INTERFACE

Cynon Valley Gallery

Monstrous Regiment

1 - 31 March 2012 * Coming soon

The title of the exhibition is based on John Knox's 'First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women'.  A group show in celebration of International Women's Day.

Depot Road, Gadlys, Aberdare, CF44 8DL

9am - 4.30pm Mon - Sat

www.cynonvalley.co.uk/cv_museum/index.htm

Hospitalfield

Cubist, Surreal, Abstract Expression in Life Drawing with Ian Cook

16 - 18 March 2012 * Coming soon

Cubist, Surreal, Abstract Expression in Life Drawing with Ian Cook. A unique opportunity to spend a concentrated period of experimental study drawing the human form, in the historical surroundings of Hospitalfield Arbroath. Under the skilled tuition of Ian Cook, the course will encourage participants to examine a range of exploratoty approaches whilst studying the human figure. Professional models will present a structured series of long and short poses specifically designed to demonstrate different approaches, initially with emphasis in academic and figurative techniques. 16 March 2012 to 18 March 2012 Arrival Friday 4-5pm. Departure Sunday 6pm  £275 Residential £210 Non Residential  http://www.hospitalfield.org.uk/residencies/masterclasslifedrawingic.php  

Hospitalfield- Centre for Art & Culture Arbroath Angus

arrive 4pm Friday, depart 6pm Sunday

www.hospitalfield.org.uk/residencies/hospitalfieldmasterclass.php

Hospitalfield, Arbroath

An evening with Ian Rankin

9 February 2012 * Last chance!

An evening with Ian RankinWorld famous author Ian Rankin will be our special guest this February. Organised by Alan Steadman, this event will be held in the Picture Gallery at 7:30pm as a Jazz@Hospitalfield production. For this particular event, please forward your enquiries directly to Alan Steadman. 01382 774648 alan_steadman@hotmail.com Tickets £1209 February 2012 to 09 February 2012 see Hospitalfield website for further information £12http://www.hospitalfield.org.uk/events/eventscalendar.php  

Hospitalfield, Centre for Art& Culture Arbroath Angus

7:30pm

www.hospitalfield.org.uk/residencies/hospitalfieldmasterclass.php

a-n

C I R C U A R E m (and me)

11 December 2011 - 11 December 2012

From circle to square via CIRCUARE. What happens when an artist questions the exhibition opportunities on offer. Why are in-line videos allowed in an a-n blog when static images are not? Why does a video need to move? Can what is expected to be kinetic satisfy when static? These are some of the new questions involved in stimulating C I R C U A R E m (and me). A series of twenty seven, fifty five second duration, static video components presented in reverse chronological order within an a-n blog. A blog used as-if a gallery.

Open wherever and whenever you are connected.

www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/single/1101658

Broomhill Arts

New Year, New Work

21 January - 18 March 2012

Organised by North Devon Arts, the show offers a varied display of professional work going on in Devon at this very moment.

Broomhill Art Hotel, Muddiford, Barnstaple

Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 4.00pm

www.broomhillart.co.uk/

ICIA Art Space 2, University of Bath

Jo Longhurst - Suspension

13 February - 4 May 2012 * Coming soon

A former gymnast herself, artist Dr Jo Longhurst's work considers the human body in action and questions ideas of human perfectibility. A-Z explores the gymnast in action and incorporates hundreds of editorial sports photographs from various archives, mounted on individual blocks along the gallery wall. Suspension (1) is a large-scale work specially printed for Art Space 2.  

University of Bath Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY

Mon-Fri 10am-5pm

www.bath.ac.uk/icia

ICIA Art Space 3, University of Bath

Peter Anderson

15 February - 4 May 2012 * Coming soon

As London 2012 approaches, Peter Anderson, celebrated television director, filmmaker and visual artist, captures elite athletes in training at the University's Sports Training Village. Throughout the residency Peter's films are shown on multi-screens in Art Space 3. This project will inform his dance film:  On Your Marks 2, specially created to be screened on BBC Big Screens and other live screen sites across the south west in 2012.    

University of Bath Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY

Mon-Fri 10am-5pm

www.bath.ac.uk/icia

Walcot Chapel

Destination Unknown

21 - 26 February 2012 * Coming soon

Destination Unknown is the debut exhibition of Object Art, a collaboration between two artists, Stephanie Bengry-Howell and Tracey Page. Destination Unknown is comprised of works responding to objects donated to the collaborative team by the public. Many of the donated objects represented personal journeys for the donors, which led to further journeys for the artists and the objects themselves. Contact: weareobjectart@gmail.com for more information, or visit: www.projectsatobjectart.blogspot.com

Walcot Chapel, Walcot Gate, Walcot Street, Bath, BA1 5UG

21/2/12: 6pm-9pm; 22-25/2/12: 10am-5pm; 26/2/12: 10am-3pm

Supercollider | Contemporary Art Projects

ALICE BROWNE / AND THEN

13 February - 2 March 2012 * Coming soon

For this exhibition Supercollider has invited Alice Browne to present new and recent works.During the first week of February Alice will be taking up residence using a vacant shop on Cookson Street as a temporary studio to create a new body of work. This micro-residency will culminate with an exhibition at Supercollider's Church Street location (inside FYCreatives). The exhibition will run from 13 February - 2 March with a preview event on Friday 10 February.This project marks the first time Supercollider has channelled two separate branches of its offer into a single outcome with the micro-residency and the public presentation working across the regular exhibition programme and Supercollider's contribution to the Blackpool Culture Shops programme.

FYC / 154 - 158 CHURCH ST / FY1 3PS

MON - FRI, 9AM - 5PM (or by appointment)

www.supercolliderhq.org.uk

Wysing Arts Centre

The Starry Reubric Set

5 February - 18 March 2012

A group exhibition that considers classical astrology as a device to bring together new work produced by artists-in-residence during 2011, and to introduce the three themes of our programme for 2012: The Cosmos, The Mirror and The Forest. Artists include: Marolijn Dijkman, Ruth Beale, Nicholas Deshayes, Rob Filby, Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry, Kate Owens, Laure Prouvost, Giles Round, Hilary Koob-Sassen, John Latham, Francesco Pedraglio, Cally Spooner and Emma Smith. The preview on the 4th February 6-8pm includes live performaces and the launch of a new publication by An Endless Supply.

Fox Road Bourn Cambridge CB23 2TX

12-5 pm during exhibitions

www.wysingartscentre.org

Bracknell Gallery: South Hill Park Arts Centre

Ubiquitous Materials

11 February - 8 April 2012 * Coming soon

The exhibition explores the conceptual qualities of paper: the way which it begins to articulate a complex set of ideas from repetition, materiality, consumption and production while maintaining its strong aesthetic and creative presence as an art object. Jeannie Driver makes work from A4 waste office paper. This ubiquitous material is a symbol of immaterial production and a signifier of the bureaucracy. Through re-processing the discarded material, Jeannie makes works that reference issues of consumption, flow and waste. www.jeanniedriver.com Christopher Lundie is researching the relationship between repetition and printmaking. His work challenges the processes involved in print production. The artist enjoys the repetitive nature of printmaking and exaggerates this at all stages of production: inconsistencies in the printing press, ink, paper, and matrix are highly controlled to produce small changes to each edition. Christopher is the SHP Resident Artist in Printmaking. http://christopherlundie.wordpress.com/ exhibition is curated by Dr Outi Remes. Directions:http://www.southhillpark.org.uk/138/your-visit/getting-here.html

Ringmead Bracknell Berkshire RG12 7PA

Wed 7-9:30pm Thurs-Sat 1-9:30pm Sun 1-5pm

www.southhillpark.org.uk

Gallery@49

Lesley Melia - A Quiet Space

2 - 18 February 2012

In our constant rush to achieve in our busy, bustling, noisy, gadget filled, materialistic 24/7 world there is enormous and restorative value through moments of quiet, in looking with awe into something that is beyond oneself.Lesley Melia's present work is on the theme of space with its silence, vastness and its breathtaking beauty but also with the wonder of the mystery of the unknown.

49 Broadway, Bracknell

Fri 10th and Sat 11th Feb., 11AM - 3PM

www.reorsa.org

South Hill Park Arts Centre

While Things Were Good

11 February - 8 April 2012 * Coming soon

Atrium space, Opening Reception: Friday 10 February, 7-8.30pm – all welcome. Centering on notions of failed perfection, anticipation and tourism, Gemma’s work explores imagery that sells an expectation of a place, not its reality, creating giant painted postcards with an ominous twist. Gemma is a Berkshire based artist who has exhibited nationally including The Firestation, Windsor, Islington Arts Factory, London, and the Liverpool Biennial.www.gemmacumming.com

Ringmead Bracknell Berkshire RG12 7PA

see website

www.southhillpark.org.uk

South Hill Park Arts Centre

Legacy: Bev Bartlett

11 February - 8 April 2012 * Coming soon

Venue: Mirror Gallery. Bev Bartlett. End of Residency exhibition (Jewellery & Silversmithing). At South Hill Park, Bev Bartlett has taken the opportunity to explore the relationship between jewellery and her background as an applied biologist. Bev spent three years doing scientific research, and then worked in the field of plant health before leaving to concentrate on developing her jewellery skills. The exhibition reveals this with images from the microscopic world, intricate models, and examples of the work developed from this legacy. www.bmbjewellery.co.uk Opening reception Friday 10 February 7-8.30pm. All welcome.

Ringmead Bracknell Berkshire RG12 7PA

see website

www.southhillpark.org.uk

Phoenix Brighton

Broken Ground

11 February - 25 March 2012 * Coming soon

We present an installation of large-scale prints by Canadian artist Derek Besant. The work is themed around core redevelopment and upheaval within several large cities, and the temporary state of chaos that results in the streets. Based on reconstructed photographic images of building sites in Budapest, Vienna, London, Toronto, Mexico City, Calgary and Shanghai, the images of these cities’ infrastructures reveal them to be complex narratives embedded in space and time. Cities are continually excavating the past and dismantling the present.Besant looks upon these events as theatrical interventions or temporary acts in which people reorganize materials and space into and out of chaos. The images in the exhibition, created using industrial printing processes onto veil-like scrims, expose aspects of the city which, by their very ubiquity, usually go unnoticed. Occasionally these sites capture our attention, and we get a fleeting glimpse of the city’s underbelly. Alongside this is a screening of Jayne Wilson’s two short films from a series about the power of the past. All That Mighty Heart offers an observation on our contemporary malady of supposed urgency, using the imagery of clocks and timekeeping. Hey Presto! reflects upon engineering, technology, time and magic, agents of change in the modern world.

10–14 Waterloo Place Brighton BN2 9NB East Sussex UK

11am-5pm

www.phoenixbrighton.org/

Phoenix Brighton

Symposium - How do we experience the city?

18 February 2012 * Coming soon

On Saturday February 18th a multi disciplinary event will take place with experts from the fields of archaeology, history, geography, planning, architecture, museums, psychology and art, offering an opportunity to share ideas and experiences in the creative environment of Phoenix Brighton.The day will consist of an introduction to the exhibition by exhibiting artists Derek Besant, Jayne Wilson and Peter Marsh. Panel discussions, networking and a creative activity will take place with the focus on Psychogeography, debating the following concepts:Destruction is an ever present negative force in the city One experiences the city in a purely emotional way, drawing on personal history, prejudices, habits and expectations Places are limited, so to book a place and arrange payment please phone 01273 603700. There is a £10 charge for the day which will include lunch.

10–14 Waterloo Place Brighton BN2 9NB East Sussex UK Telephone +44 (0)1273 603700

www.phoenixbrighton.org/

The Loft

After Dark Gallery Charity Art Auction

3 March 2012 * Coming soon

The next generation of art gallery. Come along and find a wonderful range of artworks to buy and an exciting night out, somewhere curiously different, while helping raise money for Barnardo's children's charity. Artworks to peruse and bid for, live music, a DJ and raffle; this isn't a typical gallery space or your usual night out. No crisp white walls and whispering, just overflowing creativity and an abundance of fun. Artworks for sale will suit every taste and pocket, from prints and paintings to sculpture, embroidery, ceramics and installations. It's the next generation of gallery for people from all walks of life. Artworks by local, national and international artists: Bill Drummond, Julian Opie, Jon Burgerman, Verbals Picks, Claudia Pilsl, Sally Sheinman, Tom Hackett, David Booth, Ivan Black, Liz Toole, Joanne Lee, Sara Brighty, Sophie Cullinan, Rose Butler, Sally Newham, Bob Memess, Ann Marriott, Wendy Johnson, Kate Smith Designs, Deb Allitt, Mervyn Mitchell, Jackie Berridge, Andrew Law, Tan Draig, Will Nash, Hester Jones, Sarah Burgess, Rebekah Staples, Lucy Renshaw, Helen Dearnley, Sandra Greatorex and more. Tickets £7.50 + booking fee from resident, 28 Kensington Gardens, Brighton, 01273 606312. It's an over 18s event and due to the venue, there's no disabled access, sorry. Contact: Sally Lemsford, 07974785624 or Stella Deacon, 07973940143 info@afterdarkgallery.co.uk     

10 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AD

7pm-1am

www.afterdarkgallery.co.uk

Centrespace Gallery

The Door Prize for Painting 2012

17 - 28 March 2012 * Coming soon

Private view 17 March 2012, 17.30-22.00.

6 Leonard Lane, BS1 1EA

11.00 - 17.00

Casespace, Bruton Museum

Precious and Primal

1 - 29 February 2012

Exhibition in a museum case (plus corner of museum) of Fiona Campbell’s smaller steel, copper and wire sculptures.  Fiona will also be showing sketchbooks, mixed media drawings and prints

Bruton Museum, 26 High Street, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0AA

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 11am - 1pm and Saturday 11am – 3pm

www.brutontown.com

Gallery 2

A Painter's Prints 1963-1995

14 January - 24 March 2012

Anthony Currell

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Terrace Road, SK17 6AD. Tel 01629 533540