Reply: Pretty Vacant

Hello,

Firstly, I just want to say that I love that sample of work - brilliant!

Secondly, I can think of the perfect place - Volte Galleries in Wolverhampton. The Gallery is actually the old railway station, and its a beautiful blue brick period building. It is essentially a shell which is how its been kept as a gallery (complete with crumbling plaster, bare-brick walls and abandonned fixtures and fittings). You can see a few pictures here http://www.prettyvacant.org/previous-exhibitions/ , and theres also a few on google if you're interested (try searching "wolverhampton low level station"). We are hopefully going to be working there sometime in spring/summer to develop a mini arts festival (though this is still at talks stage). Though i suspect that's a little too late for what you want it for anyhow, so I can suggest that you contact Antoinette Alleyne (removed) who is currently the manager of the gallery to see if she may be able to help you out.

Hope that helps, Gemma (& Charlotte) at Pretty Vacant

***NOTE***
Although this email is very positive and could be a possible contact for the future, Wolverhampton is obviously too far for the purpose of the major project.

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