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über kitsch – german contemporaries

Michael Lovelock — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:30:28 +0000

über kitsch – german contemporaries takes place at the Vyner Studio in East London, 2nd til 4th September 2010.

Celebrate the First Thursday in East London the German way!

7 young artists from fine art academies in Nürnberg and München combine living tradition with a playful freudian irony to create a happy but broken nostalgia.

Colourful camp oil paintings, animation videos and quirky photographies let your living room die a pink retro death.

Sigmund freud was from austria, which feels much closer to artists from cozy southern german cities like Munich or Nuremberg than cold Prussian north. Fuck Berlin, Cologne or Leibzig, here comes the south.
Kitsch ‘n‘ sink rules!

Less is a bore.

too much is not enough.

Hackney Wickipedia Art Exhibition

Michael Lovelock — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:30:58 +0000

Gadjee Collective Presents “Hackney Wickipedia”

The Gadjee Collective is a group of up and coming artists based mostly in London, but who hail from many different nations, including France, Canada, Germany, Poland and Britain. Their creative backgrounds are varied, but many of the… artists study at internationally renowned Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

The collective was formed with the idea of mobility at its core, with the artists planning exhibitions in different European cities, responding to each place in a different way and with their own unique perspective. To date, the collective has organized, curated and created original work for three exhibitions, the first in London at the Rag Factory, with subsequent exhibitions in Dublin and Barcelona. We plan to exhibit in Milan and Munich later this year. The Hackney Wicked Festival would be the perfect opportunity for the collective to turn its talents to London once again.

“Hackney Wickipedia” is a group show which celebrates the Hackney Wick, touching on many random and dispersed historical facts upon which it has been founded and developed. Over the last few years it has regenerated, becoming a cultural magnet for creative individuals who have moved into the area, forming a community for themselves, making use of the industrial space and the resources it has to offer. This show comprises a group of artists from many different nationalities, backgrounds, cultures and identities who are outsiders of Hackney Wick itself. Each artist responds to Hackney Wick through their artwork with reference to either the history and/or the contemporary culture, relative to their own artistic interpretations. Their artistic media is: painting, drawing, sculpture, site-specific art, photography, video, performance and installation.

We also plan to have live music performances each night, most notably from Private Lives, a trio that is “more pop than Andy Warhol” (Don’t Panic Magazine).

Exibiting artists:

* Uli Blanchet (Ger)
* Tonga Schneider (GR) & Aurore Pelisson (FR)
* Sydney Southam (CAN)
* Roman Skyva (CZ)
* Matthew Miles (UK)
* Leo Cohen (UK)
* Konrad Wyrebek (POL)
* Hélène Butler (FR)
* Charlotte Kaye (UK)
* Charles Garcin (FR)
* Caroline LS Chang (UK)
* Anja Priska (Ger)
* Alix Marie (FR)
* Alice Walter (UK)

Ribbons (the shape of an exhibition) @ Auto Italia

Michael Lovelock — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:00:58 +0000

RIBBONS! (The Shape of an Exhibition)
Breer Lazidj Nahr

Private view Wednesday 28 July 6-9pm
29 July – 22 August 2010

RIBBONS! (The Shape of an Exhibition) is a temporary project which will occupy the park opposite Auto Italia’s current location through July and August. Lengths of shiny, coloured ribbon are tied from the branches of one tree to another to form long squiggles and zig zagging lines which curve in one direction and then another as they are caught by the breeze. As the first installment of a larger project titled The Shape of an Exhibition, this outdoor installation acts as a sketch of what is to come.

The Shape of an Exhibition has been conceived to address the notion of an exhibition by considering and expanding both its site and its timeframe. A future sequence of projects will be realised through ideas about the past, present and future use of Auto Italia’s current buliding, with the permanent realisation of project being a playground on the site where the reflective, coloured ribbons now hang. The Shape of an Exhibition could be understood as a remake of a novel, The Shape of a City by Julien Gracq (1985), or a version of the final scene of Jacques Demy’s film, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), both of which function as projections of their authors’ recollected and imagined memories of a city.

As a prologue to The Shape of an Exhibition, RIBBONS! is a product of what it imagines, the long coloured lines of ribbon suspended in the branches of the trees above are a draft of the exhibition to come, like lines drawn on a floating page. When a magician is capable of removing a table cloth in a spit second without spilling a glass of water that stands on it, once the paper is taken away it leaves only the coloured lines.

Light Sensitive – Brand New Photography Show

Michael Lovelock — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:00:39 +0000

Exhibition September 3rd – 7th 10:00 – 18:00
Private view September 2nd 18:00

London’s most talked-about degree show returns: 14,000 sq ft of the best new photography

Light Sensitive brings together artists from across the globe to showcase their latest photographic work.

A brand new collection of thought-provoking work by award-winning photographers goes on show this September as part of the prestigious MA in Photographic Studies at the University of Westminster.

Light Sensitive presents 24 photographic artists at P3, an exciting venue in the heart of central London. The exhibition showcases emerging as well as established international talent, with many on the course already recipients of prestigious bursaries from institutions such as the Royal Photographic Society and the Arts Councils, and multiple award-winners in high-profile competitions including the International Photographers’ Awards and The Lucie Awards.

As in the past the MA show is professionally and independently curated. With over seven thousand visitors attending the past three summer shows it is anticipated Light Sensitive will see around 2000 people attending on opening night. The expansive venue in the centre of London provides a stunning environment for this exciting show. Exploring themes of space, wandering, abstraction and identity this collection demonstrates exhilarating freshness and vitality. Curator Elizabeth Upper said: “Light Sensitive showcases the newest work of talented image-makers. It’s a rare opportunity to see new and thought-provoking work in an exciting setting.”

Beautiful Bowls: Gilles Jones Glass

Michael Lovelock — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:30:13 +0000

From Mon 26 July until Sunday 22 August 11am-3pm North Yorkshire glassmakers Gillies Jones invite you to discover the drama of their craft when they open up their rural studio, in the village of Rosedale on the North Yorkshire Moors.

Enjoy an exhibition of glass ‘The Beautiful Bowl’ at the Gillies Jones Studio which explores their signature piece with new patterns and colours inspired by the elemental beauty of their North Yorkshire location. Also Gillies Jones will blow glass and take questions, demonstrating the making of their signature ‘Beautiful Bowl’ from Mon 26 July until 30 July 11am – 3pm. Step inside their rural studio and see Stephen Gillies, one the UK’s finest contemporary glassmakers at work. This is a unique chance to find out more about the ancient and dynamic process of glass blowing whilst watching him create the forms of their beautiful bowls.

Suitable for all ages
Gillies Jones Studio, Rosedale Abbey, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 8SA.
tel 01751 417550
email info@gilliesjonesglass.co.uk

Emily-Kriste Wilcox at GGC Summer Show

Michael Lovelock — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:30:19 +0000

Ceramicist Emily-Kriste Wilcox will be participating in this annual exhibition with other members from the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen.

31st July – 30th August 2010
Painswick Centre, Painswick, Glos, GL6 6QQ

- and also at the gallery show during August
“Sculptural Crafts”
1st – 31st August 2010
Guild Gallery, Painswick, Glos, GL6 6QQ

Directions and more information regarding the shows can be found at www.guildcrafts.org.uk

For further details of Emily-Kriste’s work, see www.emily-kriste.co.uk where you can also sign up for regular updates and event invites.

PANDA Spotlight On Working Internationally

Michael Lovelock — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:00:21 +0000

PANDA Spotlight On Working Internationally
in partnership with Brewery Arts Centre

Date: Thursday 2nd September 2010, 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue: Brewery Arts Centre, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4HE
Cost: Free

Finding, planning and funding performing arts work and tours abroad.

Performing Arts Network and Development Agency (PANDA) have teamed up with our regional partner Brewery Arts Centre to deliver this free panel event, open to anyone working in the performing arts in the North West who wants to find out more about working internationally.

Join us at the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal on Thursday 2nd September 2010 as our panel of guest speakers explain how you can find work abroad, run through the practicalities of organising an international visit or tour, and provide advice for maximising the opportunities generated by taking your performing arts work to other countries.
Key topics:

• Routes to working internationally – how to find opportunities abroad, where to get your work seen by international programmers, exchanges and collaborations with international artists.

• Festivals as an international platform – key events in the calendar, tips for applying, how to make the most of your trip.

• Funding for international work – what is available in the changing climate, making the best case for support.

• The practicalities – preparation, timeframes, realistic budgeting, production management and logistics, visas, insurance, language and terminology, contracts, when to pass up an offer.

• Building on international work – maximising the opportunity, making contacts and developing relationships, the role of tour bookers and producers.

To book a place at Spotlight On Working Internationally contact Rachel Morton on 0161 274 0626 or email rachel@panda-arts.org.uk.

Creative Facilitation Course

Michael Lovelock — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:00:26 +0000

Creative Facilitation

3rd November 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm, Royal and Derngate, Northampton

Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and in-house training provider for ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network), is delivering this established one day course ‘Creative Facilitation’ on 3rd November 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm at Royal and Derngate, Northampton.

Artsplan is the largest provider of specialist youth arts training courses and publications in the UK and all training and publications are written and supported by experienced youth arts specialists, currently involved in direct project work with young people.

The ‘Creative Facilitation’ course provides an introduction to a creative approach to group facilitation. It aims to encourage, develop and inspire those with responsibility to lead others through a facilitative process, be it for the purposes of team building, consultation, idea-generation or training. Throughout the day we will be using a number of different interactive exercises and games in order to illustrate content. We will also look at group dynamics, communication issues and different learning styles in order to explore how these might be of impact.

Participants recently undertaking this course have been keen to endorse the training:

‘This has given me so much more confidence to go out and deliver training. I feel inspired and can’t stop jotting down ideas!’

‘Really excellent course – very interesting subject with so much relevance to arts and community and education work. [Course trainer] structured, presented and led the course with so much skill and enthusiasm. I really enjoyed it.’

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £110 to £150, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

For more information on our courses or to book a place, please contact the Artsplan Team via: artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 023 80682 535. To subscribe to ENYAN visit www.enyan.co.uk

REMEMBER! If you sign up to ENYAN you can recieve a 5% Discount!

BLAST! 2010

Michael Lovelock — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:30:55 +0000

BLAST! 2010
Cohesion Glass Network – Annual selling exhibition
September 9 – November 6, 2010
Zest Gallery is hosting BLAST! – the Cohesion Glass Networkʼs annual selling exhibition, for the second year running. This exciting collaboration will showcase some of the best British contemporary glass art, featuring sculptural and wall mounted work selected from Cohesionʼs talented members, both newcomers and more established artists.

This year, glass expert and collector Alan Poole is a co-curator of the exhibition. Alan is a director of North Lands Creative Glass in Lybster, Scotland, and runs Dan Klein Associates, which has been collecting and promoting British and Irish contemporary glass for three decades.

In close collaboration with Alan, we have selected 16 amazingly versatile artists whose work embodies a broad spectrum of processes and techniques. Glass is a fascinating medium for artists to explore and the results can be breathtaking. In the hands of Bruce Marks, a skilled glassblower with a keen interest in colour, molten glass becomes a solid substantial vessel. By contrast, Inge Panneels, a pate de verre expert, creates fragile floating vessels, granular and textured, from the same core substance.

A very special feature of the exhibition is a tribute to Dan Klein, the UKʼs pre-eminent glass advocate, writer and collector who died last year. Adam Aaronsonʼs glass studio, adjacent to Zest Gallery, has made a glass bowl for each of the 16 artists to turn into a unique work of art. These will be priced at £125 each and the full proceeds of these one-off pieces will be donated to North Lands Creative Glass for Dan Klein’s Memorial Fund.

Suupa Pupa Doompadee Dah!

Michael Lovelock — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:30:53 +0000

Studio 106 Art Gallery
Dates: July 8th – 24th
Private view: Wednesday 7th of July 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Contact: enquiries@106studio.com/ 020 73855618

In partnership with UCA, Studio 106 Art Gallery has selected works by recent graduates from their final exhibition at UCA, a show that represents the culmination of the year’s study on the Foundation Programme. At an extremely important stage in the students’ professional and personal development, Suupa Pupa Doompadee Dah! aims to support their progression into higher education and ultimately toward a career in the creative arts.
The exhibition brings together works by Laura Alabaf, Esther Chung, Emily Hills, Lewis Ryland, Frances Tomlin, Alexandra Constantine and Amanda Woodcock.

The exhibition is directly inspired by the chant of the Oompa Loompa workers of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, a story that can be read as an analogy for the trials associated with the coming of age to adulthood. Referencing this period of growth and change, the exhibition aims to highlight the important stage on which the selected artists are embarking. In this vein, the title of the exhibition also refers to the Latin term ‘Pupa’, denoting the chrysalidian process through which insects undergo transformation. These transformative processes are inherently relevant to the work presented, addressing as it does themes of organic process, creativity and change.

The selected artists have a polymorphic approach and explore a variety of contemporary media. The works selected are the result of complex and thoughtful investigation into a range of diverse themes such as identity construction, psycho-geography, environmental issues and the body. Encouraging investment in talented young people, Suupa Pupa Doompadee Dah! provides support to these artists at an age when strengthening confidence and establishing support are a crucial part of their future.

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