A warm welcome to the 14th episode of the Weaving Connections series on The Grateful Web the podcast that weaves connections with some of the fabulous people I’m privileged to call part of my arts community here in Manchester and the North West.

I’m Dr Jo Clements - artist, artists coach and your grateful web host

My guest today is the artist Rowland Hill.

Rowland studied Drama and English and worked as an award-winning artist film curator before graduating in 2018 with a Masters from the Slade School of Fine Art where she received the Clare Winsten Memorial Award. In 2024 she presented her debut institutional solo exhibition Logical Song at Castlefield Gallery in Manchester which she transformed into an ambiguous attraction. In the same year she was shortlisted for the prestigious Jerwood & MAYK Bursary for artists working in radical live performance.

Her projects have been supported and commissioned by institutions including the Jerwood Foundation, Raven Row, Hospitalfield, Turner Contemporary, and Flux Factory in New York and she’s performed and directed work at the Southbank Centre, Tate Britain and The Lowry among others.

www.rowland-hill.com

@row.land.hill

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Welcome to The Grateful Web, I’m Dr Jo Clements and In this episode I’m delighted to speak to curator Chris Bailkoski.

Chris is an independent curator with over 20 years’ experience developing collaborative practices with artists to co-create dynamic exhibitions and events, predominantly focusing on grassroots visual and musical artists in Greater Manchester. He has founded several cultural spaces including music venue SOUP (2010), artist development platform PROFORMA (2017) and resident-led gallery Longsight Community Art Space CIC (2022). In 2024, Chris relocated to Norfolk and is currently embarking on new projects in the region and across the UK.

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On this episode of The grateful Web I’m honoured to be joined by Sara Hindhaugh, a visual artist whose work weaves together fragments of memory, autobiography, and myth. Born in the Solomon Islands, Sara studied Fine Art at Wimbledon School of Art and is a valued member of AWOL Studios in Manchester. Her practice spans drawing, painting, printmaking, embroidery, book arts, and sculpture.

Themes of time, grief, vulnerability, and salvation run through her work, shaped by delicate, time-consuming processes and materials that are as fragile as they are powerful. With threads of Oceanic and Chinese culture, humour, and deeply personal storytelling, Sara creates intense and moving narratives that reflect her emotionally honest, formidable approach to life.

https://www.sarahindhaugh.com @awolstudiosmcr @saraehindhaugh

Please note there is mention of suicide in this episode.

If you enjoyed this episode please , follow, share, spread the word and look out for more brilliant conversations coming soon. You can find the grateful web on ACAST, spotify, AND apple podcasts.

This podcast has been made possible with generous support from GMCA Inspire Fund and by an a-n Artists Bursary.

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Welcome to this FINAL edition of my special series The Grateful Web: Rogue Studios 30@30 celebrating 30 years of Rogue Artists’ Studios in Manchester.

Today I’m joined by artist Martin Nash.

A long-standing member and director of Rogue Artists’ Studios, in this last episode of the 30@30 series before we open our doors tomorrow, Martin tells us about his work and the history of the origins of Rogue Studios, it’s journey and expansion through 3 different buildings and how our marvellous artists community came to our current home at the former Varna St School.

Having first studied Architecture and Martin completed a Degree in Printed and Woven Textiles at Manchester. This grounding in Architecture and Textiles, both arts which have a practical application and deal with the flat surface as well as 3 dimensional space and form, has informed the evolution of Martin's work. From his early days in a Manchester studio near Piccadilly, producing prints and paintings inspired by architectural shapes, he’s gone on to create public sculpture commissions, corporate works, and exhibitions across the UK.

http://www.martin-nash.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you for Open Studios at 2–6 Barrass Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 1PU on Saturday 20th September from 12–8pm

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Welcome to this special edition of The Grateful Web: Rogue Studios 30@30 celebrating 30 years of Rogue Artists’ Studios in Manchester.

Today I’m delighted to be joined by Rebecca Davy. Rebecca is an artist- predominantly a painter- based in Rogue Artists Studios. She studied at Manchester Metropolitan University, graduating with a BA in Fine Art in 2003, where she was awarded the Ken Billany Prize for Painting, and went on to complete her Masters in Fine Art there in 2006.

Rebecca’s practice centres on still life painting. She describes the act of pushing paint around a canvas as both lush and meditative—a way of finding stillness in a chaotic world. Her work often focuses on colourful, ephemeral objects that spark curiosity and that carry echoes of still life’s traditional association with memento mori.

The slow meditative process of painting is in contrast to the way she initially captures the objects in photography. A fraction of a moment stretched out through paint, to appreciate little things that make life joyful.

Rebecca has exhibited in the UK and abroad, both in solo and group shows.

She exhibits with Comme ca Art and her work has been seen in the Lowry Hotel, Harvey Nichols, Manchester, and INNSIDE by Melia

Rebecca’s instagram is @rdavyart

Her work via Comme Ca Art can be seen at www.commecaart.com/rebecca-davy

We look forward to seeing you for Open Studios at 2–6 Barrass Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 1PU on Saturday 20th September from 12–8pm

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Welcome to this special edition of The Grateful Web: Rogue Studios 30@30 celebrating 30 years of Rogue Artists’ Studios in Manchester.

Today I’m joined by Karol Kochanowski, a Polish-born artist and painter based at Rogue Artists Studios in Manchester. A graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University, Karol’s work has been shown across the UK, Germany, the US, and Greece, and in 2020 he received the Granada Foundation Gallery Exhibition Award at the Manchester Open for his piece Class.

Karol’s paintings explore the hidden layers of the subconscious, drawing viewers into a dialogue with what is unspoken and unseen. His practice is shaped not only by this fascination with the mind, but also by a deep commitment to human rights, cultural diversity, and the LGBTQI+ community. He is also a co-founder of EARTS, a collective supporting European artists in Manchester and beyond.

https://www.karol-kochanowski.com @karolkochanowski

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Welcome to this special edition of The Grateful Web: Rogue Studios 30@30 celebrating 30 years of Rogue Artists’ Studios in Manchester.

Today I’m joined by Julie Cassels a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores textiles, clothing, and the way fabric has been depicted and reinterpreted throughout art history. Working with photography transferred onto fabric, paper, and aluminium, Julie’s series-based works are not displayed behind glass but rather exhibited to embrace the materiality of their surfaces

After an early career as a Systems Analyst in England and New Zealand, Julie graduated with a degree in Visual Arts from Salford in 2004 and an MA in Textiles and Fashion at MMU in 2005. Since then, she’s exhibited widely in the UK, Europe, and New Zealand.

Her work appears in ‘Everyday Delight’ a Shutter Hub Editions publication and her practice is discussed in the book ‘Reframing Photography – Theory and Practice’, published by Routledge.

She has been a finalist in the GM Arts prize 2019, the Women in Art Prize and in The Eve Arnold Photography Prize Category, in both 2024 and 2025.

Www.JulieCassels.co.uk

Instagram @julie.cassels

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Welcome to this special edition of The Grateful Web: Rogue Studios 30@30 celebrating 30 years of Rogue Artists’ Studios in Manchester.

Today’s guest is the painter and printmaker Michelle Leigh. Working in oils, watercolour, etching and woodcut, Michelle creates richly imaginative works that weave together myth, memory, and everyday experience.

She studied Fine Art at Manchester Polytechnic, graduating with First Class Honours, and went on to complete a Master’s at Newcastle with support from the British Academy. Her work has been exhibited widely including at The Whitworth Gallery, and Manchester Art Gallery, and her work is held in both public and private collections worldwide including in the UK, the US, Portugal, Vienna and beyond.

Featured in publications such as Who’s Who in Art 2008 and A Colourful Canvas: Twelve Women Artists in the Northwest by @wendyjlevyfineart Michelle has also been recognised internationally, including as runner-up for the Ben Uri Gallery’s Artist of the Year Award. Her latest solo show, A Taste of Arcadia is currently at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, running until February 2026.

In summing up Michelle adds '...I cover flat surfaces with paint, it could be said to be a frivolous occupation in many ways, but I take it dead seriously'.

You can see her work on Instagram @michelleleighartist or at www.michelleleighart.com currently showing work @salford_museum

We look forward to seeing you for Open Studios at 2–6 Barrass Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 1PU on Saturday 20th September from 12–8pm

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