Manchester Postcard Fundraiser at Chinese Art Centre 7.12.12

Come along to bid on my manchester inspired nearly postcard sized artwork this Friday at  Chinese Art Centre, Manchester. All work is anonymous until purchased when you find out who the work has been created by! See more information below...

Manchester Postcard Fundraiser
Launch Night 7 December 2012 (6.00pm - 7.30pm)

Here at the centre we have developed an idea by recent ‘Breathe Residency’ artist Luke Ching. Upon discovering various bright and cheerful postcard images of Manchester’s fair city, Luke felt that they needed some adaptation to reflect the more regular rainy climate here in the North West of the UK! The postcards looked beautiful and reflected the city perfectly as you can see below.
Just in time for the Christmas season, a whole host of generous artists and even some Chinese Arts Centre staff will be adapting Manchester postcards for sale here in our shop and on-line. The postcards will be available to buy as of 7 December here in our shop, so do keep an eye out! Each postcard will be available to buy at £30 and all funds raised will be used to support Antonia Low’s residency (14^th Jan – 20 Apr 2013).  The postcards will also be available to buy via our on-line shop shortly!

Chinese Arts Centre
Market Buildings
Thomas Street
Northern Quarter
Manchester
M4 1EU
England

Jerwood Drawing Prize at Jerwood Gallery, Hastings 8.12.12 - 6.01.13

My drawing 'Navigating the Junction' will be on show at the Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, in the first part of the tour for the Jerwood Drawing Prize, the show runs from 8.12.12 - 6.01.13.

The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2012 is the largest and longest running annual open exhibition for drawing in the UK. Judged by an independent panel of selectors; Stephen Coppel, Curator of the Modern Collection, Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum; Kate Macfarlane, Co-Director of The Drawing Room, London; and Lisa Milroy, artist and Head of Graduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, the Prize aims to explore and celebrate the diversity, excellence and range of current drawing practice in the UK. As a response to the ever-growing popularity of the competition, and the present financial landscape of the arts, Jerwood Visual Arts (JVA) and Drawing Projects UK are delighted this year to announce an increase in the total prize fund, from £11,000 to £17,000, a rise of over 50%.

From its beginning, the Jerwood Drawing Prize has championed the breadth of contemporary drawing in the UK. From a submission of almost 3,000 entries, the selectors have brought together an exhibition of 78 works from 73 artists. The shortlist includes established artists as well as relative newcomers and students fresh from art college. The selected works are exhibited at JVA at Jerwood Space, London from 12 September - 28 October 2012, and will then tour to venues across the UK including the new Jerwood Gallery, Hastings and mac, Birmingham.
The prizes, were awarded to the winning artists at a ceremony on Tuesday 11 September 2012, and are a first prize of £8,000, second prize of £5,000 and two student awards of £2,000 each.

First Prize: Karolina Glusiec
Second Prize: Bada Song
Student Prize: Katie Aggett
Student Prize: Min Kim
Highly Commended: Jane Dixon

Jerwood Gallery
Rock-a-Nore Road
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3DW
Tel: + 44 (0)1424 728377
Email: info@jerwoodgallery.org
For further info go to - http://www.jerwoodgallery.org/visit/find-us

Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday- Sunday 11am-6pm
Closed Mondays

For admission prices, please go to http://www.jerwoodgallery.org/visit/visitor-information

Paper#3 and Mirabel Selling Studio, 23rd November 2012

Paper Gallery will be having an opening for their third show Paper#3, as well as a Mirabel Selling Studio, and a launch for the new project space, psMirabel. 

 

My editioned prints, and books will also be on sale. For more information on available works, please visit http://www.paper-gallery.co.uk/70879/640216/paper-artists/jenny-steele.

 

 

Manchester’s micro art gallery, PAPER #3

Opens 23rd November

www.paper-gallery.co.uk

PAPER #3 Opens: Friday 23^rd November 5 - 9pm

Open Studio Opening Times: Saturday 24^th November 11am- 5pm & Sunday 25^th November 12 – 5pm

Find us at: 14-20 Mirabel Street, Manchester, M3 1PJ

 

Paper is a new micro gallery open in Manchester city centre, close to Victoria Station and MEN Arena. PAPER #3 show will coincide with the annual Selling Open Studio at Mirabel Studios and the launch of a new project space ps Mirabel. New Paper artist Poppy Green will be creating an outdoor site-specific installation at the opening and will be showing original and printed works in the gallery. We will be showcasing Hole Edition prints by Simon Woolham, John Moores Prize winner Narbi Price, and Turner Prize nominee George Shaw. Paper launched its website www.paper-gallery.co.uk in July showcasing a range of artwork by local and international artists. If you missed us at Manchester Contemporary art fair now is your chance to see our artists work and invest in a piece of work for Christmas

 

Paper’s mission is to bridge the gap between audience, artist, and artwork, presenting critically engaged artworks in a domestic environment. Paper will focus solely on work on paper, paper as a support. Paper will present a wide range of originals and multiples, including drawings, paintings, prints, photography. Paper will be accessible, creating an intimate atmosphere within our small gallery space. Paper will be affordable, selling work to promote artistic practice.

 

Paper is the brainchild of Liverpool John Moores University Masters graduates Andrea Cotton, David Hancock, Nicola Smith and current Design Manager at Manchester Art Gallery, Ian Smith.

 

For our artists the use of paper is integral to their practice. For our stable of artists we have created a mix of emerging, mid-career, and international artists. This includes; Alice Bradshaw, Fulya Çetin, Jenny Core, Philip Davenport, Julie Dodd, Bethan Hamilton, Sarah Kate Wilson, Naomi Lethbridge, James Moore, Narbi Price, Anna Puhakka, Dawn Woolley, Simon Woolham, Miranda Whall, Bethan Hamilton, Leanne Richardson, Roshanna Rubin-Mayhew, Lucy May Schofield, Richard Shields, Jenny Steele and Wen Wu.

 

We would like to introduce new artists work to Paper exhibition #3 Sean Caherty, Susannah Douglas, Nicola Ellis, Suzanne Smith, Paul Vivian.

 

Paper is open every Saturday. For more information please contact David Hancock on 07799813062 or email papergallery@mail.com

 

The Div/sion of Power, curated by Institute of Temporary Art, 16th - 25th Nov 2012

I am pleased to let you know that I have been commissioned to make a work in response to the Didsbury Parsonage and Fletcher Moss Art Gallery, for the upcoming exhibition 'Div/ision of Power' curated by Institute of Temporary Art.  My poster/drawing  'The foreign language of trees' provides a map of all the foreign origins of trees that are now positioned within the garden.  Having being sourced by colonial explorers at the time building the original building, many of trees are one of the only examples of these specimens outside of Kew botanical gardens. A large number of the trees have come from countries that have in the past endured British rule through colonial activity.

 

INSTITUTE OF TEMPORARY ART PRESENTS FLETCHER MOSS ART GALLERY WITH THE DIVISION OF POWER, AN EXHIBITION WHICH, FOCUSES ON THE STRUCTURES OF CURATORIAL PRACTICE PLACING THE ARTIST, CURATOR INSTITUTION AND AUDIENCE UNDER EXAMINATION.

SUPPORTED BY THE DIDSBURY PASONAGE TRUST UNDER THE CURATORIAL DIRECTION OF HIGGINS AND RENSHAW, DIRECTOR OF IOTA JOHN LYNCH WILL PRESENT WORK BY ARTISTS PRACTICING IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.

THE EXHIBITION WILL OPEN 16TH NOVEMBER 2012 AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2012.

Adopting its title from a governmental blueprint to define the separation or division of power between constitutional authorities to establish a balance within the body politic. Reference is made to the separation of powers; within this context we define the roles as artist-curator- institution- audience.

After splitting the practice of curation and of exhibitions themselves, the exhibition represents the idea of a gallery reinstated. Fletcher Moss Art Gallery (Didsbury Parsonage) was once a branch of Manchester City Art Gallery. At its peak Fletcher Moss Art Gallery exhibited works of Goya, Lowry, Turner and other eminent artists of the time. Fletcher Moss Art Gallery closed its doors for the last time in the late 1980’s, the space since languishing in the care of the local authority.

The Institute of Temporary Art in association with Higgins & Renshaw presents the idea of Fletcher Moss Art Gallery returning. The ‘temporary’ notion of exhibitions within contemporary society in many ways exemplifies the relationship of curatorial practice (within the four stages stated) as having fluidity.

The exhibition challenges the audience and the artists, providing the opportunity for them to reappraise and reconsider the nature of conventional exhibition etiquette. IOTA will present work by over 40 artists, which is specifically commissioned to respond to the space and its environs.

‘The Division Of Power is an exhibition that aims to examine the very nature of curatorial practice. In many ways it is a research methodology, which we are presenting to the public. The discussion about curatorial practice is a key topic, which is seemingly becoming a catalyst for debate and intrigue in this area.

The exhibition can be viewed as a complete examination of institutional critique in its presentation. This exhibition has been developed to shine a spotlight on the four key stages involved in the process of curating this exhibition. The artist, curator, institution and audience become part of a wider conversation about the very nature of Fletcher Moss Art Gallery, and by extension all artistic institutions’.

Higgins & Renshaw, Lionel Dobie Project.

EXHIBITION: THE DIVISION OF POWER

DATES: 16TH NOVEMBER – 25TH NOVEMBER 2012.

PREVIEW: 16TH NOVEMBER 2012

TIME: 17:00 – 21.00

VENUE: DIDSBURY PARSONAGE, STENNER LANE, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2RQ.

ENTRY: FREE



For enquiries contact:

Higgins & Renshaw

higginsrenshaw@gmail.com

John Lynch, Institute of Temporary Art

IOTARTS@gmail.com

Notes for Editors

Higgins & Renshaw

Higgins & Renshaw are artist | curators based in Manchester. Currently, working with the Lionel Dobie Project, Manchester.

Higgins & Renshaw are fascinated by the developing role of the artist/curator with regard to active research in contemporary art practices. Treating each project as a critique of ‘institutional indoctrination’, Higgins & Renshaw aim to investigate the relationship of space, place and heritage through curatorial devises, which often appeal for wider audience participation.

Didsbury Parsonage Trust, Manchester.

The Didsbury Parsonage (Old Parsonage) is a Grade II listed building situated opposite St James' Church, adjacent to the original village green of Didsbury, Manchester.

The DPT is a volunteer based project, which aim to provide a much needed community hub for the people of Didsbury. To open up a valuable and much loved Grade II listed building, which can be used by everyone.

Collections Access, Manchester City Art Gallery.

Manchester City Art Gallery Archive has supported with archival material and imagery for the exhibition.

Manchester Artists Book Fair with Paper Gallery Fri 12th Oct - Sat 13th Oct

PAPER Gallery will be showing some of my new artists books at the Manchester Artists Book Fair in the Holden Gallery at Manchester School of Art, on Friday 12th October (2-7pm) and Saturday 13th October (11am - 5pm).  Admission Free. Hope you can make it along.

The Manchester Contemporary with PAPER Gallery, 27th - 30th September 2012

PAPER Gallery will be showing some of my work  at The Manchester Contemporary, Spinningfields next weekend 27th - 30th September 2012, alongside work by Jenny Core, Bethan Hamilton, Alice Bradshaw, James Moore, Richard Shields and other PAPER Gallery artists.

To read more about PAPER gallery and its artists, please visit the PAPER website.

To register for free tickets for Manchester Contmporary visit their website.

Jerwood Drawing Prize 2012

Access All Areas, Manchester School of Art, PV 27th Sept 6-8.30pm

 

‘Access All Areas’ displays work from the five artists upon the 2011/12 AA2A scheme at Manchester Metropolitan University; Mark Beecroft, Julie Cassels, Rachel Goodyear, Bethan Hamilton and Jenny Steele.

AA2A is a national set of schemes hosted in visual art departments in Higher and Further Education institutions that provide access for practicing artists to specialist workshop and support facilities.  This opportunity allows artists access to equipment which may be difficult or expensive for them to source independently, allowing them to realise a project or period of research.  In exchange, artists bring ideas and experience to the students and institution.

2011/12 AA2A artists would like to thank Manchester Metropolitan University for generously providing access to postgraduate lecture programmes, the library and the range of workshops, in addition to a grant towards the costs of materials. 

Mark Beecroft
Mark Beecroft’s practice is an exploration of process, working with predetermined systems and mathematical forms. Mark has used his time on the AA2A scheme at Manchester School of Art to develop skills in digital fabrication, working with laser cutting technology. Beginning with patterns created from handmade mathematical models he has created digital files, which have been laser cut in a range of materials. These pieces are then ‘played’ with, experimenting with different configurations before being assembled by hand. The results are a series of sculptural forms that unite digital technology and handmade craft.

Julie Cassels
Julie Cassels’s uses the photographic image as her medium, the AA2A residency has enabled her to concentrate on the three dimensional aspect of her work in the form of digitally reconstructed objects. ‘Someone Else’s Things’, the latest series of work, considers the replication of an object and the relevance of its source. Drawn to rare or, potentially, obsolete ‘found objects’, she digitally reconstructs them; their associations consider the past, the future and possession. The main body of work carried out during the residency was a ‘virtual’ restoration project. A rare 17th Century bodice was digitally restored and then recreated using digitally printed fabric. The Whatcombe Bodice project is on show at the Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester.    www.juliecassels.co.uk

Rachel Goodyear
My practice focuses on drawing, working predominantly with pencil on paper. The AA2A scheme has helped me to explore ways to subtly allow my drawings to slip out of the paper into the realms of sculptural form. However, rather than a fixed permanence that an object can suggest, I am finding ways to give my 3 dimensional forms the similar nature of fragility and fleeting moments my drawings on paper offer.  With drawing at its core I have been exploring the relationships between the imagined space of the paper and the real gravitational space we occupy. For Access All Areas, I will be presenting a collection of works that suggest a state or change or escape; graphite covered paper forms quietly explode from the chest of a life size porcelain bird, whilst drawings on paper attempt an escape from their 2 dimensional world like a papery ectoplasm.
www.rachelgoodyear.com

Bethan Hamilton
An exploration of the obese female body with a focus on mass, weight and disproportionate form through mark making. My project has been focused on the creation of ambiguous forms; indeterminate in sex, species or context, through drawing & printmaking. I sought to visualize a selection of these 2D forms as tangible 3D sculptural objects through a series of individual frames viewed within a 360°rotation.
Artists Access to Colleges has provided me with the time and freedom to make mistakes. Through the scheme I have learnt new skills and revived old interests, had access to an extensive range of facilities at Manchester Metropolitan University and met some kind and inspirational individuals. AA2A has changed the face of my practice for the better. I feel excited to be making art again.
www.bethanhamilton.co.uk

Jenny Steele
Jenny Steele’s practice explores our inhabitation within physical and digital architectures, through print, drawing and installation. During the AA2A scheme at Manchester School of Art, Jenny has focused upon her experiences as a new inhabitant, moving within city centre streets of Manchester and the architectural structures she encounters.  Access to book-making, printmaking, sculpture and digital editing facilities have allowed Jenny to explore her research further through still imagery and movement and sequence.  She has produced a series of editions of books, laser-cut wood block prints, screen-prints and animation as a result of time and generous access to a wide range of workshops.

www.jennysteele.co.uk

‘Access All Areas’

Exhibition of work from the Artists Access to Art Colleges Scheme 2011/12

PV Thursday 27th September 6-8.30pm

28th September - 5th October 10-4pm (excluding Sunday)

The Holden Cafe

Manchester Metropolitan University

Grosvenor Building

Cavendish Street

M15 6RB

For more information on the AA2A scheme (Artists Access to Art Colleges) please visit http://www.aa2a.org/.  

RogueOpenStudios 2012 PV Fri 28th Sept, 6-9pm

Rogue Open Studios 29th-30th Sept, PV 28th Sept 6-9pm

 

 

Rogue Artists Studios, Open Weekend

Saturday September 29^th 12pm – 5pm and Sunday September 30^th 12pm – 4pm.

PREVIEW: Friday September 28th 6-9pm.

Rogue Artists Studios, Crusader Mill, 66-72 Chapeltown Street, Manchester M12WH

The Largest Artists Studio Outside London Opens its Doors to the Public for their Annual Open Weekend. 

Rogue Open Studios is a vibrant and exciting annual event taking place at Crusader Mill in Manchester which draws thousands of visitors from far afield. The Rogue Open Studios offers fellow artists, curators, gallerists, collectors and the general public an opportunity to meet the artists and to access all areas of the studios while affording studio members an opportunity to exhibit and offer work for sale.

Over the course of the weekend more than 90 artists working in a range of disciplines will open their studios which occupy 30,000 square feet spread over three floors of Crusader Mill making this the largest group studio space and event, outside London.

Rogue Studios is also home to The Project Space curated by Ahmed and Carpenter and Malgras|Naudet an artist led space curated by Magnus Quaife. For the Open Studios this year The Project Space at Rogue will host ‘Fayre’, a Rogue members group show on the theme of the ‘market’ while guest curator Simon Morrissey of WORKS/PROJECTS in Bristol has been invited to present a group show of gallery artists in Malgras|Naudet.

Artists at Rogue range from recent graduates to established practitioners. Many artists based at Rogue work closely with public, independent and commercial galleries and have exhibited widely across the UK and Internationally. Studio members have been proactive in establishing the cultural landscape in Manchester while others work in educational institutions and creative professions across the region and further afield. 

Established in 1995 Rogue is an independent non-profit making organisation administrated by David Gledhill and Martin Nash and a committee of volunteers.

Website: www.rogueartistsstudios.co.uk Contact: rogueartistsstudios@yahoo.co.uk

Hilary Jack 07957 398 451 and David Gledhill 07986 809 740

e:hilaryjack1gmail.com

PAPER Gallery launch Saturday 1st September 5-9pm / Mirabel Studios/ PAPER GALLERY

You are invited to the opening launch night of PAPER Gallery on Saturday 1st September 5-9pm at Mirabel Studios, 14-20 Mirabel Street, Manchester, M3 1PJ, alongside the open studios of Mirabel Studios.  The studios and PAPER Gallery will also be open Sunday 2nd September 12-4pm.  Hope you can make it along.

Paper is a new micro gallery open in Manchester city centre, close to Victoria Station and MEN Arena. We will open to the public on 11 Saturday August 2012, and continue every Saturday, opening times 11am-5pm. We have launched our website www.paper-gallery.co.uk in July. Paper offers the public an opportunity to view and purchase the work of our artists both in the gallery and on-line. The gallery will become a platform to introduce the public to the work of our artists. This will compliment the website which will form a useful resource, mapping the careers of these artists. It will also contain online content such as interviews and articles.

Paper’s mission is to bridge the gap between audience, artist, and artwork, presenting critically engaged artworks in a domestic environment. Paper will focus solely on work on paper, paper as a support. Paper will present a wide range of originals and multiples, including drawings, paintings, prints, photography and even hand drawn animation. Paper will be accessible, creating an intimate atmosphere within our small gallery space. More importantly though, Paper will be affordable, selling work to promote artistic practice, and allowing our artists to support the creation of more ambitious projects. It is our ambition to place a piece of art in every home.

Paper is the brainchild of Liverpool John Moores University Masters graduates Andrea Cotton, David Hancock, Nicola Smith and former Creative Director of Manchester City Council’s Design department, Ian Smith.

For our artists the use of paper is integral to their practice. For our stable of artists we have created a mix of emerging and mid-career artists, emphasising the dynamic between their practices, and highlighting their individual careers. Artists will include; Anna Puhakka from Finland, James Moore and Dawn Woolley, based in Cardiff, who curate together as Another Product, Simon Woolham, based at Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridgeshire and Roshana Rubin-Mayhew, currently showing at Leeds Gallery. Paper is also keen to develop the careers of emerging artists such as recent MMU graduate, Leanne Richardson.

Paper will also exhibit work of Alice Bradshaw, Jenny Core, Philip Davenport, Julie Dodd, Bethan Hamilton, Naomi Lethbridge, Richard Shields, Jenny Steele and Miranda Whall.

For more information please contact David Hancock on 07799813062 or email papergallery@mail.com

Follow on Twitter @Paper_Gallery_

Paper Gallery, Manchester

I am delighted that the newly established Paper Gallery in Manchester has taken my prints and books for their micro-gallery at Mirabel Studios.  The gallery has been set up by artists Andrea Cotton, David Hancock, Nicola Smith and creative director Ian Smith.  To read more about Paper, visit their website  http://www.paper-gallery.co.uk/70882/about-paper.

Other artists work shown at Paper: 

Alice Bradshaw, Jenny Core, Andrea Cotton, Philip Davenport, Julie Dodd, Bethan Hamilton, David Hancock, Naomi Lethbridge, James Moore, Anna Puhakka, Leanne Richardson, Roshana Rubin-Mayhew, Richard Shields, Nicola Smith, Jenny Steele, Miranda Whall, Simon Woolham and Dawn Woolley.

The gallery has been open since 11th August 2012, but will have a formal launch on Saturday 1st September 2012 from 5.00pm.  The gallery is open every saturday 11am-5pm, or by appointment at the address below:

Paper Gallery
Mirabel Studios
14-20 Mirabel Studios
Manchester
M31PJ

'Directional 1', Photocopy of paper with cartridge paper tie. Book stands in two folded 3d parts placed together. Edition of 20. 2012.18cm x 10cm (folded), 84cm x 59cm (full size)
Photographs courtesy of Ian Smith @PaperGallery.

Followingthemarketsquare Residency event, Harris Museum

Collaborative drawing with comments about the Market Square

You can view information and images from my end of residency event for the #followingthemarketsquare project at the Harris Museum on the 24th and 25th July 2013, on the project blog here http://followingthemarketsquare.wordpress.com/research-in-progress-2/. Above and below are images of the collaborative drawing produced with locals who use the Market Square in Preston.

Collaborative Drawing, #followingthemarketsquare residency event

Collaborative drawing (close up)

Observation of Desire Lines, 2012

You can view my animation 'Observation of Desire Lines', 2012 for InCertainPlaces/ Preston Remembers residency, which will be showcased in the education room at the Harris Museum next Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th July 2012 from 10.30am to 4.30pm. To watch the video, please go to https://vimeo.com/46053069.

#followingthemarketsquare event 24th/25th July, Harris Museum

Roll of Honour, Harris Museum, Preston

Next week, on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th July 2012 from 10.30pm-4.30pm, I will be in the Education Room of the Harris Museum, Preston for the last two days of my residency. You will be able to see the research that I have made into the use of the Market Square through drawing, animation and also results from the survey. Those who drop in will also be able to contribute to the survey and view my drawing in progress which will reflect on the results of the survey.

Preston Remembers will also present information about their project in the space. You can learn more about Preston Remembers on their site http://prestonremembers.tumblr.com, and also view the video from Laurence Payot’s residency.  I hope to see you there!

A feature about my Preston Remembers research residency, #followingthemarketsquare, in the Lancashire Evening Post on 5.7.12.  Thanks to Neil Docking for writing the feature.

Shortlisted for Jerwood Drawing Prize 2012

I was delighted to be notified last week that my entry to the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2012 was shortlisted for the Exhibition at the Jerwood Space, which then travels to the new Jerwood Gallery in Hastings, and then to mac, in Birmingham, and other venues.

Navigating the Junction, Pen and pencil on paper, 2011

The 78 sucessful artworks were selected for the prize exhibition from 3,000 entries by the following panel:

Stephen Coppel, Curator of the Modern Collection, Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum;

Kate Macfarlane, Co-Director of The Drawing Room, London; and

Lisa Milroy, Artist and Head of Graduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art

The selected artists are:

Katie Aggett, Judith Alder, Linda Antalova, Aglae Bassens, Meghana Bisineer, Matthew Burrows
Malina Busch, Jane Bustin, Elizabeth Buttworth, Heeseung Choi, Alexander Costello, Toni Davey, Jeffrey Dennis, Jane Dixon, Paul Eachus, Mark Evans, Marisa Futernick, Matteo Fuzzi, Richard Galloway, Stefan Gant, Pippa Gatty, Albert Geere, Karolina Glusiec, Margarita Gluzberg, Thomas Gosebruch, Beatrice Haines, Susie Hamilton, Tom Hammick, Jane Harris, Oona Hassim, Greg Haymln,Jefford Horrigan,Joanne Hummel-Newell, Abigail Hunt, Robin Jones,Kerstin Kartscher
Hyeon Kyung Kim, Minkyong Kim,Rebecca Kunzi,Nadine Mahoney,Sam Mould,Kyounghee
Nengi Omuku, Simon Parish, Sarah Pettitt, Kasper Pincis, Kathy Prendergast, Carl Randall, Howard Read, Frances Richardson, Ishai Rimmer, Fiona Robinson, Daniela Sarigu, Katy Shepherd, Ruth Simons, Simson & Volley, Eiko Soga, Bada Song, Sarah Spackman, Jennifer Steele, Maaike Anne, Rebecca Swindell, Eleanor Taylor, Shelley Theodore, Amikam Toren, Felicity Truscott, Andrew Vass, Julia Vogl, Sarah Kate Wilson, Ching Wong, Tanya Wood, William Wright, Aishan Yu

The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2012 Exhibition will be held at:

Jerwood Space, 171 Union St, SE1 0LN 12 September – 28 October 2012 (Mon-Fri10am–5pm, Sat&Sun10am-3pm 

Twitter: #JDP12 @JerwoodJVA

For more information, go to http://www.jerwoodvisualarts.org/page/3013/Jerwood+Drawing+Prize+2012+Artists+Announced/52

Images of the Towser Bothy Library, Holmfirth Arts Festival

Some images of the Towser Bothy Library last month at the Holmfirth Arts Festival, curated by Alice Bradshaw and Alice Haley, which included two of my zines, 'Directional 1' and 'Directional 2', and my artist book 'On the way'.  The Bothy and zine library was constructed by artist Bob Milner.  Images with thanks to Vanessa and  Alice.  For more information on the Towser Bothy, please go to http://www.holmfirthartsfestival.co.uk/event-detail/event-12-89.html.

Towser Bothy Zine Library, Holmfirth Arts Festival, 15th June

Two of my artists zines, 'Directional 1' (top image), 'Directional 2' (middle images) and my book 'On the way' (bottom), will be on display as part of the Towser Bothy Zine Library, Holmfirth Arts Festival, Yorkshire on the 15th June. The Holmfirth Arts Festival is curated by Alice and Vanessa.

For the facebook page for Towser Bothy, click on the link below -

https://www.facebook.com/events/427416550612248/

Press for Or-bits.com

Earlier in the year I was a guest blogger on Marialaura Ghidini's Or-bits.com programme of curated art and writing, for the TRUTH section.  The programme has recently recieved two reviews, see below.

In the May Issue of Art Review, Oliviero Basciano, focused on Or-bits.com for his Off-Space Travels Column.

 


Alfredo Cramerotti also wrote about or-bits in his column Lap Tab in the Italian art magazine Artribune. Readable online (Italian only).

See below for a link to the online pdf:
http://www.artribune.com/2012/05/artribune-magazine-7/

#Tweetart No.3, Westfield Studios, 30th May 2012

Last week one of my prints 'Hope for an Urban Utopia' was included in the #tweetart (3) exhibition at Westfield Studios in Wakefield, curated by Alice and Bob. 

Here is a link to a great slideshow that one of the curators Bob Milner made on his blog -

http://bobmilner.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/tweetart-the-third-my-third-slideshow/

Culture Cloud at New Art Exchange Shortlist

One of my prints has been shortlisted to the last 100 for Culture Cloud at the New Art Exchange in Nottingham.  From 4th June - 5th July 2012, voting will be open to shortlist the final 40 artists to be included in the show. To vote visit - www.artfinder.com/hello/theculturecloud. (ie.please vote for me!)

The Reveal 2012, BA Fine Art, University Centre at Blackburn College

BA Fine Art (Integrated Media) students at University Centre at Blackburn College will be exhibiting their Degree shows on Wednesday 13th June 2012, 6pm onwards - all welcome!

followingthemarketsquare - Residency Commission for InCertainPlaces

I am currently working on a residency for InCertainPlaces (UCLan, Preston) and Preston Remembers, where I am exploring how people use and interact within the Preston Market Square, and relate if at all, to the War Memorial.  I am documenting the followingthemarketsquare project on this research site - http://followingthemarketsquare.wordpress.com/research-in-progress-2/.

I am also trying to source information from people who use the square, and also families of war veterans who use the square (or war veterans themselves) through an online survey.  If you use the Preston Market Square - please visit this site to take part - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JZ62BWJ.

I would also like to speak to people who use the square, so please do email me if you are interested in having a discussion by email or in person - jcsteele@hotmail.com.

You can also follow the project on twitter @followthemsquar.

#knitterfeed Saturday 19th May, Victoria Baths, FutureEverything Festival 2012

#Knitterfeed @FutureEverything Conference, 19th May 2012

'Yarn bombed tree' outside Cross Acres Community Group, Wythenshawe 

On Saturday 19^th May 2012 at the Handmade event at FutureEverything Conference, I will be involved in #Knitterfeed, which is a collaborative project between myself, artist Elizabeth Wewiora, digital programmer Tom Kinniburgh and the Cross Acres Knitting Group (Wythenshawe).

In the run up and during the event, we will be exploring twitter through hand knitting objects and forms that communicate this sprawling network, with a very skilled group of knitters that regularly make out of the ordinary statements through their craft.

Call out for unwanted knitting yarn!

We are looking for donations of unwanted knitting yarn (and needles) that you no longer require or want.  If you do have anything you can very kindly offer, please let me know and I can arrange to collect from you. Thank you very much!

For further information on Handmade at FutureEverything Conference, 19^th May 2012 at Victoria Baths, Manchester, please visit - http://futureeverything.org/handmade-2/

For further information on the Cross Acres Community Knitting Group - http://xacresresourcecentre.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/artists-in-residence-at-xacres-knitterfeed-project-at-victoria-baths-futureeverything-festival/

Video Jam 2 at Antwerp Mansion, 22nd April 2012, 7pm til late

My animation 'If you're lost, remember what you saw on the way', has been selected as one of the short films to be accompanied by sound devised by a musician, at the next Video Jam event at Antwerp Mansions, Manchester on the 22nd April 2012, from 7pm onwards.  Video Jam is an experimental night of short films, each accompanied by a different live musical performance. After a successful first night back in January, to which hundreds of people unexpectedly turned up, we thought it silly not to organise another one. The programme includes a really eclectic mix of silent films submitted by both amateur and professional filmmakers, artists and animators. Each of these have been paired with a musician/sound artist with the intention of providing an original soundtrack. What results is a 'blind collaboration' of sorts, the filmmaker and musician remaining anonymous to one another throughout the process. Join us in celebrating the qualities of live music and improvisation for this unique encounter between sound and vision! **Doors open 7pm for 8pm start. After show party to follow - late. ** £2 on the door to cover costs - this is a not-for-profit event! DIRECTIONS: Antwerp Mansion is situated on Rusholme Grove, the turning off the Curry Mile where 'Ambala' is (two streets before Hardy's Well when travelling away from town). The entrance is 100 metres down the road on the left through a big gate. There will be people to signpost you from the road. google maps: http://g.co/maps/5thh2 Arrive early to get a good seat!

Community of Practice - Artist Practice Sessions

Since November 2011, I have been running a monthly Artist Practice Session at Rogue Project Space, Manchester.  Within each session, 1-2 artists present an aspect of their practice and audience artists offer supportive discourse and feedback.  Past presenting artists have included Mike Chavez Dawson, Jessica Longmore, Nicola Dale, Jacqueline Wylie.  Upcoming presenting artists include Daniel Fogarty, Annie Harrison and Sarah Sanders.

For further information, please visit the site - http://communityofpracticeman.tumblr.com/.

If you're lost, remember what you saw on the way

Images of my animation 'If you're lost, remember what you saw on the way', from the Exhibition at Kraak this Weds 29th Feb - 1st March 2012 at KRAAK, Manchester.   

To view the animation, go to - http://vimeo.com/38272140.

Truth and Lies (Part 4) - Democracy as internet, democracy as ideal..

Here is a link to my last post in the series of post contributions, to the Or-bits.com TRUTH programme.  This time I am writing about 'democracy as internet, democracy as ideal'.  To read go to -http://www.or-bits.com/blog/

'Most of the time I can't get in', Woodblock print and drawing on paper, 2011

If you're lost, remember what you saw on the way

All above: Stills from 'If you're lost, remember what you saw on the way', Stop frame animation film, 2.40 mins

I have been working on an animation for the show at KRAAK this coming Wednesday 29th February 2012, 6pm until late.  For further details of the animation, please see our tumblr site -http://exhibitionkraak.tumblr.com/about.  Hope to see you there...