Make Your Mark by The Stoodio
14 October to 8 November at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
An artist takeover where everyone is invited to create. A blank canvas, yours to transform.
This autumn, you're invited to help transform ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House into one large, evolving artwork.
From Wednesday 14 October, Jersey artists Hayley Gibaut and Sophie Harris, known collectively as The Stoodio, will take over the gallery for Make Your Mark, an exhibition that will be created by the artists together with everyone who walks through its doors.
But this isn't an exhibition you'll simply come to look at. Over three weeks, visitors of all ages and abilities are invited to draw, paint, make, build, write and experiment, gradually transforming the gallery into one large collective artwork. No experience is needed, just a willingness to have a go.
Alongside the opportunity to drop in and contribute, a programme of workshops and creative sessions will explore everything from experimental painting, graffiti and cardboard sculpture to movement, sound, fabric and sensory art.
Every contribution will help shape the exhibition. As more people take part, the space will continue to change, meaning no two visits will be quite the same.
MAKE YOUR MARK - Opening Launch Night- Tuesday 13th October, 5:30pm to 7:30 pm
This won't be your usual gallery opening. Join us for a drink, meet the artists and be among the first to pick up the materials, get creative and leave your mark as we kick off three weeks of collective creativity. Every mark made on opening night will become part of an evolving artwork, added to, reimagined and transformed by everyone who visits over the following weeks.
Music: CHILLSPLIFF, David Gaspar
Come and make your mark: Wednesday 14 October – Sunday 1 November
Drop in, get creative and become part of the artwork. The participatory phase runs throughout the October half-term.
See the finished artwork: Tuesday 3 – Sunday 8 November
When the making stops, the completed exhibition will reveal what we've created together.
Make Your Mark is part of ArtHouse Jersey's New Work Programme, sponsored by Coutts Crown Dependencies.
Meet The Stoodio
At the heart of Make Your Mark are Jersey artists and long-time friends Hayley Gibaut and Sophie Harris, who share a commitment to making art accessible, social and open to experimentation.
Jersey-born Sophie is a multidisciplinary artist working across painting, drawing, digital illustration and printmaking. Her work explores identity, memory, intimacy and embodied experience.
Hayley is an award-winning artist and ceramicist whose practice draws on both her Madeiran heritage and Jersey upbringing. Her work combines influences from Jersey’s floral heritage and Portuguese traditions through ceramics, tiles, sculpture, pattern and symbolism.
Together, they established The Stoodio, a community creative space developed with the support of Andium Homes and ArtHouse Jersey. Their individual artistic practices sit alongside a shared passion for encouraging people to make, experiment and connect through art.
Make Your Mark workshops & events
Alongside the exhibition there are a range of workshops, events and ways to take part! Find out more and book tickets via Eventbrite.
Cardboard Lab: Flower Making - Thursday 15 October, 4:00pm to 5:30 pm
Price: £5, Age: 5+
Experimental Movement Painting, - Thursday 15 October, 6:30pm to 8:30 pm
Price: £30, Age: 18+
Sound Bowls & Somatic Creation -Friday 16 October, 10am to 12 pm
Price: £30, Age: 18+
Sound into Story: A Collaborative Music & Art Making Experience - Saturday 17 October, 10am to 12pm
Price: £10, Age: 17+
DRAWN TO SOUND Live Music × Experimental Drawing - Saturday 17 October, 10 am - 12 pm
Price: £15, Age: 16+
Cardboard Creature Lab: Building Creations- Tuesday 20 October, 2:30pm to 4 pm
Price: £5, Age: 5 + with parental/guardian supervision
Fabric Painting Creations - Thursday 22 October, 3:30pm to 5pm
Price: £5 / FREE, Age: 5 + with parental/guardian supervision
MARK MY WORDS- - Thursday 22 October, 6pm to 7:30 pm
A collaborative night of poetry, spoken word and creative experimentation
Host: La Poèt'tie
Price: £5 (NON MEMBERS), Age: 16+
A Chance To Play Again - Saturday 24 October, 10am to 1pm
An adult theatre workshop for play, confidence and creative freedom
Host: Viviana Hoyos
Price: £10Age, Age: 17+
Graffiti Workshop- Tuesday 27 October, 12 pm - 2:30 pm
Host: Stephen Lamb
Price: £5, Age: 5+
Cardboard Lab: Builded Creations- Tuesday 27 October, 4 pm - 5:30 pm
Price: £5, Age: 5+
FLORA: Cardboard in Bloom- Tuesday 27 October, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
An Experimental Botanical Sculpture WorkshopPrice: £20, Age: 17+
Mindful Making: Painting with Scent - Wednesday 28th October, 6pm to 7:30 pm
Host: Frances Lamb
Price: £30, Age: 17+
The Stoodio FABRIC CREATIONS (children)- Thursday 29 October, 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Price: £5, Age: 5+ (supervision of 1 guardian per 2 children)
Experimental Painting: FLORA- Thursday 29 October, 6pm to 8pm
Price: £20, Age: 17+
FREQUENCY / FORM- Friday 30 October, 6:30pm to 9 pm
Experimental Soundscaping DJ Event + Creative Freedom to Paint and CreateHost: CHILLSPLIFF, David Gaspar
Price: £15, Age: 18+
Experimental Painting- Saturday 31 October, 12 pm to 2:30 pm
Price: £5, Age: 5+Closing / Reveal Night
Friday 6 November: Finissage Party
MAKE YOUR MARK - CLOSING PARTY - showcase of everything created throughout the exhibition - Friday 6 November: Finissage Party , 5:30pm to 7:30 pm
Price: FREE, Age: All ages, with parental supervision for children
Music: CHILLSPLIFF, David Gaspar
