ARTISTS WORKING IN RELAY

An interesting arts project - RELAY 2011 - is taking place over the next six weeks in conjunction with Rules and Regs, Quay Arts (IOW) and A Space (Southampton).  A group of artists are responding to a random object - using it as both inspiration and medium - transforming it and then passing it on to the next artist to create a 'chain reaction'. 

Two Relays are running concurrently, one curated by Daniel Crow, A Space Director, and the other by Georgia Newman, Quay Arts Exhibitions Organiser.  Both Relays will be exhibited side by side in the Learning Curve Gallery at Quay Arts and documentation of how the objects have been altered will be shown alongside.  The artists have just 48 hours to respond to the object which is then put on display before being passed on to the next artist. 

Lisa Traxler is the second artist in the Quay Arts Relay and her 'response', Soul's Release was installed this morning in the Learning Curve Gallery.  The original 'object' was a set of chess pieces which had gone through a radical transformation by artist Tim Johnson before being passed on to Lisa.  Lisa's response is pictured above.

If by now all this seems as clear as mud!  then you can read all about it at www.rulesandregs.org/relay11.html
and find more information about the individual artist responses in their blog http://rulesandregsrelay.wordpress.com.

TAKE PART IN THE VENICE BIENNALE

The venue is in Campo San Polo, Venice

There is only one week before the deadline - apologies for that but have only just received the notification - but if you would like the chance to have some work in the 54th Venice Biennale, then WW Gallery are calling for submissions of works on paper for a collateral exhibition as part of the 'UK at the Venice Biennale' programme.  Further details follow, and take a look at their website.

Call for Submissions
WW Gallery at the 54th
Venice Biennale
Deadline 31st March

There is nothing more exhilarating than the buzz and atmosphere of the opening week of the Venice Biennale. As the longest-running, most prestigious international art biennial in the world, the Venice Biennale of Art is the biggest event in the art calendar.

WW Gallery participated in the 53rd Venice Biennale and this year, for the 54th Biennale, invites artists to submit works on paper for a two week exhibition in the heart of Venice.

Submissions must be 2D and no larger than A3 size. Work should not be framed, glazed or mounted. Media can include drawing, collage, printmaking, painting, digital, photography and mixed media. There is no set theme; work should be representative of each artist's practice or process.

The exhibition is selected and curated by Debra Wilson and Chiara Williams. Wilson and Williams, known collectively as WW, have a proven track record for spotting and nurturing talent and curating inspired and subversive exhibitions from their gallery base in Hackney, East London.


http://www.wilsonwilliamsgallery.com/opencall2011.htm?utm

OMEGA PRINTMAKERS ANNUAL SHOW

Tomorrow the Omega Printmakers open their third annual show of original prints at GASP (Gallery Art Space Portsmouth). The group was created to give printmakers access to the excellent printmaking facilities at The Omega Centre in Portsmouth and this event is a fantastic showcase for the work they produce.  This year the show will feature work by the following artists:
Jan Blemmings, Jenny Bullen, Angela Elsom, Jon Everett, Jean Flack Munday, Des Kilfeather, Hanae Hanamo, Gillian Hawkins, Jessica Lay, Diane Longbottom, Andrew Mcconnach, Amanda Morris, Tony Munford, Pam Newick, Joan Newitt, Eloise Parrack, David Peduzzi, Deborah Richards, Jane Shepherd, Jon Spencer, Mary Stephens, Sarah Tunaley and Mark Willenbruch.
For more information, including a gallery of artists' work, see www.omegaprintmakers.co.uk.


Preview Friday 25 March 6 to 8 pm
Exhibition continues to Saturday 2 April 
Open to the public: Daily 2 to 5 pm (closed Sunday)
GASP
Gallery Art Space Portsmouth
27 Brougham Road, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 4PA
www.artspace.co.uk

Image: The Albion Press at Omega Printmakers

SUSAN 1 - PRE-SENSE - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Emerging and established artists are invited to submit work for a group exhibition responding to or challenging the idea of intuition and the experience of ‘just knowing,’ apparently before or without sensory clues.  Is it a pre-sensory experience, an experience of presence, an awareness of ‘inner time’ or something else?

Work made in the last two years (2009 onwards) - in painting, drawing, digital and new media, performance to camera and small to medium scale 3-D work - that engages in some way with the theme of the project is eligible.  

Susan 1 will be installed in three large empty rooms in a modern house in Headington, Oxford, previewing on Friday 6 May with the exhibition continuing on 7 and 8 May.

For further information and details of how to submit your work, see:

http://web.me.com/mariusvb/susanprojects/susan_1.html

or for further enquiries email susanprojects11@gmail.com

MAKER OPPORTUNITY

If you are looking for an outlet for your craft, then South Hill Park have extended the application deadline for their annual craft fair to Thursday 31 March.  So if you are a painter, textile artist, jeweller, silversmith, woodturner, printmaker, ceramicist or glassmaker (etc!) there is still time to apply for your own stall. A curatorial committee - made up of staff and SHP resident artists - will view the applications in April. 
Stall prices vary between £185 and £245 depending on size and location but they do accept joint applications so you could lower your costs by sharing with a colleague and the good news is no commission is taken from artists' sales.  Makers are also provided with promotional leaflets and entry into the catalogue so it could be a good investment of your money.
South Hill Park offer over 80 stall positions in their Georgian mansion and modern theatre and gallery space at their craft fair which has established a reputation for high quality craftsmanship and a welcoming atmosphere over the past 25 years.
For an idea of what to expect, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QRoNWSSYIk
Application packs are available at www.southhillpark.org.uk or for more information email craftfair@southhillpark.org.uk. 

MASTERING THE ARTIST'S STATEMENT

We are pleased to announce the next instalment in our series of essential skills workshops: Mastering the Artist’s Statement with artist, Emilia Telese.  Using a range of writing techniques, exercises and mindmapping, Emilia will coach you in the art of writing an effective introduction to your work in 200 words. 

Judging by the number of requests we’ve had to cover this topic, we are expecting this workshop to be popular and places are limited, so reserve yours now by sending an email to arc@aspex.org.uk.

Emilia Telese is an Italian-born crossover artist based in Brighton.  She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence and moved to the UK in 1997. Alongside her art practice Emilia is Regional Council Member at Arts Council South East, a freelance writer and specialist in artists’ professional practice, and a visiting lecturer at more than ten art colleges in the UK and Italy.  http://www.emiliatelese.com

Image by Jodielee Pike, arc volunteer photographer

THE ROUND TOWER

It's not long now until Old Portsmouth's Round Tower is launched as a gallery space with an exhibition on the theme of ‘Strong Island’.
‘Strong Island’is a local website created and managed by Paul Gonella and Tristan Savage designed to promote, showcase and inform people about Portsmouth and Southsea’s scene.
Over 30 local creatives have been invited to participate in the exhibition and you can see who they are and follow the progress of preparing for opening night at www.theroundtower.co.uk.  Paul Gonella is also making a documentary of the preparations which will be made available to view on the website. The image shown is a recent photograph of the Round Tower by Jon Snape, using his Medium format Mamiya and hand printed in his kitchen darkroom. Jon is hoping to produce some solar plates especially for the strong-island exhibition.
The local printmaking studio, Badger Press, will also be participating in the exhibition and there is still time for their artists to submit work to be sold in the shop.  Full details can be found here.


Launch Night: Friday 15 April, 6pm
Open to the Public 16 April to 1 May.  Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 3pm.