Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
DO WHAT THE CLOUDS DO
DO WHAT THE CLOUDS DO
Roundtable discussion and screening
04/09/2011 | 16:00
An event for further discussion on the varying sensibilities toward the archive as seen in its practical manifestations, academic potentiality, and consumer appeal.
While archive has become a key site of inquiry within contemporary art practices, Do What The Clouds Do looks to deliberate the archive in its expanded field. Reflecting on the divergent elements which might organize ‘the archive’ as both an idea and a material accumulation, the event will look to the significance and practice of its contemporary forms. Do What The Clouds Do will work to interrogate ‘the archive’ as a site operating beyond testimony or authority, but as an active site of mutable transparency, heterogeneity, perpetual revision and distribution.
Do What The Clouds Do will consider what an instant archive might constitute in a roundtable discussion with Francis McKee (Director, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow), Malcolm Dickson (Director, Streetlevel Photoworks, Glasgow), Damien McCaffery (University of Glasgow), Glasgow-based artists collective It's Our Playground (Camille Le Houezec & Jocelyn Villemont) and Instant Archive’s curator, Nicola Wright.
The discussion will be preceded by a short screening of films and video clips selected by the panel, including Oliver Laric’s Versions (2010), with additional contributions from exhibiting artists, Emily Donnini, Ralph Mackenzie and Travis Souza.
Do What The Clouds Do will be chaired by David Dale Gallery & Studios committee member, Darren Tesar.
For more information please e-mail info@daviddalegallery.co.uk.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
PAR+RS Public Art Scotland Tender Opportunity
Working with Creative Scotland, PAR+RS: Public Art Scotland aims to influence, inform and educate people working in the multiple areas of public art through providing critical but impartial presentation of the developments and discussions surrounding practice and projects within, primarily, Scotland.
PAR+RS: Public Art Scotland is owned by Creative Scotland and supported by an independent Advisory Group. Creative Scotland is offering this opportunity for tender to allow PAR+RS: Public Art Scotland to retain a level of independence which has been regarded as integral since its inception. The successful tenderer will be expected to demonstrate their ability to work with a range of stakeholders, organisations and individuals to research, plan and deliver a clear and coherent online and offline programme that reflects current public art practice and discourse.
A fee of £15,000 (including VAT) is available for a 12 month period to achieve the following:
• a strong on line and off line programme that reflects current public art practice and discourse from a wide range of participants and policy makers
• a 3 year development plan for PAR+RS and its programme
• a marketing strategy to support the above development plan
• a growing network of strategic partnerships and relationships
We see the resource as developmental and are interested in the range of approaches that can further the aims of PAR+RS: Public Art Scotland. Any organisation / individual will need to demonstrate how their input and approach will be instrumental and pro active.
Key requirements for tenderer:
• demonstrable knowledge of the public art sector in Scotland and beyond
• understanding of the various stakeholders, organisations and individuals involved in public art projects and developments
• ability to develop partnerships across various sectors, individuals and agencies
• ability to manage multiple priorities
• ability to manage staff
• ability to manage budgets
• track record and experience of working with / through online platforms
• event management and marketing experience (direct or indirect)
The deadline for submissions is Friday 29 July 2011 at 17:00.
For a full brief, please contact anne.petrie@creativescotland.com
This opportunity is available in: All Scotland
For further information, please contact anne.petrie@creativescotland.com (Anne Petrie), or call 0131 523 0063, or visit http://www.publicartscotland.com. The deadline is Friday 29 July 2011 at 17:00.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
SHAWLANDS GATE PROJECT
artist’s appointment at Shawlands Academy
The Shawlands Gate Project wishes to appoint an artist to co-ordinate a programme of engagement across Shawlands Academy, a large, non denominational school on the south side of Glasgow with around 1250 pupils, to explore the processes and challenges around creating art work in public / open air contexts.
It is anticipated artwork proposals will be created for exhibition in the school, within Shawlands and at Scotland Street Museum. A number of proposals for temporary and/or permanent public artworks may also be developed for installation at the school or other sites in Shawlands.
Working in collaboration with school staff, external specialists and delivery partners, the project is due to begin early September 2011 and be completed by the end of the year with contact time over 13 weeks commencing w/b 19th September (excluding half term).
A fee of £3,990 ex VAT is offered with additional allowances for special materials etc.
For further details, contact:
Lorenzo Mele, Senior Arts Officer, Glasgow Life – Arts
Lorenzo.Mele@glasgowlife.org.uk
DEADLINE for applications: Friday 5th August 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
China and Ai Weiwei: Britain's art establishment is about to walk into a minefield
Anish Kapoor’s refusal to exhibit in China next year, in protest at the detention of Ai Weiwei, is a blow to the British Council’s “UK Now” project, which plans to exhibit British arts in 12 cities across China from April-November 2012.
The idea is to capitalise on London taking over the Olympic torch from the Chinese and deepen cross-cultural exchanges between our two countries. The detention of Ai Weiwei must be very inconvenient for the organisers, but I wonder if this project will be able to shake the ever-lengthening shadow of Ai, whose work lit up the Tate Modern’s turbine halls so spectacularly this year in London. more.......
Visual art reviews: Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2011 and MFA Degree Show 2011
SEA grads reviewed:
Alicia Matthews, Julia Scott, Sinead Young, Romany Dear, Beth Dynowski, Katy Wallwork, Lorraine Hamilton, Erin Stevenson, Euan Ogilvie, Richard McMaster, Lou Prenderghast, Hannah Brackston and Alice Steffen-Essex
THE QUEEN IS DEAD
An Exhibition to celebrate the closure of The Victoria Café Bar
Sunday 19th. 7pm-1am
'The End' is upon us, in a matter of weeks work will begin as the The Vic is completely refurbished and partly demolished.
This will radically alter the character of the place that has fostered creativity in a multitude of forms in Glasgow over the last 80 years and become a significant social reference point for generations of students, artists and musicians.
The interior will be emptied, stripped and opened up to create temporary exhibition and event spaces before works start later this month. This will be a unique opportunity for anyone who has an attachment to this influential venue to experience it like never before.
The Artists invovled in realising this project are
Stephen Campbell
Beagles & Ramsay
Gregor Johnstone
Gregor Wright
Rob Churm
Sarah Jane Wright
Patrick Jamieson
Dan Miller
Neil Clements
Dominic Samsworth
Nick Evans
Stephen Sutcliffe
Craig Mullholland
Iain Hetherington
Alex Pollard
Lila De Magalhaes
Leanne Hopper
Robbie Thomson
Michael White
Alan Stanners
Torsten Lauschman
August Krogan-Roley
Jack Wrigley
Heather Landed
Douglas Moreland
+ more TBC
Also, Gig in the practice room (through the toilets) organised by Prolife & Ultimate Thrush
Hope to see you all there for one last warm drink.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Monday, May 09, 2011
The Gilchrist-Fisher Award
The Gilchrist-Fisher Award is a biennial prize open to artists under the age of 30 before January 2012 whose work deals with the broad theme of landscape. A shortlist of six finalists will be selected in June to produce work for an exhibition early in the following year at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery in London when the winner and runner-up will be decided. A first prize of £3000 will be awarded, and a second prize of £1000. more
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