> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.catapult-platform.art/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # POTLUCK Exhibition: A Surreal Gathering of Emerging Artists at 44AD art space and Phantasmal gallery - URL: https://www.catapult-platform.art/potluck-exhibition-a-surreal-art-today-students-44ad-artspace/ - Published: 2024-04-19T19:25:24.000Z - Updated: 2024-05-05T07:14:47.000Z - Description: Art Observatory presents POTLUCK: showcasing the uncanny, dreamlike, and surreal through diverse mediums - Author: Dominique Catherina Foertig - Tags: Exhibition ## Groups show "Potluck" at 44AD artspace and Phantasmal gallery curated by Milly Aburrow, Daisy-Drew Smith and Lilly Foster-Eardley We have invited [**Milly Aburrow**](https://www.millyaburrow.com/?ref=catapult-platform.art) and the curatorial team, including [**Daisy-Drew Smith**](https://thephantasmalgallery.wixsite.com/phantasmal-gallery?ref=catapult-platform.art) **(Founder Phantasmal Gallery)** and [**Lilly Foster-Eardley**](https://www.instagram.com/lillyamber%5Fart/?ref=catapult-platform.art), to present their project and exhibition **"Potluck"** at the [44AD artspace](https://www.44ad.net/?ref=catapult-platform.art), organized by Phantasmal Gallery. [44AD artspace, BathWelcome to 44AD artspace art gallery and artist studios in Bath, specialising in modern contemporary exhibitions and visual arts events.![](https://www.44ad.net/favicon.ico)![](https://www.44ad.net/images/44ad-artspace-logo1.jpg)](https://www.44ad.net/?ref=catapult-platform.art) 44AD Art Space This event is featured in an article and series at [Munchies Art Club ](https://www.catapult-platform.art/)under ["Art Observatory"](https://www.catapult-platform.art/tag/art-observatory-art-students-artists-tomorrow/)—a channel dedicated to art students and young and fresh [emerging artists](https://www.catapult-platform.art/contemporary-art-now/), showcasing their exhibitions and artworks. ![exhibition view artworks, ceramics by louise Hapton, Diana zrnic, louise haptonh](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/phantasma-gallery--curated-student-show.webp) ****Exhibition View "Potluck":** (from left to right) ‘Alfie et Alfonse’ by Louise Hapton, ‘One Too Many’ by ne Too Many’ by Diana Zrnic and ‘The Witch’s Bowl’ by Louise Hapton | Photo Credit: Daisy-Drew Smith **The "POTLUCK**" exhibition **at the 44AD artspace in Bath**, UK, serves as a vibrant showcase of forty eight artists, each bringing their unique vision to the floor through a myriad of mediums including [sculpture](https://www.catapult-platform.art/tag/new-sculpture-now/),[ painting](https://www.catapult-platform.art/tag/new-contemporary-painting-now/), installation, and film. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/darcy-whent--painting-installation.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/darcy-whent--artist-painting--potluck-exhibition.webp) Potluck Exhibition View: ****‘Don’t Blame Me, Wasn’t Me’ by Darcy Whent**| ****Photo Credit: Ashley Cerrino** ![artwork by milly aburrow for the exhibition potluck, chips bag, colorful, sculpture work](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/milly--artist-work--.webp) Potluck Exhibition View: **‘Halver’s Crisps by Milly Aburrow Photo Credit: Ashley Cerrino** This gathering of talent reveals a collective pursuit of the uncanny, the mysterious, and the profound, allowing us a glimpse into the diverse explorations of the strange and the beautiful. ****Some of the Participating Artists include:** Isobel Aarosin, Milly Aburrow, Tess Bacon, Frinin & Bok (Jonny Pert), Libby Bove, Sam Bryan, Leonor Canelas de Castro, Poppy Cauchi, Liberty Cheverall, Jade Clarke, Charlie Coe, Lucy Davies, Lydia Durnall, Ramona Eve, Lilly Foster-Eardley, Stephen Foy-Philp, Alicia French, Sav Goldman, Jeanne Gourlaouen, Louise Hapton,[ Tess Tallula](https://www.catapult-platform.art/tess-tallula-artist-exploring-cosmic-connections-woodlands/). ### **Participating Artists and their view:** **Isobel Aarosin** constructs sculptures that explore natural resources and their creative potential. [Tess Tallula: A woodland walk through the sublime dreamscapesNostalgia and grief, celestial artefacts of ritual and play… Join us as we explore Tess Tallula’s captivating world of color, craft, and character.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/size/w256h256/2024/03/munchies-art-club-magazine.png)Now I am in Your Head | Munchies Art Club MagazineDominique Catherina Foertig![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/size/w1200/2024/05/tess-tallula--artist--munchies-art-club--profile.webp)](https://www.catapult-platform.art/tess-tallula-artist-exploring-cosmic-connections-woodlands/) Tess Tallula -> Read more ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Diana-Zrnic--young-artist-now.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Emily-Hawtin--artist--ceramic-art-now.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Frinin-and--Bok--artist--video.webp) ****Potluck Exhibition Artists:** (left to right) Diana Zrnic, Emily Hawtin and Frinin & Bok (Jonny Pert) **Milly Aburrow** challenges societal norms and consumer culture through her sculptures and installations, dissecting the symbolism of everyday items and their broader societal implications. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Eva-Sykes--artist--painting-now.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Jade-Clarke--artist.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/LEONOR-CANELAS-DE-CASTRO--artist-in-digital-surreal-manner.webp) ****Potluck Exhibition Artists:** (left to right) Eva Sykes, Jade Clarke and Leonor Canelas de Castro **Traf-Alger**, or Pablo, infuses his memories and heritage into drawings and sculptures, capturing the essence of personal evolution and the passage of time. **Tess Bacon** blends vibrant imaginations with real-world inspirations in paintings that narrate surreal yet familiar stories, engaging viewers in a dialogue between the canvas and their own experiences. ![surreal painting by stephen foy-philip, contemporary art](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/stephen-foy-philp--artist--painting.webp) Potluck Exhibition View: ‘Untitled’ by Stephen Foy-Philip | Photo Credit: Daisy- Drew Smith **Frinin & Bok**, a collaboration led by Jonny Pert, transforms performance poetry into surreal film, discussing societal influences and personal development through visually arresting narratives. **Libby Bove** draws on folk culture and the occult, creating enchanting works that explore the magical and joyful aspects of the human condition, while hinting at darker, dystopian undercurrents. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/LIBBY-BOVE--artist--contemporary-photograpy--scultpure-1.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Louise-Hapton-1.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Luiza-Da-Motta-Horn--ceramic-artist-now.webp) ****Participating Artists selection** "Potluck Exhibition" -> (left to right) Libby Bove, Louise Hapton and Luiza Horn **Sam Bryan** uses vibrant oil pastels to depict animals as vessels for social commentary, exploring our deep and spiritual connections with the creatures we share our lives with. **Leonor Canelas de Castro** reflects on the impact of digital culture and artificial intelligence through photography, offering a critical examination of how technology shapes our understanding of reality. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/eva-sykes--contemporary-painting-in-surreal-art--modern-version--.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/contemporary-surreal-painting--now.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/tess-tallula-detail-of-an-contemporary-surreal-painting--potluck-exhibition.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/detail-of-an-surreal-painting--potluck-exhibition.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/installation-art-now--exhibition-view--surreal-art-now.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/painting-now--art-student-show-1.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/installation--exhibition-potluck--surreal-art-now-1.webp) ****Exhibition Impressions "Potluck"** \-> Eva Sykes, April Robin, Tess Tallula, Keith Pointing, Ramona Eve, Kenji Lim and Lilly Foster | Photo Credit: Daisy-Drew Smith and Ashley Cerrino **Poppy Cauchi** turns personal trauma into powerful sculptural narratives, using her art to navigate and discuss themes of recovery and visibility. **Liberty Cheverall** employs bright colors and playful shapes in her tufted textiles to comment on everyday struggles, from heartbreak to economic hardship, inviting empathy and recognition through humor. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/max-middlewood--artist--contemporary-painting.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/RAMONA-EVE--surreal-artist--dreaming--portrait.webp) Exhibition view with participating Artists: Max Middlewood and Ramona Eve **Jade Clarke** creates otherworldly characters and scenes in mixed media installations that challenge our perceptions of existence and encourage discussions on mental health and personal narratives. **Charlie Coe** explores identity and body through sculpture and photography, addressing societal biases and personal perceptions with a distinctly feminist lens. **Lucy Davies** intertwines discomfort and humor in her sculptural and video work, using bodily themes to provoke and engage viewers in a conversation about physicality and emotion. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Ellie-Thompson--artist--scultpure-young-emerging-artist-2.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/ellie-thompsoon-new-sculpture-now--installation-view--exhibition.webp) ****Ellie Thompson:** ‘Fledgling Feelings’ | Photo Credit: Daisy-Drew Smith and Ashley Cerrino **Lydia Durnall** uses painting to critique and subvert commercial imagery, exposing the misogyny embedded in digital and real-world landscapes, challenging viewers to reconsider their own gaze. **Ramona Eve** engages the community with playful installations that use bright colors and simple patterns, creating art that empowers and fosters a sense of collective well-being. ![nicolaas victor, artwork, wallpiece, textile sculpture](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/nicolaas-victor--sculpture-wallpiece--textile-art.webp) ****Exhibition View:** ‘Huisje Boompje Beestje’ by Nicolaas Victor | Photo Credit: Ashley Cerrino **Lilly Foster-Eardley** imagines a world where animals adapt to urban environments, using sculpture and animation to explore the parallels between natural and human-constructed worlds. **Stephen Foy-Philp** creates immersive installations that blend various forms and mediums, inviting viewers to become part of the artwork, challenging their perceptions and engaging them in interactive narratives. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/POPPY-CAUCHI--artist--cermic-art-student.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/RACHEL-MORTLOCK--installation-artist.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/TESS-BACON--contemporary-painting---surreal-art.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/tess-tallula--artist-and-art-director--portrait.webp) ****Exhibition View with Artists:** (left to right) Poppy Cauchi, Rachel Mortlock, Tess Bacon and Tess Tallula **Alicia French** delves into the uncanny aspects of everyday life, using diverse mediums to provoke discomfort and curiosity, transforming the mundane into the extraordinary. **Sav Goldman** employs humour and satire to critique societal norms, using installation art to subvert everyday settings and challenge viewer perceptions with playful yet pointed commentary. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/painting-now--2024--student-exhibition.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/painting-now--art-student-show.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/painting--emerging-artist--now.webp) ****Exhibition View:** ‘Wedding Cow’ by Henrietta Macphee and ‘Chance Encounter’ by Poppy Photo Credit: Ashley Cerrino and Daisy-Drew Smith **Jeanne Gourlaouen**'s sculptures combine elements of reality and imagination to critique environmental and cultural interactions, using humor to invite viewers to reflect on complex global issues. **Louise Hapton** channels her diverse experiences into a practice that spans painting, sculpture, and writing, exploring deep personal and societal themes through her art. --- Together, these artists form the core of the "POTLUCK" exhibition, each contributing their unique perspectives and transforming the gallery into a collective exploration of surrealism and the unconscious. ![ frinin and bok, artist jonny pert, video work for potluck exhibition ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/video-work-at-potluck-exhibition.webp) ****‘The Wall’ by Frinin & Bok (Jonny Pert)Photo Credit: Ashley Cerrino** Their individual statements and works encourage us to question, to feel, and to see beyond the ordinary—inviting us into a world where the strange becomes the norm, and the uncanny becomes captivatingly familiar. --- ### Additional Infos: To See more about the Artists and please follow and go through the [curators ](https://www.catapult-platform.art/tag/curator-in-contemporary-art/)Instagram Accounts for more images, infos and artists. [Milly Aburrow](https://www.instagram.com/portfolio.milly/?ref=catapult-platform.art), [Daisy-Drew Smith](https://www.instagram.com/daisydrew%5Fart/?hl=en-gb&ref=catapult-platform.art) and [Lilly Foster-Eardley](https://www.instagram.com/lillyamber%5Fart/?hl=en&ref=catapult-platform.art) on Instagram. [Phantasmal Gallery | Uncanny art galleryPhantasmal Gallery is an Online Art Gallery that specialises in the uncanny, macabre and spooky.![](https://www.wix.com/favicon.ico)Phantasmal Gallery![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11bf8e_c369c3fe8e2c44e2852dc22ff15e8733~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_11,y_0,w_989,h_579/fill/w_449,h_263,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/11bf8e_c369c3fe8e2c44e2852dc22ff15e8733~mv2.jpg)](https://thephantasmalgallery.wixsite.com/phantasmal-gallery?ref=catapult-platform.art) Phantasmal Gallery [Art | Milly AburrowMilly Aburrow creates representations of food substances. The naive, tacky and flamboyant disposition of her sculptures scrutinise the superfluous associations within our everyday sustenance.![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdb5b_9bac8bed0c4c4889827b99f3f0d7f204~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_192%2Ch_192%2Clg_1%2Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01/ffdb5b_9bac8bed0c4c4889827b99f3f0d7f204~mv2.png)Milly Aburrow![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdb5b_d372c540bd584584b98a8da197d7165d~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_1417,h_759/fill/w_713,h_382,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Logo%20for%20Website.png)](https://www.millyaburrow.com/?ref=catapult-platform.art) Milly Aburrow -> Website --- ## Sign up for Now I am in Your Head | Munchies Art Club Magazine We give artists the spotlight they deserve, celebrating contemporary art and emerging talent on Instagram Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.