Developing A Commercial Practice: Wycliffe Stutchbury

One of Blue Monkey Studio’s original artist/makers, Wycliffe Stutchbury has spent 13 years since graduating from the University of Brighton in 2003, developing his practice to the stage it’s at today where his work is sold in galleries and art fairs across the UK and internationally.

Wycliffe has worked with a number of major commercial galleries including Woolff Gallery, Vigo Gallery, JaggedArt and Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London as well as with more local galleries including St Annes Gallery, Lewes. His unique and award winning works with found timber have been represented at art fairs including Collect 2015 at the Saatchi Gallery, Origin, London Art Fair and other international art fairs in Miami, Basel and Beijing. His work has been featured in the Sunday Times Magazine, Financial Times, The Guardian and in arts and crafts publications including Selected, Craft Arts and Crafts Magazine. He was shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize in 2014 and awarded the Best Contribution to Show award at the Crafts Council’s Origin Craft Fair in 2014. His recent work, Eastbourne Pier was on display in The East Sussex Open at Towner in 2015 and was featured in The Guardian.

www.wycliffestutchbury.co.uk/

Wycliffe shares studio/workshop space at Blue Monkey Studio in Eastbourne with three other artists, working independently to develop his own unique practice. Wycliffe will be in conversation with Blue Monkey Studio founding artist, Judith Alder to talk about key points in the development of his career as artist/maker. Judith will be asking Wycliffe about how he began to build relationships with galleries and other organisations, how he promotes his work to gallerists, and some of the practicalities of making a living (or not) through a commercial arts practice.

We will be joined for the first part of the evening by Chrissy Harmar-Brown. Chrissy is one of the directors of B & R Productions, the company which has been commissioned by Eastbourne Borough Council to set up the new Devonshire Creative Cluster. Chrissy will be popping in to update us on Devonshire Cluster progress and tell us what is on offer for Eastbourne artists.
Read more about the Devonshire Creative Cluster at https://issuu.com/brproductions/docs/dcproposal

Event runs 6-8pm
Chrissy's update will start promptly at 6.10pm.

Wycliffe's conversation will start at around 6.30pm.

Image: Wycliffe Stutchbury, Peelings Barn 2

Blue Monkey members FREE. Non-members £5

Refreshments will be available (contributions welcome) or feel free to bring a bottle.

For more information visit http://www.townereastbourne.org.uk/event/developing-commercial-practice/