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The Gathering - an exhibition by Jody Little

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The Gathering - an exhibition  by Jody Little London, 1946: A family come together to celebrate a wedding. It is a joyous occasion and the first gathering since the end of the war. It is, however,  marked by absence. People cannot help but remember friends and relatives not lucky enough to return home from the fighting, both from the recent war but also the  Great War almost a generation ago. Using a variety of  printmaking techniques, ‘The Gathering’ examines loss  and remembrance and considers how the past influences and forges our identities in the present. Of particular influence is the artist’s great uncle Walter, who lived in Gateshead before being posted out to France in August 1915.  Central Library, Prince Consort Road  Gateshead Central Library is fully accessible *   Additional Information: The Gallery at Gateshead Central Library is open  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am - 7pm,  Wednesday 9am - 5pm, Saturday 9am - 1pm, 

LOOSE MUSE – London’s Premiere Women’s Writers Night.

LOOSE MUSE – London’s Premiere Women’s Writers Night. Wednesday 10 th  December   – the second  Wednesday  of each month. @ The Poetry Cafe , 22 Betterton Street, London WC2 (closest tube = Covent Garden), 8.00 p.m.  - £6.00 - £4.00 concessions Features this month: Elise Valmorbida  –  is the author of several best-selling novels, including  Matilde Waltzing, The Book of Happy Endings, The TV President , and  The Winding Stick , and is also the award-winning script-consultant/producer of indie Britfilm ‘SAXON’.  She is currently writing a historical novel inspired by family stories.   www.word-design.co.uk/books Spectre of Abandonment  –  another chance to hear excerpts of the multi-stranded collaboration between visual artist  Lorraine Clarke and poets  Sue Johns, Sarah Reilly  and   Agnes Meadows , which resulted in the Spectre of Abandonment exhibition earlier this year, with specially written poetry read by the three writers. And there will also be plenty of oppor

The arcane autobiography of Nestor Bogoff: Chapters 1 to 8

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 The arcane autobiography of Nestor Bogoff: Chapters 1 to 8 CHEAP Art work by p.murry in the    BAR Gallery Art Fair. 12 December   –   8 January Private View & Queens Parade Xmas Launch:   12th Dec  6pm-10pm Opening Hours: 12pm-6pm Tuesday- Friday,  2-6pm  Saturdays BAR  Unit 4-5, Queens Parade, Walm Lane, London, NW2 5HT

FPS OPEN EXHIBITION, MENIER GALLERY 2-13 DECEMBER 2014

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'Breaking the Chains' art exhibition and play highlighting modern slavery

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TICKETS ON SALE NOW VIA  EVENTBRITE ! The 'Breaking the Chains' art exhibition and play highlighting modern slavery closes on Thursday 6 November, and so the last chances to see the exhibition are this Saturday 1 November, Tuesday 4 November and Thursday 6 November 2014, all between 2pm and 5pm. 'Breaking the Chains' helps to raise awareness of modern slavery of the border crossing sort that does not include workfare and the practices of Jobcentre Plus. Modern slavery in the form of human trafficking is happening now, as Radio Pete's  interviews with 'Breaking the Chains' presenters pointed out on 23 October . It has been argued elsewhere, "No form of present day slavery is comparable to the Atlantic Slave Trade which lasted for four hundred years with the lost of approximately 12 million lives," but not by me. I believe that the Atlantic Slave Trade referred to as not comarable with modern slavery was once legal and peopl

Humble Origins: An Exhibition of Art on Paper

Humble Origins: An Exhibition of Art on Paper Thursday 30th October 2014 - Thursday 27th   November   2014 12pm-6pm PRIVATE VIEW Thursday 30th October 6pm-9pm At BAR Gallery 4-5 Queens Parade, Walm Lane NW2 5HT Exhibiting art that uses paper as its medium. Humble Origins looks at the diverse ways with which paper is still widely used for art. Despite the rise of digital and the move towards technologies in our everyday lives paper is still a fertile and cherished medium for artistic practice. Expect to see a broad range of artwork including sculpture, drawing, installation, collage, pen & ink on paper, prints and more! All work is for sale and is affordably priced.

P MURRY seems to be having a sudden solo art show

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P.MURRY ARTWORK at FOOD FOR THOUGHT October2014 Contact 07736525187/ email:   yrrumuk@googlemail.com/  http://quadraoptica.blogspot.co.uk/ P MURRY seems to be having a sudden solo art show ( thanks to Brent Artists' Resource), from now until the end of October at the FOOD FOR THOUGHT café which incudes The eccentric ideas of an artichoke Mixed media £75 The sixth obsessional stance of Lionel Prism Mixed media £75 Unfossilised artichokes emit odes Mixed media £75 A renewed wave of opposition to artichokes Mixed media £75 The unknown redemption of Lionel Prism’s artichoke £75 You never promised me an artichoke garden, why not? £75 Always an artichoke but never an architrave or an archmandrite £75 Artichoke, the skinwalker £75   EAT, C.ART F.ART FOOD FOR THOUGHT ·         15 High Road London NW10 2TE Willesden ·         Get Directions ·         Transit information Jubilee Willesden Green  More info ·         Phone number

artwest open studios 2014

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EXHIBITION INFORMATION: FPS Open 2014

EXHIBITION INFORMATION:  FPS Open 2014 WHEN:  1 st  – 13 th   December 2014 WHERE:   Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RU WHO:   Open to all Private View:  Tuesday 2nd December – 6-9pm SUBMISSION DEADLINE Friday 14th December (see accompanying document for forms) DELIVERY AND COLLECTION OF WORK Delivery dates:   Sunday 30 th  November at the Menier Gallery – 10 – 11am Collection Dates:  Saturday 13 th  December – 5-6pm                              *Please note that you must collect and deliver your work in the allotted times – if you cannot commit to these times then please do submit.                  EXHIBITION FEES Submission fees:  Free to FPS Members - £5 for Non Members Hanging fees:  £100 per linier metre - £50 per plinth for sculptures *FPS takes 30% sales commission + VAT (on commission only)  All artists will be notified of their hanging fees upon selection Payments can be made upon delivery of wor

Come to a book launch of ‘Beaten But Not Defeated’

Come to a book launch of   ‘Beaten But Not Defeated’ by Merilyn Moos    on Friday 14th November 2014 at Bookmarks at 6.30. This biography charts Siegi Moos’s life, starting in Germany when he witnessed the Bavarian uprisings of 1918/19 and the later rise of the extreme right. The book then follows Siegi’s progress in Berlin between 1929-1933 as a committed Communist and an active anti-Nazi in the well-organised Red Front, before much of the German Communist party (KPD) took the Nazis seriously, and his deep involvement in the Free Thinkers and in agit-prop theatre. Siegi escaped Germany  in 1933 and, exiled in Britain, left the Communist Party in around 1937 and for the rest of his life, sought another route to the transformation of capitalism.The book describes Siegi’s life as an exile: the loss of family, comrades, his first language and the impact of exile on his personal relationships. This is a fascinating and often moving account of the life of Siegfried Moos, a German C

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LOVE AND MARRIAGE : an installation by artist Kevin Vincenzo Keating

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A centre piece of this years Cricklewood festival will be an installation by artist Kevin Vincenzo Keating. An art work called Love and Marriage will be displayed in Keyes rd NW2. The 10 ft sculpture made of a stainless steel arch and 35 wooden pegs is a humorous symbol of love, marriage, and human relationships in modern life. Kevin continues to exhibit his installations in the street and believes that here is a whole new audience of the public who never go to galleries or art events but love to see and interact with art in the street. The Cricklewood festival is on Saturday 20th Sept. 12-6pm. Activities will include an open mic and free portrait painting for the public by other Creative Cricklewood artists. The installation will remain at Keyes Road until the 23rd Sept. For info, Facebook, Creative Cricklewood or Kevin Vincenzo Keating. http://https://www.facebook.com/events/309686689216000/?context=create&source=49#

Solo exhibition by Henryk Terpilowski at the BAR Gallery, Willesden 17th - 27th Sept

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This week sees the opening of a solo exhibition by  Henryk Terpilowski at the BAR Gallery, Willesden 17th - 27th Sept Henryk has been using the skills, processes and compositional ideas he has learnt from his background as a decorative artist to develop a highly individual expressionistic style of painting. Some of the results are presented in this show.  All invited to the Private View Friday 26th Sept 6 - 9pm when further musical entertainment will be provided at the 'We Love the Blues' event at A Pop-up Wonderland - next door

Bettina Reiber residency at Brantwood: September 2014 to January 2015.

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For the catalogue of the exhibition please click  here . For more information on the residency and for images of my residency paintings, please visit  my  website .

“Spectre of Abandonment”: Exhibition and poetry

In “Spectre of Abandonment”, the three invited poets, Agnes Meadows, Sue Johns and Sarah Reilly, will perform poetry they created in response to Lorraine’s artworks. Conversely, Lorraine presents new artworks inspired by poems she selected from each of the poets’ anthologies. She also presents new sculpture with her own poetry. filmed at the The Candid Arts Trust, 3-5 Torrens Street, Islington, London, EC1V 1NQ.14 September 2014 by Eileen Perrier and PRMurry For more information contact lorraine@clarke-art.co.uk “Spectre of Abandonment” part 1 “Spectre of Abandonment” part 2

Line and Location : Alex McIntyre and Ross Loveday

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Alex McIntyre Invitation to Line and Location, an exhibition at Space2 Gallery, Watford Museum   Alex McIntyre and Ross Loveday are pleased to invite you to their selected exhibition with Space2 Gallery, Line and Location  4 September - 25 October Private View  5 September 6-8pm   We would be delighted if you can join us for the private view,   Friday 5 September 6-8pm at Space2 Gallery, Watford Museum , 194 Lower High Street, Watford WD17 2DT Alex McIntyre Fellow,  Digswell Arts Associate Member, Free Painters and Sculptors News from our friends : Look out for  'Aware' the selected  exhibition following 'Line and Location' at Space2 Gallery with Digswell Arts Fellows Ella Carty and Hideki Arichi. Copyright © 2014 Alex McIntyre, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Alex McIntyre 5 St John's Court St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 4TS United Kingdom Add us to your address book

bar 30th birthday members'show

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a studio share at Kingsgate

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Dear Free Painters and Sculptors, Please see below from Artist Marcus Orlandi regarding a studio share at Kingsgate.  Would suit someone who is an emerging or established but probably early career artist. best wishes, ----- Forwarded Message ----- From:  marcus orlandi < lostmyshoes@hotmail.co.uk > To:  marcus orlandi < lostmyshoes@hotmail.co.uk > Sent:  Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 11:39 Subject:  Studio share at Kingsgate Hello all, I have been given the opportunity of staying on at Kingsgate Workshops in Kilburn after my residency has finished at the end of August. The studio is subsidised and out in the yard area and I'm able to share it with someone. It's  264 square foot, going for £264 per month which we'd split. I haven't seen the space yet but its similar to the one I'm in now and they plan to refurbish before September. A few details: You'd pay £132 per month (half £264) The contract is for 18 months.  Start date

Nothingness at Parndon Mill Gallery

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Alex McIntyre Invitation to Nothingness, Parndon Mill Gallery Forthcoming exhibition: Space2 Gallery, Watford Museum View this email in your browser You are Warmly invited to Nothingness at Parndon Mill  Gallery with Hideki Arichi, Ella Carty, Jo Howe, Alex  McIntyre and William White 7 August - 14 September 2014 Private View  10 August 2-4pm   Please join us for the private view on  10 August  2- 4 pm . Guests are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy the lawn and canal at the front of the Mill and local walks nearby. Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Parndon Mill, Elizabeth Way, Harlow, Essex CM20 2HP Tel: 01279 426 042 Email:  info@parndonmill.co.uk Web:  www.parndonmill.co.uk   Please also save the date for forthcoming exhibition: Line and Location , Space2 Gallery, Watford Museum 6 September - 25 October  with artists Alex McIntyre and Ross Loveday. Private View  5 September 6-8pm Wishing you a wonderful Summer and l

BAR 30th Birthday Exhibition

Press Release 25 July 2014                                                                                                  BAR 30th Birthday Exhibition Members Exhibition 2014 9th August – 30th August Preview Party:   Saturday 9th August 6pm-10pm Free Entry BAR Gallery / 4-5 Queens Parade, Walm Lane, NW2 5HT www.brentartistsresource.org. uk ‘Brent Artists Resource: Supporting artists since 1984’ Brent Artists Resource (BAR) is celebrating its 30th year! As part of the celebrations it will be hosting a special Members Exhibition showcasing the extraordinary talent and breadth of work created by its Members, most of which are local to Brent. BAR has been supporting local artists, delivering high quality arts and working with the community throughout Brent since 1984. It occupied the popular gallery in the old Willesden Library site for over 12 years and was nominated one of the top community galleries in London by the BBC in 2011. “This show is a fantastic opportunity to not only celebr