FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION IN RURAL WEST WALES

Rhôd 2011

An urban/rural dialogue.

This fantastic group exhibition part organised by Roger Lougher a Forum regular, taking place at the beautiful grounds of Drefelin Mill in rural West Wales. See the website below for more details.

An exhibition featuring:

Jason Pinder & Simon Whitehead

Curators/Curaduron

Andrea Buckley

Christine Cooper

David Cushley

Graham Dunning

Ed Elliott

Ceri Rhys Matthews

Julie Murphy

Anthony Shapland

Ben Stammers

Teresa Wakeling

Opens/Agoriad 14:00

Saturday 11 June/Sadwrn Mehefin 11

continues until 18 June/Ymlaen hyd Mehefin 18

At: Melin Glonc, Drefelin, Carmarthenshire/Sir Gâr, SA44 5XB

www.therhod.wordpress.com

Also another event curated by Roger:

This event is held in Venice

Installation artists who have shown at Rhôd take off their collective hats and travel from Wales to make interventions in a restaurant in Venice.

Including artists:

Michael Cousin

Ann Jordan

Kathryn Campbell Dodd

Mike Murray

Jason Pinder

Good cop bad cop

Jacob Whittaker

Penny Jones

Elizabeth Waterhouse

Kim Fielding

David Shepard

Richard Higlett

Presented by Mari Beynon Owen

We acknowledge the support of

Pane Vino e San Daniele

www.panevinoesandaniele.net

www.culturecolony.com

PICTURES FROM MAY FORUM

Michal Iwanowski presenting his work at this May's FORUM meeting. Picture taken by Helen Warburton.

DECEMBER LAB PRESENTS 'BEING'.

Film still (2011), Liam O'Connor. Image taken courtesy of Vertical Cinema's website & not part of 'Being' exhibition.

Forum member Liam O'Connor along with six other artists and film makers of December Lab's 'Vertical Cinema' (Jonathon Thomas, Henrik Hedridge, Garrett Lynch, Inga Burrows, Daniel Jeczalik and Freeman & Fine) are currently showing their work in a collaborative exhibition entitled 'Being' at The Wardrobe, High Street Arcade in Cardiff. With a such wide variety of work on display exploring the meaning of 'Being' this is well worth checking out by anyone interested in the moving image. The show is on currently, open 10:00-17:00, running until the 28th of May.

Michael Langford

MAY FORUM

THURSDAY 19.05.11 : 6.30 – 8.00PM : FFOTOGALLERY AT CHAPTER, CF5 1QE

This month FORUM will be held in Ffotogallery’s meeting space at Chapter Art Centre. We will meet near in the main foyer (box office) from 6.30 to 6.45 – look out for the person with a FORUM sign! You are welcome to join us after this time, call 02920 668 695 when you arrive, you will be directed to our meeting space.
Thursday evening will feature the chance to hear Cardiff-based photographer Michal Iwanowski talk informally about his practice and projects followed by Q&A. The rest of the evening will be opened up to the floor for any FORUMers to show and discuss works in progress or forthcoming events or opportunities. FORUM is an informal, monthly event aiming to develop a core network of emerging artists together with students and graduates. It is co-ordinated by Ffotogallery and WARP as a space for critical discussion and conversation.
No booking necessary. FORUM is a FREE, drop-in event. If you have any queries or questions please call (029) 2070 8870 or email turnerhouse@ffotogallery.org

STALLS AND TRADERS

Julia Warin and Jeff Pigott (also known as ArtSpark) have been commissioned by Open Empty Spaces to create site-specific work in response to an empty stall in Newport Indoor Market, as part of the 2011 project Stalls and Traders. The installation, entitled 'Kiosk', is a booth crammed with existing and new products created by the artists, which refer to the current financial climate.

The installation will be open to the public from Saturday 30th April - Saturday 28th May 20011 (Mon - Sat, 10:00 - 16:00).

There will be a fantastic opportunity to hear more about the installation and the artists practice at a forthcoming talk on Saturday 14th May from 12:00 - 15:00. This is a free event, however please register your interest at openemptyspaces@hotmail.com and for any other information go to openemptyspaces.co.uk

Also as part of the project, Ania Bas has been commissioned to produce work for Ridley Road Market in Hackney, East London. Bas has undertaken 26 days of research in the market and each day has focused on a different letter of the alphabet, thus creating an A-Z of Ridley Road.

The research that the artist has gathered will form the basis for a series of tours on Friday 20th May and Saturday 21st May. Ania Bas is inviting people to join her on these tours and this will be a brilliant opportunity to gain an insight into the unique community centered within the market. There are 24 slots available and the tours will run between 10:00 and 17:00.

To learn more about her research take a look at a-zmarket.tumblr.com and if you would like to book a place for the tour email aniabas@gmail.com or text 07731509854.

APRIL FORUM

Thursday 28th 6:30pm - Chapter Arts Centre - Gallery, Caffi/Bar

This month FORUM will be a SOCIAL at Chapter Art Centre, Gallery & Caffi/Bar to co-inside with Perfformiad.

Perfformiad is a presentation of performance artworks that includes two regular FORUM contributors http://www.chapter.org/22387.html

Thursday evening will feature the chance to view these performance works – Kathryn Ashill’s new work, A Series of Uncertainties (free) and later Unrest, by Sam Hasler at 8pm in the Stwdio (£5/£4) - using these events as openings into short critical discussions.

The group has also been invited to attend the opening of Chapter gallery’s new exhibition, The Curtain by David Macintosh http://www.chapter.org/22353.html.

So plenty of art to see and discuss! April’s FORUM will be a more informal affair; a chance to meet other local artists and makers, view and discuss contemporary art and spread the word about any of your own forthcoming events or opportunities.

FORUM is an informal, monthly event aiming to develop a core group of emerging artists in South Wales together with students and graduates. It is co-ordinated by Ffotogallery and WARP as a space for critical discussion and conversation, concerned directly with the work and activities of local artists.

We would like to thank Chapter Theatre and Gallery staff for helping us organise this month’s event.
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No booking necessary. FORUM is a FREE, drop-in event.

If you have any queries or questions please call (029) 2070 8870 or email turnerhouse@ffotogallery.org

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'THE BRIDE' ARCHIVE

In 2008 FORUM contributor, Carol Evans launched an on-going archival project Titled 'The Bride'.
She would now like to re-launch it in conjunction with the royal wedding....

CALL FOR BRIDAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS!

The images would form an archival record of how different individual wedding days are.

Whether conventional or not- with or without wedding dresses, the unusual would be of interest too, even photographs and vintage photographs i.e. of family members or even ancestors.

Photographs, slides, or jpegs are welcome

Photographs can be with or without information as to whom the subjects might be, even damaged images, may record something invaluable.

You must have permission to use any photographs entered.

If you would like to submit photographs and take part in ‘The Bride’, please send any digital files direct to:-
CAROL_EVANS5@hotmail.co.uk

or contact Carol for information about print/slide submissions.