Caitlin Akers

Caitlin Akers https://caitlinakers.com Caitlin Akers Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:27:05 +0000 https://caitlinakers.com en LULL @ Birley http://caitlinakers.com/LULL-Birley Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:27:05 +0000 Caitlin Akers 457262 Caitlin Akers About Work Contact LULL, Birley Studios and Project Space <img width="2480" height="3512" width_o="2480" height_o="3512" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ca55e94855d56e50f2c4a4102e29aabf847914a20769c8934b1171dcdb93f5b3/LULL-Poster-.jpg" data-mid="1412034" border="0" /> <img width="1533" height="2048" width_o="1533" height_o="2048" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7613117e7a38335f484ef916bddc747917cae5ef28cfddd2e13a4d0229bf2957/IMG-20250424-WA0093.jpg" data-mid="1412035" border="0" /><img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b2845177b3ed82929a6788b0638081c1559665bd6e2edcdc330162d57d4be7be/IMG-20250424-WA0091.jpg" data-mid="1412036" border="0" /><img width="1078" height="1617" width_o="1078" height_o="1617" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f15ba4418bd172cc544c5d0ddea8083ff21eca75bd81b64430ae7ab10805e044/IMG-20250501-WA0023.jpg" data-mid="1412037" border="0" /> <img width="1600" height="1202" width_o="1600" height_o="1202" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c505570e73f11793c7d28d13d29979411141309987b37bc513db866b1714fa35/IMG-20250509-WA0001.jpg" data-mid="1412038" border="0" /> <img width="1066" height="1600" width_o="1066" height_o="1600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/521cb9f1537c868b1a2bd49fd9dd5e406dc78b8133ec47d5cf2ef9720addfd72/IMG-20250501-WA0034.jpg" data-mid="1412039" border="0" /><img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5878104edaa09c7d2912705163d817908527ef7c20b0cdda7c3f56b3f9193308/IMG-20250428-WA0031.jpg" data-mid="1412041" border="0" />Group show at the Birley in Preston with Linda Hemmersbach, Sophie Lee and Sarah Blaszczok curated by Zoe Watson 26/04/2025 - 10/05/2025 https://corridor8.co.uk/article/lull/ Catalogue designed, printed and bound by Caitlin Akers. Caitlin Akers About Work Contact LULL, Birley Studios and Project Space Group show at the Birley in Preston with Linda Hemmersbach, Sophie Lee and Sarah... Song Books http://caitlinakers.com/Song-Books Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:21:33 +0000 Caitlin Akers 457261 Caitlin Akers About  Work Contact <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9ce4a2349eb96c82712953a01159edbdddab5d30f8454e99c46db48e1560b805/SongBooks_Final-copy.jpg" data-mid="1412033" border="0" data-scale="70"/>SONG BOOKS is a group exhibition at SHOP Preston curated by Caitlin Akers, George Gibson and Lisa Lorenz. The exhibition showcases an exciting selection of DIY publications that explore all things music. From fold out zines about 90’s Eurotrance by Rowland Hill to pamphlets on punk and post punk from Café Royal Books. There is an exquisite hand bound book about female New Wave musicians of the 1970’s and 80’s by Annabel Holmes and a Spice Girls hymn book by Libby Scarlett. The exhibition is a celebration of alternative music and alternative modes of creating and publishing books.The exhibition opens on Friday 4th July at SHOP Preston with a special performance by artist Lucy Vann. The exhibition also features a selection of zines from Pen Fight a feminist and queer small press based in Manchester along with other many more, particularly female and non-binary artists including  Anna Billany, Emma Illingworth, Annabel Holmes and some new works from the shows curators Caitlin Akers, Lisa Lorenz and George Gibson. The show opens on Friday 4th July at 5pm-8pm. Lucy Vann will perform at 7pm. The exhibition continues on Sat 5th, Friday 11th and Sat 12th July 11am-4pm. All Welcome. Caitlin Akers About  Work Contact SONG BOOKS is a group exhibition at SHOP Preston curated by Caitlin Akers, George Gibson and Lisa Lorenz. The... Ancient Monument http://caitlinakers.com/Ancient-Monument Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:16:18 +0000 Caitlin Akers 451129 Caitlin Akers About  Work Contact Ancient Monument <img width="3024" height="3024" width_o="3024" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3c3cb87736064963219a8e5221c2b280ba97befac7efef6c287c83b1765c6430/ancient-monument-3.jpeg" data-mid="1342964" border="0" /><img width="3370" height="2384" width_o="3370" height_o="2384" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8ccf245723f4c830204a8c6d3e947a5d95a6f4126408b796b16e1d8f7d571a1c/Ancient_Monument_Caitlin_Akers3_1.jpg" data-mid="1342993" border="0" /><img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/92c1669f64c70425b30ab116747b354aa6d64866eb3a0121cb8c3662490d5646/ancient-monument-5.jpeg" data-mid="1342966" border="0" /> Ancient Monument, Risograph Print, Enjoy The Show, Fishergate, Preston, Lancs UK 2023 Print for outdoor exhibition on Preston high street. The ‘Ancient Monument’ text is from a photograph of a hand painted sign on 16th Century Bradgate House in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire. The work interrogates ideas around the guardianship of ancient monuments and local heritage.  Exhibition curated by Enjoy The Show https://enjoyshow.co.uk/ Caitlin Akers About  Work Contact Ancient Monument Ancient Monument, Risograph Print, Enjoy The Show, Fishergate, Preston, Lancs UK 2023 Print for... LULL @ Paradise Works http://caitlinakers.com/LULL-Paradise-Works Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:16:05 +0000 Caitlin Akers 451128 Caitlin Akers About  Work Contact LULL group show at Paradise Works, Salford, November 2024 <img width="1594" height="2132" width_o="1594" height_o="2132" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d1a872b54319e690a7f8a767fd231cb2a9ef174587a12fe764d864a959843e3a/AfterlightImage.jpg" data-mid="1396445" border="0" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c4f3b02eed7ff17473e26420022821391b14983c63ea104af6e5a1eaff514bbd/IMG_6311_VSCO.jpg" data-mid="1396449" border="0" /><img width="2951" height="3940" width_o="2951" height_o="3940" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/0ddcdbab943a8c78d26f8e2e99c4eb69b4fba4f74adc86f9d62371d2db1aefc4/IMG_6451_VSCO.jpg" data-mid="1396447" border="0" /><img width="1032" height="1194" width_o="1032" height_o="1194" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cdb43d063fc2b5890846bec2445742341978743d975bdf3b7ccaaa4bf5c64097/Screenshot-2025-02-17-at-12.16.36.png" data-mid="1396450" border="0" /><img width="2559" height="3417" width_o="2559" height_o="3417" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/041a7a767f2f75ece4cb20017a05db3b5f14ad63c5254709bcab11ba0b6ed219/IMG_6448_VSCO.jpg" data-mid="1396446" border="0" /> In a bit of a lull. A lull is a soft thing. As part of Paradise Works Open Studios 2024, Sarah Blaszczok and Lauren Steeper invited fellow artists - and mothers - Caitlin Akers, Linda Hemmersbach and Sophie Lee to show work alongside them in LULL. The exhibition responded directly and inadvertently to our experience of motherhood, and a shared goal of sustaining an art practice while raising young children. Through accepting interruption, working in new media and making peace with the unfinished, each of us has found ways to create in the lulls between the demands of caregiving. Limitation of time is at play here, as well as space. The space to imagine, to lay down paper or print, the space to finish a thought or a conversation. In LULL we began a new conversation by placing our work next to one another’s. Initiating a dialogue between the works and contributing to the current conversation about the importance of the artist mother as a cultural figure. LULL on Instagram Caitlin Akers About  Work Contact LULL group show at Paradise Works, Salford, November 2024 In a bit of a lull. A lull is a soft thing. As part of... Od Arts Festival http://caitlinakers.com/Od-Arts-Festival Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:21:39 +0000 Caitlin Akers 444241 Caitlin Akers About Work Contact Twisting Heads, Publication and Workshops for Od Arts Festival, May 2023 <img width="1067" height="1600" width_o="1067" height_o="1600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/65b49d7e2bfd8a859bed1739dea7374c41cfa85ae91219a401643555f2bf5e36/DSCF4673.jpg" data-mid="1294526" border="0" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2dc7302d734429f53d562f75211220fcd4823c10a602d8a385f4e6932d2f2ee7/DSCF5258.jpg" data-mid="1294519" border="0" /><img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/590c51e6f94aab9de3f9bf69c238c1b4918bb48d138a4d4c99824b4e7dde2045/DSCF5342.jpg" data-mid="1294528" border="0" /><img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3a130ae2a65e5eb54a14a4e912cd4fa1d82430c0198d09475cb6c4b0c9f13b1a/DSCF5333.jpg" data-mid="1294520" border="0" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1ad8e25722b6be293f2af48d3a8215e704ce019dbf83405c2ea49302bbd92553/DSCF5275.jpg" data-mid="1294521" border="0" /><img width="1067" height="1600" width_o="1067" height_o="1600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/57528a3376bd23fd2f951f26bb7fd7a68bb5dfb59b077b094b5e63438a18fb94/DSCF4696.jpg" data-mid="1294525" border="0" /> <img width="1067" height="1600" width_o="1067" height_o="1600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5bdccc3fceb8399be86a810978191ee183c6073759c66d9abecae1201ac11758/DSCF5329.jpg" data-mid="1294522" border="0" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8dd191f5f10f1b9580a155ef12288736b0b95fc3cc153857f40866af856324e8/DSCF5297-Enhanced-NR.jpg" data-mid="1294523" border="0" /><img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a4cb3ae50ccd8e872ff69289722dd6e77b272edfeb89c084c8d3095fb09f6c4a/DSCF5347-Enhanced-NR.jpg" data-mid="1294524" border="0" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cdb3127347bb0b478da456153c8ca0bcadfaea2eeff9ab0e3090a38e3a6863b1/DSCF5279.jpg" data-mid="1294527" border="0" /><img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e655010b47f2729010cc038d5a844868065ea85c36453258cbf6fce5e6611c1c/DSCF5283.jpg" data-mid="1294529" border="0" /> <img width="1067" height="1600" width_o="1067" height_o="1600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/aedd84da13005e3695a09debedbdcba57cd9ab9a660b4f0c104f3798e88dcc4b/DSCF5339.jpg" data-mid="1294530" border="0" /> <img width="680" height="826" width_o="680" height_o="826" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b99f0aa601f066960daac2e3934d0a79e7d6271aa089f35606c5ffb5bcb5f0aa/OD.jpg" data-mid="1294122" border="0" /> <img width="5544" height="3498" width_o="5544" height_o="3498" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9473b714673845329632bd36b692a6e25360644f093c028fa6c5f4b23f9b2408/TH_TW_4.jpg" data-mid="1294120" border="0" /><img width="1067" height="1600" width_o="1067" height_o="1600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3c9e512c7f53394afa9bc6486a94b34c13c68f39f51ee36c9a9a3d15f1bece7b/DSCF5286.jpg" data-mid="1294531" border="0" /> <img width="4962" height="3308" width_o="4962" height_o="3308" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e320fb8a77c22eac0249be91607fad2feb191f797b43e4a5aa148db95209acf9/TH_TW_8.jpg" data-mid="1294121" border="0" /> photo credits Katy Docking Twisting Heads, Publication and Workshops, May 2023 In May 2023 I was commissioned to create a publication and to deliver a series of bookbinding workshops for Dawes Twineworks, the UK’s only surviving Victorian twineworks, for Od Arts Festival in East and West Coker in Somerset.  Spooling, twisting, braiding, twine walk, rope walk, twisting heads, fast and loose – the process and machinery used in traditional twine making has a unique language that evokes movement. Taking this as a starting point my bookbinding workshops provided an opportunity to learn and enjoy slow and productive movement, and to reflect on the industrial history of the twineworks whilst making. We used original twine from Dawes to create a series of handcrafted books. The publication, entitled ‘Twisting Heads’ invites readers to follow a series of simple exercises in movement, twisting and twine walking. I designed, printed and bound the book myself and it was made by printing with original twine from Dawes - these prints were adapted into the pages of the book then risograph printed in brown and gold on hemp paper as a nod to the traditional materials used in twine making. The book was a limited edition of 500. https://odartsfestival.co.uk/catlin-akers/https://odartsfestival.co.uk/2023-gallery/ Caitlin Akers About Work Contact Twisting Heads, Publication and Workshops for Od Arts Festival, May 2023 photo credits Katy Docking ... Calpol http://caitlinakers.com/Calpol Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:42:01 +0000 Caitlin Akers 436278 Caitlin Akers About  Work Contact CALPOL Letterpress print on paper, 2022 <img width="3337" height="2760" width_o="3337" height_o="2760" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/0d1663e0d17383c59045bd79e8dc39bfb743eb81010e3fe4254d7690100b4456/Caitlin_Akers_Calpol_1.jpg" data-mid="1343847" border="0" /> <img width="3024" height="2460" width_o="3024" height_o="2460" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f4a699e6b6489891a3ad48a08a5b6a22e7a527c95feff34618c5c685d9064e24/Caitlin_Akers_Calpol_2.jpg" data-mid="1370994" border="0" /> CALPOL Letterpress print on paper 2022 Part of a series of work about motherhood and childhood illness. Exhibited at Manchester Contemporary in 2023. Caitlin Akers About  Work Contact CALPOL Letterpress print on paper, 2022 CALPOL Letterpress print on paper 2022 Part of a series of work about... MIF Memory http://caitlinakers.com/MIF-Memory Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:41:11 +0000 Caitlin Akers 436277 Caitlin Akers @MIF_Memory <img width="742" height="626" width_o="742" height_o="626" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/0fd1ea3d1448b48287815549d8d221db796d3951a3c744a0db7d1b84ca9a07e7/Screenshot-2023-04-04-202516.png" data-mid="1277207" border="0" /> <img width="772" height="548" width_o="772" height_o="548" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4a9a67f282b9dceb58703d467ccbc7416b548c3e04b6388e202df5cb4dc970ae/Screenshot-2023-04-04-201957.png" data-mid="1277202" border="0" /> @MIF_Memory is a Twitter Bot that generated random tweets using bits from past and present Manchester International Festival (MIF) programmes. Over the course of the 2019 Manchester International Festival and beyond @MIF_Memory churned out a new tweet every three hours. It generated it’s final tweet on 6th April 2023 when Twitter ended all large scape API usage. The bot is a response to Rafeal Lozano-Hemmer's MIF19 installation 'Atmospheric Memory' which is inspired by computer pioneer Charles Babbage's theory that voices from the past still linger in the air. The bot reflects on past festivals but it is also a playful critique on the language that MIF uses to describe art works and performances. The bots were written in Tracery, a tool for writing generative grammars developed by Kate Compton via v buckenham’s site Cheap Bots Done Quick.  Caitlin Akers @MIF_Memory @MIF_Memory is a Twitter Bot that generated random tweets using bits from past and present Manchester International Festival (MIF)... Workshops http://caitlinakers.com/Workshops Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:06:37 +0000 Caitlin Akers 436269 Caitlin Akers About Work Contact Workshops  2023 BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP @ OD ARTS FESTIVAL, EAST AND WEST COKER, SOMERSET  Saturday 27th May 2023 2pm - 4.30pm Dawe’s Twineworks, WEST COKER BOOK HERE Participate in a twine inspired bookbinding workshop where you will learn how to create some simple sewn book structures in the unique surroundings of Dawe’s Twineworks. Spooling, twisting, braiding, twine walk, rope walk, twisting heads, fast and loose – the process and machinery used in traditional twine making has a unique language that evokes movement. Taking this as a starting point Caitlin’s workshops will provide an opportunity to learn and enjoy slow and productive movement, and to reflect on the industrial history of the Twineworks whilst making. https://odartsfestival.co.uk/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKBINDING FOR BEGINNERS @ CEDAR FARM, MAWDESLEY, LANCASHIRE  Saturday 10th June 2023 10am - 12.30pm BOOK HERE During this workshop participants will learn how to fold, sew and manipulate paper using traditional bookbinding tools and will learn several versatile book structures including a simple sewn pamphlet book and a Japanese stab stitch book which can be used as sketchbooks, gifts or as the basis for creating artists' books. On completion of the workshop students will leave with a set of their own books and the skills to make more at home using minimal equipment. The workshop will be held at Cedar Farm in the light filled Hive Space (upstairs in The Barn) a fully accesible space with a lift for wheelchair users. The workshop will be small, relaxed and friendly and we will pause for a short tea break about halfway though the session. After the session you can grab a tasty lunch and have a look around the excting shops and artists studios, see more on the Cedar Farm website. https://www.cedarfarm.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARDBACK CONCERTINA BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP @ CEDAR FARM, MAWDESLEY, LANCASHIRE Saturday 10th June 202313.30pm - 4pm BOOK HERE During this workshop participants will learn how to create a hardback concertina book, that can be used as a sketch book, photo album gift or as the basis for an artist book. You will learn how to fold and manipulate paper and to make hardback covers with book cloth, step by step. On completion of the workshop students will leave with their own book and the skills to make more at home using minimal equipment. The workshop will be held in the light filled Hive Space (upstairs in The Barn) The space is fully accessible with a lift available for wheelchair users. We will pause for a short tea break halfway through. https://www.cedarfarm.net/ <img width="2000" height="1405" width_o="2000" height_o="1405" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/90bd5adb1f4185854cce7d525b25a47db8be2b40e123c43aa4a10ab9211a1da9/bookbinding_Caitlin_Akers_eventbrite.jpg" data-mid="1257889" border="0" /> Caitlin Akers About Work Contact Workshops  2023 BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP @ OD ARTS FESTIVAL, EAST AND WEST COKER, SOMERSET  Saturday 27th May 2023 2pm... Portland Print Workshop http://caitlinakers.com/Portland-Print-Workshop Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:05:49 +0000 Caitlin Akers 436268 Caitlin Akers About Work Contact The Portland Print Workshop for b.Side Festival 2022 <img width="3024" height="2724" width_o="3024" height_o="2724" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/28b9665c2ae0030d266364454ff51156e6453f887de57ab184ddcffd92948c00/PortlandPrintWorkshop_CaitlinAkers_3.jpg" data-mid="1254965" border="0" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bedd4a69fe11bf18656dac2aa324def6c67ddca53ef8bd3fcf42c23d02483e17/PortlandPrintWorkshop_CaitlinAkers_1.jpg" data-mid="1254966" border="0" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4e603ddd22e3ea84e2dace619d272f56192486156b0f08e9c8209c6a6d73a8a7/PortlandPrintWorkshop_CaitlinAkers_.jpg" data-mid="1254967" border="0" /><img width="2712" height="3744" width_o="2712" height_o="3744" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4cb77a0f2a0932772424d9ebcd038a970c760059ede03fcb746ae53c83c62325/PortlandPrintWorkshop_CaitlinAkers_5.jpg" data-mid="1254969" border="0" /><img width="3024" height="2232" width_o="3024" height_o="2232" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1ff34362016865a3b32ed623769a7ca47141eaaf7f812a83af129b36fecff129/PortlandPrintWorkshop_CaitlinAkers_7.jpg" data-mid="1254968" border="0" />For b.Side festival I was commisioned to bring a radical print workshop to the Island of Portland in Dorset. Setting up in Outpost in Fortuneswell I created a pop up, open access, print and bookbinding workshop for festival goers and Islanders. I brought along a Risograph Printer, an Adana press for Letterpress printing, some wood type, ink, rollers, bookbinding tools and lots of recycled paper! Over the course of the festival I ran workshops for local groups such as Island Community Action, drop in workshops for families and an evening zine making workshop. The workshops focused on the festival theme of ‘This Land’ looking at land rights, envionmental issues and what it is like to live on the unique Island of Portland. The Risograph printer now has a permanent home on the Island at Outpost with b.side who will be using for all their printing needs. https://b-side.org.uk/artist/caitlin-akers-0/ Caitlin Akers About Work Contact The Portland Print Workshop for b.Side Festival 2022 For b.Side festival I was commisioned to bring a radical print... 4th Ed. Residency http://caitlinakers.com/4th-Ed-Residency Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:38:15 +0000 Caitlin Akers 430908 Caitlin Akers Caitlin Akers