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Introducing artED
artED – a digital zine exploring eating distress through art practice – is launching in September with a series of talks at venues in South Shields and Newcastle. The brainchild of artist Helen Shaddock <arted.online> has evolved out of a diary-keeping project that Shaddock began at the start of the pandemic. Initially a way for the artist to stay connected to family and friends, the diaries – documenting Shaddock’s health and cultural experiences – soon gained a following on social media. With a growing reach, and an ever-growing archive (currently standing at over 1800 and counting), they gradually became a way of sharing with increasing openness and humour the artist’s experience of living with eating distress, OCD and autism. <arted.online> contains Shaddock’s diary archive, autobiographical writing, a mix of podcast- TV- film- music- and audiobook-reviews, quotes, links to other people’s art, everyday inspirations, and useful resources for others living with and caring for someone with eating distress. “As more and more people seemed to connect with my diaries the idea grew to explore them in more detail and show how I make sense of the world through my art. I hope that by sharing my experiences I can support others in similar situations and raise understanding of neurodiversity and eating distress.” Helen Shaddock <www.arted.online> Password protected until 18 September – if you would like a preview please contact curator Gráinne Sweeney on 0770 334 5615 <[email protected]> A TALKS PROGRAMME to celebrate the launch of artED will bring together health professionals, writers, artists, and curators to exchange ideas, share knowledge and understanding. ‘Joined-up thinking: writing, recovery, art’ curated by Helen Shaddock and Gráinne Sweeney, ALL TALKS ARE FREE please see venue websites for booking details Wednesday 18 September, 6-7:30 pm The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields <https://theworduk.org> Word has it: speaking & listening, writing & reading Helen Shaddock will be discussing her autobiographical writing, The Thing Part 1 with archivist Rachel Boyd. Published as a limited edition, The Thing, is a collection of the artist’s poetry and prose— poignant, candid and humorous reflections on her experience of living with eating distress, OCD, and autism. Extracts from The Thing will be read by the artist’s friends. Tuesday 1 October, 6-7:30 pm ReCoCo, Recovery College Collective, Newcastle upon Tyne <https://www.recoverycoco.com> Creating Your Own Recovery Journey – is that even possible? Helen Shaddock In conversation with Alisdair Cameron (Co-Director ReCoCo), Claire Murphy-Morgan (Senior Research Assistant, RHED-C), Anne Fry (CEO, Eating Distress North East) and Fiona Granger (NHS Specialist Nurse in ED), will bring together their collective experience to imagine ways in which the NHS and community health services can empower individuals to create their own personal recovery plans. Thursday 24 October, 6-7:30 pm The NewBridge Project – Artist studio gallery and bookshop <https://thenewbridgeproject.com> Speaking…From Personal Experience Helen Shaddock in conversation with Dave Chawner, award winning stand-up and best-selling author discussing their mission to de-stigmatise eating distress with honesty and humour in their respective memoirs. Signed limited edition copies of The Thing Part 1 will be for sale at each venue. The Thing Part 1 is published by artizine < https://gmsealain.com/artizine/> If you’d like to hear more about artED please listen to Helen Shaddock being interviewed with Anna Foster, BBC Radio Newcastle www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jm2x4 NOTES TO EDITORS: artED is funded by Arts Council England, supported by participating venues, and GMS/curating Please contact Gráinne Sweeney for more details: <[email protected]> 0770 334 5615 Helen Shaddock is available for interview More images are available on request Notes to editors: BIOGRAPHY Helen Shaddock is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art, and Newcastle University MFA programme. Her work incorporates writing, video, sound, sculpture, performance, and drawing. She has lived with anorexia, OCD & neurodiversity for over 20 years and her research explores themes related to this and her recent autism diagnosis. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Shaddock’s work engages diverse audiences via exhibitions, public art commissions, talks, events and workshops, and is held in national museum collections and archives. QUOTES These are incredible Sam Fragoso, writer, filmmaker, and TalkEasy podcast host based in Los Angeles, California @SamFragoso I LOVE @hshaddock's beautiful, illustrated journal pages! Daisy Buchanan, arts and features columnist and host of You’re Booked podcast @NotRollergirl These are the best reviews of anything I’ve ever done! So beautiful Shaun Keaveny, British broadcaster host of listener run Community Garden Radio @shaunwkeaveny <arted.online> by Helen Shaddock < http://www.helenshaddock.co.uk/> Editor, Gráinne Sweeney <https://gmsealain.com/> Site by Clive <intheloop.it> Visual identity by David McClure <https://www.velcrobelly.co.uk/> |
Artwork featured in Uppercase magazine (multicolour edition : issue 60)
My 2024 calendar features in the recent Uppercase magazine.
My 2024 calendar features in the recent Uppercase magazine.
Grant awarded from Arts Council England for ArtED
Exciting news. I have been awarded a grant from Arts Council England to do a major project 'ArtED', a prototype digital zine that explores eating distress & mental health recovery through online publishing & participation in art & creative writing, interview, opinion, personal stories and workshops. Watch this space!
Exciting news. I have been awarded a grant from Arts Council England to do a major project 'ArtED', a prototype digital zine that explores eating distress & mental health recovery through online publishing & participation in art & creative writing, interview, opinion, personal stories and workshops. Watch this space!
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Artwork to be exhibited in Last Shot, the final exhibition at Pineapple Black in its current venue
My artwork will be exhibited in Last Shot, the final exhibition at Pineapple Black at its current venue. Exhibition Preview: Friday 26th January 2024, 6-9pm Exhibition Open: 1st-24th February 2024, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11am-4pm 79 Westminster Rd, Middlesbrough TS5 6NR |
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2024 Calendars now available to buy
Grab your 'Helen Shaddock 2024 calendar' now. Priced at £12 each (plus P&P), they make an excellent Christmas present for friends, family and yourself! To place an order, please email helen.shaddock(at)yahoo.co.uk with 2024 Calendar in the subject heading. Full colour 14 pages Covers: 250gsm matt/uncoated card Inside pages: 160gsm matt/uncoated paper Wire bound with thumb cut and hanging hook Packaged in protective sleeve https://mailchi.mp/c6caa82ab646/2024-calendars-for-sale-now |
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Now That's What I Call Art 2
at Newcastle Contemporary Art (NCA) Exhibition runs: Thursday 6th April - Saturday 29th April 2023 Gallery open: Thursday - Saturday, 12-5pm Exhibition celebration: Saturday 15th April, 4-7pm I'm delighted to have work in this group exhibition organised by System Gallery and Spaghetti Factory. NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL ART 2 — Newcastle Contemporary Art Everything Will Be Alright
4-channel sound installation Newcastle University Arches 16th-22nd January 2023 A multi layered four channel audio installation in which the voices of my mother and I relay phrases of reassurance, in varying tones and volumes, from multiple directions. Duration: 5 minutes The piece will be played on the hour, with the first iteration at 6am and the final iteration at 10pm. I first created this piece in 2016, following the news that my Mum had been diagnosed with brain cancer. At the time I was studying a Fine Art Masters at Newcastle University. Each morning I would walk to the studio and there’d be a soundtrack of internal and external voices going through my head. Some of these voices were comforting, reminding me of how my Mum and I would try to reassure and encourage each other, but other sayings seemed ridiculous and inconsiderate; how a stranger could tell me that “Everything will be alright” even when they knew very little about my Mum’s circumstances? I became interested in the way that the same words can be interpreted completely differently depending on how they are spoken. Initially I recorded my own voice, and then asked my Mum if I could record her voice too. The recording session was a really emotional experience, and as I edited all the footage we didn’t know whether my Mum would be alive to hear it exhibited as a sound installation. I am delighted to say that she was able to attend the exhibition opening and is still very much alive and fighting like a trooper - a truly inspirational woman. I am fascinated by the power of the context (both physical situation and temporal) to influence the interpretation of the work. I have since exhibited the artwork in a number of different contexts. For more information please visit https://www.ncl.ac.uk/creativearts/research/current-projects/creativearts-currentprojects-archessound/ |
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2023 Risograph Calendars for sale
It's that time of year again! Grab your limited edition risograph 2023 calendar now! This year I worked with Overlay Press to risograph my 2023 calendar. Priced at £12 each (plus P&P), they make an excellent Christmas present for friends, family and yourself! To place an order, please email helen.shaddock(at)yahoo.co.uk with 2023 Calendar in the subject heading. |
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Lockdown Diaries in Zealous Amplify: Mental Health & Wellbeing virtual exhibition
As one of the longlisted artists for Zealous Amplify: Mental Health & Wellbeing my Lockdown Diaries are currently featured in a virtual exhibition (Thurs 13th October - 30th Nov). View the exhibition http://ow.ly/yTgW50Labnt View the catalogue shorturl.at/uyNSU Vote for your favourite shorturl.at/fnqJ5 |
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Lockdown Diaries Longlisted For The Zealous Amplify Creative Competition On The Theme Of Mental Health And Wellbeing!
My work will be part of a virtual exhibition with other longlisted creatives across the UK, opening on October 13th. |
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Sound Work To Be Exhibited At Middlethorpe Manor Sculpture Garden
Middlethorpe Manor Sculpture Garden, near York Racecourse, is opening it's doors and showcasing over 40 sculptures and installations by new and established artists from across Yorkshire and the North. Dates of open weekends in 2022 - 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th September Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/middlethorpe-manor-sculpture-gardens-open-day-tickets-366004337827?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb |
Harmonious Imbalance Series
Screenprints
Edition of 12
Series of 5
£125 each or £500 for the series of 5 (unframed)
Screenprints
Edition of 12
Series of 5
£125 each or £500 for the series of 5 (unframed)
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www.helenshaddock.co.uk/byre-group-exhibition.htmlForthcoming Exhibition
‘Byre’- Contemporary art exhibition at East Elrington Barn, NE47 6AP September 4-5th 2021, 11am-6pm Artwork by Olivia Irvine, Melinda McGarry, Helen Shaddock and Ally Wallace |
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Screenprinting Residency
DYCP Funded |
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Cheeseburn Open Weekend
Everything Will Be Alright exhibited 22, 23, 29, 30 and 31 May, 5 and 6 June, 10 and 11 July 2021 cheeseburn.com/#compass Duplicate 2021 : Publishing In A Pandemic
Artwork featured in collaborative publication that reflects on the experiences of living through a pandemic. eastsideprojects.org/events/duplicate-2021/ www.helenshaddock.co.uk/duplicate-2021--publishing-in-a-pandemic.htmlBALTIC Open Submission Group Exhibition
Filling Time exhibited 19 May - 5 Sept 2021 https://baltic.art/ www.helenshaddock.co.uk/cheeseburn.htmlmarginendeavour exhibition
Cheeseburn August 2020 cheeseburn.com/#visit-2 |
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The Lockdown Gazette
Featuring new Lockdown Diary commission June 2020 |
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Lockdown Diaries features in Supercool
July 2020 supercooldesign.co.uk/blog/view-from-helen-shaddock |
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