Bow Arts marks its 30th anniversary with the Bow Open show, featuring 22 artists whose works explore the ties that bind and divide, celebrating three decades of art and community impact
Featuring works by: Madi Acharya-Baskerville, Bobby Baker, Eva Barkardóttir, Flora Bradwell, Gabrielle Brooks, Fiona Chambers, Russell Davies, Frankie Fathers, Eric Fong, Tom Foulsham, Green (Yong Woon Park), Rebecca Griffiths, iella, Campbell McConnell, Vibin n Marblin, Joanna Penso, Albert Potrony, Nowshin Prenon, Nye Thompson, Tara Versey , Jane Wu
The show spans sculpture, sound, painting, print, installations and digital artwork, including captivating live performances. Probing and thought-provoking, the curators’ selections such as Madi Achariya-Baskerville’s intricately textured mixed-media piece Hennafest (2017) and Joanna Penso’s meandering sonic journey, The River in You (2023), explore the intimacy of relationships with the body, family, and friends while also examining the global connections that bind communities, nations, systems, and natural forces in a complex web.
The collection also includes playful and tender provocations, like Tom Foulsham’s Slipping (2022), a hand-stitched silk house moving through itself in a continuous cycle, and Gabrielle Brooks’ Love Letters (2020), where scam emails become a meditative means to reflect on online connections. Elsewhere, Campbell McConnell’s The Players (2024) humorously bridges past and present through the pre-performance warm-up of actors.
