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3 Feb 2010 09:29:10
Would-be MP Esther Rantzen has opened a new community art space in the Luton Indoor Market.
The space was created by students alongside the Luton Arts Festival exhibition team and is supported by the University of Bedfordshire. It features photography, fine-art pieces and an installation from students and members of the community.
Luton Arts Festival Director Jess Mason-Wilkes said: “There are so many talented
artists in Luton
and my hope is that by opening the space we will encourage them to come forward
and be able to both promote and sell their work.
“We hope to get a group of students to completely take over the space and have a group of volunteers to look after it. So we hope it will be here permanently.”
The art display includes photographs of Luton taken by exhibition co-ordinator and former University of Bedfordshire student Ben Hodson, who said: “I love seeing the world through a camera. My work is reactional - I love looking at people’s reactions to their surroundings. I’m honest about my photos too as I don’t crop or edit them.”
The exhibition also features the work of student Rekha Sameer, who despite being new to Luton wanted to create “something that everyone could relate to.” Rekha, who is studying at St Martins College of Art and Design, London, has created an exhibition of saris which hang from the ceiling (pictured right). Rekha added: “This is the most exciting space I have ever shown my work in. It’s so accessible to everyone. I want people who come to the market to interact with my art installation.”
Dean of the Creative Arts, Technologies and Science Faculty Professor James Crabbe, said: “It’s a really exciting way of using a public space not only to promote what we do but also to promote the links with the people of Luton.”
The display is open to the public and can be found at the Luton Indoor Market in The Mall.
