For the fifth instalment of Pet Projects, we are thrilled to welcome Alice and Jeff to the show. Much in-demand as a highly original, multi-disciplinary artist, Alice Evans trained at the Royal College of Art and Chelsea College of Art, and now works from her studio in Lancaster, a city we are unembarrassed about singing the praises of during our chat. 

With at least as broad an outlook as her loyal, mischievous and museful cat, Jeff, Alice’s prodigious output encompasses filmmaking, painting, poetry, photography and music. Today, as well as the irascible Jeff, we focus on her band, The Arcane Hope, who have just released an eponymous album and performed their first gig. 

Snippets from the following Arcane Hope songs appear in the second half of the show: (30:35), The Best Sci=Fi (36:45), Do Not Cry (38:49), Laundry Isle (42:54) and Heavy Sky (50:49).  

Blessed with autumn sunshine, this episode was recorded outside at The Storey Institute’s gardens in the heart of Lancaster, where we suspect – without solid proof – that Jeff may have been watching/listening to us from a nearby tree…

Pet Projects is a collaborative project devised by writer and editor Peter Humphreys and artist and filmmaker Ana Rebolledo, who provides the artwork and video content. It is available on Spotify, SoundCloud, iTunes and elsewhere. If you’re enjoying the podcast please like, subscribe and share.

Links: 

Alice’s website: https://www.aliceevansfineart.co.uk 

Alice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alice_evans_artist/ 

The Arcane Hope on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0QK3c8S2OQ2SJrF34PFBgx 

Recent exhibitions and events involving Alice: https://www.aliceevansfineart.co.uk/recentexhibitions

Pet Projects - Episode 5 - Alice Evans

I'm a writer and editor based in Lancaster. Check out my podcasts Pet Projects (in which I interview creative types about their pets - and their projects), First Impressions (a surreal slice of literary cheesecake), and Monkey Scribbling (two older blokes reflect on their youth in the '90s through the letters they exchanged at the time). 

Pet Projects is a collaboration with Ana Rebolledo and Monkey Scribbling with Richard Pye. 

The family band I formed with my brother, Decaying Leather, in 1989 continues to write and record. Our music can also be found on SoundCloud and elsewhere.

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