16th Feb 2011 saw the installation of an iconic piece of public art in the town centre of Amlwch, Anglesey. Loosely based on the schooner, “Eilian”, one of the last ships to be built in the shipyard at Amlwch, the sculpture measures 4 metres x 2 metres, and was fabricated in steel by Luke Lister, […]
Jill has been invited to participate in the Spring Exhibition at Millyard Gallery, Uppermill, Saddleworth, showing sculpture, assemblages and prints. This is a rare opportunity to purchase an affordable piece of Jill’s work to have in your home. Other artists exhibiting include Mark Whyatt, Geoffrey Key, Peter Blake, Bruce McClean and Barbara Rae.
Jill has recently returned from a research study trip to Mexico City and Oaxaca to witness the “Day of The Dead” festivities.
Jill has recently been selected to represent the UK in the European sculpture survey show, “European Sculpture-Difference and Diversity in Practice”, at Martini Arte Internazionale, Turin Italy. The show opens on September 16th, and runs until Nov 12th. Jill will also be giving a Presentation on her work at the X1 Sculpture Network Conference in […]
Jill’s studio, Prospect Studios, Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancs, will be throwing its doors open the weekend of June 12th and 13th, as part of “Reveal 2010”, Rossendale’s Open Studios event. You can view and purchase sculpture, prints and drawings direct from the artist in her working studio environment and find out more about her recent projects […]
Jill has been invited to exhibit work in the Smallest Sculpture Park in the World 3 as part of the Chorlton Arts Festival. The Sculpture Park is located at 4, Corkland Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 8UT, and is open 1-5pm, Saturday 22nd May, Sunday 23rd May, Wednesday 26th May and Saturday 29th May.
Jill Randall is one of 20 invited artists from the north west and south west of England currently exhibiting in “Stowage”, Exeter, a site-specific project from ‘Found Space’, utilising empty shop spaces in the centre of Exeter. Each artist was provided with an old-fashioned glass sweet jar, and invited to create a new work for […]
Jill has recently presented proposals for the introduction of Public Art in Amlwch, following her Artist-In-Residence placement there in 2007/8. These have been developed from the “Amlwch Icons”, a series of icons invented by Jill along with Artist Alan Birch, relating to the town’s copper-mining and ship-building heritage. Jill has developed ideas for a series […]
Jill has just presented her proposals to Menter Mon (Anglesey Enterprise) for 5 different objects and artefacts linked to the copper-mining heritage which can be produced locally and marketed to promote Parys Mountain Copper Mine. They include copper jewellery and fabrics based on archival hand drawn maps of the patterns of mine workings, a souvenir […]
Jill Randall has just started a 2 -month Consultancy commissioned by Menter Mon (Anglesey Enterprise), who manage Parys Mountain Copper Mine and Amlwch Industrial Heritage Centre, to develop work resulting from her recent Artists Residency. This will involve coming up with ideas for copper-related products and artefacts which can be manufactured locally and marketed to […]