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Description: Tatton Biennial Selection
I was interested to see that the biennial at Tatton in 2008 was curated and managed by Danielle Arnaud and Jordan Kaplan from Parabola and they are also curating the biennial in 2010 – this is interesting I promise:
Did you know that Danielle Arnaud runs a gallery in London and 12 of the artists ‘selected’ for the 2008 biennial have shown in or are represented by her gallery? Good business and added profile for both the gallery and the chosen artists I think you’ll agree.
Shall we presume that the 2010 biennial will be full of her remaining artists?
Ah, but take heart, one lucky northern artist and a Cheshire based artist will be selected from an open competition to show alongside these artists.
This is a prime example of "it’s who you know, not what you know”, which of course is nothing new. I’m not supposing that the artists they choose from their mates aren’t any good, but I think transparency about the whole “curation” process would have been appreciated.
It’ll be very interesting to see the final list of artists for the 2010 biennial.
Max
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We are delighted to announce that our new website at www.artscouncil.org.uk is now live.
Featuring new tools and content including: organisation profiles, arts listings, case studies, latest news, an improved search function, a Grants for the arts eligibility wizard and a showcase of recent acquisitions from our Arts Council Collection. To mark the launch of the website, we commissioned digital artists Thomson & Craighead to produce Several_Interruptions, a challenging and absorbing new work you can view exclusively on our site.
We'd appreciate any feedback on the new features and content, so please email us at web@artscouncil.org.uk
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By celia elizabeth... at 2009-10-19 12:11 | login or register to post comments
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The KELBROOK ARTS MARKET promotes the best of local talent. It is a monthly craft fair and a place to find unique handmade Art and crafts, meet the artists who make it, and buy new creations. It will showcase artists and designers from the local area selling high quality, original handmade goods. With a selection of textiles, paintings , prints, gifts, jewellery, cards, photography, cushions, handbags, and lots more.....
The event is a lovely way to shop in a beautiful setting. The Village Hall off Dotcliffe Road, Kelbrook in the heart of Pendle, Lancashire. The next event is Saturday 1st May from 9.30 am – 1pm. If you like one-off, unique and handmade gifts come and browse our market stalls for jewellery, art, accessories, prints, ceramics and more.
There will also be an Arts Cafe open with a selection of delicious cakes, sandwiches and snacks from 9.30 - 1pm
(see facebook page "KELBROOK ARTS MARKET" for daily updates)
Kelbrook Arts Market promotes and invests in Art created and developed in the Pendle area.
elK
Please help to support the events so we can get more people involved in Arts and crafts from Pendle.
Future dates are: - I have attached a flyer for the Arts Markets, if you could kindly print out and promote wherever possible.
Saturday 1st May, Saturday 3rd July, Saturday 7th August, Saturday 4th Sept, Saturday 2nd Oct.
Below is an email aimed at anyone interested in Arts and Crafts.
Please kindly copy and forward to anyone you think may be interested.
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Kelbrook Arts Market
Exhibiting Art and Crafts for sale by painters, photographers, jewellers, printmakers, textile artists, ceramicists and many more
Saturday 1st May
Saturday 3rd July
Saturday 7th August
Saturday 4th Sept.
Saturday 2nd Oct.
By celia elizabeth... at 2010-04-20 09:20 | login or register to post comments
Description: www.lifedrawingnetwork.co.uk is a new listings website designed to give life drawing groups in the North West a place on the web - free of charge.
Use the website to: FIND a course in your area, PROMOTE your life drawing group, ADVERTISE your course and use the GALLERY to showcase your work.
It’s a new website and as a community resource it needs you to use the site and help spread the word by distributing the online posters and business cards I have designed for you to download.
Have a look at www.lifedrawingnetwork.co.uk
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GREAT NORTHERN CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FAIR IS BACK FOR THIRD YEAR
Now in its third year, the contemporary craft buying event will feature 150 designer-makers in ceramics, jewellery, textiles, glass, furniture and other fashion, home and interior products.
This year, the organisers have announced the addition of Great Northern Graduates, an area of the show which showcases the best from this year’s creative degree courses. Showcasing their work in this prime exhibition space, successful graduates will gain exposure to leading curators, buyers, journalists, collectors, galleries and the public, providing an essential element in the transition from student to employable designer.
Visitors at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair can spend the day in a relaxed yet stimulating atmosphere, chat to the makers and find out the story behind the work. The event will give visitors an appreciation of how much work goes into each unique piece and offers the opportunity to buy directly from the person who made it.
Friday, October 22 – Sunday, October 24, 2010
Pavilion in Spinningfields, Hardman Boulevard, off Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3AQ.
www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk
Admission on door: £6 (£5 concession)
By celia elizabeth... at 2010-07-19 11:08 | login or register to post comments
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Alec Finlay, Lubaina Himid, David Jacques and Haroon Mirza through to final round of 'northern England's Turner prize', the art award that sees age as no obstacle
 Breaking the mould ... Jelly Pavilion 7 by Lubaina Himid, one of the four artists shortlisted for this year's Northern Art prize
The Northern Arts prize continues to warm the hearts of older contemporary artists with this week's announcement of its shortlist for the 2010 final. For the third of its four years, the £16,500 award (with £5,500 shared by three runners-up) has taken advantage of the no-age-limit provision that marks it out from other major competitions.
Nicknamed the north's Turner prize, the NAP decided not to follow the Turner's ban on artists over 50 when a group of curators in Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne established it in 2007. This year sees 55-year-old Lubaina Himid, queen of the jelly-mould maquette, follow in the path of last year's winner Pavel Büchler, 59, and Eric Bainbridge, 55, who was shortlisted in the inaugural competition.
"Many older artists produce very interesting work as they get older, even those who may already have established a reputation in their younger days," said Anita Morris of the NAP. "Think of Louise Bourgeois or Hockney, or indeed Picasso. We're not here just to look for the latest hot young things. Entrants are welcome if they're as old as the hills."
The shortlist is far from geriatric, however, with Himid, currently professor of contemporary art at Preston's University of Central Lancashire, joined by Alec Finlay from Newcastle and David Jacques from Liverpool, who are both in their 40s, and Haroon Mirza from Sheffield who is 33. The quartet's work includes none of the most traditional forms of art – sculpture or drawings and paintings – which last year were represented by the Oldham artist Rachel Goodyear's highly realistic illustrations of fantastical subjects. Instead, the shortlist exhibition at Leeds art gallery in November will offer installations, video, music and photography.
Another feature of the prize so far has been a deliberate attempt to engage and test public reaction through the exhibition, with as much debate between the artists and gallery visitors as can be organised. "We want to encourage audiences to have a response, and this is another really strong shortlist, a sterling lineup of artists who will do just that," said Pippa Hale, the Leeds-based artist and curator who directs the prize. "Today's artists are constantly under pressure to be accessible and at the same time to push boundaries – a difficult combination but one which can produce excellent results."
The shortlist was chosen from an initial field of 22 artists, each chosen via another feature of the NAP, selection through curators of 11 northern galleries who can put forward two artists each. The shortlist judges, who will reconvene in January 2011 to pick the winner, are art collector Richard Greer, artist Susan Hiller, journalist Mark Lawson and director of visual arts for the British Council Andrea Rose, with discussions chaired by Tanja Pirsig-Marshall, curator of exhibitions at Leeds city art gallery.
The judges also emphasised the prize's lack of age limits, jointly stating: "Some of the world's most interesting and influential artists have made great work later in their careers, so we welcome an approach that includes artists of any age.
"It is a real privilege to get the chance to see, all at once, a selection of the best current practice in contemporary art in the north of England, which seems to have an individual attitude that is not market-led. We debated long and hard over several artists ... who were close contenders for the final shortlist. The selected artists are producing work of a very high standard from a broad and varied range of practice."
The shortlisted artists are: Alec Finlay, artist and poet whose 20 books as well as residencies at Gateshead Baltic, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the New and Renewable Energy Centre have recently been supplemented by a nationwide installation of nesting boxes, combining biodiversity with art.
Lubaina Himid, whose collaborations with the National Museums Liverpool on a project based on the African diaspora culminated in an exhibition of 40 jelly-mould pavilion maquettes across the city's four museums, a shop and a women's college in Merseyside.
David Jacques, a Scouser born and bred, specialises in finding and exhibiting new or forgotten sources that may change the understanding of history. He is also on the shortlist for the 2010 Liverpool Art prize with a previous Northern Art prize-winner, Paul Rooney.
Haroon Mirza uses furniture, everyday household electronics and video to combine sight and sound in a single artwork. His recent work, An Infinito, incorporated off-cuts from films by Jeremy Deller and Guy Sherwin.
This year's longlist also included: Breda Beban, Sophie Lisa Beresford, Simon Blackmore, Laurie Burt, Matthew Crawley, Gina Czarnecki, Rhodri Davies, Graham Dolphin, Leo Fitzmaurice, KMA (Kit Monkman and Tom Wexler), Kevin Laycock, Laura Lancaster, Sue Lawty, Ian Macdonald, James Quin, Qasim Riza Shaheen, Matt and Rob Vale and Diane Welford. The award's sponsors are Logistik, Arup, Leeds city council and Leeds Metropolitan University, now including the former Leeds School of Art, among whose alumni are Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore.
By celia elizabeth... at 2010-07-26 11:57 | login or register to post comments
Description: Congratulations to Kit Abramson who has been shortlisted for the Northern Futures Award. Other shortlisted artists include:
Samantha Donnelly (Greater Manchester)
Jennifer Douglas (Gateshead)
Paul Merrick (Gateshead)
Daniel Staincliffe (Manchester)
Liz West (Sheffield
The winner will be announced on 17 August.
For more informaion see http://www.northernfutures.co.uk/winners-resource/
Kit has recently agreed to join the LAN Board of Directors for info on Kit see www.kitabramson.com
Erratum:
Apologies for spelling your surname incorrectly yesterday!
CC
By celia elizabeth... at 2010-07-28 10:48 | login or register to post comments
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e-Conference Between the Curators of the Shanghai Biennale and Liverpool Biennial 6 August
e-Space Lab is hosting a conference with the curators of the International exhibition for Liverpool Biennial 2010: Touched on 6 August from 11am-1pm in the Box at FACT. To book your free place, click here.
e-space lab has been making e-connections between Shanghai and Liverpool since 2006, working with artists, curators, designers, galleries and museums to allow the exchange of ideas and practices to occur easily between people in these sister cities. Recent e-dialogues have explored art and public realm issues, including art as a catalyst for change and social renewal. The event on 6 August brings together in an e-dialogue the curatorial teams of the Shanghai Biennale and Liverpool Biennial in a unique moment of inter-city and international exchange.
CityStates Announced
18 September to 28 November - Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool
A major new collaboration for Liverpool Biennial 2010 presents a series of international exhibitions exploring the cultural dynamics between cities and states. It is often cities that excite artists rather than 'nations’, but any consideration of cities involves also considering the state. Today more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and predictions show this will grow to 70% by 2030. Global migration has given rise to a dual allegiance shared between the city we live/work in and the place of our birth, culture, or ancestry.
The <CityStates> exhibitions are initiated and supported by embassies, foreign governments, international agencies or galleries, and explore these cultural dynamics. The following are involved: RAMALLAH: ART SCHOOL PALESTINE / VILNIUS: CITY WITHOUT WALLS / CARIBBEAN PAVILION: THE BAHAMAS, BARBADOS, MARTINIQUE / NORWAY, SWEDEN, ICELAND, DENMARK, FINLAND: NORDIC ARTISTS / QUEBEC / TAIPEH: ORGANIC INTERFACE / SEOUL (LOOP): MOVING FAST
Touched Conference
Saturday 18 September 2010 from 11.00 – 17.00 at LJMU Art & Design Academy
As Liverpool Biennnial 2010 opens, some of the curators, artists and thinkers involved in the making of the International exhibition will explore what it means to be touched by art. For more information about speakers and themes, please go to the Opening Events section of our website. To book a free place, click here.
Speakers include: Tehching Hsieh (artist), Alfonso Lingis (philosopher and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus of Penn State University), Coco Fusco (artist, writer and Chair of the Fine Art Department at Parsons/The New School for Design), Tania Bruguera (artist), Steven Connor (writer, critic, broadcaster and Professor of Modern Literature and Theory, Birkbeck College, London), Tony Chakar (artist, architect and writer), Jamie Isenstein (artist), Danica Dakic (artist), Julieta Aranda (artist), Minerva Cuevas (artist), Alfredo Jaar (artist), Will Kwan (artist), Anton Vidokle (artist).
Touched On The Waterfront
On 17 and 18 July, Liverpool Biennial participated in On the Waterfront as part of the Feel Good Fairs. We presented a free origami workshop and answered questions about Liverpool Biennial 2010. If you want to get more information about how you can be involved as a volunteer or want to find out about some of the interactive art works, stop by our stall.
The next Feel Good Fair is on 7 and 8 August from 12-5pm. Stop by and see us. Click for more information about all the events going on at Liverpool's Waterfront and for the photos on our Facebook and Flickr.
Community Roadshow in Alt Valley at Walton Hall Park, 14 August
Join us on 14 August, 10am - 4pm, to hear more about what will be happening during Liverpool Biennial 2010 and how you can get involved. It's a two way conversation, not a lecture - you might want to know more about what's on, you might want to take part in some of the installations, you might want to be a volunteer Information Assistant, you might want to take part in the workshop activities we will be doing that day. Come and find out more.
The Community Roadshow will take place in partnership with the Alt Valley Fun Day and will be located behind the Sports Centre. For more information and directions to Walton Hall Park, click here. To download information on Events in Liverpool's parks, including the Alt Valley Fun Day, click here.
Seen Any Wolves Lately?
They're getting closer to the City Centre. Send us your pics and/or links to your photos and collect a free book!
email mary@biennial.com
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By celia elizabeth... at 2010-08-02 08:54 | login or register to post comments
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PERSPECTIVES OF PENNINE LANCASHIRE IS A NETWORK OF ARTS ORGANISATIONS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND HERITAGE VENUES DELIVERING EXCITING VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMMES AND RAISING THE PROFILE AND AMBITION OF VISUAL ARTS IN OUR AREA.
The Perspectives of Pennine Lancashire Network formed in 2009 in response to key issues for the sector, including the fragmented nature of the visual arts offer and a desire to raise the quality and ambition of visual arts and heritage programming for Pennine Lancashire.
The Network is hosted by Creativity Works and it contributes to our key themes of health, people, business and regeneration by:
- Delivering an exciting programme of visual arts which tie in with National Campaigns and Regionally significant programmes.
- Increase audience engagement and participation in the visual arts.
- Develop collaborative working between the member organisations; strengthening the infrastructure of creative organisations in Pennine Lancashire.
The Perspectives of Pennine Lancashire Network is supported by Arts Council England, Renaissance NW and works with a broad range of partners including, Folly and Regenerate Pennine Lancashire.
By celia elizabeth... at 2010-08-02 10:27 | login or register to post comments
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Liverpool Biennial August e-newsletter
Launch of The Temple of a Thousand Bells
To whet your appetite for Liverpool Biennial 2010, we have opened the first of 45 commissions - Laura Belém's The Temple of a Thousand Bells. It is located in the Oratory (next to Liverpool Cathedral) and is now open to the public Thursday to Sunday (including Bank Holiday Monday) from 10am to 6pm until 17 Sep. When the Biennial launches on 18 September, it will be open 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm.
The Brazilian artist’s new installation is composed of a thousand blown glass bells and a polyphonic sound track, which creates a 3-D effect. The mass of glass bells were handblown at one of the UK’s few surviving traditional glass blowing workshops, the Glass Blobbery.
For more photos, click here. For video footage including an interview with Laura Belém, click here.
Volunteer Drop-In Session at Leaf Tea Shop
Are you interested in volunteering for Liverpool Biennial? We are still looking for those who will help present Touched. This Thursday 26th Aug from 2-6pm we're running an informal drop-in session at Leaf Tea Shop for anyone interested. If you would just like to find out more about what our volunteers do and how you can get involved, join us for a cuppa.
If you have any questions, please email volunteer@biennial.com or phone Peter on 0151 709 7444 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0151 709 7444 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. More information and a downloadable application form can be found on our Opportunities Page.
Leaf Tea Shop and Bar
27 Parliament Street
Liverpool L8 5RN
Some Rather Rapid Developments
If you've been past the former Rapid Hardware Shop (52 Renshaw Street) lately, you'll know there has been a great deal of activity on the inside. It will be the site of Re:thinking Trade, The Human Stain, Tania Bruguera's Cátedra Arte de Conducta, and a number of International artists as well as the Visitor Centre for the Festival in general. Have a look at our Flickr page to see what we've been up to.
The exhibitions and Visitor Centre will be open from 18 September.
Book Your Place Early
Throughout the 10 weeks of the Festival, there will be many free events connected to Touched for which you will need to book. These can be found at the Events Page of our website.
Have you booked your place for the Touched Conference on 18 September? What about the upcoming Touched Talk with Ziauddin Sardar on 22 September?
With so many people attending the opening events, these free places will fill up quickly. To save disappointment book now!
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Novotel Liverpool announced as Official Hotel Partner for Liverpool Biennial 2010
Liverpool Biennial is delighted to announce that Novotel Liverpool will be the Official Hotel Partner for this year’s Festival. Both Novotel Liverpool and Liverpool Biennial are committed to increasing tourism and providing high quality visitor service in Liverpool and this partnership will help to ensure our visitors from Britain and around the world have somewhere to stay that is contemporary, comfortable, welcoming and right in the middle of the city centre. For more details on Liverpool Biennial's partnership with Novotel Liverpool, click here.
The Independent newspaper announced as National Media Partner for Liverpool Biennial 2010
Liverpool Biennial is delighted to announce that The Independent will once more be the National Media Partner for this year’s Biennial Festival. The partnership between The Independent and Liverpool Biennial is based on our shared audience and commitment to the cultural sector by raising a greater awareness of one of the UK’s leading visual arts events. The affiliation is an important component in helping us to deliver one of the most exciting international cultural events of the year. For more information on Liverpool Biennial's partnership with The Independent, click here.
Thanks from the Biennial team.
liverpool biennial was founded by James Moores with the support of 
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