Next Forum 27th January!

Following on from the brilliant FORUM last month, we're looking forward to the next installment of art and cultural discussion at Turner House.

This month we have photographer Tim Freeman (Welsh Artist of the year 2009) in to talk about some of his recent projects. As usual we will have an open floor, for artists who bring recent work or work in progress to discuss on the night. Refreshments and good company provided.

FORUM now comes to you through Ffotogallery and WARP. We heartily recommend checking out WARP's website and signing up to their  newsletter which is always full of useful information.

'Hours' Zine launch

Here at Turner House we are hotly anticipating the arrival of Molly Rooke's 'Hours'. The monthly zine will be launched at the Buffalo on Monday 27th Feb at 7pm, and we will have some available for a small price in the gallery.

One artist / photographer / creative thinker is chosen each month and given 24 hours to fill the camera they are given, and the photos are then turned into a publication. Have a look at the website for more details.

Laura Pannack at Third Floor Gallery

©Laura Pannack


The Laura Pannack show is now open until 13th Feb. Beautiful colour portraits of teenagers and naturists that exude a meditative calm.


See the Third Floor Gallery website for more details!

CALLOUT Hand in Glove Empty Shop Project

Hand In Glove Wants You!


They say:

" Hand in Glove are calling out for YOUR IDEAS! We are inviting all artists, curators and artist groups to propose an idea for an exhibition, performance or event within a 24 hour time frame, which we will present at our forthcoming empty shop project in Bristol.

As well as providing a space to carry out your project idea, Hand in Glove will provide support and resources for developing it.

To apply, please email us some info (as much or as little as you like) about your idea and any supporting material if applicable (image/video/text) to contact.glove@gmail.com
by SUNDAY 30 JAN 2011.

We look forward to hearing from you - please pass this call out on to your friends! "
--
Hand in Glove
Creating opportunities for emerging artists
and a platform to develop supportive
networks through process, dialogue and
exchange.

contact.glove@gmail.com
http://hand-in-glove.net

Notes from December FORUM

A huge thanks to all who turned out and made cakes for a wintry Forum on Thursday. We managed to cram in three amazing presentations which prompted a wonderful mix of discussions, from the potential creativity and social politics of interactive, public text messaging, the differences between women in post-soviet Kaliningrad compared to the rest of Europe, to the meaning of the sublime! crikey.

Briony Goffin, Creative Writer and Glenn Davidson of Artstation present Txt2. And taking place as we speak is TXT2 on the BBC big screen on the Hayes, Cardiff, lets hope they come back and tell us how it goes!

Kate Nolan, Photographer presents a work in progress, 'Neither'...
"Neither is an exploration into the hearts of the young women of post-soviet Kaliningrad. Locked into dreams of a future that their homeland cannot recognize or fulfil they look afar.
Living in isolation from both their motherland and the new Europe they must struggle to negotiate their own place in a society in continual flux. The women I have been living with and sharing with have with genorosity, opened up their homes and minds to allow me to better understand this link between place, identity and history."

Kate's project was featured on 1000 Words Photography Magazine in October.
For more pictures and words about Kate's photography visit katenolan.co.uk

Roger Lougher presents works in progress, Sublime Signs and Work Signs
Images to follow shortly!

g39 announces the end of hegemony

It's 'The last days of Empire' folks, or so g39 tells us. In the post-colonial era, g39 is renewing acquaintances with a whole group of artists in Wales, and we are promised amazing prints and 'Santa's grotto' seen through a glass darkly by Casey Raymond..

The Last Days of Empire preview 3 December 2010. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, g39 has embarked on a project with twelve artists to produce new work. Each artist has worked with g39 in the past and have been commissioned to produce a limited edition print for the gallery. The tongue in cheek title is a reference to the changing times that we are in, a time of austerity, re-evaluation, a time of change in the visual arts landscape. It’s the end of the year, a time of change, out with the old and in with the new and it all starts again. The future of g39 is uncertain, but that has been the case throughout the history of the organisation. We are used to adapting to change and re-inventing ourselves, it is a useful survival strategy in uncertain times. This exhibition marks a departure for g39, revisiting a generation of artists that we have supported in the past, in many cases we have represented them – critically and Curatorially – in the early stages of their careers, in other cases they are artists that have developed their careers alongside g39. Given an open brief they have responded with a collection of works that gives a cross section of contemporary practise in Wales Artists include S Mark Gubb, Peter Finnemore, Manon Awst and Benjamin Walther, Pascal-Michel Dubois, Miranda Whall, Bedwyr Williams, Richard Bevan, Simon Holly, Jo Berry, Will Woon and Casey Raymond. In addition to the edition of prints, the project space is being transformed by Casey Raymond into an alternative grotto for the season. Renowned for his graphic work, music videos, zines and design work, Casey creates and invents a world of offbeat characters that inhabit absurd dark worlds or situations. The grotto will be no exception, taking the traditional Christmas store grottos as a starting point, things are mixed up a little. 

g39/WARP present 'Dense Cluster' event

If you have a Chatterton-like romantic vision of yourself as a penniless artist surviving (just) in a garret somewhere - then this event is not for you. However, if you are realistically planning to pursue your artistic vision in 2011 and beyond, then 'Dense Cluster' will give you some of the answers..

DENSE CLUSTER
1 - 8pm
Saturday 4th December 2010

Organised by Alias and g39/WARP in collaboration with Cerbyd, Supersaurus and Surface Arts, Dense Cluster is a knowledge exchange event for self-organsied survival. Coming at a time when arts organisations across the country are being hit by cuts in funding Dense Cluster will bring together a range of examples of ‘what is possible’ through shared endeavour, interest and skills.

Invited groups from across Wales, the South-West and the rest of the UK will present, in the widest sense, a representation of their activity to include discussions, screenings, performance, installation and documentation providing a Dense Cluster of activity. A publication will be produced on the day, marking the events and exchanges that take place as well as creating a document of recommended survival tips for these hard times.

Presenting groups include Hand in Glove, Lombard Method, Redwire, An Endless Supply, Folded Glued and Printed, Project Space 11, Surface Arts, Supersaurus and Cerbyd with More to be confirmed.

The event will be held at the Bristol Diving School in Bristol on Saturday December 4th from 1pm - 8pm.
Coaches will be traveling from Swansea, Cardiff, Exeter and Taunton M5 services to take artists to the event; places can be booked for £5, ticket include a cup of tea/coffee and slice of cake on arrival. To book a place on the bus please contact intern@g39.org <mailto: intern@g39.org>  with the subject header Dense Cluster.

Dense Cluster is supported by Spike Associates and Bristol Diving School

Bristol Diving School, Albion Dockyard, Hanover Place, BS1 6TZ.