Rockaway Arts Weekend

Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th September, 2022

Corresponding with Somerset Arts Week, Rockaway hosted a weekend of music, art exhibitions, lighting installations and much more....

A montage of artists' work showcased at the Rockaway Arts Weekend - paintings, prints, sculptures, graffiti art, light installations and textiles

To give you an idea of what this amazing weekend was like, here's a short video of highlights from the whole event

Below are all the details about the Rockaway artists who took part, as well as the incredible guest artists, plus info about demonstrations, activities for children, music and performances.

Rockaway Artists

For info about the artists, including when their studios were open, plus info about demonstrations & workshops, please click on the relevant image!

Demian Bellaart

Artistic Blacksmith

Carry on Screening

Ethical Screen Printing & Design

Demian Bellaart - Artistic Blacksmith & Founder of The Chapel Forge, Bath

Billy Colours

Visual Artist

Bev Milward & Sue Normal

Ceramic Artists

Rowdy

Graffiti Artist & Painter

Merny Wernz

Mural & Watercolour Artist

Carry on Screening - Ethical Screen Printing & Design

Sam Copsey

Sculptor, Inventor & Maker

Axenia Raulet

Analogue Collage Artist

Lydia Swann

Lampworker & Jewellery Maker

Vix Williams

Slime-Time: Slugtopia

Guest Artists

Mazy Bartlett

John Curtis

Painter, Sculptor & Printer

Painter

Leo Deville

Ceramic Artist, Painter & Illustrator

Lou Gray

Doll Artist

Jee See

Street Artist & Painter

Bethany May Silver & Etza Calum

Jewellery Maker & Painter

Callum Stewart

Lino-Printing Artist

Jack Wimperis

Sculptural Lighting Artist

Sue Gent

Artist & Illustrator

Benjamin Irritant

Political Street Artist

Shannon Rakochy

Mixed Media Artist

Subvertiser

Political Street Artist

Foka Wolf

Political Street Artist

Activities

Children's Area

Rockaway Kids ran a free children’s area throughout the Arts Weekend with the lovely Claire and Rachel. Based in the Rockaway yard, children could stay as long as they liked, being creative and having fun with a range of activities, that were guided by their interests and enthusiasms. Activities included painting, clay modelling, puppet making and face painting.

Make Your Own T-Shirt or Bag with Billy Colours & Merny Wernz

Montage of Billy Colours and Merny Wernz's make your own t-shirt or bag workshops

This workshop ran for the whole weekend where you could cut out pieces of scrap vinyl and arrange them in a collage to create your own t-shirt or bag design that was then printed onto ethically sourced materials.

Headline Creation with Political Street Artist
Subvertiser

Montage of work by street artists Subvertiser and Benjamin Irritant

Subvertiser has been creating billboard subversions for over 20 years, changing the text on other people’s posters for humorous effect. In more recent times, he’s made road signs which are a quick way to get a message in front of people’s eyes. Fly posting and beyond since 1995, He was at Rockaway on Friday & Saturday armed with Evening Standard posters and marker pens for people to create their own headlines.

Along with his friend, Benjamin Irritant, Subvertiser also created and displayed lots of work around the Rockaway yard over the course of the weekend. Some of which has now found a new home with us!

Live-Printing of Foka Wolf & Krime Art by Carry on Screening

Montage of live printing demos from Carry on Screening of art by Foka Wolf and Krime

Long established screen printers specialising in ethical campaign and tour merch, Carry on Screening. use water-based inks that are vegan, GMO free and have no ozone depleting chemicals. Their studio was open from 11am each day, and there was plenty of solar powered live screen-printing of designs by street artists Foka Wolf and Krime, plus interactive demonstrations.

Slimetime: Slugtopia Interactive Installation

Vix Williams thrilled children and adults alike with an interactive UV installation, day-glo face painting and vibrant slimy creations!

Artist Demonstrations

Bev Milward - Ceramics

Rowdy - Graffiti Art

Picture of graffiti art on a van by Get Rowdy

Lydia Swann - Glass Work

Picture of a pendant being created with glass fusing by Lydia Swann

Performances

There was something for everyone over the weekend - Punk, Ska, Grunge, English Americana, Psycho-Delic Garage Goth Surf Rock, Prose, Poetry & Film!

For more details, head to Our Events Archive page:

OUR EVENTS ARCHIVE

Subhumans, Autonomads and The Human Error gig flyer

Subhumans, Autonomads and The Human Error live-stream flyer

The Go Go Cult, Concrete Prairie and Mess gig flyer

Dunstan Bruce's one man show, Am I Invisible Yet? Sledgehead (Ray Mighty) and Steve Lake Poet of the People flyer

Subhumans, Autonomads & The Human Error

Montage of live action pictures from the Subhumans, Autonomads and The Human Error gig

The Go Go Cult, Concrete Prairie & Mess

Montage of live action pictures from the Go Go Cult, Concrete Prairie and Mess gig

Dunstan Bruce's 'Am I Invisible Yet?' Steve Lake &
Sledgehead (Ray Mighty)

Montage of live action pictures from the Dunstan Bruce's Am I Invisible Yet? Steve Lake and Sledgehead (Ray Mighty) gig

Vegan Cafe

The Vegan Cafe was buzzing throughout the weekend serving a delicious selection of home-made hot food, savoury snacks and cakes, plus hot and cold drinks.

ROCKAWAY PARK

"Would those who say it can't be done, please stand clear of those doing it"