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27 June - 8 August 2008
Colour is controversial. Shunned from our lives through the cold white minimalist period for too long, colour is now making a welcomed resurrection. A new exhibition, which is exploding with colour, is opening at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Thursday 26 June. The work of three exciting artists, Katie Guthrie, Martin McKenna and Sarah Tingle, will be on display in the Gallery of ARI until 8th August 2008. Graduates of Gray’s School of Art, these three artists have differing styles, but each one uses colour – or its absence – to engage the viewer. Their bold, vibrant abstracts and rich detailed studies offer a visual spectacle at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The Art Gallery Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZN
8am - 8pm
22 July - 5 August 2008
‘A Bit Like Aberdeen’ is a site specific show which draws inspiration from Aberdeen and the surrounding area. The paintings, sculptures and altered photographic works are all responses to the following statement from Canadian artist, Jeff Wall and are in line with the artists’ continuing practice."[…] how real is the actual, how does the actual enter the imagined and how does the image govern the real?"The starting point for the ‘A Bit Like Aberdeen’ are the photo-based aspects, and these could be termed the ‘real’ parts of the finished objects. Strange elements and unusual sections are then added to create overall ‘unreal’, and ‘warped’ views. These ‘unreal’ views are partially recognizable, but are of course impossible in a tongue-in-cheek aesthetic way.
Project Slogan 179 Victoria Road Torry Aberdeen AB11 9LU
14 June - 26 July 2008 * Last chance!
Paul Peter Piech was born in 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, of Ukrainian parents, and settled in the UK following the second World War. He studied printmaking at Chelsea and worked in advertising for 20 years before returning to Chelsea to teach graphic design.In 1959 Paul Piech set up The Taurus Press at his home in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, where he worked on books and prints which explored new ways of combining text and imagery, often to reflect his deeply held views on pacifism and equality. His work was produced mainly through the medium of linocut and woodcut. In 1986 Piech moved to Wales, where he involved himself passionately in the cultural life of the country, and continued producing work right up until his death in 1996.Regional Print Centre touring exhibition from the collection of Yale College, Wrexham
Penglais Road Aberystwyth, SY23 01970 622882
23 July - 7 September 2008
an exhibition of recent paintings on plywood: 'small windows on the world, glimpses of land and sky' www.susanlaughton.com
Howarth Museum and Gallery Accrington Lancashire
see website for location and opening times
25 - 27 July 2008 * Coming soon
A group of artists open their homes to the public for a series of group exhibitions. The work responds and adapts to the various homes throughout the series – a bathroom becomes the set for a crime scene, a bedroom provides different delights and the kitchen? We'll see. No two shows could possibly be the same. RSVP for the first private view taking place the 25th of July, 6-10pm, and call ahead for private viewings the 26th and 27th. For details, contact information and future shows, see the Home Sweet Home website: www.HsweetH.co.uk
Flat 1 7 Manningtree Street London E1 1LG
Viewings by appointment - email: info@hsweeth.co.uk
4 - 27 July 2008 * Last chance!
Allenheads Contemporary Arts presents ‘draw a line, follow it’, an exhibition exploring the significance of process to this group of North East based artists.Each of the artists has established a system for the making of work which places specific constraints and limitations on their practice. Ranging from the rigid employment of painstakingly repetitive actions to the relinquishing of decisions to chance, those systems provide a focus for production and provoke questions about personal control over creative process.
Preview 4th July 5 - 8.Weekends 10 - 5. Weekdays by arrangement.
14 June - 27 July 2008 * Last chance!
The Little Artists are John Cake and Darren Neave. Cake and Neave's practice considers cultural identity, branding and what it means to be a contemporary artist through adopting the concept of the figure of the artist as a logo, a brand name, a lifestyle choice. They created and became 'The Little Artists' brand. Their work has been exhibited across the UK, Europe and in New York. This is the first time a slice of their practice has been shown together in the UK.
HIVE GALLERY, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Wath Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8HJ
Thursday - Sunday 12-4pm
15 May - 14 November 2008
A collection of phoo and video works from Xiamen, China examining the impact of regeneration
Abbey Road Barrow in Furness Cumbria LA14 5TY
Mon-Thurs 9:00-5:00, Fri 9:00-4:30
7 June - 7 September 2008
A nationally selected exhibition of original prints.Selectors: Morgan Doyle and Melvyn Petterson
The Ropewalk Maltkiln Road Barton upon Humber North Lincolnshire DN18 5JT
10am - 5pm Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday
17 July - 4 August 2008
French artist photographer Alice Odilon has worked directly for major international clients such as Kenzo, Vogue, Van Cleef, Arpels, Givenchy, Clarins and Marie-Claire. She worked for the Musee National d'Art Moderne de Paris, has won very many awards, and has had exhibitions in many countries all over Europe. She also worked for Brigitte Bardot on her campaign against ivory, and worked with advertising agency, 'Suleyman et Fantin', specialists in humanitarian causes.
Council Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 3DH
Mons, Tues, Weds, Thurs 9.30am - 4.45pm. Fris by appointment. Closed Bank Holidays. Admission Free
5 July - 31 October 2008
Alison Marchant’s fading photographs of once grand interiors, now abandoned and decaying, emphasise the passing of time.
ICIA, University of bath Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY
Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm
19 April - 1 August 2008
In response to ICIA’s theme 'so far...' this atmospheric series of photographs explores how geography, personal memory and social history intersect. In the tradition of the seascape, the images depict the North Sea, where most of the North’s un-mined coal still resides. The photographs have been created using image-making equipment available to all of us in everyday life; the low-resolution mobile phone camera. Enlarged beyond clear definition, the images become hazy, impressionistic, glowing with colour. Printed on a surface that appears to be watercolour paper, they seem to suggest the more abstract works of Turner. Tim Brennan is viewed as one of the most important practitioners to contribute to the social and political role of contemporary art and has been cited as developing and applying the concerns of minimalism, performance, land art and conceptualism within the social fabric. He is Programme Leader, MA Curating at the University of Sunderland.
ICIA, Art Space 2, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY
10am-5pm Mon-Sat
22 - 27 July 2008 * Last chance!
A selection of new work from 2008. Further work can be seen at The White Room Gallery, Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LN, until August
Walcot Chapel, Walcot Gate, off Walcot Street, Bath, BA1 5UG
11am - 6pm
1 - 7 September 2008 * Coming soon
collection of striking new paintings and sculpture by recently graduated adam crosland and established artist gordon dickinson. this unlikely pair were drawn together through a mutual respect for each others attitude and style. contact: gordon.caos@virgin.net
walcot street mortuary chapel walcot street bath BA1 5UG
preview 1st september 6-9pm 2nd-7th september 10.30am - 4.00pm
18 - 24 July 2008 * Last chance!
An exhibition of work from two of Baths most prolific vibrant and imaginative Abstract Artists Alexandra & Eric Gabb. Their work will be complemented with animal sculpture by Samantha Fitzgerald Scares whose recent sell out exhibition has furthered her reputation for tactile patterned domestic scale pieces. All three artists here became increasingly involved with local art/ and art education groups giving talks, demonstrations and workshops. An exhibition of exciting textures, vibrant colour and contrast – one not to be missed.
Widcombe Studios Gallery The Old Malt House Comfortable Place Upper Bristol Road Bath BA1 3AJ
19th - 24th July 11am - 5pm
25 July - 23 August 2008 * Coming soon
Wolstenholme Projects is an artist run group based in Liverpool, UK. ‘Façade’ brings together six of Wolstenholme Projects’ artists. Each artist has reacted to the concept of façade in a very personal way. Façade inspires thoughts of face, front, image and skin and allows us to question the ideas behind inside and outside, between hidden and clear. Façade provides us with a fascinating link between our body and the buildings that we construct in order to inhabit. Both are vessels for our experiences, both have a façade which acts as a defence mechanism, choosing whether or not to hide the movements and actions that take place beneath the ‘skin’. This exhibition will present the responses of six individuals to the subject of façade. The most interesting response will hopefully come from the viewer who will be asked to question what façade means to them.
Grosse Hamburger Strasse 33 10115 Berlin
Monday-Friday 11.00-19.00 Saturday11.00-18.00 Sundays by appointment
5 July - 10 August 2008
Urban Art, Anne Peschken and Marek Pisarsky. Free admission.
Berwick Barracks, The Parade, TD15 1DG: 01289 304535
Wed-Sun 11-5
11 - 14 September 2008 * Coming soon
See the new 'domestic' art pieces created by Caren Garfen - Contemporary Textile Artist and Embroiderers' Guild Scholar for 2008/09 (alongside Linda Marie Young - designer/ maker). Caren specialises in detailed hand stitch and silkscreen printing and has just been presented with the prestigious 'One Year On' award at New Designers.
www.twistedthread.com for details
11 September - 13 November 2008 * Coming soon
An amazing show of Textiles, including a Textile Gallery of leading and upcoming textile artists, workshops, shows and shops!Linda Marie Young will be exhibiting her unique paper and fabric boxes www.LindaMarie.co.uk
Birmingham NEC, 11-14 Sept '08 London Alexandra Palace, 9-12 Oct '08 Dublin RDS, 30 October - 2 Nov '08 Harrogate International Centre, 20-23 Nov '08
10-5.30pm (5pm Sundays)
www.twistedthread.com/pages/exhibitions/viewExhibition.aspx?id=19&view=overview
3 July - 7 September 2008
‘Boundaries’ features innovative design by craftspeople working across disciplines, media and ideas. It will include unique kinds of furniture, sculpture and print as well as glass, clay, and textile work. Experimental photography, cross-country textiles and anatomical furnishing, all feature here. Innovation is the focus here where work by new and established South West makers has been selected for quality, as well as the way the product cuts through boundaries. Where art form crosses object, new directions are found in this show that will inspire and challenge viewers. Work is on sale. Admission is free.
Riverside Mill Bovey Tracey Devon TQ13 9AF
10.00 am - 17.30 pm
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