Two Stories / Olympus Gallery Isle of Wight Judy Rodrigues / Studio 103 Private View 19th Jan 2017 6 – 8pm 19 January 2017 – 17 April 2017 Olympus Gallery Dimbola Museum and Gallery Freshwater Isle of Wight (above image)
The Garden of Ideas / Artist Talks at Plymouth University 2016 David Alesworth / Studio 108.2 22 November 2016 Jill Craigie Lecture Theatre Plymouth University 2016 davidalesworth.com
The Missing One / OCA (Office for Contemporary Art Norway) David Alesworth / studio 108.2 Thursday 27 October 2016 – Sunday 15 January 2017 Curated by Nada Raza 'The Missing One' is an intergenerational exhibition assembling artworks from across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Taking the tropes and technologies of science fiction as a thematic beginning, the exhibition’s perspectives are guided by a 1920s painting by Gaganendranath Tagore referencing the 1896’s science fiction story The Missing One by J.C. Bose. OCA (Office for Contemporary Art Norway) Nedre gate 7, 0551 Oslo www.oca.no info@oca.no
The Way We Mark The Land / Pakistani Contemporary Art How We Mark The Land / Pakistani Contemporary Art David Alesworth / Studio 108.2 October 27 - December 09 2016 Group show curated by Aziz Sohail Gandhara-art Pakistani Contemporary Art Hong Kong - Karachi gandhara-art.com review
Towards Night / Towner Art Gallery Eastbourne Emma Stibbon / Studio 24 Sept - 22nd Jan Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne Towards Night juxtaposes key paintings and prints by Constable, Friedrich, Munch, Nolde, Palmer and Turner, some of the best known visionaries of the Romantic tradition with contemporary artists who work with the transformative aspects of nightfall to convey emotional responses of awe, anxiety and solitude, love and loss, revelry, insomnia, and journey’s end. As the exhibition progresses, the dystopias become darker and more disturbing, and the connections between artists and works intensify: Emma Stibbon’s Rome Aqueduct (2011) takes on a heightened sense of pathos alongside Caspar David Friedrich’s Winter Landscape (1811); Peter Doig’s cinematic Echo Lake (1998) conjures up an increased sense of contemporary angst; and Prunella Clough’s False Flower (1993), a magical tree defying brutalism by growing out of concrete, becomes more miraculous near Night Shift (2015) Nick Carrick’s tomblike high rise. (above image) Rome Aqueduct, woodcut print, 95.5 x 145.7cms
The 3D Additivist Cookbook / Publication Katy Connor / Studio 94 A compendium of imaginative, provocative works from over 100 world-leading artists, activists and theorists; the 3D Additivist Cookbook contains 3D .obj and .stl files, critical texts, templates, recipes, (im)practical designs and methodologies for living in this most contradictory of times. Launch / Printed Matter New York December 2nd 2016 http://www.printedmatter.org/events/544 European Launch / Transmediale Berlin February 2017 http://transmediale.de/ http://www.katyconnor.com http://additivism.org/cookbook
Rising Arts Agency seeks Artist Mentors / Bristol Kamina Walton / Studio 77 Rising Arts Agency’s main ambition is to support 16-25 years olds who want to work in the creative sector. The Creative Mentoring Programme sits at the heart of our offer. We currently have a diverse bank of arts professionals signed up as volunteer mentors, but we are keen to involve more established artists who would be up for offering their support to young, emerging artists. Some of the benefits from mentoring include: -raising confidence and self esteem -developing the skills to set clear timelines and goals -increased understanding of career path options and routes -improved CVs and portfolios So if you are interested in sharing your knowledge and skills to support a young person for 2 hours a month over a 6 month period please get in touch with Kamina. Kamina@rising.org.uk www.rising.org.uk 07752 447819 (above image) Mentoring session at Sun & Moon Animation StudiosUNDERCOVER Commission / Hand in Glove Bristol Alexander Stevenson / Studio 26c Launches online 5th December https://handinglove.org.uk/2016/12/03/undercover-commission-revealed/ https://www.alexanderstevenson.com
Scratching the Veneer / Bristol Phil Toy / Studio 109 17-22 November 2016 Group show curated by Fiona Costelloe Edwardian Cloakrooms Bristol www.axisweb.org/artist/philtoy