Author Archives: Down Stairs

Following Down Stairs’ director Craig Barnes’ participation in the Matt’s Gallery exhibition Revolver II in 2014, we are hosting an informal exhibition and discussion of research that arose through Barnes’ siting of his Futuro house on the gallery roof, and … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce the artists participating in our 2014 residency programme. Tom Crawford, Shannon Donovan, Lucy Hopkins, Stair / Slide / Space, Marinette Kaus, Michael Macmanus, Lucy Woodhouse, Jonathan Trayner, Marie Toesland, and Andy Best will each spend … Continue reading →

It’s been live in physical reality for a couple of weeks now, but now live, on the internet right here for your viewing and musing pleasure: the latest work by Sparrow + Castice in the grounds of Great Brampton House. … Continue reading →

A busy weekend at Great Brampton House. Sorting through applications for our residency programme for 2014, and admiring Sparrow + Castice’s latest work on the lawn Metaphor For Meta. News on successful applicants coming shortly. We can’t wait for spring … Continue reading →

As we awake from our winter hibernation, we bring sad news of the death of Down Stairs’ instigator Martin Miller on Christmas Eve. Words can be cheap, but Martin was truly one of a kind, and we will all miss … Continue reading →

As winter sets in, it’s time to put Kieren Reed’s Social Sculpture into hibernation until the spring. A touch of anti-freeze in the toilet does the trick nicely. We are currently devising strategies and approaches for 2014′s resident artists. If … Continue reading →

Cabin Fever notes on living in Kieren Reed’s Social Sculpture           Elliott Burns,  September 2013   July 4th 1845, Henry David Thoreau begins a two year long living experiment; he takes residence in a cabin in the woods, next to … Continue reading →

    A few days in and the learning curve ever steepens. Many a photo has been taken yet my goodness what an incredible project the treehouse looks to be, so have been helping to make it; admittedly just by … Continue reading →