Inspiration – Kate Mercer

We can be together apart – Chapter Arts Commission 2020

22 Sep 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in #artsnewydd, Cardiff, Community, Exhibitions, Inspiration, Out & About, PHRAME Collective, Wales, Work in progress

S Mark Gubb, Free For All Forever, 2010 - Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff - https://www.chapter.org Last month, based on work I have been developing over lock down, I put myself forward for the Chapter Arts Centre Artists Commission. I was not successful in the commission -...

Women of Newport – A project by Kamila Jarczak

14 Jul 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in #artsnewydd, Cardiff, Community, Exhibitions, Inspiration, Newport, Out & About, Wales, Women

Another latergram this week of a project I was humbled to be involved with in 2019 alongside Sarah Goodey through our involvement with Art On The Hill Newport, this time for Kamila Jarczak's project Women of Newport. I first met Kamila back in 2018 after being...

#artsnewydd – Promoting the arts in Newport

02 Jul 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in #artsnewydd, Community, Inspiration, Newport, Out & About, Social Media, Wales

In January 2020, #artsnewydd launched across social media platforms TWITTER and INSTAGRAM to help promote the arts in Newport. #artsnewydd came from the Newport CAN (Newport Community Artists Network) partnership with the desire to promote, profile and increase accessibility to the city's creative community. The hashtag...

LAUNCH EVENT – PHRAME Collective

05 Mar 2019, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, DIFFUSION 2019, Inspiration, PHRAME Collective, Women

PHRAME Launch event on Facebook In April, PHRAME launches at The Gate as part of Diffusion Festival 2019. It is not a group of only women - it is a group of people supporting people across genders, nationality, ethnicity and backgrounds, raising each other up, sharing...

Come find me on Pinterest

21 Jul 2017, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, Inspiration, Social Media

Heya everyone, Here's my personal invite to you to come join me on Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/katemercerphoto/ Inspired by a number of conversations I've had with people recently, I've set up a Pinterest account as a way to share just some of the visual references of work I love,...

Cultural exchange – share and share a like!

26 Sep 2016, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, Inspiration, Newport, Out & About

Hello folks, Just a short update from me today - looking for some #mondaymotivation - trying to get back into the swing of things after some much needed time away. Whilst posts from me have been few and far between from me recently, it most certainly...

A helping hand – Call out for Hair stories

07 Aug 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Hair Project, Inspiration, Work in progress

Heya folks Just a quick post from me today - this week I've been making the most of spare minutes and have been gathering peoples anecdotal stories about their hair. Some people already familiar with this project will now I've been gathering information on hair for quite...

Collaborators – lend me your hair (stories…)

01 Jun 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Inspiration, Out & About, Work in progress

Afternoon folks - another damp Monday morning after a busy weekend, but today I've hit the ground running. With plenty of projects running on in the background, recently I've been researching for a project of my own to start, and which I happened to spend...

Reflections on a quiet Monday morning in the Port

18 May 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Inspiration

Well hello folks! Just a quick post from me today - having taken a step back recently to focus on family and friends, today I find myself reflecting on recent work over coffee, Nick Drake and another rainy morning in Newport. Today's post is written as an...

Artspark! – Positive rolemodels in community learning

23 Feb 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Inspiration, Out & About

Here's a quick sneak peak at a shoot I did on the weekend at Sherman Cymru for Caerphilly County Borough Council's Arts Development scheme Artspark! I'm still working on the edit, but looking at the photos today has inspired me on what to write for...