Artsparkle

26 November 2004 - 9 January 2005

Farhad Ahrarnia, Joan Ainley, Nick Armitage, Loren Beven, Emma Bolland, Lisa Cheung, Terry Hammill, Kerry Harker, George Heslop, Mark Pawson, Kate Pemberton, Dave Ronalds, Iain Stephenson, Deborah Willmington, Wwart

From left to right: Mark Pawson and Terry Hammill at the Merrion Centre, Loren Bevan at Leeds Central Library, George Heslop at the Bond Street Centre and Lisa Cheung and Kerry Harker at The Light

Artsparkle is an artist-led group based in Leeds, set up in 2003 to provide a rolling programme of events, exhibitions and publications focusing on artists' multiples (small, editioned, affordable works) as a way of exploring the contemporary art market.

Vitrine and Artsparkle collaborated to show multiples by 15 artists based in Leeds and the UK in our venues over the Christmas period - all the work was available to purchase through a mail-order catalogue. Work on sale ranged from £5 to £500 to cater for every budget.

The vitrine displays aped the Christmas window fashions in the various locales of Leeds' shopping district, from the upmarket 'The Light' retail outlet to the slightly down-at-heel Merrion Centre with its stack-em-high-sell-em-cheap ethos.

A full-colour catalogue with essay 'Ego in Arcadia' by novelist Jake Arnott is included in the new Vitrine publication, available from October 2006. Please see Publications page to order a copy.