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Community arts collective for young people in Bolton, Creatives Now, will be displaying our covers until mid-November.
A selection of Vada‘s digital covers have been chosen for a community arts exhibition in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The Digital Alchemy exhibition spans across film, animation, sound art, digital drawing and painting, magazine design, graphic design, digital waste sculpture and photography. Hosted by community arts organisation, Creatives Now, the exhibition brings together the work of talented young artists, amongst local, regional and national creatives.
Produced and designed by Vada features editor Hadley Stewart, the selected covers include Mickey Chong and Christie O’Connell, photographed by Priyan Odedra, alongside Matthew Hodson, photographed by Giorgia Natella.
Digital Alchemy also features work from Dolapo Adedeji, Kevin Begley, Emily Daly, Maria Gergius, Hiu Yan Hung, Hyphae, Hongrui Liu, Maddison Maddi, Michael Marsden-Price, Zayd Menk, Liam Maloney, Bryn Richards, Alfie Wright and Ruby Unsworth.
Amongst the featured creatives, Zayd Menk will join Creatives Now for a residency this October, as well as launching a digital waste challenge for schools, colleges and undergraduates. Ruby Unsworth, another local artist featured in the Digital Alchemy exhibition, is presently the community organisation’s Resident Artist. Unsworth is preparing for an upcoming graphic novel, illustration and comix festival, Ink & Imagination Festival.
Founded in Leeds and Manchester, Vada has strong roots in the north of England. We are proud to be displayed in Bolton, which was crowned Greater Manchester Town of Culture this year, as we continue to further positive LGBTQ+ representation across the country. This exhibition comes just weeks after our digital cover featuring Derby-based Alstom train engineer Phillipa Armstrong, was nominated for the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Cover of the Month.
The Digital Alchemy exhibition runs until 16th November at the Creatives Now Studio, Unit 16, Market Place in Bolton.
