Bolton Museum and Art Gallery

The Museum and Art Gallery were built in 1938, as part of an extensive new Civic Centre. It has significant collections of art, archaeology, Egyptology and natural history.

It also has the only significant collection of paintings by Thomas Moran, a local artist who emigrated to America where he painted landscapes of the west, to encourage pioneers to move out from the east.

Recently the Museum acquired an important alabaster statuette for its Egyptology collection. Such acquisitions raise public debate about 'value' and 'cost' in relation to art and heritage.

The Museum also carries out a programme of outreach work with particular groups within the community, as well as 'drop-in' workshops in the Community Gallery at weekends.

Bolton Museum and Art Gallery
Le Mans Crescent
Bolton BL1 1SE
01204 332211

www.boltonmuseums.org.uk

The brief

The artist was expected to engage with some aspect of the extensive collections held at the Museum and Art Gallery, and to interrogate perceptions of value or similar issues. It was anticipated that the outputs would be interventions, installations or performance; no exhibition opportunity was included. The artist was expected to adopt a challenging and innovative approach to some aspect of the collections.

There was an opportunity to participate in the education programme, but this was not expected to be an substantial part of the residency.

Tabitha Moses - current practice
Tabitha Moses - previous practice