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G8 Artists

The "g8artists" is a group of artists based in Leicestershire who enjoy the challenge and collaboration of working together for exhibitions and projects. From 2008 -2010 seven artists worked on the "Timescape" project at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, developing our research and planning skills, showing contemporary art that provoked a very positive public engagement. Since then, individual artist's interest and commitments have changed. g8artists is now a dynamic and exploratory group of four artists who collaborate together. They meet on a regular basis for mutual support, to discuss art and issues that fascinate and provoke their work. Although the individuals' media and methods are very varied and different they are all ideas-led and take an original, experimental approach. Their work includes drawing, painting, print, textile, photography, sculpture and mixed media.

Previous group exhibitions and projects include:

• 1999 Medical Sciences University of Leicester commission
• September 2000 'moving on' Richard Attenborough Centre Leicester.
• March 2001 'moving on' Vaughan College Leicester.
• January 2003 'down to earth' Vaughan College Leicester.
• September 2004 'of the earth' Richard Attenborough Centre Leicester.
• March 2005 'Upstares' City Gallery Leicester.
• 2006/7 Medical Sciences University of Leicester commission
• 2007 Beauchamp Community College. Arts Week collaboration and exhibition for the opening of the new Art and Design Centre.
• 2007 Ashby Festival Exhibition
• 2008 'Pieces of Eight' Selected works in the Riding School, Calke Abbey.
• 2008 Start of two year project 'Timescape' at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
• 2009 'Timescape: First Marks'
• 2010 'Timescape: Traces'

Individual g8 artists continue to exhibit on their own and have work in private collections in this country and abroad.