IT COULD be Glasgow’s most unusual exhibition of the year.
Lift Others Up, a collection of bold, colourful paintings by celebrated artists Rowena Comrie, Sarah Kudirka and Alison McWhirter, is being staged in a new ‘sometimes space’ for art and“It was a bit of a 'why not?' moment for me, to be honest,” explains Sarah, who lives in the West End with her husband and son.“When I first saw the ornate, high-ceilinged, ground-floor room, I knew it would make a fine exhibition space and kind of staked my claim.
For the first few annual shows at KUDIRKA – which will always be around midsummer, when the light in her north-facing flat as at its best - she intends to focus on women artists, like herself, working without gallery or dealer representation. “The launch show for our space emerged from discussions about just that with Rowena and Alison who, like me, have strong connections to the West End of Glasgow.
“If we ever want to host an acoustic gig or a discussion group, a book launch, a drawing club, a charity auction or a workshop, we can in this space.”It is not the first time Sarah and her husband Peter have opened up their home to artists and musicians. Sarah managed the delivery of 23 one-off events run sequentially in 15 cities worldwide, over a 21-month period.
“I'd love to be able to plan for the next five to ten years, but let's just see how long we can manage running just on goodwill and shoestring budgets,” she says.
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