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FIGURING LANDSCAPES: artists’ moving image from Australia and the UK |
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THE ANIMAL GAZE : Contemporary Art & Animal/Human Studies - a symposium (Nov 20-21) and exhibition (Nov 20-Dec 12) organised by London Metropolitan University. My video Interview(pig) will be in The Animal Gaze exhibition from Nov 13 - Dec 13 2008 at Unit 2 Gallery, London E1 (directly opposite the Whitechapel Gallery), Unit 6 and Metropolitan Works (Commercial Road). In January 2009 the show tours to the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World at Exeter, Plymouth City Museum & Gallery, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth College of Art & Design and the Roland Levinsky Gallery, University of Plymouth. |
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Gone to Earth – final work to be developed within the BREAKING GROUND series during a Residency at CRATE Project Space, 6 Bilton Square, Margate, Kent, CT9 1DX from 21 – 29 November. There will be an Open Day on Saturday 29 November from 2-4pm. Discussion and Talk at 4pm. |
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UNDER GROUND - new work to be developed from the BREAKING GROUND Project Stage 2 will be at THE PINE GALLERY, CLAREMONT STUDIOS, 12 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA from 14 - 23 October 2008 There will be an Open Day/Drawing Event at the weekend and a Discussion Event in conjunction with Talk About the Work on Tuesday 21 October from 5.30 pm.
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CLAREMONT STUDIOS, 12 CLAREMONT, HASTINGS, TN34 1HA 01424 445 743 |
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OUTSIDE IN - OPEN DAY - MONDAY 7 JULY 2008 3.30-6PM MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DATES AND VENUES: |
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BREAKING GROUND STAGE 1
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Cases of Curiosity - The Gallery, Dartington College of Arts, Devon Collaboration with Lucy Cran opens Friday 27 June 2008 A curated show of 8 x 1930s display cabinets for invited artists to show elements of their practice. A first collaboration with my daughter. http://casesofcuriosity.blogspot.com/
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Arts Council Grant for the Arts for Breaking Ground Breaking Ground Stage 2 has been awarded a grant for the arts from the Arts Council. This means we can go ahead with the next developments for this project, the hiring of Project Rooms along the South Coast to push forward the ideas from the allotment residency and from being Artists in Residence at the University of Brighton Printmaking Department. Read more about Breaking Ground on the |AN Artists' Newsletter Artists Talking Projects Unedited under Breaking Ground: http://sites.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/single/385051 |
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Figuring Landscapes is an Arts Council England funded project that brings together artists' moving image from the UK and Australia around themes of landscape. My video Stone has been selected for this major exhibition. Screening programmes will be complemented by an international symposium at Tate Modern and workshops at ArtSway before touring the UK and on to Australia starting at Dell Gallery, Brisbane. An illustrated catalogue will be produced. www.figuringlandscapes.co.uk |
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Press and Release - exhibition of Artists' Books
This exhibition at Phoenix Gallery, Waterloo Place, near The Level, Brighton starts on 26 April until 7 June.
I am showing 'animal,vegetable,mineral', a bookwork produced using duotone lithography and comprising
5 zigzags in a slipcase. 'Stone' is screened on a tiny monitor next to the zigzags.
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Five - Open Studios
Blue Monkey Studio where I have a space is open for three weekends from 15 March for visitors to see
the work of we five artists.
This is part of the Open Houses and Studios for the first Eastbourne Cultural Festival.
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The art of blogging AN Artists Newletter have published a supplement in February 2008 titled The art of blogging. Our experience of writing a blog on Breaking Ground is discussed. See www.a-n.co.uk/the_art_of_blogging. |
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Artist in Residence - University of Brighton Have been Artist in Residence along with collaborative partner, Judith Alder, in the Fine Art Printmaking Department to develop ideas from the Breaking Ground project on the allotment. I have been concerned at the lack of birds on the allotment so decided to create some. This screenprinted thrush is stuffed with stems and moss gathered on the allotment. The Breaking ground blog we have been keeping on AN Projects Unedited, part of the Artists' Newsletter site can be accessed by clicking here: http://sites.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects under Breaking Ground. |
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Launch of www.bmpd.org.uk The new website for BMPD, the organisation we have set up for professional development and networking for artists is live and we marked the occasion with star fireworks. The site gives information on our events, news, and resources for artists in the area and the wider region. Click on www.bmpd.org.uk to see the site. |
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BENEATH THE TARMAC, THE GRASS - November 2007
Animal, vegetable,mineral - printed in duotone lithography and consisting of 5 zigzags in a slipcase,
has been chosen for the Nottingham exhibiton, BENEATH THE TARMAC, THE GRASS. This is part of the
Tether Festival. Selected books are to be shelved in the Bromley House Library, an 18th Century Town
House in the centre of Nottingham. Each artist's book will be classified using this library's unique
classification system and integrated into Library.
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BMPD Professional Development for Artists Event - 21 November 2007 As co-organiser I am helping to set up the next event of BMPD on 21 November in the Court Room, Town Hall, Eastbourne , 6-9pm. This will be an evening to support artists prepare for the first Eastbourne Festival in March 2008. We have invited a panel of experienced artists to share information about how they have run Open Houses and other artist-led events. We will set up a website for BMPD events, information and news but in the meantime you can keep up to date on the AN blog. |
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BREAKING GROUND IS FEATURED IN NOVEMBER 2007 ISSUE AN ARTISTS' NEWSLETTER Breaking Ground is featured on page 29 of this month's issue of AN. Read it online under NAN News if you are a subscriber to AN. The article describes the development of the project supported by a NAN New Collaborations Bursary which is documented on AN Projects Unedited - click here to read the blog. |
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ALLOTMENTA - Open Day 16 October 2007 We invited a selected audience to an Open Day - Two Artists in Residence on an Allotment - part of the Breaking Ground project. On a damp, grey day people viewed work in progress and gave useful feedback. We all ate seed cake. |
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OPEN PHOENIX VIDEO ART FESTIVAL - 13 AND 14 OCTOBER 2007 Stone was selected for the Video Art Programme at Phoenix Studios, Brighton. It was shown as part of a new festival of video during the annual Open Studios at Phoenix. Stone was filmed in Preston Park Rockery Garden, Brighon. |
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5 BY 4 - CONTEMPORARY VIDEO Showcase for 2 of my videos alongside 3 other artists on 26 July 2007 6-8pm at Parlour Studios and Project Space, Mapalim, 181-185 Queens Cresent, London NW5 4DS. see www.mapalim.com/cultureflyer.php for press release. Tube: Chalk Farm |
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FINDING HER WAY - JUDITH ALDER This article about Judith Alder's practice is published in 4 parts on an projects unedited. Click here to download complete article. This will open as a word document. Both Judith Alder and I have written articles about each other's practice as part of our project Breaking Ground. This project has been supported by a NAN New Collaboration Bursary from a-n The Artists' Information Company. |
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BLUE MONKEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING EVENT 19 JUNE 2007 We held our first event on 19 June at the Underground Theatre, Eastbourne. 90 people booked to hear speakers from De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill; Fabrica, Brighton; Claremont Studios, Hastings; Eastbourne Cultural Centre and Open Houses 2008. Plus time for questions and networking. We are applying for funding for further events. We have a new blog for Blue Monkey Professional Development on AN Projects Unedited: www.a-nunedited.co.uk/projects/index |
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BRIGHTON FESTIVAL OPEN HOUSES 2007 Prints in two venues during the Brighton Festival Open Houses. The Three P's at 106 Marine Parade, Kemp Town - Regency house on the Front. Open 11-5 Art and Soul, Falmer Village Hall, off the south side of A27 going east towards Lewes - village setting with pond and church. Open 12 - 5 All Saturdays and Sundays in May 2007. |
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BLUE MONKEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2007 i joined Blue Monkey Studios, Eastbourne in November 2006. The studios held a successful Networking Event in September 2006. To build on this Judith Alder and I are in the process of developing a Professional Development Programme for Artists. We have sent out questionnaires and plan a pilot event in June 2007. www.bluemonkeystudio.co.uk |
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AIR OPEN DIALOGUE 29 MARCH 2007 We have been invited by AIR - Artists' Interaction and Representation - part of AN Artists' Newsletter, to give a short presentation at their Open Dialogue for members at Fabrica, Brighton on 29 March. Judith and I will talk about our new collaboration Breaking Ground and focus on key issues for future practice. see www.a-nunedited.co.uk/projects/index |
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NAN NEW COLLABORATION BURSARY MARCH 2007 Our Breaking Ground project has been awarded a NAN New Collaboration Bursary from the AN Artists Information Company to support both parts of the work. www.a-n.co.uk |
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BREAKING GROUND Breaking Ground is a new collaboration between myself and Judith Alder. We met on BA Fine Art Printmaking at Brighton Uni some years ago and work in the same studios, Blue Monkey, in Eastbourne. Part 1 We immerse ourselves in each other's work, do a presentation, write an article on the other's practice and publish it on AN Projects Unedited. Part 2 Two Artists in Residence on an Allotment - we develop a plan for 2 week residency experimenting with new directions, testing out working together, Our blog Alder & Cran - Breaking Ground can be seen on www.a-nunedited.co.uk/projects/index |
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HENWEEKEND.ORG I have been selected for the pilot of henweekend.org taking place in Central London and De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, 30 March - 1 April 2007. A seminar by the sea for female artists, writers and curators. It aims to facilitate discusssion and collaboration between its participants, "a mix of high profile and emerging artists from around the UK and abroad" funded by the Arts Council. See www.henweekend.org/artists.html |
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MEET YOUR MENTOR
I have a mentor. The Launch of the mentoring scheme organised the University of Creative Arts is at
the Design Council, Covent Garden on 21 March 2007. My mentor is Susan Diab. We have a
number of sessions to discuss art practice and professional development. |
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ARCADIA ID EST My book: Animals, vegetable, mineral, will be on tour in the United States in 2007 as part of the exhibition Arcadia Id Est put together by the Centre for Fine Print Research at University of West England. The weblink is: http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/arcadia/cran.htm |
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STONE My film stone has been chosen as part of the Waiting Project - a partnership between Arts for Health Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. The project seeks to place contemporary art in unexpected places. This time artists' films are placed in the waiting areas of GP surgeries across Cornwall. Art has been shown to have a positive impact on health and well-being, whether through people participating in arts activities or experiencing and responding to the art of others. |
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MISS FORTUNE TELLER (performance) at Bar Music Hall, 134 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London 5 October 2006 - from 7 pm Miss Fortune Teller (The Scarlet Pimpernel) will be available to tell good fortunes or misfortunes at the launch to the Nostage Festival at the bar music hall, Curtain Road, Hoxton on Wednesday 5 October from 7pm onwards. Misfortune Cakes also available. |
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THE DAILY WOMAN I have started a blog. My aim is to institute a rhythm, a daily/weekly task as a way of initiating work and to try out a regular discipline. I hope this will be a way of working which may lead to more sustained pieces of work or become work in themselves. A place to reflect on ideas/a kind of journal/a journey. A way to upload interim images/drawings/photos. Here is a link to my Blog: www.thedailywoman.blogspot.com |
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TEQUILA SUMMER SHOW at TEQUILA\London, Soho, London 22st July - 18th August 2006(Private view 24th July 6-9pm) Group Show on the theme of summer. Here is a link for a map of the location: Location |
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No man is an island at The Empire Studios, London 21st - 30th July 2006(Private view 20th July 7-9pm) A cross-disciplinary exhibition by recent Royal College of Art graduates. For more information about the Show: No man is an islandHere is a link for the location and how to get there: Location |
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The Royal College of Art Show: Part One 26th May - 4th June 2006 At this exhibition, you will have the opportunity to see my latest work amongst my RCA colleagues from Printmaking and the rest of Fine Art and Applied Schools. For more information about the Show and to view the online catalogue visit this link: The Show 2006 Here is a link for the location of the RCA and how to get there: Location |
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Platform for Art: RCA Printmaking MA Graduates
From 19th May 2006
South Kensington Underground station foot tunnel Earl’s Court
and Charing Cross Underground stations
Platform for Art are delighted to present this showcase of work by the graduates of the 2006 Printmaking MA at the Royal College of Art. The exhibition is an opportunity for the artists to show their work in a unique public environment and is testament to Platform for Art’s commitment to working with artists in the early stages of their career. It coincides with the final degree show at the Royal College of Art from 26 May to 4 June. For more information about the Show and to view the online catalogue visit this link: Platform for Art |
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