Into the Open : New Paintings, Prints and Sculpture by Contemporary Black Artists in 1984.

This exhibition is the first major survey by a municipal gallery of contemporary work by black artists in Britain. It has been selected, at the invitation of Sheffield City Arts Department , by two people closely involved with black artists in Britain, Lubiana Himid and Pogus Caesar.

Their aim is to give an indication of the range and richness of art made by contemporary Afro Caribbean artists. The exhibition, as a first broad look at the work in this area, is necessarily only a sample of the work being produced. We hope we will be able to continue to expand the awareness of this work in the future, to follow up 'Into the Open' with a number of new small and large scale projects which will serve to increase our knowledge of, and provide more opportunities to enjoy, the work of black artists in Britain.

ARTISTS IN THE EXHIBITION:

Clement Bedeau , Sylbert Bolton , Sonya Boyce , Pogus Caesar, Eddie A. Chambers , Shakka Dedi , Uzo Egonu , Lubaina Himid , Gavin Jantjes , Claudette Johnson , Tom Joseph , Juginder Lamba , Bill Ming , Tony Moo - Young , Ossie Murray , Houria Niati , Benjamin Nhlanhla Nsusha , Pitika P. Ntuli , Keith Piper , Richie Riley , Veronica Ryan , Jorge Santos .

EXHIBITION VENUES:

Mappin Art Gallery Weston Park Sheffield Great Britain 4 August - 9 September 1984

Castle Museum Nottingham Great Britain 16 September - 21 October 1984

Newcastle Media Workshops Bells Court Pilgrim Street Newcastle - upon - Tyne Great Britain 2 - 30 November 1984

Exhibition Organised by Sheffield Arts Department / Subsidised by the Arts Council of Great Britain. ISBN 0 86321 019 8

Julian Spalding Director of Arts Sheffield 1984