CULTURES OF COLLECTING

If you're a collector yourself or  just fascinated by other people's obsession with collecting then you will love the exhibition COLLE3T, opening at Portsmouth University's SPACE and Eldon Gallery on Monday 7  March. 

In a collaboration with Portsmouth City Museum and Art Gallery there is also a  programme of events reflecting on the history, culture and aesthetic appeal of collecting to both professional and private collectors.  The events include a Symposium, Public Lecture and Workshop over Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 March.  Admission is free but you do need to book before Wednesday 16 March.  Further details below and at www.port.ac.uk/research/caad/collect3

COLLE3T  7 March to 4 April 2011

Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm

Open to the public, admission free

Many of us might consider the objects as companions to our emotional lives: they may be provocations for others to make connections, and the conversations they hold when viewed become the starting point for more discussion: do objects and collections speak?

Private View  Monday 7 March, 5 to 7 pm

SPACE and Eldon Gallery, University of Portsmouth, Eldon Building, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth PO1 2DJ.

Symposium  Cultures of Collecting, Wednesday 23 March, 1 to 5.30 pm

Eldon Building, Winston Churchill Avenue, PO1 2DJ

Public Lecture  Wednesday 23 March, 7 to 8.30 pm

Park Building, King Henry Street, Portsmouth PO1 2DZ

Workshop  Meet the Exhibitors, Thursday 24 March, 10 am to 1 pm

City Museum, Museum Road, Portsmouth PO1 2LJ

To book contact Denise Callender

T: 023 9284 5197

E: Denise.Callender@port.ac.uk

ARTIST VICTORIA WAREHAM 'LOOKS BACK' OVER SOUTHAMPTON

It's good to see that the Millais Gallery is continuing with its Off-Site projects while it remains "homeless".  They have now commissioned artist Victoria Wareham to create an exciting site-specific installation at the Bargate Mall in Southampton, opening this Saturday.  Victoria has worked alongside local musicians Brian Hooper and Jeff Henry, and using historical songs about Southampton has created a “phantom choir”. 

In a collaboration with local composers, singers and the SoCo Community Music Project, this choir will perform a vocal quartet adaptation of “Looking Back” - a reminiscent look at a the city’s historical landmarks.

The essence of this performance will be captured in a series of audio and visual recordings. Visitors to the installation will trigger the recordings and awaken what seems to be a gathering of invisible musicians. 

If you would like to know more about this project, Victoria Wareham will be discussing the installation on Saturday 26 February, or  check out the website: www.solent.ac.uk/millais

LOOKING BACK,

19 February - 27 March 2011

PREVIEW: Saturday 19 February 2pm until 5pm

Live music from by Brian Hooper and Jeff Henry.

PUBLIC TALK: Saturday 26 February  at 2pm.

Victoria Wareham will discuss the installation.

LOCATION: Unit 26, Bargate Mall, East Bargate, Southampton, SO14 1HF.

OPENING TIMES: Thursday to Sunday, 11am - 5pm.

Millais Gallery and Millais Off-Site Projects, Southampton Solent University, East Park Terrace

Southampton SO14 0YN

Call: 023 8031 9916     Email: millais.gallery@solent.ac.uk

Facebook: Millais Off-Site Projects

WOMEN'S WORK WANTED

The artists' group, Women's Work, have put out a call to women artists for their 2011 exhibition, HerStory, which will take place from 8 to 11 July at The Link Gallery, Winchester University.  Women's Work organise an annual exhibition of art by women and have shown in a variety of spaces in North Hampshire for the past 14 years.

This year's exhibition will be of work which reflects narrative in content or approach. It can be either 2 or 3 dimensional and the size restrictions are given on their fact sheet.  Their aim is to show work that demonstrates the breadth of art made by women.

Although the term HerStory was coined in the sixties and used in feminist literature, in this context they are using it in its simplest meaning - things told from the point of view of a woman.

The closing date for applications is Monday 9 May and you can find all the information you need at www.womenswork.org.uk. 

HEW LOCKE AT ARTSWAY

ArtSway have an interesting programme of events planned alongside their exhibition of Hew Locke's Starchitect which opens on Saturday.  Locke's work looks at culture, identity and power and makes use of a diverse range of materials including plastic toys, silk flowers and sequins.  His new installation is constructed from cut sheets of plywood transforming the ArtSpace gallery and referencing his 2002 installation Cardboard Palace.  Locke has exhibited extensively in both the UK and US and was recently short-listed for the Fourth Plinth project in Trafalgar Square. 

The programme starts with a gallery talk at the exhibition launch party when Locke will be discussing his new commission for ArtSway with the curator Peter Bonnell and includes a lecture by Karen Fielder exploring the idea of starchitect in architectural history and a talk by London based curator Paul Hedge who has worked with the artist for many years.  There is also a portfolio day aimed at sculptors when there are ten half hour slots available for critiques, portfolio reviews and careers advice.

The exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Arts University College at Bournemouth and there is a complementary exhibition - Hew Locke: Are We There Yet - at The Gallery, the Arts University College at Bournemouth from 14 March. www.aucb.ac.uk

Dates and further details are given below and more information can be found at www.artsway.org.uk.


Hew Locke: Starchitect
Exhibition Launch Saturday 5th February 2011 2pm - 5pm, all welcome.
Exhibition continues until 3 April 2011

ArtSway, Station Road, Sway, Hampshire, SO41 6BA.

Exhibition Associated Events:
Exhibition Launch and Gallery Talk: Hew Locke in Conversation with Peter Bonnell
Saturday 5 February 2011, 2pm - 5pm (gallery talk at 3pm)
Hew Locke will discuss his new commission for ArtSway and the Arts University College at Bournemouth with ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell. Locke describes his new installation as a 'dream-like' place, which will contain a number of his trademark sculptural works, and his new series of altered early twentieth-century share certificates. Locke's work questions ideas relating to identity and power, and particularly the loss of these as seen in the context of an increasingly globalised world. FREE: All Welcome.

Free Coach: Exhibition launch
Saturday 5 February 2011 at 10.30am
A free coach from London will leave from opposite Tate Britain on Millbank at 10.30am for the opening of the exhibition. The coach will return to London for 7pm.
FREE: Limited Numbers. Advanced booking is advised.

Portfolio Day: Sculpture
Friday 25 February 2011, 10am - 4pm
A portfolio day specifically aimed at sculptors with ten half-hour slots for artists from all backgrounds for critiques, portfolio reviews and career advice from ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell. COST: £5 per person. Booking Essential.

Art in Context: The Starchitect in History: Great Architects and the Building of Britain
Wednesday 9 March 2011 at 7pm
A lecture by Karen Fielder, Doctoral Researcher, School of Humanities, University of Southampton. Inigo Jones was a celebrity architect of the seventeenth century who is regarded as introducing a specifially English approach to continental classicism, with startling new buildings such as Banqueting House in Whitehall. In this talk, Karen Fielder explores the idea of the starchitect in architectural history, and how buildings and styles they created can be understood to represent national character and identity.
FREE: Booking Essential

Curator's Talk
Saturday 12 March 2011 at 2pm
An informal tour of Hew Locke's new installation, with ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell. Bonnell will explain the genesis of the exhibition, the story of the development of the installation, and themes and ideas surrounding Locke's work. FREE: All Welcome.

Gallery Talk: Paul Hedge
Saturday 26 March 2011 at 3pm
Join us for a talk by the highly regarded London based Curator Paul Hedge. Paul is the Managing DIrector of Hales Gallery, who represent Hew Locke. Paul will discuss his many years of work with Hew Locke, as well as his curatorial ideas and work in the commercial gallery sector. FREE: Booking Essential

To book a place on any of the above events please contact Jack Lewis on 01590 682260 (ext.6) or email:jack.lewis@artsway.org.uk

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RICHARD CRABBE REMEMBERED

The life and work of Portsmouth artist,  Richard Crabbe, is being celebrated this week with the opening of Richard Crabbe Remembered - a show curated by GASP from the work and memorabilia owned by members of Art Space Portsmouth and the Crabbe family.

Many people knew Richard Crabbe through his long association with Art Space Portsmouth, his teaching, his involvement in art education and various projects in the city and admired his work and commitment to art.

The work on show has been selected from the whole period of his working life and some of the work lent by the Crabbe family will be offered for sale at the exhibition.  ArtSpace also hope to make more of his work available for sale through their website.


Preview: Friday 11th February, 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Exhibition: 9th February - 19th February 2011

Open to the public: Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th and Tuesday 15th February, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Wednesday 16th February, 4.00pm - 6.00pm

ALL OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Contact Gillian Hawkins at gillian.hawkins7@ntlworld.com