

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....

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
Billy Colours
Visual Artist
Bev Milward & Sue Normal
Ceramic Artists
Rowdy
Graffiti Artist & Painter
Merny Wernz
Mural & Watercolour Artist
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

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

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

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

Lydia Swann - Glass Work


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:




Subhumans, Autonomads & The Human Error

The Go Go Cult, Concrete Prairie & Mess

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

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
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