Blott Studio will be hosting ‘Sugar and Spite’, featuring new works by regional and national artists - a Punk themed exhibition - alongside the celebration of this year’s REBELLION Festival and the 40 year anniversary (Punk 76’).

For International Women’s day on the 8th March 2016, Blott Studios staged a feminist exhibition featuring new work by regional and national self-identified feminist artists and international guest artist Sarah Maple. We hope the exhibition will inspire local residents and visitors to think about and engage with feminist issues and ideas. The theme for the exhibition was continued gender inequality and our collective aim was to encourage discussion, explore issues around the representation of women, the art world, and wider society, and to bring together some of Blackpool and the regions best emerging and established female contemporary artists, further challenging the male dominated artistic canon.

There is yet another vibrant new window display at Blott Artists Studio on King Street, Blackpool. Alongside the the scaffolding that continues to blight the area, these stunning paintings by Paul B. Jacob are like a breath of fresh air. The collection is entitled, with a simplicity that belies the complexity of each piece , “Recent Paintings.”

Myra Boyle's work concerns a subject of much gravity and weight; the subject of female perspectives. This is carried through via a series of photographs that reference the expectations of female fashion, uniforms and the body mapping of an abused girl.

An exciting range of new and original works by the group’s current artist members David Butterworth, Laura Havenhand, Jill Reidy, Corrine Streetly and Mark Peatfield. Also showing will be selected works by Newcastle based guest artist Keith Murdoch.

Jill Reidy originally trained as a graphic designer in the late 60s/early 70s.  After fifteen years in the teaching profession, she took early retirement in order to pursue her passion, photography. After visiting Havana, Cuba, last year, she returned with 1500 photos to process, realizing that her passion had become an obsession.  

During April, artist Mike Grattan will be exhibiting a series of paintings at the blott Gallery.

Coastal Muse, Paul Cézanne said, “Painting from nature is not copying the object: it is realizing one’s sensations.” This series of paintings were inspired by many hours absorbing the sensations of the air, wind and nature on coastal walks.

After graduating, I'm much more aware of the social construction and stereotyping of women within Western society. We are sold a concept of womanhood/ femininity now, more than ever before, inculcated through the all-powerful media. In this body of work I’ve interpreted media advertising methodology and used mock media advertising semiotic language in a subversive way. I wanted to expand on this sort of sexist iconography in a jokey, tongue in cheek sort of way. The theme of my current series of paintings could be considered a personal narrative, telling the story of how I have been made to feel, as a women and as a female artist, as well as in the broader context of how women are pressured to 'correct' themselves, leading to narcissism in contemporary society. (note 1) With women self- policing and judging themselves by their own body, as if their body is reflective of their worth. My early feminist stirrings occurred whilst on my degree course working with refused asylum seekers, I felt a particularly strong compassion for the women I encountered, who appeared to me to be so very vulnerable and unprotected. It opened my eyes to how western society purports to be ‘equal’ and ‘democratic’ when it is clearly not.

Jeannine Holloway’s solo exhibition ‘Meditations’ commences at blott gallery from the 9th April until the 21st April 2012, open daily from 10.30am until 3.30pm.

'Blottled Art Exhibition'. A combination of medias, painting, photography, video & sculpture. The Blottled Art exhibition features new works from current artists at the blott studio & artist collective and also features the work of guest artist Ronnie Lee, a Leeds based sculptor. Do come along, it's open from Monday 7th until Saturday the 26th November at Blott Studio,53 King Street, Blackpool, next door to the side entrance of the Syndicate Club.

Blott Studio is pleased to announce a joint exhibition featurng the work of Kent based artist Gavin Edmonds and Blackpool based artist Corrine Streetly.

Blott Artist Studios annual members Exhibition 2010 commemorates a decade of contemporary fine art produced by regional professional artists.

Douglas Stuart presents a behind the scenes insight into the surroundings and working life of 'The Grand Theatre'.

In my recent paintings animals and people frequently appear within a landscape within a landscape. The landscapes are usually based upon places I have particular knowledge or intimacy with, I had hoped with the introduction of the figures to create a sense of movement, of energy, of life, the world in motion. I also wanted to suggest other sensory experience, besides sight, through the actions of the figures: smell, sound, touch and taste.

The exhibition features a combination of works by Neil Hodgson and Paul Mason. - Neil Hodgson was born in 1938 in London and studied at Blackpool College, Manchester Regional College of Art and Lancaster University. He taught for many years at Blackpool and The Fylde College specializing in Fine Art studies, drawing and painting. - Paul Mason was educated at Manchester Polytechnic where he specialised in Ceramics. Following the completion of the first year he was given the opportunity to study in the United States where he spent most of the second year at New York state College of Ceramics at Alfred university. He later studied for an MA degree in Ceramics at Cardiff College of Art and Design.

An exhibition depicting faces and landscapes (old and new), of the area known locally as 'Revoe', in Blackpool.

Blott Artist Studios is pleased to announce its latest exhibition Blottscape.

A solo exhibition by Keith Murdock, MA. BA (Hons) MAFA. A two week solo exhibition of Yorkshire based artist, Keith Murdoch.

Group ‘multi media’ art exhibition relating to Blackpool’s 1923 and 1924 carnivals in conjunction with The Blackpool Vistas Project ‘Art Bowdiness and the Carnivalesque’.

'Hyperdoche'. by Ann Carragher, in conjunction with Blackpools 'Festival of Light'.

Blott & Beyond. Fifth Group exhibition with guest artist Boz Phillips.

Exhibition 'Exposed II' by Martin Leigh, affiliated member.

Video and short film screenings.

Blott 3, blott's third major exhibition was the first exhibition the collective staged at the new premises based at 53, King Street. The exhibition was officially opened by Councillor Valerie Haynes, Deputy Mayor of Blackpool 2005-2006 and her consort Mr Alan Haynes. Artist members included Douglas Stuart, Sean Hanford, Corrine Streetly, Christine Riches, David Butterworth and Ann Carragher.

Video and Short film screenings 'Sea Views l & ll. ' June 2005 and August 2006 respectively. Installations of work showing a selection of short films and videos made by artists and independent film makers from around the UK and Europe.

Blott ll and the Comrades. The third exhibition by the Blackpool based group of contemporary artists teams their work with selections from the Grundy Gallery collection made by members of the town's Comrades of The Great War Club.

Blott’s ‘Open Studios’ exhibition was staged at the group's second studio premises, above the Comrades Club on the first floor. The exhibition ran for a period of two weeks and featured work by all members.

This exhibition was the first collaborative public exhibition undertaken by the newly formed blott artist collective, which included artists Christine Riches, Corrine Streetly, Ann Carragher, Nick Kowalsky, Sheryl Hudders & Vivian Parr Burnham. The exhibition Blott l launched the then newly opened Globe Gallery, based at Blackpool's Pleasure Beach.