Success for Broadstone Mill Open Studios

Broadstone Mill Open Studios have now set up an exciting series of events to run in the Gallery throughout 2010. The most recent “Expressions of Love” Photography Exhibition, has been hugely succesful gaining press coverage from the Stockport papers and the local radio. In conjunction with the Expressions of Love photography exhibition, C3 Stockport presented a very special afternoon of messy and creative fun at Broadstone Millon Valentine's day.

We're now excited to announce that March's exhibtion will be an Exhibition of Paintings by International Artist Ahmet Kanak.

STOCKPORT CHOSEN FOR ART DEBUT - written by Lorraine Bate

From Lowry to Hampton, Manchester has it’s fair share of great artists old and new.

Up-and-coming local artist Ahmet Kanak initially chose the city for his much anticipated debut exhibition, “The Soloist”, but has been convinced by Stockport arts fan, musician, Jonnie Jackson, to initiate his increasingly in demand paintings away from the glare of the city lights.

"The cultural life of Stockport is really buzzing at the moment with the Doves going supergroup and Dean Bailey bringing in DJ’s like Clint Boon to create a real underground boom.” said Jacko of the Stockport cult band Nouvelles.

“I had several offers to have the show in some of Manchester’s maybe trendier venues, then I met Catherine, Gallery Co-ordinator at Broadstone who told me about the opportunities of holding my exhibition there” says Kanak.  

“As Stockport was my chosen place of residence I am aware of its buzzing local culture, this convinced me to launch my exhibition here” the easy going Stockport man remarked.

Kanak who is a member of Stockport Art Guild has been embraced by the local community in Stockport since he moved here from Turkey.

He has recently had a spate of interest across the globe, with sales, offers and commissions from as far as Canada and Germany, and right across the UK.

“Stockport has been the spur for my best art, and with the arts scene going so well, I thought my art will be best shown in public for the first time here.”

Kanak whose cubist style is influenced by greats such as Picasso and Braque, has 41 paintings on show at the exhibition.  It runs from 5th to 28th March daily from 11am – 5pm.  The preview night is from 7.30pm on 4th March.

Broadstone Mill Open Studios (Upper Ground Floor) Houldsworth Village, SK5 7DL

Future exhibitions will include; April's Revive, Revolve, Relove, May's exhibition of solely female artists and creative women in the community, and June's Young people and creativity, to name but a few. Watch the website for further details.