Signs of the Times EXHIBITION
SPRING EQUINOX 20th March – 21st December 2021
WINDSOR STREET GALLERY
After four seasons of living through a pandemic, it felt so good to welcome in the spring. How strange and difficult that time was, individually and collectively. At Squash, we thrive on participation and we really missed our regular gatherings, communal meals, and gardening together.
So, as outdoors was the new indoors, we decided to make an on-street gallery in and around Windsor Street. Signs of the Times, was a group show that celebrated spring growth, community action and the importance of togetherness in our neighbourhood. More than ever, we need to reach out and support each other.
This was a collection of newly commissioned artworks, sketches and photos from 2020’s street mapping project and images from the Squash archive.
There were 3 gallery sites; the front of the Squash building, at what we call the Wild Site behind Squash on the brick wall corner of Upper Warwick St and Luke St and on the fence of the Grapes Community Food Garden next door to Toxteth TV.
This exhibition was dedicated to our dear friend, the photographer and baker Mark Loudon, whose work featured in the exhibition.
Sign of the Times was curated by Becky Vipond, Clare Owens, Jackie Swanson and Jon Barraclough.
Sites
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THE GRAPES COMMUNITY FOOD GARDEN
THE ARTISTS
Writer Anita Welsh, artist Jon Barraclough, artist Mairead McCormack, photographer Mark Loudon and artist Nina Edge.
ABOUT THIS SPACE
The garden has been developed over the last 10 years by local gardeners and cooks and enjoyed by many. It is a much loved place. Here, in 2010 we planted the apple trees whose lifespan has inspired our 100-year vision.
Squash staff and volunteers have run weekly open drop-ins in the garden for the last decade. Once covid restrictions allow, we look forward to welcoming you back to the garden for some growing, cooking and sitting around chatting – just being!
Each spring we remember with gratitude the great gardener Esiah Levy who visited the Squash spring festival in 2018 to teach seed-saving. We also remember Geoff, Mike & Mr Mian who brought so much to this garden.
SQUASH HQ
THE ARTISTS
Photographer Mark Loudon, photographer Mina Bihi, artist Tabitha Moses, drawings by many workshop participants and a message offered by 5 lovely women who visited Squash on the Winter Solstice last year.
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WILD SITE
THE ARTISTS
Angelica Vanasse, Jon Barraclough, Marlene and Tabitha Moses.
ABOUT THIS SPACE
We call this undeveloped space behind the Squash building, on the corner of Upper Warwick and Luke Street, the Wild Site.
Thankyou…
…to everyone who has taken part in the Signs of The Times exhibition, and to all who supported Squash during this last year:
Adam, Al, Alice, Amina, Angelica, Anita, Asia, Ashia, Becky, Ben, Bernie, Betty, Boris, Cam, Carol, Caspar, Catherine, Chris, Christine, Claire H, Claire J, Clare, Dan, Dave, Dee, Denise, Diane, Donna, Duncan, Edlira, Elise, Elizabeth, Elly, Esiah, Fozia, Gary, Gemma, Geoff, Gill, Gina, Greg, Hassona, Helen, Ian, Isaac, Isabel, Jackie F, Jackie S, Jake, James, Jamie, Jason, Jim, Jo, JoJo, Jon, Julie F, Julie K, Kadisha, Karen, Kate, Kath, Kev, Kim, Lactoya, Laura, Lee, Liam, Linda, Lisa, Lucy, Mairead, Marg K, Marianne, Mark L, Mark W, Marlene, Mary C, Mary G, Maxine, Meera, Melissa, Michael, Michelle, Mina, Minna, Mo H, Maureen, Naomi, Nia, Nick, Nina, Ollie, Poppy, Rob, Rose, Saba, Sarah, Sally-Anne, Sie, Sue, Tabitha, Tom, Uma, Zahra
Big thanks to all our neighbours!
Exhibition curated by Becky Vipond, Clare Owens, Jackie Swanson and Jon Barraclough
