Long awaited, Mike Levy has been busy unloading the kiln over the weekend. You will recognise his work from visits to the gallery and the Brighton open houses he has taken part in.
http://www.castorandpollux.co.uk/
Monday, 29 March 2010
Mike Levy pots at Castor and Pollux
Pick Me Up at Somerset House
Somerset House presents Pick Me Up, the first contemporary graphic art fair in the UK. The fair will bring together the most exciting graphic artists working today, giving you the opportunity to buy limited edition, affordable graphic art, illustration and design. Nice invitation design by Anthony Burrell. (Which I couldn't get to load here for some reason)
Live printing with London Print Club and a recreation of Rob Ryan studio will be on show from 23 April to 3 May.
Really exciting to see graphic design in this gallery setting.
http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual_arts/pick_me_up/default.asp
Eastbourne Festival 3rd - 25th April 2010
Starting this coming weekend is the 2010 Eastbourne Festival. There are varied events around the town taking place over 3 weeks. The events include music, drama, comedy, dance and the artists Open Houses. The brochure and list of events is available to download from the Festival website or there are brochures to pick up around Eastbourne.
Click Here to Read More..
Friday, 19 March 2010
University of Brighton to close 'Art House'
The University of Brighton has announced that at the end of the year all adult arts and design evening and Saturday classes (the Arthouse) will be closed.
Courses being shut down include photography, printmaking, bookbinding, ceramics, silversmithing, illustration, life drawing, carpentry, fashion, web design and so on.
Redundancy notices have already been sent out marking an end of Adult Arts Education in the University which used to be Brighton Art School.
We understand that as there isn't a firm economic case for closing the courses, the decision seems to have been made on prejudice against what is perceived to be 'leisure courses'
Having known both artists and tutors who have taken courses at the Arthouse it seems to be a shame as the courses have encouraged some great artists and is a good community resource for Brighton. It seems to mark the final chapter in the intellectualisation of art where art is now a university course to be written about in an academic way as much as a course where skills are learnt, explored, and developed.
Tom Hickey, Chair of the UCU branch, said yesterday: “We do not understand this decision at all. We were not consulted in advance, and were later told it was because of a large budget deficit. But there seems to be no deficit at all for these courses. To walk away from adult education would be to trample on the commitments that the University has previously given about its role in the community.
Since there is no apparent financial justification for this decision, it can only represent a prejudice against short course provision, and a repositioning of the Faculty. That has a major effect on the relationship between the Arts Faculty and the city. Yet it is a decision taken behind closed doors with no section of the University community consulted about it, and no prior notice to the City Council or consultation with other agencies. It is a serious misjudgment.”
A campaign has been formed http://www.savebrightonarthouse.org/ if you want to learn more or sign their petition.
Click Here to Read More..Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Mid Century Modern Dulwich This Weekend
The twice yearly celebration of Midcentury Design (mostly 50's 60's 70's) returns to the Christison Hall Dulwich College this Sunday.
The Midcentury Modern Shows are feature a combination of furniture dealers selling second-hand furniture and classic products from the best designers of last century - Eames, Jacobsen, Robin Day etc alongside contemporary designers making modern, simple, classic products today. For example flying in from Sweden for the day are Spanish/Swedish design partnership Cate and Nelson who designed the 'Crisis Shelves' below.
3 New Websites Launched
At long last we have launched 3 new websites to replace our elderly ones for Brighton Art Fair and MADE10 and a shiny new one for our exciting new event the Palace Art Fair at Fulham Palace London.
The online application forms for artists seem to be working smoothly, and the redesigned sites have a crisper, cleaner look. Behind the scenes our selection process will be made simple with all the artists information viewable on screen and a slide show of submitted images.
Already there've been some fantastic applications for all 3 shows and as part of the selection committee I can't resist having a peek but we don't properly start selection until the deadline has passed (which is now 14 April as it took so long to get all the sites tested and ready)
The sites will be featuring (RSS) this blog on each of the home pages (so I better make sure I keep the blog up to date) If anyone wants to help write about what's happening in their area drop me a line....
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Charlotte Wess Garden Design
There seems to be a trend amongst previously desk-tied designers, illustrators and artists to take their skills into the open air.
A friend of ours Charlotte Wess made that move from a successful illustrator specialising in botanical illustrations and watercolours to a garden designer a few years ago and has been taking the RHS courses part time over the past few years as well as running her own garden design firm 'wessgardens'.
Charlotte is now the holder of an RHS silver medal for her balcony design inspired by recycling and sustainable planting (recycling 'cycles' - geddit? - planters made from bike tyres and supports from bike parts)
Her website featuring some of her finished designs for Sussex gardens is here.
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