you're having trouble finding us check out the online map here.

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"Cube A Big Draw": Evening Gazette Feature 4th August 2006

Kitch-en featured in Middlesbrough's Evening Gazette after the successful official launch night. Web link to the full story here.

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Kitch-en at 'Make Your Own Damn Art World' 2nd August 2006

Kitch-en will be in attendance at the 'Make Your Own Damn Art World' fair in Middlesbrough on September 3rd . The event is a one day offsite project presented by mima with artist Bob And Roberta Smith and will be held in the mima gardens and surrounding Central Square.
Kitch-en will have their own stall for the sale of artworks, alongside a gallery stall, for us to collect artworks on the day and curate them into a stunning exhibition of work. We are looking at plans to link the fair to an aftershow exhibition at the Kitch-en Gallery, more details will be revealed in future news updates...

Find more information on 'Make Your Own Damn Art World' at:
www.mima-artworld.co.uk

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Kitch-en Official Launch Party: Great Success 2nd August 2006

On Tuesday August 1st 2006, between 5 and 8pm, kitch-en's Gallery | Studio | Shop was transformed from an empty 'white cube space' into a multicoloured spectrum of people all gathering to celebrate it's official opening. It was a huge success with over 80 people joining us throughout the evening.
It wasn't only an opportunity to see the gallery and artwork on display by kitch-en but also a chance to create - with felt tips in hand, many guests contributed to the free wall, which, by the end of the night, presented a magnificent muddle of scrawls and scribbles. We are now in the process of photographing the artwork and producing a limited edition book documenting the night, which will be available soon...
The party continued down at Rouge, where Moshine Mix hosted another one of their fantastic interdisciplinary arts nights to celebrate the end of the first season of MAP events.

Kitch-en would like to say thanks to: Python Properties, for all the work they put in, without which, we would not have such a great looking space. To Cafe Sassari, for providing the complimentary drinks on the night, which went down very well with all the guests. To Middlesbrough Council especially the Arts Development Team, who's continuing support helps us to progress. And a very special thank you to all those that came down to support us on the night, we hope to see you again soon.
To all those that couldn't make it down, we hope to see you sometime in the future, there will be many more events throughout the year.

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"A Day Out At Music Live" by Mark Warner,
First Exhibition at The Kitch-en gallery. 19th July 2006

Kitch-en gallery presents "A Day Out At Music Live" by Mark Warner as it's opening exhibition. A selection of almost 100 photos taken throughout the day during the Middlesbrough Music Live Festival in June 2006. They serve as an 'outsiders' view to a live music gig, capturing not just crisp images of performers but the complete ambience of the day.
Showing at kitch-en gallery, 46 Montrose Street, Middlesbrough, from 17th July to 1st August. Opening times: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10am - 4pm.

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Kitch-en featured on BBC Tees website 18th July 2006

A brief interview with us about what we do, the gallery and our future, find it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2006/07/12/kitchen_feature.shtml

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Kitch-en: Art Gallery | Studio | Shop NOW OPEN 17th July 2006

As promised by the previous news article, we are now officially open for business. Stocking a range of essential artist materials such as paints, sketchbooks, paper and card as well as an eclectic mix of creative magazines and books including:

• Amelia's Magazine • Nude • Chap • Portfolio • Contemporary • Frieze • Draft • TypoGraphic • Creative Review • Karen • Dirty Found

For more information check out www.kitch-en.co.uk/shop

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