River Common Project

For the last couple of weeks SKINN has been following the progress of Master in Architecture & Urban design student at Sheffield School of Architecture. 

The students have carried our a three-week project involving a portion of river Don from Kelham Island to Hillsborough. 

The brief was: 

"to propose interventions, programmes and strategies that take

advantage of existing initiatives around Sheffield rivers, with a particular focus on a

specific stretch of the River Don. Through cross-programming, setting up

collaborations amongst initiatives and connecting them through a network, you will

propose interventions that maximise the efforts of single initiatives to improve the

access and environment and vitality of areas along the river."

More detailed description of the project can be found HERE

Project can also be followed @RiverCommons

Some great ideas and schemes have came out including an outline for a community website promoting DIY recycling, re-use of abandoned factories, various public spaces along the bank of the river, fishing platforms, area marathons, etc.

In the new year we shall be seeing the projects presented in SKIN area along with presentations by various organisations & much more. So watch this space!

Sheffield Brewery Christmas Open Day

Last weekend The Sheffield Brewery Co. & SKINN have organised a Chirstmas Open Day at the Sheffield Brewery. 

SKINN connected the Brewery with KIAC, did design + publicity + marketing for the event 

while The Sheffield Brewery Co. opened up their amazing facilities, brewed some extra beer & run the event. 

We ended up with an evening of:

Heritage tours of the brewery & Blanco Polish Works cellars. 

Warming BBQ (home cooked sausages, prawns, vegetarian)

Full range of fine quality real ales and mulled wine produced at the brewery. 

Live acoustic music by Eazy

& Art K.I.A.C.

The event went great. 

See for yourself!

Timetable for SKIN Art Crawl

Saturday 29 October

The Nichols Building

11am-11:30pm
In the afternoon, the building will serve as a headquarter / information point for the day’s activities. Equipped with an all day pop-up bar, here you can sample a selection of local ales, get a hot drink, find more information about the area, chat to one of our members about possibilities and attractions of the local area and participate in a number of workshops to further explore the concept of SKINN.
Open Studios from R&S Creations, Pamela Riddoch, Source Photography and Canvas Factory.
1 pm
Auction in aid of The Breast Cancer Campaign.
4 pm
Top floor will be transformed into an urban catwalk, where Revival, Penny Black Vintage, Ruth Moore and Molly Rouge will have their models strutting vintage, retro, hand-made clothing and jewelery.
6-8 pm
Residents of SKIN and interested members of the public can participate in workshops and other activities to explore further the area.
8-11:30pm

Live music by:
Hummingbird Blues Band
Mudcats
&
MOTORIK session by Heavy Leccy (Society Records)
Minimal-Maximal Progressive Pop & Rock.
Analogue/Digital productions with Kraut and Neu-Romantik derivatives.

Bank Street Arts

12-5pm
3rd Sheffield International Artist’s Book Prize exhibition. 170 entries from 22 different countries. Come and visit the gallery and vote for your favourite Artist’s Book.
Wildago will be opening her studio to the public.
Public workshops at Jewellery Co-operative studios
2-5pm
“Crafternoon” in the atrium of Juniper Cafe - a free knitting and crochet workshop. Tea/coffee and cake. People of all abilities including beginners are welcome to join in.
 
Pebbledash Studios

“Black and White. Involving a very clear distinction, without any gradations.” - The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Christine Ammer.

Show/Hide, a group show consisting of Sheffield Hallam final year Contemporary Fine Art & Graphic Design students and involving site-specific illustration work, silkscreen printing and 3D Installation holding to the intrinsic subject of monochrome practice.
Presenting works by: Hannah James, Hannah Shaw, Lea Scott, Emil Kalaria, William Blank & Lewis Currie

Kelham Island Artist Cooperative

12-5pm
Various printed workshops. Factory tennis. An opportunity to discuss the works with the artists over tea and coffee. Artists from the Co-operative present will be: Simon Wigglesworth-Baker, Sam Dexter, Lea Gage, Rob Crampton, Linda Wassell, Debbie Wright, Jo Hillson-Milchen, John Clifford.

CADS

12-5pm
An eclectic selection of artworks by CADS residents and affiliated artists in the warehouse gallery space. Works by Mikk Murray, Toby Walshaw (Sacred geometry, optics and health), Richard Gollands (The Hulk), Del Hoyle (also known for being part of Madcolours & Heebie Jeebies will present his amazing collages); Plus works by Jade Morris & Richard Ledger.
Digital studios present “Catching up with the past’, a selection of works from resident artists Emma Woodrow, Patrick Amber & Cassie Limb, exploring the digital output from found, painted and loved places.
1-3pm
Urban BBQ in the courtyard. Sample some Chicago-style corn & steak sandwiches!

Sunday 30 October

Kelham Island Museum

11am-4:45pm
Exhibition of works by Simon Wigglesworth-Baker at Kelham Island Museum
Works from the Kelham Island and Crucible Series inspired by the industrial landscape of the area and in particular the Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Museum. The materials for most of this work has been reclaimed from the local industry within the area.

Pebbledash Studios

12-5pm
An afternoon electronica session provided by Sheffield Techno Institute. The Pop-up bar will be serving ales + beers + sausage rolls to take the edge of events of the previous evening. Continuation of Show/Hide exhibition.
Music provided by: Cellar Dweller, Terry Dragatis & Ed Horsley

Review of the first meeting.

First meeting went great.

Minutes of the meeting can be found below:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/skinn-network/uFVFircfv5o/wDhTPv1oXfgJ

Here is the map with meeting attendants:

If you would like to recieve updates about SKINN, please email:
link@cads-online.co.uk

First SKINN meeting

Work is currently underway to create a formal network between businesses and organisations in Shalesmoor, Kelham Island and Neepsend (SKINN) to unite individual organisations and generate positive bottom-up development of the area. The network would provide a framework for participants to share resources and information, organise events as well as a public interface to promote activities, share news and generally attract people to the area.

We are holding an introductory event next Thursday night (6th October) at CADS to show a little bit more about the practical details of SKINN, to have an informal discussion and a just find out more about the people working and living in the area, their vision for the area and desire to get involved with its future in a wider perspective.

The timings for the event are as follow:

17:30                   Start
18:00 – 18:45     Presentation and discussion about SKINN
                           (refreshments provided)
18:45 – 20          Music + Informal discussion

Opportunity for further discussion at Riverside afterwards.

Entrance at CADS (Snow Lane). Free parking is available in front of CADS’ Smithfield entrance on the other side of the building.