an annual alternative art school
Qu
A multigenerational paintbrush aged 18-75, we teach each-other
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A multigenerational paintbrush aged 18-75, we teach each-other
Qu (pronounced ‘kwuh’) is an annual alternative art school organised by members Tanith Mab, Little Martin and Sim Edwards year 2025 (and Thea Luckcock 2024). It consists of a free 4-day retreat school in Whalley Range once a year.
Qu Alternative Art School 2025 – Timetable
Our members are fluid.
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Qu 2025 Gallery
7-10 August 2025
The classroom
Pip Watkins – Clear Light and New Cinema
The Grand Tour – Dreaming with Jeremy Clarkson
Renzniro – soundscape free writing
Jamie Allan – Cinecaravan
Practise-focused artist talks
Adam – A Love Letter to the Cosmos
Maya B Kronic
External Speakers
Eating communally
Preost – Being a 7 year old
Hannah Warren – Letters for the Lonely
Jamie Allan – Cinemacaravan
Activity-based learning
Staircase art trail
Going through anonymous feedback
small group discussion : why do you make art?
Full group discussion – worldbuilding in 10 years
Sensing Day
Qu 2024 Gallery
7-11 Octobr 2024
Muhammad Khan – ‘For God’s Sake’ screening and Director’s Q&A
Sam Fairbrother – ‘The Modern and The Serious’
Maeve
Sam Fairbrother – ‘The Modern and The Serious’
Sim Edwards – ‘Language has no downtown’
Practise-focused artist talks
Pamp Bakery – Cake Design
Hannah Warren – modgepodgeing
Tile and Modepodge outcomes
Activity-based learning
Radical communing
History of Badges
Martin Rathsfelder deep-dive
Tanith Mab zoom
Sound Bowl
Alternative Living Tutorials