Instigate Arts

Beyond The Frame

Showing at The Nico Ditch, Ashton-under-Lyne

Deadline 3 November

Exhibition opens 21 November

Black mirror, mass media, doom scroll fever. We witness atrocities before our first brew then swipe right for corgi on a skateboard ‘lols’. So what’s wrong?

We have access to more info than our evolutionary minds can manage and are over-stimulated beyond the ability to make a move. But what about your local area? What about your heart? What is it that makes it beat? And what about your art?

This is a call out to artists of all media for an exhibition to open 21 November. The turnaround is tight. TikTok goes the clock. Absolutely no AI, artists’ have been ripped off enough, it’s IA all the way: let’s Instigate Art, ENGAGE, send us your work and let’s make good things happen…

We initiated the idea for this group show inspired by the work people sent to our call out in Spring, now, as the leaves fall we call again.

Please email your submissions to nicoditchashton@gmail.com by midnight on 3 November, along with information about yourself, your location, your practice, and why you want to be involved. We look forward to hearing from you.

This initiative is a partnership between Instigate Arts and The Nico Ditch.

Instigate Arts is a Greater Manchester arts CIC instigating positive social change through arts production and participation. Follow us at @InstigateArts

The Nico Ditch is an independent, artist-led bar & cultural venue, record store, and event space in Ashton-Under-Lyne. We host art exhibitions, screenings, live music and events including Film Club, Tameside Queer Meet, All Souled Out (Vinyl Night), Open Decks, DJ Joel Coltan, Scratch Night, and workshops. We are a safe, welcoming, inspiring space for all. Follow us on@thenicoditch 

Still image from ‘The Sight Is A Wound’ film by @parham.ghalamdar , cinematography by Dean Kasper @caustic_coastal