19 January - 24 February 2008

Wysing re-opened following a one-year closure period that saw a £1.7 million capital development project create new studios and a new reception building. The occasion was marked by an exhibition of work by the twenty four artists who were working from studios at the time.

Artists who were working at Wysing at the time and who exhibited in the first exhibition in our new buildings were: Jeremy Andrews, Franko B, Michael Brennand-Wood, Julie Brenot, Elena Cologni, Clare Crouchman, Mark Dixon, Sarah Evans, Abbas Hashemi, Oliver Hein, Katherine Hymers, Helen Judge, Nicholas James Juett, David Kefford, CJ Mahony, Nora Maycock, Anne-Mie Melis, Bob Race, Stephen Robinson, Kiki Stickl, Andrew Tanser, Matthew Topham, Chris Wood, Simon Woolham.

An exhibition of drawings for sale that were donated by artists was also exhibitied as part of the launch. The artists were: Guy Bar Amotz, Jeremy Andrews, Jose Arnaud-Bello, Franko B, Kathrin Bohm, Michael Brennand-Wood, Elena Colgni, Clare Crouchman, Shezad Dawood, Mark Dixon, Sarah Evans, Simon Faithfull, Marcia Farquhar, Jem Finer, Abbas Hashemi, Oliver Hein, Katherine Hymers, Henrik Plenge Jacobsen, Juneau Projects, David Kefford, CJ Mahony, Nora Maycock, Anne Mie Melis, N55, Gideon Pain, Alex Pearl, Stephen Robinson, Terry Smith, Kiki Stickl, Andrew Tanser, Matthew Topham, Chris Wood, Simon Woolham