We are extInked is launched at the Manchester Museum!

Friday 8th July saw the launch of We are extInked at the Manchester Museum, it was a great evening and we would like to thank you all for joining us to celebrate the current achievements and future successes of the project, exhibition and the national tour.

To see photographs of the evening please visit the extInked website. All Photography by Jimmy Edmondson.

Still Time

For those who were unable to attend do not worry, you have plenty of time to visit the exhibition which is open at the Manchester Museum until 13/11/2011.

Big Saturday

We are excited to announce that extInked will be the theme for the Manchester Museum’s Big Saturday event in September.

Date: Saturday 24th September 2011

Time: 11.00am - 4.00pm

Location: The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL

Booking: Most activities will be drop-in, some may need to be booked on the day.

Cost: most of the activities will be free however some may cost up to £1.50.

Age: All ages are welcome.

Further details of the days activities will be announced over the coming weeks via the Musuem's website.

Artwork for Sale

extInked Drawings

A number of original extInked artworks by Jai Redman are still available to purchase at our online shop. Beautifully executed in pen and ink, many of these drawings have featured in our current exhibition or will feature at future venues. We can offer you the opportunity to reserve a particular drawing for collection as the exhibition closes, whilst some drawings are available for collection straight away.

extInked Almanac

The extInked Almanac is now available for purchase from our online shop. Priced at £20, each copy is signed by the artist and is one of only 100 copies produced in conjunction with the We are extInked tour. For your chance to own a limited edition, signed copy please visit the UHC online shop or email kate@uhc.org.uk.

Further Information

extInked/We are extInked

W: www.extinked.org.uk

B: extinked.blogspot.com

T: @extinked

E: kate@uhc.org.uk

Ultimate Holding Company

A: Ultimate Holding Company, Hotspur House, 2 Gloucester Street, Manchester, M1 5QR

W: www.uhc.org.uk

B: uhcblog.blogspot.com

T: @Ult_Holding_Co

E: mail@uhc.org.uk

The Manchester Museum

A: The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL

W: www.manchester.ac.uk/museum

T: @mcrmuseum

E: museum@manchester.ac.uk

We are extInked is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and MIRIAD.

Anatomy Projects - extInked Ambassador Portraits

Nineteenth Century studio plate camera used by Anatomy Projects to photograph the Ambassadors.

Photography, Tom Bing.

Artists Gavin Parry and David Penny of Anatomy Projects have been collaborating with UHC over the past two years creatively documenting art projects such as extInked and EXAM.

In November 2009, they were commissioned to create a collection of portraits of the one hundred Ambassadors as part of the extInked project using a restored 19th century studio plate camera. The intention was not to make a document of the tattoo but to create a portrait of the individual, as a part of a shared experience of the social experiment.

Portrait of Stephen Medeema, Ambassador for the Narrow-Leaved-Helleborine.

Photography by Anatomy Projects.

The portraits were exhibited at the extInked reunion 2010 as part of the exhibition at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester entitled 'A Horse walks in to a Bar'. The portraits will also be exhibited at various locations around the UK throughout 2011 - 2012 as part of the extInked UK tour, further details to be announced shortly.

To see a sample of the beautiful portraits please visit the Anatomy Projects website.

This collaboration between UHC and Anatomy Projects has been made possible through the financial support of MIRIAD.