CCA Art Bus

You may have seen a groovy looking pop art double-decker cruising around the country in the last year, but you may not have realised that the Art Bus belongs to CCA Galleries. We work very closely with our artists are always open to ideas on how to make art more accessible. So when Sir Peter Blake's wife, artist Chrissy Wilson, suggested that it would be fun to have a rock n' roll tour bus for art rather than music, we ran with it.

A year or so later the CCA Art Bus was born. Sir Peter was kind enough to design the bus from the iconic pop art exterior down to the union jack cusions inside. We rescued an old Liverpool street bus (which we thought appropriate because of Peter's beatles connection!) and converted it into a mobile art gallery. However, the Art Bus is more than just a bit of fun; it is a fantastic way to take art to people who might not otherwise see it. Many curious citizens hop aboard the Art Bus simply because it is 'pimp my ride' x 100, the atmosphere on board draws them into the pictures that are exhibited, and they end up having an art-experience. We exhibit all the artists that we publish on the bus, though of course it is most readily associated with Peter Blake. We take the bus to community events, art fairs, schools and colleges, and to support the galleries across the country that sell our artist's work.

We do not sell artwork on board the Art Bus, it is used purely for an exhibitiona and educational space, for this reason people often do not make the association with CCA as a commercial gallery. Of course if you see a picture on the Art Bus that you love and would like to buy, all you have to do is contact us to purchase it. But the most important thing is making art fun; you don't have to be dragged around a stuffy gallery any more.

For more information on the CCA Art Bus and for a schedule of its up and coming event please visit www.ccaartbus.com

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