Exhibition

We are Gathered Here Together

Artist Horace Lindezey sat behind a table rolling out clay to make ceramic plates.

A long table set for a wedding reception with glass and ceramics made by Horace Lindezey

A pile of small disc inscribed with phrases from the artist.

A section of the We Are Gathered Here Together exhibition with two chairs, a record player and artwork on the walls.

60 of Horace Lindezey's ceramic blue plaques displayed on white gallery walls.

A woman stood in front of ceramic plates displayed on a white gallery wall.

a cermaic plate displaying a couple holding hands with the words Barbie and Kurt Reynolds.

A Horace Lindezey solo exhibition, We Are Gathered Here Together, has been commissioned by Art in Manufacturing for The National Festival of Making.

Horace Lindezey has been a practicing artist and maker at Venture Arts for over 30 years, working predominantly in ceramics and textiles. Central to his practice is the theme of ceremony, from the dates we were born, to the celebration of marriage and the day we die. This exhibition invites you to enter Lindezey’s world, through music, witty expressions and his unique perspective of how he connects people, time and place.

After exhibiting in the 2023 National Festival of Making in the group show, YESS LAD, Lindezey, was commissioned to return this year with a show of his own. Art in Manufacturing is the headline commissioning programme of the festival – providing artists with a platform to make new work in and alongside some of the UK’s major manufacturers. The new artwork in this exhibition has been produced by Lindezey during a residency with The Making Rooms, a place where creativity, technology and advanced manufacturing come together. This will be exhibited alongside some of Horace’s most popular pieces, produced over the years at the Venture Arts studio.

Join us at the National Festival of Making this July. The artist will be present at the exhibition launch, dressed in his best suit and invites any guests who feel comfortable to do the same (wedding and bridesmaids dresses welcome!).

EVENT | In Conversation with Horace Lindezey

Sunday 7 July, 3pm, free.
Join us for this special event as National Festival of Making Director, Lauren Sawadzki, hosts a conversation with artist, Horace Lindezey. The event will take place in the exhibition, where they’ll explore the themes that run through Lindezey’s work and find out more about some of the new techniques he’s employed during his Making Rooms residency.

Corridor 8 interviewed Horace Lindezey and Venture Arts Head of Creative Development, Katherine Long, in response to We Are Gathered Here Together: read the full article here.