What's a boy/girl to do?

Hi All

I hope everyone is good. Not sure if this is the best way to communicate to everyone anymore.

We should meet up soon. I am based in Plymouth during the week so am closer to London.

I have some ideas on what we might put together in terms of printed material for Champagnia first outing...

I have a date a Spike Island , Sept 13, where i will have a stand at an artist book thing for Folded, Glued & Printed, my fledgling publishing empire.

I was thinking a xerox folded series of sheaths (good word) or a poster made up of our contributions, limit to A4 or A3, held together with a simple system (maybe even staples/tape)?

What do you think?

I was thinking the theme might be -The Plan - as in a bank robbery, making the moves on a someone or something....

I want to get the ball rolling soon so jump on board.

Steven

Re:Drawing Prize

Hi, I have three pieces in the Re:Drawing competition in Wales. If anyone is in the area, it would be lovely to see you,
Ninaxx

Live Art Falmouth 2008

Live Art Falmouth 

6-8 June 2008

Wellington Terrace, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3BN

This annual festival features an innovative program of live/performance art, interactive video installations, cutting edge technology, video screenings and sound art. With more than 70 international, national and regional artists, including Matthew Appleby, Evangelia Basdeskis, Tine Bech, Claire Blundell Jones, Stephen Cornford, Vana Gacina, gilbertandgrape, Rachel Gomme, Alex Hetherington, Katherine Hymers, Misha Horacek, Richard Layzell, Tom Marshman, Rachel Parry, People in Pieces, Kathy Rose, Ken Turner, Nathan Walker, Jane Whitaker and Rupert White.

For further information, please see: www.liveartfalmouth.com/site/EVENT

invite to exhibtion of small sculptures

Hello to all

I personally invite you to the private view of my forthcoming exhibition of small sculptures based on narratives created in sardine cans, cabinets and paper cuts

The New Maynard Gallery,
Theatre Foyer, Campus West, The Campus,
Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BX.
Telephone 01707 326109 & 01707 357117.
(Hours as building.)

WINNERS: DIGSWELL ARTS TRUST AWARD
for best entry in the 2007 Open Exhibition in 2D & 3D

You are invited to the Private View on Thursday
12th June, 2008, 8-10pm.
The Exhibition runs from Friday 13th June to Saturday 19th July 2008

gallery pics

hello again, the images are of the uh gallery. it's a huge space and many things could be done. it also has a cafe area which is open during the day for visitors staff and students (although pricey) There are other places on campus near by to get food
The space has a glazed roof, so there is a lot of natural daylight. previous exhibitions have had built enclosed spaces however that would be our responsibility. nevertheless the uni has several auditoriums which could be used to show reel performance work etc

group show opportunity

hello everybody

There is an opportunity to curate a group exhibition at the University of Hertfordshire Galleries, this is where I studied. I have been speaking to Matthew Shaul senior curator and operations manager is interested in the id ea. Is it possible to get some feedback from people regarding this.

I have e-mailed Matthew for more information regarding the gallery space and images of the space. once i have this information I will post it on the blog.

The proposal would have to be written up for August for an exhibition in 2010/11 as the gallery runs on a two year schedule.

I hope all are well

Franko and Tom, let me know when you will next be in Wysing. sorry to here about the troubles with the car.

hugs to all

Jon x

tekkie question...

does anyone know about photographic printing on metal sheet?

I've been thinking again about these injury images... it has always bugged me because i've never really felt i've resolved how to present them. I had riginally framed them but it didn't feel very considered or intrinsic to the idea...

They are images that really underpin a lot of what I do. I had to send one off for an exhibition i'm in later in the year, and once again it reared a nagging doubt that the work is just not finished. so i'm exploring a return to them. I also perhaps want to put myself in the pictures, anonymously, I think it has always felt wrong that I have taken the pictures of other people and i want to get inside the process more. I like the idea of the privacy and autonomy of taking the image myself of myself, but nobody actually needs to know that...

Or does anyone have any other thoughts on presenting photographs? I'd also had an idea of having it as a dvd still so the tv becomes the frame, like a documentary? I'd imagined an ordinary portible tv not a flashy plasma screen...

Sorry i've been absent, I've not been very confident about my thoughts, internalising them. But then on sunday I got into a discussion with the jewellery group i'm involved in and when I started talking I realised I had made progress in my mind, without realising it. Time to open up again i guess!

love mads x

champagnia

Arrgghh it is actually happening and a possibilty to write a proposal for a group show to submitt to the university of hertfordshire

today we have been served notice to vacate our studio spaces by the 30th Septmber. we are unsure if the council will give us another place to go to in the interim period whilst the trust trys to arrange funding to develop a build of purpose built studios here in stevenage. this project if it goes ahead would possibly take three years if not more.

i feel so disconnected at the moment. the folk in my studios are pleasant to be around but are not the most inspiring driving force which is what I feel when i meet up with all of you.

my motivation has died. i feel the arts in stevenage is some kind of rude word.

Nevertheless an opportunity has arisen to raise a submission for the university of hertfordshire galleries. I was wondering if anyone would like to collaborate in a group kind of happening???
or should i put forward a submission of my own work?
the deadline for submissions is the 5th may.

let me know what you think.

Hugs j xx

hello , im back from hell

hello friends and collegues , sorry , i have not been in touch , i feel that spring is comming and im out of the black hole [ almost] that i was in,, any way shall we all meet ? when ? some time in the next 4 weeks ? where ? at e and tom ? missed you all, x x x x

Over five days a publication will be created that brings together aspects of the work of a group of artists. Folded, Glued and Printed will give attention to what may seem to sit to the side of their main body of work, yet these activities are essential, dynamic and paramount to the individual’s practice.

Folded, Glued and Printed will develop and grow from the artists work, with the space of the gallery containing the raw elements and process of the publication, to be made visible in its entirety on the final day of the exhibition.

Newlyn Art Gallery
Project Blog

Folded, Glued and Printed

Arts Jobs posting

RULES AND REGS AT
COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE

Call for Applications:

Colchester Arts Centre welcomes applications from artists wishing to participate in Rules and Regs in Colchester (27th May - 6th July, 2008). Four selected artists will work to a set of Rules sensitively devised in response to their practices, as a challenge to explore new ways of working. The artists all work to the same Rules, culminating in a public showing of the work created.

All work will be created and presented on a (stationary) old London bus.

Participating artists receive a fee, travel and accomodation support and a small production budget and have access to an individually tailored professional development scheme, documentation of their work and a package of production support.

For a full application pack, please email anthony@colchesterartscentre.com or download from www.rulesandregs.org/cac08.html

Rules and Regs is primarily a development opportunity for making new work, rather than a platform. While programmers, curators, funders etc. may be invited to performances, the primary goal is to explore artistic practice.

Artists should not apply with a specific or existing project in mind, as rules are devised in response to participating artists' practices and revealed only after artists have been selected and agreed to participate.

Artists are expected to spend significant time in Colchester during the project.
This project is open to all artists working in live art in the UK.

TIMETABLE:
• Deadline for applications: Monday 29th February 2008.
• Shortlisted artists interviewed: Week of 10th March in Colchester.
• Artists selected and participation confirmed by: 28th March.
• Project launch: Tuesday 27th May (artists must be available on this date).
• Development period: Wednesday 28th May to Friday 4th July.
• Public performance / exhibitions in Colchester: Saturday 5th July and Sunday 6th July.
• Additional performances (TBC) scheduled for Saturday 2th July (Bracknell) and Saturday 26th July (Southampton) (artists must be available on these dates).

The project is a co-production of Colchester Arts Centre and Rules and Regs and is managed by Colchester Arts Centre and curated by Anthony Roberts.

www.colchesterartscentre.com
www.rulesandregs.org

You and Me and Nothing

National Review of Live Art 

6 February 2008

You and Me and Nothing continues Katherine's use of the body, and it's shift in position between object and subject, challenging the idea of the gaze and questioning who is watching and who is being watched.

Grass on Rabbit

Hi,
Yes would love to meet up, it seems ages and we haven't met up as a new group yet. Any day is good for me as I tend to work off the seat of my pants and never know where I am from one day to the next.
I have been concentrating on my work a lot more and living in poverty, but very happy. I will post a couple of examples of recent work.
I hope everyone is well.
I am also working at the Transition gallery in Cambridge Heath. The is currently a good show on called 'The Painting Room'. Its well worth a look. More info is on the website....... www.transitiongallery.co.uk

Ninaxx

Meet Up?

Hi everyone,

Wondering how everyone is, and whether we are going to try and meet up? Or what motivation there is to build up some sort of dialogue etc.

I've had a really challenging few months, but am atlast in a position to work on moving things forwards once more. How is everyone else? I'd like to develop work dialogue, just as we had developed during year one of the mentoring, but maybe we could all post something re where we are at, and what we are up for currently. What we'd like/ are open to. If we dont' have the space for much input etc.

Not posting all this to be harrying, more that it seems like we either need to develop this thing (whatever we decide it might be) or not. Seizing the moment and all that.

Would arranging a meeting be a good idea? Or is it best to post stuff and get an idea of everyone's views?

Hope everyone is well and thriving,

xLucille

Untitled (morning light) 2007

An excerpt from my new video work, made in South Italy in August 2007....

WYSING ARTS CENTRE RE-LAUNCHES

WYSING ARTS CENTRE RE-LAUNCHES : OPEN WEEKEND WITH OPEN STUDIOS

Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th January 2008

On the evening of 18 January Matthew Collings will open the new and improved Wysing Arts Centre, followed by an Open Weekend when to launch our new buildings a gallery exhibition showcasing Wysing’s 24 resident artists will be on display and all 24 studios will be open to visitors.

In addition, past artists and exhibitors at Wysing have donated drawings towards a ‘benefit’ drawing show which will also be on display, with works available to buy at an affordable fixed price.

Over the past year Wysing’s Bourn site has been closed while we have constructed a £1.7 million building housing artists’ studios, administration offices, a dedicated education space, a new media facility, and reception and gallery improvements.



Our 11 acre site housing 24 artists’ studios, set in farmland, will be open every day during both exhibitions, which continue until 24 February, 12-6pm. Admission Free.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Wysing in the New Year


To join Wysing's EBulletin for monthly updates email info@wysingartscentre.org

Happy 2008

hello everybody, Happy new year to you all i hope that the festivities were kind and caring to each of you. What is happening with Champagnia? Are we going to arrange a meeting at some point? I hope evrybody is well.

Hugs

Jon