Project Space
Residency: Obscure Secure
- 5 July 2025
- 12:00 – 14:00
ABOUT
Artists Hayley Field and Jacqueline Utley are delighted to have been awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) grant from Arts Council England to further develop their collaborative project, Obscure Secure.
As part of their DYCP programme, they will undertake a one-week residency at Phoenix Art Space in Brighton. During this time, they will reflect on their work to date and explore new directions for the future.
Obscure Secure is a collaborative practice that centres the stories of marginalised women artists through curatorial, artistic, and research-based methods. Field and Utley’s approach is grounded in openness, collaboration, and a commitment to challenging artistic hierarchies.
Their work to date includes:
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Curating exhibitions that juxtapose their own work with historic collections, including at Christchurch Mansion (Ipswich), Studio 1.1 (London), and Towner Eastbourne.
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Programming talks and symposiums, such as Addressing the Absences at Towner Eastbourne.
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Producing publications including Listening to Kathleen Walne.
A highlight of their research is the life and work of Kathleen Walne (1915–2011), a watercolourist whose subjects often included women students at the Brighton School of Art. One such piece will be featured during the residency:
Join the artists on Saturday 5th July from 12:00– 14:00 for an informal open afternoon in the Project Space. Visitors are welcome to drop in, view the work-in-progress, and learn more about the Obscure Secure project.
General Information
Project Space
Open Afternoon:
- Saturday 5 July, 12:00–14:00 – All Welcome
Find the Artist:
Website: www.obscuresecure.co.uk
Instagram:
Artwork: Kathleen Walne, Watercolour and gouache on paper, 1988, 40 x 50 cm (inspired by millinery students from Brighton School of Art)
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