This page is an overview of the work Marianne Lewsley-Stier has delivered either as Freelance Artist, producer and curator or in her previous roles.
2021
Creative Hull
In July 2021 we created a city centre mixed media installation, designed as an intervention of storytelling, using local pioneering Whispering Window® technology mixed with transmitted and projected images selected from the visual stories of the group, over the last pandemic year with consideration of COVID-19 restrictions , a design which spoke directly to the high street.
Images, videos and recorded audio taken over a fifteen month period from 460 members were shown. This represented a wide demographic background, telling individual stories of how lockdown was perceived through their eyes. Stories collected from members caught a glimpse of the feelings and motivations behind those images.
YVAN Nourish
YVAN Nourish programme provided us with funding to explore further the potential around the Lockdown Still Lifes Group within the Kunstbureau collective.
The network used the funds to develop the existing ideas and concept further. We extended the group to other networks and artists in the city and region by becoming part of the Shirethorn House Artist Hub. This enabled the group to build on our existing body of work. We expanded the artist’s talks and reflections and continue to provide opportunities for artists and creatives across different disciplines to explore their work and find ways to develop themselves further.
Through a continuous knowledge exchange between the different artists in a natural exchange similar to a classroom, but where everyone is a learner and everyone is the teacher, the whole group continues to learn and get inspired. The group has provided a starting point for dormant artists to pick up their creative practice again, for retired artists to connect with their work and to give them a purpose and for emerging artists to tap into the rich knowledge and experience the group has got. The artists’ talks were for many the first time either in a long time or in general where they presented and talked about their work. There are elements of a free, radical and underground concept of education which I would like to explore. The intergenerational knowledge exchange and mentoring is also really interesting.
Future Venture
Artist Journey Conference
The ideas was to share and tell that story from many different angles in the hope for people to catch a glimpse or a whisper whilst passing by or maybe stopped in their tracks by a story, a voice or an image and are encouraged to reflect on their time and experience during lockdown. Some found part of their experience reflected.
I was invited to present on the inspirtation around my artist journey for final year students at Sheffield Hallam University. The topic and people of Lockdown Still Life have become a source of inspiration and motivation during this panedemic and hence I chose them.
LOCKDOWN STILL LIFES – show & tell
Lockdown Still Lifes: Show & Tell – inclusive and participatory weekly online events exploring our relationship with objects and artworks on specific themes ranging from obstacles, place, dreams to senses and origins.
Visit our YouTube Channel for more videos
2020
Project Management for #BlackPeril2020 online Arts Festival with Soweto Kinch.
Organising and managing site specific socially distanced performances, interviews and panel discussions about the Race Riots of 1919/20 exploring their contemporary relevance and resonance across 5 different cities (Salford, Hull, Liverpool, Cardiff and London) https://soweto-kinch.com/blackperil2020
From 2010 – March 2020, Marianne was employed at the University of Hull where she led on various events and projects. The list below is a brief overview of some of them… for a more detailed history, just get in touch. She loves talking about all of this!
2019
- Women of the World Talk – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Modern Day Slavery Act Talk
- Jason Wilsher Mills – A Totem for Hull – https://www.cultureforumnorth.co.uk/case-studies/reflecting-perspectives-disabled-people-co-creation
- Freedom Talks – a curated series of talks in collaboration between academics and Freedom Festival Arts Trust
- I am the Coyote Exhibition and series of events
- Fly The Flag – celebrating 70 years of Human Rights
- Refugee Week talk with Rebecca Robyns
Interview for ‘I am the Coyote’ exhibition 
2018
- Freedom Talks – a curated series of talks in collaboration between academics and Freedom Festival Arts Trust
- Distortions in Spacetime – The immersive installation was commissioned in partnership with Manchester Science Festival, the British Science Festival, and the University of Hull’s Hull Science Festival.
- Scottish Colourists – https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2018/exhibition-scottish-colourists
2017
Lines of thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to now – an exhibition by the British Museum
- Jan – Feb 2017: From Michelangelo to Matisse: Lines of Thought by the British Museum
- March 2017 – June 2017 Paul Smith to J K Rowling: BP Portrait Award Commissions from the National Portrait Gallery
- April – December _ Cairns by Steinunn Thorarinnsdottir
- Oct 2017 – Nov 2017 – An Eyeful of Wry – The Government Art Collection https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2017/terence-cuneo
- Dec 2017 – March 2018 Painting Power: The Art of Terence Cuneo (Science Museum Group)
BP National Portrait Award 
Cultural Vision Talk 
Contains Strong Language 2017
- Cultural Visions Lecture Series
- Cairns – Sculpture exhibition by Icelandic artist Steinunn Thorarinsdottir exploring the historic connection between Hull and Iceland. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1359582117462729
- WOW weekend / university contribution
- Freedom Talks – a curated series of talks in collaboration between academics and Freedom Festival Arts Trust
2016
- Polari Literary Salon
- Project management and planning of UoH contribution to City of Culture year
2015
- Produced and managed the:
- Ferens Fine Art Lecture Series
- Philip Larkin Centre Events
- Annual Children’s Writing Event – Malorie Blackman, Patrick Ness, David Almond
- Project management and planning of UoH contribution to City of Culture year
2014
- Ferens Fine Art Lecture Series
- Philip Larkin Centre Events
- Annual Children’s Writing Event – Malorie Blackman, Patrick Ness, David Almond
2013
- Programmed and curated the Maritime/ International Season at the University of Hull which inlcuded an exhibition in a shipping container, lectures and music events in the Minerva pub.
- Ferens Fine Art Lecture Series
- Philip Larkin Centre Events
- Annual Children’s Writing Event – Malorie Blackman, Patrick Ness, David Almond
Man Booker Prize University Initiative – DBC Pierre
2012
- Created the concept, programmed and curated the interdisciplinary Polish Season which included:
- Odyssey exhibition
- Adam Zamoyski talk
- Ruth Padel
- Production, Marketing and Co-ordination of the bi-annual Arts Programme