Malvern Exhibition of Contemporary Art

MECA 2009

MECA is an exciting new venture presented by the recently formed
W-CA (Worcestershire Contemporary Artists) to transform empty shops in Great Malvern town centre into temporary spaces for contemporary visual art.

From July to the end of October 2009, MECA will bring colour and vitality to Malvern with a programme of shop-front exhibitions of artworks, installations and artist led discussions.  By bringing art out of the gallery and into the community we want to engage with a larger more diverse group of people, challenging passers by to stop and think about the creative use of these empty retail stores.

By using empty shop fronts we want to help revitalise the town centre and encourage more visitors to Malvern in these difficult economic times.

The MECA 2009 programme is being constantly expanded so please refer to our latest news section below for the latest updates.

Latest news

	20 Oct	Work currently on show includes a couple of interventions ( Invigilator, Thread) and work from the Bog Standard Gallery of Melanie Warner
	15 Sept	After an exciting weekend of clay throwing and installation work we now have three new works on show. Come and take a look at the new work from: Di Cope, Kate McLeod and Paul Johnson
	19 Sept	Walk & Talk 2 - A second chance to catch up with what's happening here in Malvern and find out more about W-CA future plans. Click here for more information
	1 August	Walk & Talk 1 - come and meet some of the artists and organisers at our first open dialogue session. Click here for more information
	28 July	Another 10 artists are now scheduled to show work this summer
	22 July	Sculptures from the Haptic Amorphous Allure series. Charlie Hurcombe work now on show.
	14 July	Post Deadline Submissions
	12 July	Jean Baynham installs her work in Church Walk
	3 July	Clare McFarlane and Chris Collier currently have work on show in 3 and 3a Worcester Road. Jean Baynham will be setting up in the Church Walk venue just as soon as we can get the agents to agree terms. Hopefully early this week.
	24 June	5 artists will be starting the exhibition, spread across 3 venues.
	24 June	We are also seeking businesses or organisations who are interested in sponsoring or supporting MECA 2009. Click here to get in touch.