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THE BIG ART SHOW – PAISLEY’S LARGEST VISUAL ARTS SHOW IN THE TOWN’S HISTORY IS NOW OPEN

The biggest visual art exhibition Paisley has ever seen – the Big Art Show – will open on Friday 26th August and run until Saturday 26th November 2022. The exhibition will take place in The Art Department in the town’s Causeyside Street – a large, open-plan, white-walled, space within the former Allders/Co-op Department Store. 

With almost 1000 artworks on show, the Big Art Show will feature art in all mediums – drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, digital art, film, video, photography, performance, installations and live art. Themes in the show include: travel; portraits; nudes; landscapes; Paisley; Glasgow; Italy; abstract and nature.   Visitors can expect a large-scale exhibition that will showcase local and national work from all ages – from absolute beginners to emerging artists and experienced artists.  Selected Artists list at this link https://outspokenarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Big-Art-Show-Selected-Artists-List-2022.pdf
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Prizes of up to £2,650 have been donated to The Big Art Show: 

• The Paisley Shopping Centre – £1000 ‘best in exhibition’ prize, sponsored by The Paisley Centre
• Paisley.is Prize £500
• Independent Financial Advice Centre (Glasgow) Limited £300
• Society of Scottish Arts & Outspoken Arts Prize – £200 plus one year’s membership of Society of Scottish Artists
• The Henderson Property Prize – £200
• Outspoken Arts Scotland Prize for Digital Art – £150
• Made in Paisley Prize – £150 
• Duais a’ chon mhòir (The Big Dog Prize) for an artist under 25 – £100
• Cass Art voucher for a young/school age artist – £50
• The Art Paisley Prize for Outstanding Work – £100 

The organisers behind the exhibition are Outspoken Arts Scotland, supported by Art Paisley Limited – a newly formed charity.  The board behind the charity are well known Scottish artists, Rowena Comrie and Eòghann MacColl (Co-Chairs); supported by Lil Brookes, Nancy Doherty; Caroline Gormley; Angela Pieraccini; Maureen Rocksmore; head teacher, Denise MacColl and Steven Thomson, Creative Director, from Outspoken Arts Scotland. 

The Big Art Show is also delighted to be partnering with Society of Scottish Artists who will showcase work from a specially selected group of their members.

Running alongside The Big Art Show is an Open Studio section where artists will pop up every weekend and make art live in the space.  There will be a multi-screen digital wall and local schools will be invited to bring parties along to see the show.  There will be a large opening party with 500 attendees expected. 

During the duration of The Big Art Show, there will be an Artists Sofa Talks programme every Friday afternoon and twice weekly free creative learning classes in visual arts.  The full programme is at this link https://outspokenarts.org/artworks-autumn-2022/

Steven Thomson, Creative Director, Outspoken Arts Scotland, commented: “Since working on the Paisley 2021 bid, Outspoken Arts has developed adventurous and ambitious plans for Paisley for those working in its cultural scene.  The Art Department and The Big Art Show along with our friends at PACE Theatre, National Theatre of Scotland, and many of the local exhibiting organisations, have exciting plans for the next two years. This represents a significant opportunity for Paisley art and a vital time for social and cultural recovery.” 

Rowena Comrie, Co-Chair, Art Paisley, commented: “This new venture is a positive addition to the Art and Cultural achievements associated with Paisley.  The Art Paisley Ltd team are delighted by the incredible response to the Big Art Show and look forward to the challenge of presenting this major exhibition to the art lovers of Paisley.  Our collaboration with the Society of Scottish Artists means that we will offer a further dimension, representing a wider range of Artists and broader contribution to Paisley as an artistic centre.”  

The doors will open to public visitors from 26th August 2022 at 6pm and the exhibition will run Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm daily. Most artworks will be for sale.
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