AN art exhibition featuring rejected work from local artists has come to New Brighton.
Salon Des Refuses is a showcase of local artists rejected by The Williamson Art Gallery’s Open Exhibition and will feature some stunning work courtesy of the collaboration between Rockpoint Leisure and Mersey Arts Zone.
The concept is a nod to Manet and Whistler’s rebellion in Paris in 1863 where artists who were fed up with having their art rejected by the Academy due to its preference for “old fashioned” and “formal art” set up their own exhibition inspired by their forward-thinking.
Organiser of the exhibition, Alex May said: “Our breakaway exhibition is our positive response to rejection.
“We were told that being selected for the Williamson Open exhibition did not necessarily mean our works were inferior but it’s still disappointing, so we thought why not open our own in New Brighton?”
Similar to that act of defiance, this New Brighton breakaway exhibition is a positive reaction from the rejected local artists. They do however support the Williamson Open, opening soon at The Williamson Art Gallery, and humbly congratulate those whose work was chosen to be on display.
The showcase will feature a variety of original works from local artists between both local venues.
The Salon Des Refuses ‘Brilliant Rejects’ art exhibition is featured at the old Natwest building on Victoria Road and Mersey Arts Zone in Vale Park, New Brighton, from now until May 10, 2022.
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