Studio Voltaire’s members’ exhibitions showcase the strength and diversity of its membership, which currently comprises over 450 artists. Works start at £200 and are available to purchase using the Own Art scheme.



Interior gallery photograph, SV10: Members Show, courtesy of Studio Voltaire

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Every year, the changing panel, made up of artists, writers and curators select artists’ work from the membership. Now in its seventh edition, the exhibition has developed a reputation for spotting emerging talent and bringing it to a wider audience.

This year’s show includes 25 artists based throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. A diversity of approaches to art making is evident ranging from video and film to painting, drawing and sculpture.

The selectors (Jennifer Higgie - writer, critic and co-editor of frieze and artist Rebecca Warren) were drawn to work that had "a strong and unique voice". Within the show there is most definitely a sense of the artists "doing their own thing" and perhaps a rejection of what can be seen as "fashionable or en trend".

This show is an excellent opportunity to see examples of the very best art making today and invest in something unique. Works start from £200 and works are available to purchase using the Own Art scheme - check out the exhibition if you can!

T: +44 (0)20 7622 1294

E: info@studiovoltaire.org

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John Holden, a cultural commentator, told us what he thinks about the priorities Arts Council England proposes.

‘You can’t accuse the title of this document of being unambitious: great art; a decade’s worth; excellence; for everyone. Leaving aside all the usual definitional problems about what’s good or bad and what constitutes art, it’s a tall order, with some big implications’.

Don’t miss the opportunity to read John’s full article and to share your views with the Arts Council about future priorities by visiting the website.

TRESPASS (UK) Saddleworth by Brass Art, 59 x 84cm Digital C-type print, edition of 6
Brass Art, kitted in black, roam across the transpennine region with a customised suitcase containing neon signage and integral battery. Inhabiting spaces from airport terminals to military ‘listening posts’, the artists stage a series of brief trespasses before moving on to the next destination en route (also featured on March 2010 bulletin).

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Following the tremendous success of the Invest in Art seminar last June, Visual invite readers of the Own Art bulletin to their next event at The International 3 gallery in Manchester. During the evening you'll have the chance to learn about the Visual service and have the opportunity to hear from the gallery owners, a North West collector and the artists themselves.

The International 3 is an exhibition and project space run by directors Paulette Terry Brien and Laurence Lane that has developed out of the Manchester's artist-led activity. They produce a year round programme of commissions, exhibitions and events.

Brass Art is the collective name for artists Chara Lewis, Kristin Mojsiewicz and Anneké Pettican. For the exhibition at The International 3 they have unlocked the Entomology collection at The Manchester Museum to develop a new series of watercolour drawings.

Catharine Braithwaite is a freelance Arts Marketing Consultant and been involved with artists, galleries and curators for the past 18 years. She has worked on everything from the launch of Tate Modern to Liverpool Biennial and will be speaking at the event.

The event is free but places are limited, so if you would like to attend please email Elizabeth Rogers at elizabeth.rogers@artsandbusiness.org.uk

For directions to the event, please visit the website.

This show focuses on women artists whose works explore ideas of femininity and domesticity, from the ROLLO Art/Philippa Found collection. Own Art caught up with Gallery Director and owner of the collection, Philippa Found, to find out more.

 
Agatha A Nitecka, the chair sits there empty and stares at me painfully reminds me of your absence in its empty presence of a cushion instead, 2010, Large Format Instant Colour Prints
9 x 12 cm. Image courtesy of the artist and ROLLO Contemporary Art

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Who can we expect to see in this exhibition?

Exhibiting artists from the collection include: Sculptress Karla Black, whose site specific floor and hanging sculptures created from make up and domestic materials were recently shown at Modern Art Oxford; Photographer’s Paula Rae Gibson - whose one-off chemically distressed photographic images explore desire - and Agatha A. Nitecka – who’s unique large format instant colour prints explore intimacy and absence in haunting images of the body in the domestic; young British painter Sarah Lederman whose drippy paintings of adolescent nudes won her the Catlin Painting Prize 2009, and Michelle Souter, whose intricate ink on paper drawings explore psychological trauma’s and childhood memories.

Gallery artists Angela Reilly’s paintings and Natalie Gale’s mixed media works complete the seven artists included in At Home.

The At Home exhibition features some beautiful examples from your collection. What made you decide to focus on acquiring works by women artists?

Collecting work specifically by women artists wasn’t a conscious decision. However, I think there is some logic in it. The works in my collection by women artists largely deal with issues of femininity, and so as a women, I empathise with the things these women artists are articulating. An artwork commenting on masculinity might not move me so much as I cant relate to it, but with the works in my collection I feel a strong empathy to the emotion and issues these artists are expressing. Also, when I was a student of art history I specialised in feminism and women’s art from 1960s, and I believe that this has very much informed my taste.

What is the most exciting piece of work you have personally invested in and why?

Without a doubt Tracey Emin’s The Last Thing I Said to You Is Don’t Leave Me Here, 1, 2000, Epson print 1/6. Ever since I first saw this work in the press in 2000, and then in the National Portrait Gallery, I was totally moved by it. It’s my favourite piece of art. When I was a student at art school and later studying art history I would refer to this work a lot. I was recently going through old sketchbooks of university work and I found that continually the postcard of this work appears. Now I have the real thing. Its incredible and such a privilege to live with this work.

Do you have any tips for developing an art collection?

Yes! Know what you like and buy what you can’t live without. Immerse yourself in art history; view, understand and appreciate contemporary art; read and learn as much as you can.

Then speak to gallerists; tell them what you do and don’t like. Get to know a gallerist that understands your taste and they will alert you to new works that are coming up by artists they think you will like, or will develop your collection. Use their expertise. Working with collectors at ROLLO in this way is one of my favourite aspects of working in the gallery. I love it when you click with a client’s vision, and a new work comes into the gallery, and you know exactly who to call.

Also, don’t be put off by the false belief that only the super rich can build a great art collection; if you have a coherent vision you don’t need lots of money and there are great works by emerging artists which are affordable. Once you have done some research, trust your instincts with lesser known artists.

There are also great schemes – the Own Art scheme – that can make investing in art much more accessible. Getting an interest free loan of up to £2000 is a big help to building any collection. Not all galleries are part of the scheme but where you find a gallery who is a member, you should certainly make the most of the offer. When I first started collecting art I didn’t have a large amount of disposable income by any means, but I made collecting a priority. When a work of art you love comes along you have to take the opportunity to invest in it while it's still available.

Can you tell us which other collectors are planning to show new works by artists from their collections in the gallery space this year?

At the moment I am in discussion with a couple of collectors, however until it’s all confirmed I can’t reveal anything.

Ideally we would like to do 1 or 2 exhibitions a year where we work with collectors to pull together themes from their collections and show this in the gallery space as part of our ROLLO programme which is very much focused on thematic group shows.

A lot of collectors don’t realise they have a line of focus in their collection, yet as an outsider you can see their incredibly clear vision – and so I’m looking forward to that role of interpretation. The idea is that we would select some artists from their collection but also show new works by these artists. This way the artists have the opportunity to show new work, but in a totally different context to how they might normally be exhibited.

As a curator, I think the context of a collection is a very interesting position for an artists work to be placed and exhibited within; putting one artist with another purely because they are owned by the same person might create new dialogues in the artist’s work that the artist didn’t primarily intend, yet are valid and are born from being juxtaposed with the collector’s other works.

I think the At Home series will be an exciting one; as a curator, to create something which has initially been shaped by someone else’s vision - as an artist, seeing who their work has ended up with and what new meanings this might bring to their work - and for the collector, to see their vision reinterpreted by the curator.

We are using At Home as a pilot, and inviting any collectors who are interested in seeing their collections re-presented to approach us with details of their collections, the artists who are included and to tell us if they believe there is any theme within the collection.

Prices of exhibited works range from £470 to £12,000 and are available to purchase using the Own Art scheme.

ROLLO Contemporary Art
51 Cleveland Street
London W1T 4JH

T: +44 (0)207 580 0020

E: info@rolloart.com

The Own Art scheme is currently accepting applications from galleries wishing to join the scheme. If you know of a gallery who isn't a member, but you think should be, then forward them this email or tell us who they are so we can get in touch, by emailing ownart@artscouncil.org.uk.

Further information on how to apply to become a member can be found by visiting the website.

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Indre Serpytyte , Phone from the series State of Silence
© Indre Serpytyte, Courtesy The Photographers’ Gallery, London
(also featured on February 2010 bulletin)

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Serpytyte’s work is the result of a thoughtful investigation into the political history of the Cold War and its catastrophic consequences. Although only a recent graduate, Serpytyte has won many awards, and is already featured in important international collections.

Print Sales at The Photographers' Gallery represents over forty photographers, with international and British, modern and vintage work for sale.

Visit the department to develop your photographic collection, learn more about collecting photography, or to simply browse a wide range of prints. Photographs are available from £150 or just £15 per month if you use the Own Art scheme.

Contact the Print Sales team on +44 (0)20 7087 9320, email printsales@photonet.org.uk or visit the website.

Special offer!

As well as two Galleries, a Bookshop and Print Sales, The Photographers’ Gallery has a lovely Café to relax and recharge in after your visit. Print off this email and bring it with you to enjoy a filter coffee or cup of tea for just £1.00.

Until 15 March 2010.
 

The Photographers' Gallery
16 - 18 Ramillies Street
London W1F 7LW

T: 0845 262 1618

E: info@photonet.org.uk

Byard Art in Cambridge is currently celebrating its artists and the scheme with an exhibition where everything is available to take home with Own Art.

Thurle Wright, Observation on a grid (detail), from the pocket observers' series on aircraft, mixed media pins

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You can buy almost anything by a living artist through the scheme and this exhibition provides the perfect opportunity to see a range of works in different media at one venue.

Amongst Lee Madgwick’s new paintings you will find oil pastels by Wendy McBride; mixed media work by Susan Macarthur and Thurle Wright; photography by Noel Myles and original prints by Rachel Edgar. For those with a taste for objects, don’t miss Camilla Ward’s ceramics and glass by Sally Page. An for those that want more, there’s also sculpture by Lesley Carruthers.
 

Byard Art
14 King’s Parade
Cambridge CB2 1SJ

T: 01223 464646

E: info@byardart.co.uk 

RELEASE is a design competition created by CultureLabel.com to hunt out innovative new product designs for museum and gallery shops. 
 

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The 2010 edition of the competition sees CultureLabel.com and Tate collaborating to hunt out two innovative new product designs to be produced and sold in Tate’s shops, at Tate online and on CultureLabel.com.

Until 26 February 2010 the competition is open for you to enter your product designs (at £10 and £100 price points) so good luck!

Not only will the winner see his or her designs on sale in Tate’s shops, the winner is eligible for £500 cash prize and a revenue share from sales of the product.

For further information, to see a detailed design brief, or to enter the competition, visit the website.
 

Rebecca Gould, Gwylan y Mor, Production still, Video installation, 2006
(also featured on February 2010 bulletin)

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The website has several sections – one of our favourites is Sneak Preview where Axis selects the finest exhibition openings to attend over the coming months.

In addition, you will find features by influential artists, curators and writers, commissioned by Axis to select and write about key artists and projects.

Open Frequency presents a monthly selection of artists, nominated by invited curators and writers and MAstars features graduates selected from the leading MA art courses.

Each month a guest selector chooses one Axis artist to be featured as Artist of the month. The curated selections are a series of guest curated online exhibitions featuring Axis artists.

Axis also produces an e-bulletin packed with information, why not sign up?

Audrey Corregan, Untitled #2 from Obviously, 2005. Courtesy The Photographers' Gallery, London

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ArtInsight provides a top-level, unique platform to tap into independent information, expertise and contacts which will help you to participate in the contemporary art market in a knowledgeable and informed way. Working in partnership with leading art market research firm, ArtTactic, provides an unparalleled combination of international art market knowledge and expertise.

Event

On 16 February 2010 (18:00- 20:30), ArtInsight are running an exclusive evening seminar and drinks reception at The Photographers' Gallery, London - Collecting & Owning Contemporary Photography: The Experts Guide, so this is your last chance to book!

Seminar package: £75.00

For more information and to book contact Jeffrey Boloten, ArtInsight:

T: 07990 525 707
E: jeffrey@artinsight.co.uk

You can sign up to receive information about ArtInsight’s forthcoming events on the website. Why not register with ArtTactic too for weekly alerts about new art market Podcasts, Research and Analysis, as well as collecting and art investment events and seminars.

Art Walks or being part of a tour are an excellent way of seeing a range of work and introducing you to new spaces and artists. We’ve selected just a few options which are currently on offer!

Leeds
 

Frederico Camara, In an Ideal World, Photograph, 2009. Commissioned by Pavilion

The Leeds Art Walk is a whistle stop tour of a selection of exhibitions being held in the city.

Walks are free and take place on the first Wednesday of every month, offering the opportunity to meet fellow art lovers and experience some of the very best visual art being shown in the city in the company of an expert guide.

The Leeds Art Walk is a collaborative project led by Own Art Gallery member, Pavilion in collaboration with Project Space Leeds.

See their website: www.leedsartwalk.wordpress.com/about/

Contemporary Art Society, North West Membership

10% off Contemporary Art Society, North West Membership
Offer ends 15 March 2010

Michael Dean, Untitled, photocopy and cement, 2009.
Limited edition of 100 produced as a gift to new Contemporary Art Society members for WORKS | PROJECTS Rotate exhibition at the Contemporary Art Society offices (5 October 2009 - 8 January 2010). Image courtesy the artist and WORKS | PROJECTS

The Contemporary Art Society has recently launched an exciting new membership scheme for the North West region. For an annual subscription of only £50 (£25 students) members receive an introduction to some of the most exciting artists and exhibitions in the region and beyond. Events include artist talks, studio visits, art walks, curator-led exhibition tours as well as talks on emerging trends in contemporary practice and collecting.

If you join now you will receive a limited edition by artist Michael Dean.

Offer!

Please quote OA/CASNW when purchasing Contemporary Art Society, North West Membership to receive 10% off (offer ends 15 March 2010).

To join, visit the membership pages or call +44 (0)20 7831 1243.

See their website: www.contemporaryartsociety.org

London

Roaming Room

Roaming Room is organised by ROOM gallery which is situated in east London.

Tours are led by Sandie Macrae, Director of the gallery and Aideen Morgan, Designer, who are both actively involved in contemporary art culture in London and visit small commercial galleries and unusual spaces as well as artists' studios.

The next tours will be in East London on 12 March (Painting), 13 March (Lens Work / Video and Photography) and 14 March (Painting and Mixed Media) - 11.00-5.00pm.

You can attend all three days or just one but numbers are limited to 15 people. Book in advance by sending a cheque for £15.00 or pay in cash on the day.

All enquiries/booking to info@roomartspace.co.uk - please title your email ROAMING ROOM.

See their website: www.contemporaryarttours.co.uk

Creative Units at Collectorplan Gallery, Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
Photo copyright Aberystwyth Arts Centre (also featured on January 2010 bulletin)

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Supporting and developing personal collecting continues to be a significant part of Arts Council of Wales’s strategy to support artists and make the opportunity to purchase art and craftwork ever more accessible.

By visiting one of the 80 galleries across Wales, participating in Collectorplan, you can use up to £2000 credit to purchase an original work of art.

What can you buy?

As with Arts Council England’s Own Art scheme, as long as the work is by a living artist and purchased from one of the Collectorplan Galleries in Wales, the world’s your oyster! Buy anything from glass and ceramics to artists’ film and video and more.

There are a few differences between Collectorplan and Own Art, so if you wish to use the scheme in Wales take a note of the following:

Interest-free* credit starts at £50 and runs to a maximum loan of £2,000

10% deposit is required upfront but the repayment period is the same as with Own Art at 10 months for loans of £1000. Loans for up to £2000 can be repaid over a period of 15 months.

You can buy multiple works of art from multiple galleries up to the maximum £2,000 credit facility threshold

Loans are available to UK residents aged 18 or over with a bank or building society account capable of operating direct debits. A Collectorplan loan is normally approved in 7-10 days

Over 80 galleries throughout Wales offer the scheme. For a list please visit the website. 

*Typical 0% APR

Collectorplan
The Arts Council of Wales
Bute Place
Cardiff CF10 5AL

T: 0845 8734 900

E: collectorplan@collectorplan.org.uk

Phil Ashcroft, Magenta Yeti over Mount Fuji, screenprint. Featured as part of PRINT NOW, curated by Bearspace for London Art Fair. Stand P19 (also featured on January 2010 bulletin)

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Twelve Own Art member galleries, from the network in England and Scotland, are participating in the fair and include Art First , Bearspace, Bend in the River, Byard Art, Cosa, Crane Kalman Gallery, Glasgow Print Studio, Pavilion, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, The Scottish Gallery, UNION Gallery and Whitechapel Gallery. An Own Art loan* can be used to spread the cost of purchasing artwork from any of these galleries.

Own Art tours will be taking place on Sunday 17 January from 12.00 – 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 3.00pm.

Guiding you through the Own Art member galleries exhibiting at the fair, this is a great opportunity to hear personal insights from gallery owners and see an overview of the range of artwork that is affordable including ‘up and coming’ artists to watch out for.

Places are limited. Book in advance online. 

Don’t forget to visit PRINT NOW

Own Art gallery, BEARSPACE launches PRINT NOW at The London Art Fair - an innovative exhibition of over 100 works by emerging artists based on the concept of PRINT as a medium and a repetitive process. You can find it on stand P19 in Art Projects.

Artists were selected by a panel of curators and writers, specifically concerned with emerging art, including Julia Alvarez, Director of BEARSPACE, Kay Saatchi, collector and curator, Pryle Behrman, writer and curator of Art Projects and Mike Sims, Deputy Editor of Printmaking Today.

Prices range from £25 - £700 for editioned prints and one off works. Portfolios of artwork selected by Kay Saatchi and Director Julia Alvarez will also be available, as a sample of some of the most exciting works on display.

Don’t forget that you can use Own Art to purchase works from this exhibition! 

London Art Fair
Business Design Centre
Islington
London N1

Own Art caught up with one of the founders, Gordon Daulton, to find out more about their work…

Lloyd Durling, House, ink on paper, 2007 (detail also featured on January 2010 bulletin)

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What was the idea behind Mermaid and Monster?

Mermaid and Monster was born on New Years Day 2007. With regional cities across the UK all having at least one commercial outlet for contemporary art at art fairs, it seemed perverse that Wales didn’t have one.

How has Mermaid and Monster evolved?

Mermaid and Monster didn’t want to grow gradually from artist-run gallery (although we are both artists) to attending art fairs, it wanted to launch at an art fair almost unannounced. So that's what it did.

We managed to get private funding rather quickly, launched the website and approached a fine roster of artists. Whilst we never intended to be exclusively Wales-based, the majority of our artists were. That was more happy accident but mainly because, well, they were good artists. Mermaid and Monster curated, attended art fairs, advised on art for offices, produced Limited Editions and pushed the careers of artists we liked.

That year we attended the Year 07 Art Fair in London, amongst an impressive line up of rather more experienced galleries from the USA and Europe. The learning curve was very steep, but worth it. Sales were better than expected for our first public airing and we came away buoyant, if rather exhausted.

The following month we came back to Wales at the invite of g39 gallery, and curated the show Loners’ Island, which included two of our roster plus 4 other artists from across the UK. We were then invited by the Contemporary Art Society to curate a show for their new London offices, showcasing regional organisations as part of their excellent rotate programme. Again, the critical reception and sales were good.

Has the current economic climate affected your work?

Opportunities were few in 2009, and cash too tight to attend an art fair. Mermaid and Monster was always a flexible, non-gallery based contemporary agency, run by two people who had other jobs and careers as artists. Whilst a gallery based organisation may be a plan for the future, Mermaid and Monster needs to remain flexible and develop constantly. For 2010, this will involve blending in some of our other projects such as public art commissioning.

Mermaid and Monster is an ever evolving beast, reacting and being proactive in promoting artists works and projects.

Gordon Dalton is an artist and curator and co-Director of Mermaid and Monster. He currently works at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea as Learning Officer; recently curated and managed a commission by Olaf Breuning for St Pauls Park, Bristol for Bristol City Council. www.gordondalton.co.uk

Richard Higlett is an artist and co-Director of Mermaid and Monster. He project managed Wales at the Venice Biennale 2009. www.richardhiglett.com

Ariel image of Collectorplan gallery, Ruthin Craft Centre.
Photo: Ruthin Craft Centre (also featured on January 2010 bulletin)

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Nestled against the stunning backdrop of the Clwydian Hills in North Wales, the centre was the recent recipient of a £3.15 million investment from the Arts Council of Wales' Capital Lottery Funding stream - the largest grant of its kind made to North Wales.

As a result, the bespoke Gallery now consists of three galleries - two for displaying the best contemporary craft from Wales and around the world, the other a collections gallery and a retail gallery space. There are also studios for artists, educational and residency facilities, a café and a tourist information cultural gateway.

Ruthin Craft Centre has already won the Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize 2009, which recognises the importance of good design to the quality of life, identity and regeneration of Wales and reached the final shortlist for the Arts Fund Prize earlier this year.

In January 2010 you can see Sculpture to Wear - the first major exhibition in the UK of the work of the exceptional American jewellery artist Marjorie Schick. It’s a rare overview of this important artist’s boundary-crossing work from the late 1960s to the present.

Collectorplan can be used to buy items from the Contemporary Objects for Interiors exhibition which can also be seen at the Craft Centre in January 2010. This is a showcase of contemporary craft for the interior and it introduces a range of makers working in furniture, textiles, surface pattern, glass and lighting. Curated as a room set, eleven makers show exquisite handmade objects in a domestic setting.

Ruthin Craft Centre
Park Road, Ruthin
Denbighshire LL15 1BB

T: 01824 704 774

Main Gallery, Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, interior shot of Mark Wallinger exhibition.
Photograph copyright: Glynn Vivian Gallery

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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea

Collectorplan Gallery, Glynn Vivian in Swansea is housed in a classic Italian style building and is renowned for its sharp and outstanding contemporary programme.

For more details and opening times visit the website. 

g39

Alistair Burleigh, VoidX - Escaping the screen (detail), digitally animated installation, 2006-8. Courtesy: g39 (also featured on January 2010 bulletin)

g39 is the leading artist-led organisation for contemporary art in Wales. Part gallery, part community and part resource, it is a welcoming space for audiences. Despite its small size the public gallery has become a highly respected part of the UK artist-led scene and a direct line for audiences to access Cardiff’s cultural scene. The organisation sees its role as a ‘bridge’ between the artist and the public, and a key component of the curatorial rationale is bringing contemporary work to new audiences.

From the outset g39 has commissioned and presented innovative and challenging contemporary work. Its activity is widely acknowledged as a crucial element in the cultural networks of Wales and the rest of the UK and is highly acclaimed.

The space now has an ongoing exhibition programme and also produces artists’ publications, offsite projects across the city, and other activities. Many artists who have previously shown here have gone on to win major prizes and awards including Bedwyr Williams, Nadia Hebson, Simon Blackmore and Tony Hall.

For more information and opening times visit the website.

Chapter

Chapter is one of Europe's largest and most dynamic arts centres with cinemas, theatres, exhibition spaces, studios, café, award-winning bars, over 60 cultural workspaces and more!

Check out the fantastic new lightbox commission Bedwyr Williams. WIlliams' work incorporates his sharply observed, irreverent humour.

For more information visit the website.

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Alexandra Road
Swansea SA1 5DZ

T: 01792 516900

E: glynn.vivian.gallery@swansea.gov.uk
 

g39
Mill Lane
Cardiff CF10 1FH

T: 029 2025 5541

E:post@g39.org

W: www.g39.org

Chapter
Market road
Canton
Cardiff CF5 1QE

T: 029 2031 1050

E: enquiry@chapter.org

W: www.chapter.org

See the 10% off print offer…

Chisenhale works closely with artists to produce exclusive limited editions, providing a one-off opportunity to acquire an affordable artwork and to start building your own contemporary art collection. Until 20 December 2009 the gallery is offering readers of the Own Art bulletin 10% off!

Tariq Alvi, Untitled, 2009, Digital print on paper 32.5 x 45 cm. Edition of 50 +
10 AP Special discount price £135 (unframed) / Chisenhale Friends' price £120 (unframed) 
Until 20 December 2009

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Current editions which are available include works by Tariq Alvi, Ulla von Brandenburg, Duncan Campbell, Bonnie Camplin, Anja Kirschner & David Panos, and David Noonan.

Chisenhale Gallery is one of London’s most innovative galleries for contemporary visual art, promoting national and international developments in visual culture through its ambitious commissioning of solo exhibitions, often giving artists their first opportunity to produce a major exhibition in a public space.

In the past, artists who have first shown at Chisenhale have gone on to be nominated for or to win major prizes, including the Turner Prize. Chisenhale Gallery also runs an extensive programme of events including performances, film screenings and talks, as well as projects with local schools and community groups.

Print sale offer

From now until 20 December 2009 Chisenhale Gallery is offering a 10% discount on all print sales, with 20% off for Chisenhale Friends and Patrons. Please quote CP/0A when making your purchase.

For more information please visit the shop page or email mail@chisenhale.org.uk

All funds raised are directed towards the gallery’s exhibitions programme, which specialises in commissioning major new works by emerging artists at a pivotal point in their career. Chisenhale Gallery is a registered charity and is supported by Arts Council England.

Chisenhale Gallery
64 Chisenhale Road
London E3 5QZ

T: 020 8981 4518

E: mail@chisenhale.org.uk

Win tickets to the Turner Prize

This month saw artist Richard Wright announced as Turner prize winner, 2009. Don’t miss your opportunity to see the show and form your own opinions on all the artists presented.

Richard Wright, no title, 2009
Photo credit: Sam Drake and Gabrielle Johnson, Tate Photography Courtesy of the artist; Gagosian, London; The Modern Institute / Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and BQ, Berlin

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Now in its 25th year, the Turner Prize is arguably the world's most recognised and prestigious award for contemporary art. 

The prize is awarded to an artist under fifty, born, living or working in Britain, for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation in the twelve months before 6 May 2009. Four artists are shortlisted and they present works in a show normally held at Tate Britain before the winner is announced in December.

Winner, Richard Wright as well as Enrico David, Roger Hiorns and Lucy Skaer are all included in this year’s show. Visit the website for more information.

There is still time to visit Roger Hiorns' Turner Prize nominated SEIZURE in south London. 75,000 litres of copper sulphate create a beautiful and somewhat menacing crystalline growth throughout this abandoned dwelling.

Admission is free and Christmas/ New Year opening hours are as follows:

Until 20 December: Thurs-Sun, 11am-5pm, 27–31 December & 2-3 January, 11am-5pm

Roger Hiorns, Seizure, 75,000 litres of copper sulphate pumped into an abandoned dwelling in South London Photograph by Nick Cobbing

Visit Artangel's website for address and location information.

Win tickets to the Turner Prize!

To win one of 5 tickets to the Turner Prize, email your name and address to ownart@artscouncil.org.uk quoting 'Turner Prize' in the subject field by 20 December and they will be sent first class to arrive in time for Christmas!

The tickets give winners free entry to the Turner Prize on any date/time until 03 Jan 2010 when the exhibition closes. The Turner Prize is open from 10 - 17.50 everyday (last entry 17.00).

Turner Prize - £1.00 off ticket price offer

If you don’t win, Tate is still offering all visitors £1.00 off the admission fee to the show. Visit the website to download your voucher; take it along and present it at the desk when purchasing your ticket.

Tate Britain
Millbank
London SW1P 4RG

With Christmas just around the corner, we're all racking our brains for original ideas for presents. It's not easy, but help is at hand with The Devon Guild of Craftsmen!

Yoko Izawa, Rings, lycra, metal and traditional Japanese techniques of knitting and dying

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Visitors can browse and purchase original gifts by over 60 makers chosen for affordability and functionality.

Because the emphasis at the Guild is not only hand-made but ‘contemporary’ craft, Wrapped Up features work using innovative design ideas: Daniel Kavanagh is this year’s Craft & Design ‘Best Newcomer’ whose pots fuse metal onto ceramic surfaces. The ’veiled jewellery’ of Yoko Izawa is named aptly from her interest in ’wrapping’. She combines lycra, metal and traditional Japanese techniques of knitting and dying. Her rings and bracelets evoke the fragility of shells and stone with vibrant frosted hues.

To buy such original, contemporary craft supports emerging businesses from the South West, such as Devon-based Hamble and Jemima (fantastic bags from recycled material) and Janine Partington, an increasingly collectible enameller from Bristol.

Wrapped Up is already showing proof of successful exhibition sales which is great news for the Guild and for the craftspeople it showcases. Director, Erica Steer says: ‘This really proves the value of investing in hand-made work by craftspeople committed to making in small studios with specialist tools and individual skills.’

Don’t forget that you can use Own Art at The Devon Guild of Craftsmen!
 

The Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey
Devon TQ13 9AF

T: 01626 832223

E: devonguild@crafts.org.uk

Banish the January blues by planning events and activities now! Get the New Year off to a creative start by visiting The London Art Fair. Over one-hundred galleries showing exceptional work from Modern British and international contemporary artists are participating.

Seung Pyo Hong, Untitled, etching on aluminium with enamel paint, 2009

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Building on the success of previous years, London Art Fair promises another stylish and uniquely welcoming event for visitors with a genuine passion for art, from experienced collectors to those buying their first original work.

Ten Own Art member galleries, from the network in England and Scotland, are participating in the fair and include Art First, Bearspace, Bend in the River, Byard Art, Cosa, Crane Kalman Gallery, Glasgow Print Studio, Pavilion, Roger Billcliffe Gallery and The Scottish Gallery. An Own Art loan* can be used to spread the cost of purchasing artwork from any of these galleries.

Two for 1 ticket offer!

London Art Fair is offering Own Art Bulletin subscribers two tickets for the price of one, when booked before 11th January*. The advance ticket price is £11 plus £1 booking fee. Call 08448 480 140 or book online at www.londonartfair.co.uk quoting LAF101 in either case.

* This offer may not be used in conjunction with any other promotion and is offered subject to availability.

Claridge’s, the Connaught and the Berkeley Hotel packages

Maybourne Hotel Group, the official hotel partner of London Art Fair, is offering a night’s stay from £299* for a Superior King-bedded room, upgrade on arrival (subject to availability), a bottle of champagne on arrival and daily English breakfast.

To book, please call 020 7107 8830 and quote “London Art Fair VIP Special/Own Art”. Offer valid from 9–18 January 2010 only and subject to availability. Excludes VAT and 5% discretionary service charge.

www.maybourne.com

Offers are not valid in conjunction with any other promotion.

Evening preview invitations to be won!

We have 5 Preview Evening Invitations (each invite admits 2) to give away for 12 January, 6-9pm. These invites can also give you free entry to the Fair during one day or evening, Wednesday-Sunday in the event that you miss the Preview Evening.

To win an invite, simply email your name and address to ownart@artscouncil.org.uk quoting ‘LAF’ in the subject field by 12pm on 8 January. The lucky winners will be informed and sent the tickets in the post.

London Art Fair
Business Design Centre
Islington
London N1

Make the most of the extended festive holiday and visit an Own Art gallery you’ve never been to before. The Modern Artists Gallery is a good place to start and has all the ingredients for a perfect winter’s afternoon. With a stunning new exhibition plus excellent restaurants and good walks nearby, what are you waiting for?

Kate Kessling, Ted, Aluminium, Edition of 10

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The current show features artists, Paul and Kate Kessling. They both work at the Oxfordshire home they share with their three daughters, two dogs, eight hamsters, ten silkies, three ducks and a cat and five hives of bees! Amazingly, for the most part, living and working together creates a space in which they can both succeed as artists.

On the couple at home, Katie Newman, Director of the Gallery and curator of the show, says:

'If its Kate you want, head for the loud music. If you pause for a few moments, you’ll realise that it’s the same track on repeat, again and again. This year, the chances are it will be The Dandy Warhols’ Bohemian Like You. It’s already clocked up 900 plays on her iPod since January.

Paul will most likely be keeping company with John le Carre's audio book back catalogue, probably in front of his new Italian studio easel, working in oils.

On the other hand, you might not be able find Paul at all. He might have hopped into his Land Rover and headed off to the Ridgeway where he goes when everything else gets too much. Saying that, its also a place which has been the source of great inspiration and where he has committed to paper so many of his distinctive landscapes'.

Paul Kessling, Folly Field, ink on paper, 17.5 x 63cm

Whilst working in the same space has its practical difficulties, it also has huge compensations and being able to talk is undoubtedly one of them. The couple think nothing of debating an exact shade of black for hours, and they are blessed in that their styles and influences differ so greatly that they can talk about each other’s work without fear that their ideas may overlap.

Paul's style has been developing for almost twenty years whilst Kate radically reinvents her approach to her art every two to three years. Paul is, by nature, intellectual and meticulous whilst Kate’s approach is more serendipitous.

There are other differences too. Paul can produce large splashy abstracts using colossal brushes and a vast amount of colours but leave no mess. When Kate uses paint, it goes everywhere, including the floor, the children and the pets!

The exhibition, Kessling VS Kessling 2009, continues until 28 January 2010 and the gallery is open Wednesday - Saturday, 10 am - 6pm, and by appointment at other times.

Modern Artists Gallery
High Street, Whitchurch on Thames
Nr. Pangbourne, Berkshire RG8 7EX

T: 0118 984 5893

Have you been very good this year? Then get down to the Perfect Presents exhibition at Mushroom Works and make your perfect Christmas present list.

Winter Sun II by Katy Crebbin courtesy of the artist and Mushroom Works

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Mushroom Works is a gallery and studio space in Newcastle upon Tyne housing a diverse range of creative businesses. The converted warehouse has 12 individual studios and is located in the Ouseburn Valley, a hotspot for creative talent and industry in the city. The Mushroom Works gallery is open to the public five days a week offering an exciting and diverse programme of exhibitions.

This December, Mushroom Works is holding a spectacular Christmas selling exhibition featuring over 30 artists, designers and makers. Perfect Presents is an exhibition of affordable artworks and design pieces by up and coming and established artists, designers and makers working across the North East and London.

Mushroom Works is an Own Art member gallery so don’t forget that the scheme can be used for that special purchase!

And if you are in the North East…

Why not make a day of it and visit Opus Art too? The gallery is presenting a festive exhibition which includes work by leading emerging artists as well as designer gifts for the home.

Karl de Vroomen, Fox, Unique Monotype, 2009 courtesy of Opus Art

Artists showing include: Chris Kettle, Henrik Simonsen, Josie McCoy, Chris Acheson, Teresa Duck and Karl de Vroomen to name but a few. Accompanying original paintings will be a select range of affordable prints and perfect designer gifts made by local artists and designers from as little as £15.

Highlights include a Harry Allen Piggy Bank cast from a real pig; flat packed clocks from Amy Levinson - a recent graduate from Northumbria University - which you design yourself; stunning stag heads - All Deer & No Antlers - made by artist Luke Twigger; a wide range of products from chairs to mirrors, clocks and teacups from another local artist Polly Westergaard.

The full range will be available to buy from the Opus Art website and on their interiors page from Friday 20 November.
 

Mushroom Works
St Lawrence Road
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1AR

T: 0191 224 4011

E: info@mushroomworks.com
 

Opus Gallery
West Avenue
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4ES

T: 0191 213 0295

Following on from the success of their first contemporary art season, The Royal Academy of Arts’ second offering, Earth: Art of a changing world delivers an equally impressive spectacle.

Mona Hatoum, Hot Spot, 2006. Courtesy of the artist and The Royal Academy of Arts.

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The exhibition reflects the impact of the climate change debate on the practice of a broad range of contemporary artists. Its place and resonance with their practice is demonstrated throughout the show, interconnecting ‘issue’ and ‘art’ in beautiful, powerful and thought-provoking ways.

Highlights include works by Mona Hatoum and Marcos Lutyens, just two of the artists seeking to encourage a deeper consideration of our cultural relationship to earth’s stability.

The role of the artist in the cycle of our evolution is central to the exhibition and in the final section, the visitor will see works which present a world of vision and hope by the likes of Tracey Emin, the writer Ian McEwan and Mariele Neudecker.

This insightful exhibition shouldn’t be missed and provides the perfect opportunity to see dynamic new work by the most highly respected contemporary artists and the greatest emerging talent.

Further information and ticket prices can be found on Royal Academy website.

5 pairs of tickets to visit the exhibition to give away!

Own Art has teamed up with the Royal Academy and has five pairs of tickets to visit the exhibition to give away. Please email ‘Earth’ to ownart@artscouncil.org.uk by midnight on 30 November 2009. Winners will be notified on 01 December and sent their tickets in the post.

Royal Academy of Arts
6 Burlington Gardens
London W1S 3EX

T: 020 7300 8000
 

Since February 2009, Bob & Roberta Smith have been making the most of the spacious Beaconsfield gallery premises, using them as a prolific site of production. As the final months of this epic residency approach, the end of their time at the gallery is marked with an extensive exhibition and the launch of a limited edition print.

Bob & Roberta Smith, FlatEdition, Factory Outlet, 2009, Sugarlift etching on copper,
760mm x 560mm. Limited edition of 100, printed by Print (vb.n.)

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Just one of the treats as part of the exhibition, Factory Outlet, is in Upper Gallery 1. Here, one can marvel at the largest and most complex painting Bob and Roberta Smith have made to date. In the work, This Artist is Deeply Dangerous, the richly painted signage, with which the artist has become identified in recent years, moves to a new level. The 9 panels, each 130 x 120 x 5 cm, take inspiration from sports journalist Steve Bierley’s remarkable article on the artist Louise Bourgeois.

On the work, Bob says:
"The work could be called 'One Song to the Tune of another' - let me explain - last summer, the Guardian sent its Art's writers to review sports events and its sports writers to review Art events. Among the results was this amazingly frank analysis of the differences between art and sport by tennis correspondent Steve Bierley."

An exclusive, limited edition Sugarlift etching made for Factory Outlet on the occasion of this exhibition is available for sale and an Own Art loan can be used to spread the cost of the purchase. This is the first ever etching by Bob and Roberta Smith and it is unusually large for a print of this type. Each hand-printed work on 100% cotton Somerset 300gsm deckle-edged paper is pencil signed by the artist and is in a limited edition of only 100.

The print is for sale at the pre-publication price of £175, rising to £250 at the end of the exhibition period. Please visit Beaconsfield editions for more details.

All works in Bob and Roberta Smith's Factory Outlet are for sale courtesy of the artist, Beaconsfield and Hales Gallery.

This project is the first in the Beaconsfield series Phase, which turns the spotlight on mid-career artists with whom the organisation has had a significant past relationship.

Coffee for a pound in the Ragged Canteen!

During your visit to the gallery, don't forget to visit Beaconsfield’s Ragged Canteen - the foodie haven in Vauxhall. Organic Monmouth coffee made with the vintage Italian Espresso machine and a range of freshly prepared daily specials can all be enjoyed at affordable prices!

Take along a copy of this page of the bulletin and enjoy a cup of coffee for a pound. Offer valid until 15 December 2009.

Tuesday - Friday, 11am - 4pm for Lunch or Coffee & Cake.
Saturday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm for Coffee & Cake (only during exhibition periods - please see projects page for dates).

Beaconsfield
22 Newport St
London SE11 6AY

E: mail@beaconsfield.ltd.uk

T: 020 7582 6465

This autumn, BBC One’s flagship arts documentary series, Imagine.. focuses on the Own Art scheme and uncovers a variety of people who are part of a small revolution in the art world. 
 

Regan Harle and Alan Yentob at Gallerina, Darlington admiring the commission financed through the Own Art scheme. Courtesy of BBC Imagine.

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The programme demonstrates that with Own Art you no longer need to be fabulously wealthy to afford to hang a Blake, a Banksy or a Hockney over your fireplace.
Imagine uncovers a variety of people who have all used the Own Art scheme - a pig farmer, a factory worker and a policeman are just some of those who tell how they came to appreciate art, how they chose their pieces and what they mean to them. Many grew up with no art on the walls at all, yet some have developed a passion that borders on addiction.

Some are first time buyers and others have amassed large collections that cover every inch of wall space. They have bought an enormous variety of artworks by well established figures and emerging young artists, and although investment isn't on the agenda, a few have been surprised to see their pieces shoot up in value.

The film features collectors, young and old, who speak from the heart about how art has affected their lives. In addition, you can follow the journeys of two individuals who have commissioned their own paintings. A commission is a brave step and a big investment that was once the preserve of the gentry. Not any more, as the programme shows - now we can all own art!

Don’t miss the documentary, Tuesday 1 December 2009, BBC One, 10.35pm!

E: ownart@artscouncil.org.uk
 

Find out how to take advantage of this offer

If the forthcoming documentary about the Own Art scheme has inspired you to learn more about collecting, then don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase your copy of Owning Art - The Contemporary Art Collectors Handbook at a 25% discount on the usual cover price.
 

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Owning Art is a beautifully designed and clearly structured collector's bible. It features in-depth interviews with leading art collectors, curators, museum directors, market players and the artists themselves, as well as the indispensable practical advice of the authors. Both the sales and the critical acclaim for publication illustrate its impact as an indispensible guide to engaging with and understanding the complexities of the art world.

Owning Art Special Offer

Publised in 2006, with support from Arts Council England, Owning art - The Contemporary Art Collectors handbook has been a best seller both at frieze and at art basel miami beach.

Readers of the bulletin can take advantage of a 25% discount on the usual cover price plus FREE postage making the total to pay £11.21.

Please visit Cultureshock media’s website to purchase your copy.

Offer valid until 31 January 2010

Cultureshock Media Ltd
27b Tradescant Road
London SW8 1XD

T: 020 7735 9263
 

PRINT NOW is an open submission exhibition being run by Own Art gallery, BEARSPACE for a physical and online exhibition to be held at the London Art Fair, 13-17 January 2010, in the Art Projects space.

Jock Mooney, Our community does not consider this unusual, acrylic and ink on card collage. 68 x 88cm (Framed). Courtesy of the artist and Bearspace.

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The purpose of this exhibition is to investigate contemporary artists working with the concept of print, be this physical print, multiple objects, the processes of print and the concept of print as a repetitive process.

Selected works will produce an exhibition of some of the most innovative ‘PRINT’ being produced in the UK today. Emerging artists are particularly encouraged to submit works. A panel of arts professionals will select works to be exhibited, including Julia Alvarez, Director, BEARSPACE, Mike Simms, co-editor of Printmaking Today and Pryle Behrman, art critic and curator of Art projects.

Don’t delay as the deadline for submission is 19 November, 2009. Please go to Bearspace’s website for details on how to apply. For further information, please email info@bearspace.co.uk

This exhibition is in association with Culture Label.

152 Deptford High Street
London SE8 3PQ

E: info@bearspace.co.uk

T: 020 8694 8097

Wysing Arts Centre is launching a double this month. Collectors are now able to purchase works using Own Art and from Saturday 21 November the third of the centre’s curated selling exhibitions - Wysing Arts Contemporary: Expanded, will be on display. 
 

Lee Marshall, Invader, 2009

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Introduced by special guest speaker Paul Hobson, Director of the Contemporary Art Society, Expanded presents four artists working in the Eastern region who are exploring the boundaries between painting and sculpture.

French artist Julie Brenot, one of Wysing’s studio artists, has been working on a series of paintings and drawings based on urban landscapes; reduced to create expanded and abstracted graphic images.

Working in drawing, sculpture and montage, David Kefford uses common place objects and everyday materials to create new hybrid objects with anthropomorphic sensibilities.

Lucy Conochie (MA, Slade School of Fine Art) and Lee Marshall (Norwich School of Art) are both recent graduates included in the show. Conochie takes architectural details as her starting point and paints directly onto walls and other surfaces whilst Marshall’s vibrant paintings incorporate the techniques of street art, graphic design, computer games and comics.

Wysing Arts Contemporary is a new initiative that Wysing began this year to provide both an opportunity to purchase exciting and affordable new work and show that buying art can positively impact on the careers of emerging artists.

With 24 studio artists working in a wide range of media at the centre, plus the development of international commissions, Wysing is providing a compelling platform for critically engaged work in the eastern region. It has also recently started a collectors group called the Wysing Collective, which is part of the nationwide group The Collective.

For more details contact Wysing on 01954 7188881 or email info@wysingartscentre.org

Wysing Arts Centre
Fox Road, (near) Bourn
Cambridge CB23 2TX

T: 01954 7188881

E. info@wysingartscentre.org

Interested in developing your knowledge about contemporary art practice with likeminded enthusiasts? Then join the Contemporary Art Society now and take advantage of 10% off Blood or Collector membership!

Stephen Palmer, Dogs in space, 2009, lithograph on Fabriano4 paper, 220gsm, 35x33.5cm.
Edition of 100

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The Contemporary Art Society, founded in 1910, is the UK's leading independent authority on contemporary collecting. It has several affordable engagement programmes including:

Blood is a subscription membership scheme which offers an expert network through which to navigate the national and international contemporary art scene, building your knowledge and confidence when looking at cutting edge contemporary art in a lively social setting. Members benefit from at least 12 free evening events, invites to an international trip and VIP passes to art fairs throughout the year.

Current Offer - £49.50 per annum (normal price £55.00)

For a more in-depth and personal engagement with contemporary art the Collector membership programme includes access to bespoke events involving private collections, art specialists, curators and emerging and internationally acclaimed artists.

Current Offer - £247.50 or £202.50 (non-London residents) per annum (normal price £275 or £225 (non London residents)

Offer!

Please quote OA/CAS when purchasing Blood or Collector Membership to
receive 10% off.
 
Memberships can be purchased over the phone using this code.
Call +44 (0)20 7831 1243.

For more information visit www.contemporaryartsociety.org or email membership@contemporaryartsociety.org 

If you join now you will receive a limited edition print by Stephen Palmer - Dogs in Space 2009 (image featured above)

Offer ends 31 October 2009

Contemporary Art Society
11-15 Emerald Street
London WC1N 3QL

Sign up to The Multiple Store’s new e-mailing list and take advantage of 10% off signed limited editions by top contemporary British artists at already affordable prices!

Fiona Banner, Table Stops, 2000, Glazed ceramic, boxed, 30 x 30 x 16 cm, Edition: 100

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The Multiple Store was established in 1999 by Nicholas Sharp and Sally Townsend and quickly earned its reputation as a leading producer of high quality, affordable multiples (mainly in 3-D) by some of Britain’s most exciting artists, including David Bachelor, Fiona Banner, Keith Coventry, Anya Gallaccio, Langlands & Bell and Cornelia Parker.

Editions commissioned by the Multiple Store are held in many permanent international collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Arts Council and British Council collections, as well as in many major private collections.

Multiple Store collectors are invited to special events attended by the artists and have the opportunity to purchase artwork at pre-publication prices.

’The perfect introduction to art collecting for anyone new to the game.’
(Daily Telegraph, Saturday Review, September 2009)

Sign up to The Multiple Store’s mailing list!

Sign up to the Multiple Store’s mailing list and quote ‘OA/MS’ in the message box. You will receive confirmation of your sign up detailing that you are entitled to 10% off the purchase of any signed limited edition you order before [15 November]. 

You can see The Multiple Store’s editions on their website or view them in person at Zoo 2009 from 16-19 October (Stand A9 in the new Editions section). See http://www.zooartenterprises.com/zoo2009/ for details.

Offer ends 15 November 2009

E: info@themultiplestore.org

T: + 44 (0) 7760 666 518

Karla Black, Forget About Faces, 2009 (Image courtesy The Artist; Mary Mary, Glasgow)

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S1 Artspace has provided affordable studio space to new and established artists for almost 15 years. Since 2003 it has been running a programme of commission-based exhibitions, residencies and annual film screening events.

The S1 Patron Scheme has been established through the generous support of a small group of artists, closely associated with S1 Artspace, to help raise funds following a difficult financial year. By supporting S1 Artspace in this way, each artist has become an S1 Patron. Works including sculpture, painting, video, photographic prints and drawings have been donated by:

Steve Bishop | Karla Black | Laura Buckley | Kim Coleman & Jenny Hogarth | Jeremy Deller | Sean Edwards | Josephine Flynn | Luke Fowler | Ryan Gander | Pil And Galia Kollectiv | Torsten Lauschmann | George Henry Longly | Haroon Mirza | Juneau Projects | James Pyman | Florian Roithmayr | Matthew Smith | Sarah Staton | Shaan Syed | Katy Woods

To receive a copy of the publication which contains images and prices of the artworks by the artists listed above, available to purchase at a 50% discount, please contact info@s1artspace.org or call 0114 2493386.

Units 4a-6b
Trafalgar Court
Milton Street
Sheffield S1 4JU

E: info@s1artspace.org
T: 0114 2493386

Get yourself along to one of the hottest dates in the art world calendar! A fresh and exciting addition for 2009 will be the first presentation of FRAME, a new section dedicated to solo artist presentations by young galleries from around the world.

Frieze Art Fair, courtesy of Frieze Art Fair

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Frieze Projects is a programme of artists’ commissions realised annually at Frieze Art Fair. It is curated by Neville Wakefield and includes seven new projects as well as The Cartier Award and collaborations with this year’s partner institutions CAC Vilnius and Arte Contempo.

Frieze Talks is a daily programme of keynote lectures, panel debates and discussions presented by Frieze Foundation in collaboration with frieze magazine.

Frieze Film features a newly commissioned project in four parts by Danish artist-activists Superflex.

Frieze Education will be once again working with ReachOutRCA to realise an artist-led programme of events for children and young people

'Two for One' ticket offer to Frieze Art Fair!

As a subscriber to the Own Art bulletin, be one of the first 100 to respond and get a second ticket free when you book one full-priced ticket (Thur/Fri £20 or Sat/Sun £25) before 01 October 2009. (The offer is subject to availability. Booking fee applies). Book online now at seetickets or call +44 (0) 871 230 7159 quoting 'Own Art'

Frieze Art Fair
Regent's Park
London

W: www.friezeartfair.com

Win! 10 pairs of tickets to the opening reception

Keep up with the latest trends in eco design, view the hottest new environmentally sound products and grab yourself a unique or limited edition hand crafted design gem this Autumn.

Sarah Thirlwell, Oval 3's, reclaimed birch, plywood and acrylic

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The Eco Design Show features interior products, ceramics, furniture, lighting, jewellery and fashion. The event showcases work from established designers, like key exhibitor Sarah Thirlwell (pictured) and up and coming young designers like Catherine Quinn and Fiona McAlear, joint winners of the Design Initiative’s Graduate Award.

There will also be a Fashion Lab that offers a unique opportunity for buyers - beautiful contemporary clothing, handbags, and accessories will be available. It’s also a perfect time to spot up and coming trends and see live demonstrations from designers over the weekend.

As Sarah Elderkin, Liverpool Design Festival director explained; “The Eco Design Show is all about showing off the best in high quality design to challenge the common misconceptions that exist about eco design. Visitors to the show will be amazed to see what can be recycled and reused”.

The Liverpool Design Festival is run by industry support body Design Initiative with financial support from the City of Liverpool. It is also supported by the National Lottery though Arts Council England.

To find out about opening times and tickets prices please visit www.liverpooldesignfestival.com where you can also sign up for the festival newsletter!

Win! 10 pairs of tickets to the opening reception

Own Art has 10 pairs of tickets to give away to the opening reception for the Eco Design Show which will take place at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt Hall on Friday 30 October.

To be entered into the prize draw, email ownart@artscouncil.org.uk by midnight on 25 September 2009 quoting ‘ECO' in the subject line. Winners will be notified on 26 September 2009 and sent their tickets in the post.

Liverpool Design Festival
Crypt Hall of the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

W: www.liverpooldesignfestival.com

Image featured on September 2009 bulletin: Sarah Thirlwell, Vessels, recycled vending cups, reclaimed acrylic and FSC grade birch

After the success of 2008, the largest commercial Art Fair in North East England returns to The Sage Gateshead, 2 - 4 October 2009.

Outside Sage Photo: Peter Atkinson Photography, courtesy of Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair

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The Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair will be must for all visitors, art lovers and collectors as well as those interested in browsing for their first investment. Galleries from overseas and the UK are taking space, showing an extensive range of unique art works. Works will be available with Own Art through a number of member galleries participating*.

This year will also see the return of the emerging artists showcase with 15 unrepresented artists from the North East exhibiting, selected and curated by some of the top local galleries - don’t miss the opportunity to catch these up and coming artists at an early stage of their career.

You can also celebrate the culmination of the Northern Print Biennale with demonstrations from leading print makers taking place at the Fair.

For opening times and ticket information please visit the fair website

The Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair is supported by the Bupa Great North Run, Arts Council England and Chromazone.

* Don’t forget that if you intend to purchase work from an Own Art member gallery using an Own Art loan then you will need to take along 2 forms of identification with you – proof of signature (such as a credit/debit card or passport) and a proof of address (such as a driver’s licence or utilities bill).

Newcaste Gateshead Art Fair
The Sage Gateshead
Gateshead Quays
Tyne and Wear

T: Enquiries: 0191 241 4523
T: Box office: 0191 443 4661

W:www.ngartfair.com

Image featured on September 2009 bulletin: Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair
Photo: Peter Atkinson Photography, courtesy of Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair

2 for 1 tickets for 50 lucky subscribers!

Within a new multi-site location situated in the East End, the producers of Zoo Art Fair present Zoo 2009 - an event that takes on an adapted structure, bringing together up to 45 contemporary arts organisations and practitioners, through a series of exhibitions and stand presentations.

Clunie Reid, Things Fly About/The Aesthetics of Fucked, 2009, Digital still
Copyright: Clunie Reid

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For collectors, curators, critics, dealers, artists and art enthusiasts, Zoo 2009 remains a considered introduction to the next generation of art professionals.

Zoo 2009 presents four significant exhibitions, curated by invited organisations and curators - FormContent, LUX, Studio Voltaire and Rob Tufnell - which will be displayed in unused Victorian industrial warehouses set in cobbled streets.

Once again, there will be solo shows by last year's winners of the Champagne Perrier-Jouët Prize - Scoli Acosta and John Jones Art on Paper Award - Clunie Reid.

Alongside these, up to 25 stand presentations from commercial and noncommercial organisations will be showcased within adjacent showrooms dating from the 1960s. Exhibitors are primarily under 6 years old and include international galleries, project spaces, artist collectives, curatorial groups and publishers.

In addition, there will be a section of up to 10 booths dedicated to artists' limited editions and multiples, presented by public and private institutions and organisations such as Whitechapel Gallery, ICA, Chisenhale Gallery and 176 / Zabludowicz Collection.

2 for 1 ticket offer!

Zoo Art Enterprises is pleased to offer the first 50 readers of the Own Art bulletin a 'two for one' ticket offer to Zoo 2009.

As an Own Art bulletin subscriber, get a second ticket free when you book one advance price ticket before 5 October (£10.00 and booking fee applies. Offer subject to availability).

Book now at www.seetickets.com/zoo2009 or call 0871 231 0849 quoting code 'OWNART'

Zoo Art Fair
3 - 10 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6PG

W: www.zooartenterprises.com

Image featured September 2009 bulletin: Scoli Acosta , Carbon Footprint, 2008
Exhibition View, Galerie Laurent Godin, copyright Scoli Acosta, courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris

Spinningfields, Manchester City Centre

Win one of 5 pairs of day tickets to the fair!

Get away from the mass produced and visit this refreshing alternative to the ubiquitous high street. It’s the ideal place to find something you love and buy it directly from the person who made it. Enjoy the experience!

Jenny Bland, Lighting, 2009 Graduate of 3 Dimensional Design Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and winner of a prize of a free stand at the show, sponsored by the GNCCF (also featured on Own Art September bulletin homepage)

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Now in its second year, the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) features over 140 exhibitors showcasing the finest works of contemporary craft. Visitors can spend the day in a relaxed yet inspiring atmosphere, chat to the makers and find out the story and making process behind each unique piece. Learning how much attention to detail a designer pays whilst handcrafting work is a reminder that we should be buying items that will last decades, rather than years.

5 pairs of tickets to be won to the fair!

Own Art has 5 pairs of day tickets to give away to the fair. To be entered into the prize draw, email ownart@artscouncil.org.uk by midnight on 25 September 2009 quoting 'GNCCF' in the subject line.

The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
Hardman Boulevard
Spinningfields, off Deansgate
Manchester M3 3HF

W: www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk

Part two: 13 - 18 October 2009

Take advantage of our 'bring a friend' ticket offer!

Find what you love, Love what you find!

Origin is the place for anyone interested in contemporary craft. See, buy or even commission something unique directly from 300 of the finest makers, with over 150 different makers in each week.

Laura Bennett, Nature of Fragility, Thistle ring No.1, 2008 Photo: Chris Darmanin

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Taking place in a light and stylish bespoke pavilion situated within the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court at Somerset House, established makers and a new crop of rising stars will be showcasing work under one roof.

A rich programme of activities will also take place to highlight the exciting discipline of contemporary basketry. Engage with this craft form on a trail of specially commissioned work and within Crafting Space, an interactive area nestled in the heart of the fair.

Origin ticket offer: Bring a friend

Own Art has teamed up with Origin to offer subscribers of the bulletin the opportunity to buy two advance single entry tickets for the price of one, so why not introduce a friend to Origin.

Book by 5 October and quote: OWN09.

This offer is valid on advance single entry tickets only and is limited to one offer per person. Ticket offer valid when purchased in advance by 5 October 2009

Book now: 0844 847 2393
www.craftscouncil.org.uk/origin

Origin
Somerset House
Strand
London WC2R 1AA

W: www.somersethouse.org.uk

W: www.craftscouncil.org.uk/origin

Image featured on September 2009 bulletin: Ikuko Iwamoto, Spiky Spiky Bowl, 2009
Photo: Ikuko Iwamoto

Find out about booking a place for the Collectors Choice event on September 8th 2009

It's lively, bold and beautiful. It's playful and provocative. It's also very personal. With over 10 years experience of choosing and displaying contemporary jewellery behind her, Kath Libbert's latest exhibition is a personal statement about her current favourites and, having made her Choice, she now invites you to make yours.

Erik Urbschat, Hedgehog ring, 18ct yellow gold, 2009
£1683 or £168.30 on Own Art (payable in 10 monthly instalments)

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'Choice' showcases eight international jewellery artists, whose work ranges from classically inspired to technically amazing to playful and provocative. Discovering that the artists' sources of inspiration include pink elephants, precious jewels, soap bubbles, stones, root ginger and rubbish adds to the show's intrigue.

Visitors to the exhibition are invited to take part in 'The People's Choice' by making their own selection, writing comments about it and having their photograph taken wearing or holding the piece. All the comments and photos will be posted on the Gallery walls up until a special event on the last day of the exhibition, the 27th September, when the 'People's Choice' will be announced. Everyone who makes their Choice will be entered for a prize draw to win £100 to use at the gallery.

There will also be a Collector's Choice Event to accompany this exhibition on September 8th.  Marta Mattsson, a young Swedish jewellery artist, will talk about the choices she has made in terms of the materials she uses, which are rather distinctive, and the choices in her career (Jeweller's Choice); then, Marie Alexander, patron of the Association for Contemporary Jewellery, will speak about building a collection and the pleasures this brings (Collector's Choice).

Please call the gallery on 01274 599790 for details about this event.

Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery
Salts Mill
Saltaire
Bradford
West Yorkshire BD18 3LA

Salts Mill is open weekdays from 10am - 5.30pm and weekends 10am - 6pm

W: www.kathlibbertjewellery.co.uk

Image featured on August 2009 bulletin: Stephanie Jendis, Geneva brooch, reconstructed turquoise, glass and plastic, set in 18ct yellow gold and silver 2008£1071 or £107.10 on Own Art (payable in 10 monthly instalments)

Register now for FREE tickets www.buyartfair.co.uk/register

Following its hugely successful debut last year, Buy Art Fair has announced its return for 2009 with a three-day weekend event from the 24th to 27th September at Urbis in Manchester.

Isabel Rock, hullaballoo in the lapsang souchong, monoprint, pen, ink, pencil & acrylic
Courtesy of BEARSPACE

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With over 300 highly sought after artists, presented by over 75 carefully selected galleries, the Buy Art Fair one of the largest in the country. Amongst those confirmed to exhibit are Paul Stolper, BEARSPACE and The Smithfield Gallery alongside returning galleries Wendy J Levy Contemporary Art Ltd, LiKailin and Fiumano Fine Art.

A fresh and exciting addition for 2009 will be the first presentation of The Manchester Contemporary which is effectively a show within a show and takes up the third floor of Urbis.

A selected panel consisting of curators, collectors and gallerists have nominated 15 UK galleries who they believe play a key role in defining the contemporary art landscape both nationally and internationally. It is supported by Arts Council, England, Contemporary Art Society and Castlefield Gallery.

Nathaniel Mellors, Giantbum, 2008, video installation with animatronic sculpture
Part of the Manchester Contemporary at Buy Art Fair, Manchester, supported by Arts Council, England Contemporary Art Society and Castlefield Gallery.
© Tate, London 2009 Courtesy Nathaniel Mellors and Matt's Gallery, London

Buy Art Fair launched in 2008 to meet the growing demand for art ownership in the region and across the UK.  The show offers a wide selection of contemporary art work to suit any budget.

For FREE tickets go to www.buyartfair.co.uk/register and visit www.buyartfair.co.uk for news and updates on all the latest exhibitors.

Buy Art Fair
Urbis
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester M4 3BG

W: www.buyartfair.co.uk

Image featured on August 2009 bulletin: Fan Xiaoyan, Physical Attachment, Courtesy of Li Kailin

Find out how to win a pair of tickets to the Private View!

Wimbledon College of Art's 2009 MA show promises an impressive showcase. It is also an opportunity to see work from some of the world's most exciting new artists at the beginning of their promising careers and purchase some of the pieces on display. Enjoy your visit!

Wimbledon will show you a brighter future, private view invite

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Of particular interest are the large scale video installation performance pieces, presented in the College's newly refurbished state-of-the-art Theatre Auditorium and surrounding studios. Vasiliki Papadoboulou and Christina Misailidi have collaborated on a video installation based on Aristophane's play 'The Birds', which will explore the transitions in a woman's life through pain and ritual.

For a richer impression of the postgraduate collective at Wimbledon, the exhibition has been curated collaboratively across the MA pathways and allows visitors to view sculpture and photography pieces alongside painting and drawing pieces, rather than segregating each pathway into its own separate exhibition space.

Attend Wimbledon College of Art's Postgraduate Private View!

Own Art has teamed up with Wimbledon College of Art to offer readers of the bulletin the opportunity to win one of 10 pairs of tickets to the postgraduate private view on Thursday 3rd September 2009, 6.00 - 9.00pm. It is the perfect opportunity to keep a step ahead and be amongst the first to view this prestigious exhibition.

To be entered into the prize draw, email ownart@artscouncil.org.uk by midnight on 24 August 2009 quoting ‘WPV' in the subject line.

Winners will be notified on 25 August 2009 and sent their tickets in the post.

Exhibition Open:
Thur 3 Sept, 6pm - 9pm, Private View (invite only)
Fri 4 Sept, 10am - 8pm
Sat 5 Sept, 10am - 5pm
Mon 7 - Wed 9 Sept, 10am - 8pm

Closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays

Admission: Free

Travel Information

Tube: Wimbledon/South Wimbledon
Train: Wimbledon/Wimbledon Chase
Tram: Dundonald Road Tram Station

Wimbledon College of Art (WCA)
Merton Hall Road
London SW19 3QA

W: www.wimbledon.arts.ac.uk

Don't miss out on the last week of Free Range 2009 - Europe's largest graduate art and design show, making art accessible.

Be the first to spot the next Tracey Emin, engage with the creators of the work you see, buy your own exclusive piece of art; Free Range is a great free day out!

Iliana Boyiakis, Untitled, The Arts Institute at Bournemouth

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Whether art expert or complete novice, Free Range is an exciting and free event open to everybody. It is the social, all-embracing qualities of Free Range that marks it out so distinctly from other art & design fairs. This vibrant and relaxing event is a celebration of the UK's latest young talent.

Week eight, the final week of Free Range 2009, presents a vibrant programme of mixed media work including Art and Photography, Illustration and Surface Design by graduates from Northumbria University, University of Plymouth, Staffordshire University, University of the West of England and University of the Arts LCC.

Tamsin O'Hanlon, the Director of Free Range, emphasizes this refreshingly open approach to art, "The concept of Free Range is multi-faceted. As the name suggests, the event presents artwork that is original and organic, that goes against the homogenous grain. It is also a chance for young people to display their work in a professional environment - the public has direct access to both the exhibits and the exhibitors, something that is rare for both the creators and the viewers."

The Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane is a natural backdrop for the event - a site steeped in history but which embraces the future. The many cafés, bars and restaurants in the Old Truman Brewery and the surrounding area provide the perfect place to unwind after a visit to the shows.

Together with its partners, London Graphic Centre, theprintspace, Dazed & Confused, Grafik and British Journal of Photography Free Range provides abundant support for the new generation of artists and designers, giving them the opportunity to present their work, perhaps for the first time, to the public.

Free Range
The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
Nearest tube: Aldgate East / Liverpool Street

With two publications, Aesthetica Magazine and the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual, Aesthetica is at the forefront of contemporary arts and culture.

Own Art has teamed up with the publication to give recipients of the bulletin access to a special subscription offer. Read on to find out more...

Aesthetica Issue 29 and 2009 Aesthetica Creative Works Annual

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Each issue of the bi-monthly Aesthetica Magazine features interviews, previews, reviews and critical debate on the latest from new and established artists, filmmakers, writers, directors and musicians.

The June-July issue explores both free enterprise in art and the influences of political contexts on the artists. Chen Ke represents the soaring popularity of Chinese art, while Take a Look at Me Now addresses individualism after the collapse of the Eastern bloc. Peter Saville engages in an eye-opening discussion on the increasing awareness of the aesthetic environment and the Venice Biennale integrates today's global talents.

The Aesthetica Creative Works Annual is dedicated to original new work from the past year. It's a fantastic volume to dip in and out of throughout the year allowing you to experience 128 glossy pages of contemporary fiction, poetry and artwork hot off the press.

Additional content is available at www.aestheticamagazine.com including archived features, podcasts and blogs.

The offer!

Subscribe to Aesthetica Magazine for the year and receive the 2009 Aesthetica Creative Works Annual at the same time - all for just £21 including UK p&p.

This offer is available to recipients of the Own Art Bulletin with a promotional code. Please click here, select the combined offer, and enter promotional code CXX9

Valid until Wednesday 22 July 2009

Find out how to book your exclusive place at this event!

The Collective Birmingham is looking to recruit its final members before officially forming in order to join a growing national network of groups around the UK.

Find out more about the Collective Birmingham’s existing plans and explore the benefits of collecting in a group at their forthcoming visit to the studio of contemporary artists, Simon and Tom Bloor.

Simon & Tom Bloor, As long as it lasts 2009 (installation view)
Photograph by Stuart Whipps, Courtesy of Eastside Projects, Birmingham.

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How does The Collective work?

Group members contribute an agreed amount to the Birmingham's group art buying fund. Artworks are then selected, purchased and displayed in the group member’s homes. The group has a formal constitution and an accounting system based on the successful founding group in London which has been running for 7 years. Through joint collecting money is saved, knowledge is transferred and the visual art journey becomes more of an engaged social experience.

Who are The Collective Birmingham looking to recruit?

There are currently six group members in The Collective Birmingham who are looking for sociable individuals of similar artistic tastes who are open minded with an active interest in the Contemporary Visual Arts. Ideal candidates will have a little bit of free wall space, the ability to commit financially and some free time in the evenings for private views and meetings.

There is clearly the potential to build a valuable collection and the group values the journey, friendships and educational aspects being part of The Collective will bring.

Join The Collective Birmingham Studio visit

The Collective Birmingham invites you to join them in exploring the professional life of three local artists/groups with growing national and international reputations in the art world: Simon & Tom Bloor who recently had their first large scale solo exhibition As Long as it Lasts at Eastside Projects, Juneau Projects and Elizabeth Rowe.

Existing members of the group have decided that to show their commitment to supporting local galleries and artists, it will mark its formation through sponsorship of Eastside Projects Legacy Project for Eastside. A Silver Birch tree from Simon & Tom Bloor's recent show will be planted in the forthcoming City Park. The group will also acquire a limited edition print to begin its collection.

Details

The Collective Studio Visit - Simon and Tom Bloor
Tuesday 21st July, 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Studio Capri
Rear of 55 Great Tindal Street
Ladywood
Birmingham B16 8DR

6.30pm - 7pm

Welcome and hospitality
Arrive and meet existing members of The Collective Birmingham
Find out the realities and benefits of collecting in a group

7pm - 7.30pm

Guided Studio tour and talk by Simon & Tom Bloor

7.30 - 7.45pm

An introduction to the work and studio of Juneau Projects

7.45pm - 8pm

An introduction to the work and studio of Elizabeth Rowe

8pm - 8.30pm

An opportunity to find out more about collecting in a group and the Collective Birmingham's existing plans.

Book your place at the event!

This event is strictly by invitation only. To reserve your exclusive place please RSVP to sarah@commissioner.org.uk quoting OA/CV or telephone 07971 851 957.

W: www.the-collective.info

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Secure your exclusive place at the Silent Auction

Bilston Craft Gallery celebrates its tenth anniversary as a craft dedicated venue this year and to mark the occasion, twenty designer makers have created new pieces of work based on the theme of 'ten'.

Charlotte Hughes Martin, 10 green bottles, glass

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Highlights include Charlotte Hughes Martin's highly detailed engraved glass bottles based on the nursery rhyme Ten Green Bottles, Miranda Sharpe's exquisite necklace with moving parts made with ten feet of silver wire and Jim Sadler's limited edition of ten oak candle holders.

Alongside the work in the exhibition visitors can also discover how to commission a piece of craftwork. With details on how to research and approach a maker and information on how artists go about developing a piece from the brief to completion, the exhibition tells you everything you need to know to get started.

Own a piece of the exhibition!

On the last day of the exhibition, August 26 2009, 4.30 - 8.30pm, a silent auction will be held where you can bid for a work in the exhibition.

Those interested in bidding will be asked to fill in a slip of paper with your contact details, the name of the piece of work and your bid (all the items will have a reserve price, which will be the minimum that someone can bid for the piece).

Bids will be placed in a sealed box and at a fixed time towards the end of the evening the names of the highest bidders will be announced. Payment for the piece will be taken at this point, or an application to make the purchase using an Own Art loan can be made, and all works can be taken away on the night.

Bilston Craft Gallery hopes that this event will help raise the profile of craft and encourage the buying of craft - by both attracting existing craft buyers who may not have been to the Gallery before and also encouraging existing visitors to buy craft.

To secure your exclusive place please RSVP to bilstoncraftgallery@wolverhampton.gov.uk quoting Silent Auction OA/10.

Bilston Craft Gallery
Mount Pleasant
Bilston WV14 7LU

Bilston Craft Gallery is on the metro line that runs between Birmingham and Wolverhampton and is a 5 minute walk from the Bilston Central Metro stop.

W: www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/bilston

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Strange Days and Some Flowers re-launches the newly refurbished Storey Gallery in Lancaster and is an opportunity to explore strange and uneasy work by a number of contemporary artists.

Discontinued by Jock Mooney, sculpture and mixed media
Copyright the artist. Image Jock Mooney (detail featured on bulletin)

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Strange Days and Some Flowers provides a rare opportunity to revisit a world we knew as children. Many of us will have imagined walking around on the ceiling, exploring a world which was familiar, but strange. Where beasties lurked in place of our jumpers, where up was down and grass looked a little bit like our shoe-laces. We had an innate ability to disassociate ourselves from reality, we saw the world from impossible angles, disorientated and surreal, but also playful, exciting and constantly shifting.

There is no 'theme', no curatorial thread, and no sheet of A4 'interpretation' to help you navigate through the space in a linear, formal manner. Instead you are invited into Graham Hudson's partially occluding maze, catching a frustrating glimpse of John Stark's spooky bee-keepers, metres away but not quite reachable. Several slightly disorientating minutes later, you're sharing an intimate booth of steel with a couple of Don Brown's alluring Yoko's. One shrouded, one stood elegant and proud in her pants, vest and platform shoes. In the considerably sparser second gallery, Mika Rottenberg's Tropical Breeze plunges you into a unique world of sweat, transportation and the odd naked man in running shoes.

The exhibition is intended as a celebration of the diversity of contemporary art practice, and as an exemplar of ambition and beacon of things to come in the North West of England at the Storey Gallery.

Storey Gallery
The Storey Institute
Meeting House Lane
Lancaster LA1 1TH

11am - 5pm Tuesday to Saturday
11am - 9pm Thursdays

W: www.storeygallery.org.uk

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Find out how to win an exclusive print

Fancy owning an original work of art by an internationally recognised contemporary artist? Looking for an exciting new piece to start or add to an existing collection? Then today could be your lucky day!

Made possible by funding from Arts Council England, London the artist Charles Avery was commissioned to produce a special print which can be won in an exclusive competition being run by Time Out in partnership with Arts Council England's Own Art scheme.

Charles Avery, Untitled (Chesches Players outside the One Armed Snake), 2009, lithographic print
510mm h x 425mm w (also featured on homepage)

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To celebrate 5 years of the Own Art scheme, Arts Council England, London teamed up with artist Charles Avery to offer readers of the Own Art bulletin and Time Out this unique opportunity to own a piece of his work.

'Own Art continues to help people across the country to kick start their own personal art collections in an affordable way. You may be thinking about starting your own personal collection, or perhaps you want to add to an existing one - either way this is a great piece of art that would be a fine addition to any collection. So log on and enter, and the best of luck to everyone!'

Moira Sinclair, Executive Director of Arts Council England, London

Avery is one of the UK's hottest talents and most talked about artists of recent times. He is famous for captivating audiences with his ongoing and epic piece - The Islanders, where he has spent over ten years describing the topology and cosmology of a bizarre imaginary island inspired by his childhood on the Inner Hebrides.

The artists work was recently seen in one of the art world's most influential exhibitions of the year - Tate Britain's fourth Triennial, Altermodern, which displayed the very best in new and contemporary work by British and International artists.

From 23rd June 2009, avid Avery followers keen to snap up the next installment of his epic Islanders project will be able to do so at The Hayward Gallery's summer exhibition, Walking in My Mind, which will delve into the often inaccessible, unknown and intriguing territory of the artistic mind, and where more explorations of Avery's bizarre island life will be on show.

Working across a range of media, Avery's work is characterised by formal beauty, humour and a spirit of philosophical enquiry. Generated out of complex research and intellectual rigour; his work pivots on the masterly uses of drawing, used in a variety of expressive forms. Notes of inspiration come from William Blake, PG Woodehouse, Jorge Luis Borges, Joseph Beuys and Joseph Kosuth, revealing themselves upon closer inspection with particular pieces.

Avery's work was shown at the Venice Biennale in 2003. In 2004 and 2006 the artist was nominated for the Jerwood Drawing Prize.

Win a print!

Time Out in partnership with Own Art and Arts Council England, London, has 100 limited edition prints by Charles Avery to give away.

To be in with your chance of winning simply visit the Time Out website.

If you would be interested in receiving the monthly e-newsletter from Arts Council England, London containing the latest arts news and information from the region then please visit the subscribe page.

Time Out Magazine
Universal House
251 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 7AB

www.timeout.com

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Ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of an artist? The Hayward Gallery's new summer exhibition, Walking in My Mind, gives you a rare opportunity to find out!

Charles Avery, Eternity Chamber, 2007, 435cm x 180cm x 180cm
Perspex, Jesmonite, Lightbulbs, Fan, electric Cable, Glass, Bronze, Iron Insurance
© The artist, of Blaise Adilon, Biennale de Lyon, 2007, Lyon

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For anyone who has entered the Time Out competition to win an exclusive print by contemporary artist, Charles Avery, don't miss out on this opportunity to see even more of his work. Those of you who haven't entered, make sure you do now at www.timeout.com and get yourself along to the exhibition from the 23rd June too!

Ten major international artists, including Avery, Yayoi Kusama and Thomas Hirschhorn, amongst others, transform the Hayward's indoor galleries and outdoor sculpture terraces into sculptural environments, each of which represents an individual mindscape and the inner workings of the artist's imagination. Interior worlds of emotions, thoughts, memories and dreams collide with exterior reality, blurring the boundaries between inner and outer space in this fabulous new show.

The Hayward Gallery's 2009 summer exhibition continues the recent tradition of inviting high profile and up-and-coming artists from around the world to transform the Gallery's unique outdoor and indoor exhibition spaces.

Over the last few summers, with major successes such as Antony Gormley: Blind Light (2007) and Psycho Buildings: Artists Take On Architecture (2008), the Hayward Gallery has established itself as a leading venue for curated experiential exhibitions, tailored to the Gallery's unique spaces.

Exhibition details:

23 June- 06 September 2009
Open daily 10am - 6pm, late nights Friday until 10pm
The Hayward Gallery will close at 6pm on Friday 3 July 2009 due to a private event.

Tickets

Advance tickets are available at southbankcentre.co.uk, or by calling 0871 663 2519, or in person at the Hayward Gallery ticket office.

• Full Price £9
• Seniors 60+ £8
• Concessions £6
• Students/16-18 yrs £4.50
• Under 16 £4.50
• Under 12 (out of school hours) Free
• Southbank Centre Members: Free

Hayward Gallery
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX

Following on from last year's highly successful initiative, Art of Ideas II will again highlight the excellent and vibrant visual arts activity in the West Midlands and to complement this a new publication, Cultivate, will be launched.

Don't miss out on discussion events and networking opportunities as well as a special tour programme running throughout July - what better way to kick start a summer of creativity!

Simon & Tom Bloor, As long as it lasts, 2009
(installation view including Lawrence Weiner As Long As It Lasts 2008 courtesy of the artist)
Photograph by Stuart Whipps courtesy of Eastside Projects
(Also featured on bulletin homepage)

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Events

Venue: All events take place at Baskerville House, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2ND. For further information or to attend any of the free events listed, please contact info@arts-co.com / 020 7723 0285

The Art of Collecting
Debate
Wednesday 1 July 2009, 6 - 7.30pm, followed by a drinks reception 7.30 - 9pm

Chaired by writer, broadcaster and director of exhibitions at White Cube, Tim Marlow with:

• Janice Blackburn, Freelance curator & journalist
• Matthew Slotover, Co-Publisher, Frieze & Co-Director, Frieze Art Fair
• Stephen Snoddy, Director, The New Art Gallery Walsall
• Richard Wentworth, Artist

The Museum for the 21st Century
Debate
Wednesday 8th July 2009, 6 to 7.30pm, followed by a drinks reception 7.30 - 9pm

Chaired by writer, broadcaster and director of exhibitions at White Cube, Tim Marlow with:

• Teresa Gleadowe, Writer, editor and curator
• Rita McLean, Head of Museums & Heritage Services, Birmingham Museum & art Gallery
• Frances Morris, Head of Collections (International Art), Tate Modern
• Jonathan Watkins, Director, Ikon Gallery

Exhibition
Visual at Baskerville House in association with Art of Ideas II

Exhibition opening times
Tuesday 30 June to Sunday 12 July, 11.30am - 6pm daily, including weekends

Featuring fine art, photography and contemporary craft by new, emerging and established British artists, selected from Visual by Stephen Snoddy, Director, The NewArtGalleryWalsall. All the work is available for sale.

Visual is the flexible contemporary art service from Arts & Business.

For further information: Katja Ogrin / 0121 248 1200

Cultivate

To complement Art of Ideas II, a new publication, Cultivate, will be launched to shine a light on the visual art market in the West Midlands'. Based on and in response to Sowing the seeds, the first research ever carried out into the West Midlands' art market, the publication features a text by writer and curator Matt Price and showcases work by some of the region's most exciting talent.

Cultivate will be available online from Arts Council Publications from 01 July 2009.

Art of Ideas II is managed by:

Arts Co
38 Chagford Street
London NW1 6EB

www.arts-co.com

T: 0207 723 0285 / T: 07766 250 415

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The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath Street, Glasgow

Doors open at 6pm, auction starts at 7pm

You can help Scottish Own Art Gallery and charity organisation, Glasgow Print Studio fit out its home in Glasgow's new innovative arts centre, Trongate 103, by bidding on some fantastic artworks which have been generously donated by celebrated artists in support of the venture – at the same time it's an excellent way to start or add to any existing collection!

John Byrne, Underwood Lane, Mixed Media, 63 x 73 cm

Works to be found within the auction are by Elizabeth Blackadder, John Bynre, Jim Lambie, John Bellany, Anita Klein, Eileen Cooper, Scott Myles, Philip Reeves, Ashley Cook and Jo Ganter, amongst others.

If you can't attend your maximum bid can be placed by phone or email prior to the auction.

Details of lots are regularly updated at www.gpsart.co.uk

Event details:

Friday 5th June 2009
Doors open at 6pm, auction starts at 7pm

The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath Street
Glasgow

Viewing at Glasgow Print Studio until 3rd June and at the Glasgow Art Club
12.30pm - 4pm on the 5th June.

This event is free but ticketed, please email gallery@gpsart.co.uk or call 0141 5520704