'Delineate is an exhibition that explores boundary-making as it enables expressive and formal innovation. It is also an attempt to showcase a number of artists working across a wide range of mediums and processes, in which line becomes a particularly strong element. This is not to say that the subject matter in all of the works are informed by the element of line itself, only that what we believe to be strong examples of linearity follow through the selected works, whether within their concept, composition, process, or representation. In all of these works, from two-dimensional drawings to durational performances, we are interested in the way the presence of line traces the edges of thought and artistic impulse. In this way we have tried to present a collection of work in relation to the artists’ mapping of creative space through the use of line.'

Curators Lara Eggleton and Nichola Pemberton

An exhibition over two sites, Delineate showcased a diverse range of contemporary visual art exploring the possibilities of line. Ranging from more traditional to experimental approaches, artists pushed the boundaries of mark-making to include found objects, sculpture and digitally formatted drawings. The Crossley Gallery exhibition included work by Yorkshire based artists David Baker, Richard Baker, Eirini Boukla, Kelly Cumberland, Sophie Flynn, Kate Genever, Andrew Lister, Robert McConnell, Juliet MacDonald, Laimonis Mierins, Lucy Merchant, Lisa Murphy, Ryan Riddington, Andi Robinson, Matthew Shelton, and Greg Townend.

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The Project Space in Leeds hosted artists working in performance, participatory, interactive, installation and video works. Artists interpreted and responded to the theme of line within the public realm, fostering intervention and exchange. The preview event offered an interactive audience experience with work developed specifically for spaces throughout the building by artists Teresa Carneiro, Rachel Gomme, Maggie Hall, Natasha Light, Onya McCausland, Rosemarie McGoldrick, Janie Moore, Corinne Mynatt, Corinne Noble, Ginny Reed and Matthew Shelton.

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Curated by Lara Eggleton & Nichola Pemberton for East Street Arts’ Public Programme, Delineate was part of the

Click RouteMap to see more images of the project space. exhibition.RouteMap education programme supported by ERDF and Leeds City Council funding. An accompanying publication is available with full images and text, and the full curatorial essay and artist statements can be downloaded below.