Appetite Presents… The Three Counties Cubes
Appetite and ArtsKeele are really excited to be bringing The Three Counties Cubes to Trentham Gardens, running from Saturday 30 January to Monday 5 April. The exhibition will be in the Amphitheatre area of the Gardens next to the lake. Trentham Gardens are currently operating at a limited capacity, with access to the cubes only available via pre-booked tickets for the gardens.
Run by ArtsKeele the Three Counties Open Art Exhibition has been taking place since the early 2000s and since 2017 has taken place in the historic Burslem School of Art. It is ‘open’ to anyone from Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire to submit a piece of artwork. In spite of the pandemic, The Three Counties team and partners were committed to making it happen in 2020 and the project this year took place virtually with 145 works appearing in the online exhibition in August.
Appetite got involved in the exhibition this year and offered a brand new prize – the Appetite Audience Choice Award. This saw Appetite’s Supper Club come up with a shortlist of 20 works which were then put to the public to vote for their favourite. The winner, runners up and shortlisted pieces can all be viewed as part of the exhibition.
The Cubes will also highlight winners from different categories of the exhibition and some COVID inspired works.
Access at Trentham Gardens
The Trentham Estate remains open and operating within UK Government Guidelines.
We are currently operating at a limited capacity, with access only available via pre-booked, half hour slots, with a one-way system in place.
We have implemented socially distanced queuing systems, made visiting completely contactless. We have hand-sanitising stations, enhanced checks and cleaning throughout the Estate to ensure visitors can feel as protected as possible. Only essential retail remains open within the Shopping Village.
The Trentham Estate plays an important role in providing access to outdoor space supporting mental health and wellbeing. We continue to offer our community space to exercise and enjoy the natural beauty of the Estate in line with Government Guidelines.
We continually monitor and respond to Government advice. Any updates will be communicated to our visitors via our website, www.trentham.co.uk, or via our official social media channels.
Access and Useful Info
- Please support us by adhering to our COVID-Safe measures whilst enjoying The Three Counties Cubes: Hands / Face / Space
- Please adhere to the lockdown guidelines by visiting the cubes whilst doing your essential shop or during daily exercise
- Please do not travel outside of your area to visit the cubes
- If you can’t visit the cubes in person, then you can view the virtual exhibition here
Photography by Andrew Billington
This exhibition is printed and installed by Standard 8
About the Three Counties Cubes
Appetite is an Arts Council England-funded Creative People and Places programme, led by New Vic Theatre in partnership with Partners in Creative Learning, 6Towns Radio, Staffordshire University, Newcastle BID (Business Improvement District), Keele University and Go Kidsgrove.
