On Thursday we opened our new exhibition, 'Serious Playtime!'. Based on the idea of play – whether it be children's games, dramatics, or anything in between… “…we are confident that 'Serious Playtime!' will provide experiences that people will not forget, […]
Studio Voltaire, London29 September – 28 October 2007
Trinity Church, Inverness
1-6 October 2007
Edited by Jeanine Griffin and Steve Dutton, looks at the issue of local versus global with reference to the ever increasing number of biennials and city-wide exhibition projects taking place around the world. Includes essays by John Byrne, Neil Mulholland […]
Tribeca Grand Hotel Screening Room, New York
4-19 November 2007
A collection of commissioned essays exploring biennials and city-wide events, edited by Steve Dutton and Jeanine Griffin, with contributions by Jan Vorwoert, Neil Mulholland and John Byrne.
we are two thirds the way through the biennial and the critical writing initiative (Writers Hub) in case you had forgotten the name! We hope you have been reading all our blog posts and opinions on the performa blog : […]
Expect to hear tomorrow whether my pre-application to the Welsh Heritage Lottery Fund has been successful and I can go ahead with a full application. Meanwhile preparations for the Brecon exhibition are well underway and all the Welsh translations of […]
…Working progress presentation with Lost Voices, in St Bride’s Church on saturday evening..- 6pm-9pmThe musicians will improvise in relation to 5 monitors showing Sections of my "Devotional Choreographies" project from earllier this year.We are planning a collaboration and are taking […]
Projects unedited blog by Gordon Flemons
It’s been a week of form filling. Grant applications, project proposals, risk assessments, promotional emails, and of course the dreaded tax return, stalk my waking hours and haunt my dreams. I’m not good at these things, yet they appear to […]
I had hoped to have a clear uninterrupted day in the studio, but lying awake in bed last night I kept thinking of an ever growing list of chores that had to be done first, not least buying some drawing […]
This last week I’ve been struggling with technology. It’s horrifying how the time disappears when your sat in front of the computer, and you don’t always have much to show for your efforts. However, I do now finally have a […]
Huge relief. We’ve just got confirmation that Chelmsford Borough Council is supporting the project with a grant. Management gurus say groups take greater risks than individuals and I suspect that acting alone neither Fran nor myself would have committed to […]
Fran and I initially became interested in the West End of Chelmsford as it is an area of flux, undergoing rapid change and redevelopment. Now after visiting the area, and drawing there on and off for almost two month, our […]
Silas Kopf Silas Kopf is an American artist with a high profile for his marquetry he is an example of someone that seems very engaged with the practice it's tradition and history. With a degree in architecture his wood working […]
So now we are without a space to use for our exhibition; for future presentation we need to find somewhere before we can do much else which is very frustrating . As the work we made for the exhibition we […]
The new developments at the Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange have had a mixed response from local and national media, with three main strands.
Julia Manheim was appointed lead artist by West Sussex County Council to explore how art might be incorporated into the fabric of new school buildings in Crawley.
Members of Laundry – an association of West Midlands-based artists whose work includes digital media, community arts, visual arts and performance – presented work at Gothenburg’s artist-led Galleri 54 in November.
News from the 2007 Zoo Art Fair.
‘Beacon’ is a recurring feature within the Lincolnshire expanse, with 2007 seeing the fourth annual collection of sited works in the county’s rural landscape and towns.
New appointments and farewells.
A report from the Education and Skills Select Committee has confirmed the value of Creative Partnerships’ work within the curriculum.
Scotland’s largest gathering of artists, arts organisations and delegates from the cultural sector will converge on Edinburgh next year for a three-day cultural summit.
