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	Events FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS IN AND AROUND BATH Thank you for visiting the BANA Events Page. If you are a BANA member and are holding an exhibition or event, do let us know so we can promote it on the Events page for you. Listings are also welcome from anyone about local arts events or opportunities that might be of interest to BANA members. Please send any listings to: enquiries@bana-arts.co.uk and enter 'For News Page' in the subject box of the email. Listings on this page are normally updated Monthly. The information below has been passed to BANA by individuals and other organisations, so please address enquiries directly to them. BANA is not responsible for verifying details listed on this page and does not necessarily uphold views expressed here. This page is updated on a monthly basis. *TOP* EXHIBITIONS, TALKS and EVENTS Click each heading or scroll to find BANA Artist Exhibitions Tented City installation Bath Talks Art series BATH Bath Artists’ Studios Exhibitions and talks Bo:lee Gallery Chapel Row Gallery ICIA exhibitions Museum of East Asian Art Rostra and Rooksmore Gallery Royal Photography Society Royal United Hospital Exhibitions Victoria Art Gallery Walcot Chapel Other spaces OUTSIDE BATH Arnolfini Art at the Angel Rabley drawing centre RWA exhibitions Spike Island Stroud Valley Artspace Back to top BANA artist Exhibitions and events Tented City Installation The Davis & Jones Junction 3 arts programme is about to begin. The first event will be Tented City on Thursday 8 April. We are currently looking for volunteers and helpers for the event; please see details below. Tented City a 1 day, dawn 'til dusk installation taking place Thursday 8 April 2010 The installation is the launch event of artists Davis & Jones' public engagement programme at Junction 3 in Easton, Bristol. Junction 3 is a partnership project involving Bristol City Council, Knightstone Housing, Leadbitters and Willis Newson. Tented City will be a temporary tent encampment marking the start of the new library development immediately prior to the building works. The installation will appear and disappear during the night and seeks to spark conversation and rumour in the local neighbourhoods. Film and photographic documentation of the event will be exhibited on completion of the project. Davis & Jones are looking for volunteers to help with installation and take down of tents and stewards during the day. You do not need to be there for the whole day but can specify when you are available. Set up timing: 8 April 3.30 - 6 am Stewards required: 8 April 6 am - 8 pm (working in shifts) Take down timing: 8 April 8 - 10 pm All volunteers and staff for the project will be invited to a planning meeting on site Wednesday 7 April 3pm. Travel expenses and a big fry-up/supper will be provided. For further information see http://junction3.wordpress.com To get involved please contact Deborah Aguirre Jones by e-mail: davisandjones@gmail.com before March 29th Eleanor and Deborah Davis & Jones Back to top Bath Talks Art series The three talks sessions are intended as after-work networking sessions - a chance to chat and catch up, have a drink and hear some interesting speakers. The first one is shown in the flyer below and details of the others on 26th April and 17th of May will be availible from B&NES closer to the time - see the council website for more information. BATH Bath Artists’ Studios Exhibitions and talks Bath Artists Studios Gallery (formerly Widcombe Studios) The Old Malthouse, Comfortable Place, Upper Bristol Rd Bath, BA1 3AJ Tel: 01225 482480 Email: admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk www.bathartistsstudios.co.uk Sidebyside March 6 -21 An exhibition drawing together working communities of artists in and around Bath. Bath Artists’ Studios is hosting an exhibition with a new twist on a familiar theme. Sidebyside is an open exhibition aimed at artists’ groups rather than individuals. The Sidebyside exhibition will bring together artists from studio groups, arts trails and workshop communities in and around Bath, drawing these groups together in one location to showcase the varied work and practices within them. Supporting the exhibition will be a series of events: 17 March - A conversation between Bridget Crone (Media Art Bath) and Marie-Anne McQuay (Spike Island) Artist-led activity, localism and critical regionalism in the South West and beyond Exhibition Open: Sat 6 - Sun 21 March, 11 am – 5 pm Entry to the exhibition is FREE Entry to all events is £3, £1 for Friends/ students. Places are limited so please call 01225 482480 or email admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk to reserve your tickets A full SidebySide programme is available on our website: bathartistsstudios.co.uk Bo:lee Gallery 1 Queen Street Bath BA1 1HE Contact: jemma@bo-lee.co.uk \| 07970492858 \| 01225 428211 New gallery opening times: Tuesday - Saturday 11 - 5.30 (other times by appointment) www.bo-lee.co.uk 26th March - 10th April Nate Frizzell - Debut UK Solo Show Back to top Chapel Row Gallery The Chapel Row Gallery 6 Chapel Row off Queens Square Bath BA1 1HN 01225 480114 www.chapelrowgallery.com Further details from Josie Reed on 01225 480114 or mobile 07515 884 206 josie.reed@chapelrowgallery.com Back to top ICIA Exhibitions and Talks University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY ICIA: 01225 386777 For directions check: www.bath.ac.uk/icia or download the ICIA brochure as a pdf go to the website: Margareta Kern Guest Residency: 4 March – 18 June Exhibition Opening: Thurs 6 May, 6.30pm Artist’s Talk: 7pm-8pm, ICIA Art Space 1, University of Bath Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm Free Admission Box Office: 01225 386777 During her Residency, Kern uses Art Space 1 as a site of production for her new installation, Guest, which will develop and change over the course of exhibition. This follows her two month residency in Berlin where she investigated the organised mass labour migration from socialist Yugoslavia to capitalist West Germany in the late 1960s. Mainly female, these ’guest workers' (Gastarbeiter) were employed by large companies, and often never returned home. Couscous La Graine et le Mulet Wed 17 March, 7.30pm Lecture Theatre: 3WN 2.1 · University of Bath Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival 2007 and the 2008 César Award for Best French film, Couscous is a family drama focusing on the travails of an ageing North African émigré who, after being made redundant from his shipyard job, attempts to realise his dream of opening a restaurant. While the restaurant gets caught up in bureaucratic red tape, the tensions and connections that make or break a family are brought bubbling to the surface. “A deeply involving tragicomedy, combining warmth with an unexpected level of complexity… captivating” The Guardian “Few recent films have captured family as evocatively” The Times Abdel Kechiche · France 2007 · 154 mins · Subtitles · 15 Introduced by Wendy Everett, Dept of European Studies & Modern Languages. Tickets £4 · Concs £3.50 · University staff £3.50 · BUSU £3 Refreshments. A Festival on the Hill event. Back to top Museum of East Asian Art MUSEUM OF EAST ASIAN ART, 12 BENNETT ST, BATH BA1 2QJ TEL 01225 464 640 EMAIL info@meaa.org.uk Open: TUE-SAT 10.00AM- 5.00PM SUN 12.00- 5.00 PM CLOSED MONDAYS except most Bank Holidays - please call for confirmation. www.meaa.org.uk The Museum of East Asian Art is currently hosting a breathtaking exhibition of contemporary papercuts by three artists of Chinese descent, Lo Jhy Yen, Nie Chun-Mei, and Zhang Wenqing. “Cutting Edge: Untraditional Papercuts by Three Contemporary Chinese Artists”, will display an array of colourful and unusual works until 25th April 2010. The exhibition will run concurrently with the Museum’s Lunar New Year celebrations in February 2010. The development of paper has been entwined with the history of China for thousands of years so it is not surprising that it has just as long a tradition of being used in ornamentation. Ornamental papercuts are especially important around the time of the Lunar New Year, when old ones would be taken down to be replaced by new papercuts for the coming year. Now practiced in many countries throughout the world with varying techniques and subject matters, the papercutting of China is often seen as traditional and rustic. This is however not the case – with recent exhibitions in China featuring papercuts of athletes in honour of the 1st anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games and the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The Museum of East Asian Art's new exhibition *“Seifu Yohei and His Contemporaries: Meiji Porcelain in the Chinese Imperial and Literati Taste”* showcases the beautiful collection of Meiji period Ceramics made by Seifu Yohei (1851 - 1914) and other contemporary potters and will be on display to the public until 25th April 2010. SUMMER EXHIBITIONS: 1st May - 29th August 2010 The Museum of East Asian Art is pleased to work in cooperation with ArtChinese to host the exhibition: “Animal Kingdom: Paintings by Li Fuyuan” which features fifteen pieces of the artist's works. Mr. Li uses brush painting techniques with stunning effects. His paintings are full of bold, contrasting colours and elements that compose a visual melody of a fantastically cacophonous world. The abstract shapes work together to form the images of animals that are at once incorporated into a dramatic landscape but yet bursts out from the background to stare at the audience with as much interest and curiosity as the inquisitive humans eyes on the other side of the glazed frames. Li Fuyuan's works are sure to delight. Alongside “Animal Kingdom”, the MEAA is pleased to announce that it will continue exhibiting highlights of the exhibition “Cutting Edge”. Due to overwhelming public enthusiasm selected highlights, including the Curator's favourite piece, will be joined by a range of traditional papercuts that are too delicate to be placed on permanent display. Back to top Rostra and Rooksmore Gallery Rostra & Rooksmoor Galleries 5 George Street Bath BA1 2EJ tel : 01225 448121 email : info@rostragallery.co.uk web : www.rostragallery.co.uk 26th FEBRUARY - 22nd MARCH 2010 Sir Peter Blake Comes to Bath! This is a brand new exhibition of Blake's most recent iconic prints available to buy. Includes The Second Real Target 25 years later, a re-working of one of his most famous paintings. Best known for designing the sleeve for The Beatles Sergeant Peppers album, Sir Peter Blake, who for a time lived near Bath, is still much in demand more than 40 years later. He now returns to bath on the CCA Art bus, a customized double-decker which has been converted into a unique gallery space complete with balcony and bar. The exterior of the bus, designed by Sir Peter dazzles with rock & roll pop art style and has already been appreciated by a host of famous visitors including Kevin Spacey, Helen Mirren and David Tennant. Sir Peter Blake himself will be hosting the bus on the afternoon of Friday 26th February, which will be parked at the top of Milsom Street, 200 meters from his solo show at Rostra & Rooksmoor Galleries. This event will be popular so please contact the gallery in advance to request invitations or evening bus passes. 6th - 30 th MARCH 2010 Amanda Popham: Solo Show Preview Night Friday 5 th March from 5:30 to 7.30pm It's alwyas with gleeful anticipation that we look forward to a solo show of ceramic sculpture by Amanda Popham. Booked up often more than 2 years in advance her unique characterful pieces beguile all who come across them. Early attendance to the Preview Evening is advised before all her work sells out! Royal Photography Society The Royal Photographic Society, Fenton House, 122 Wells Road, Bath BA2 3AH 01225 325733 Email: lesley@rps.org Opening times: 9.30am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday Admission free. Wheelchair access www.rps.org Back to top Royal United Hospital Exhibitions Royal United Hospital Main central corridors, Combe Park, Bath BA1 3NG Public access 7 days per week Enquiries (Monday - Thursday) Tel: 01225 824987 Contact: hetty.dupays@ruh-bath.nhs.uk Art at the Heart of the RUH The Royal United Hospital, Bath Spring Exhibition: 19th February - 2nd May 2010 Central corridors Work is for sale and a commission is paid to the RUH Arts Fund. For enquiries please contact the arts coordinator on 01225 824987 or email hetty.dupays@ruh.nhs.uk Bath Photographic Society, member's exhibition Bath Photographic Society (BPS) was founded in 1888 and William Fox Talbot's son was an early member. In keeping with the spirit of these early pioneers of photography the Society is forward looking and friendly, embracing new technologies and welcoming new members. The complete programme, a gallery of members' pictures and much other information may be seen on the Society's website: http://www.bathphotographicsociety.org.uk Crown Monochrome Group The group was formed in 1997 by Terrick Meakin ARPS APAGB who's idea was to try and keep alive the skills needed for the making of traditional black and white photographs and to provide a place where those still practicing the art could meet; the initial meetings took place at the Crown public house at Tormarton, hence the name. We now meet at St Anne's Church Hall, Siston, Mangotsfield, BS16 9LR on the third Thursday of the month starting at about 7/30, the meetings are quite informal with members bringing along work for discussion and advice. We also have occasional speakers who also enjoy monochrome photography. The group now has a number of members who produce their work digitally. Anyone interested in monochrome will be welcome at the meetings, for further details please look at our web site: www.crownmonochrome.com James Whitlock A 21 year old self taught photographer from bath. After studying the moving image at Bath College, he found his passion lay in photography. The majority of his work is based in and around the city of Bath; he tries to capture the sights people see everyday in a unique form. James Tottle James is a former patient of the RUH, who has received a life-saving heart transplant at Harefield Hopsital in 1997. Since that time James has produced 'Space Cadet 56': an illustrated musical about a man on a mission to mars. A set of cartoon screen shots taking you through a journey from Earth to Mars and back again is accompanied with four musical recordings by James Tottle. Space Cadet 56 will particularly appeal to children and teenagers alike, For animations and more information, http://www.myspace.com/scadet56 and http://www.sc56.org.uk. Back to top Victoria Art Gallery Victoria Art Gallery Bridge Street Bath BA2 4AT Tel: 01225 477233 www.victoriagal.org.uk Open Tues - Sat 10 - 5pm, Sun 1.30 - 5pm, closed Mondays - Free Entrance Edwina Bridgeman: Shelter 13 March – 6 May One of Bath’s most popular artists, Bridgeman uses recycled materials to tell everyday stories. The faces of her figures are painted over a plaster base, giving them a fresco-like quality. The exhibition features pieces from the diminutive to the monumental, all exploring shelter. Although a universal theme, it is sometimes taken for granted and, sadly, often desperately sought. Friday 30 April, 1.00-1.45; free, Exhibition tour with the artist Andrew Hardwick: Tidal Wilderness 13 March – 6 May Andrew Hardwick grew up on a farm near the Royal Portbury Dock, where the Avon meets the Severn. His work explores this surreal landscape of car storage parks, motorways and wastelands, seeking out beauty in the most unlikely spots. His heavily textured paintings sometimes incorporate model cars and aeroplanes. Bath Society of Artists 105th Annual Exhibition 15 May – 20 June Our most popular fixture, this massive selling exhibition assembles the cream of regional artistic talent. Any artist aged 18 or over may submit work for possible selection and winning of a prize (see website for details). Walk the talk: free Saturday tours, all from 2.30-3.15 29 May, A Painter’s Approach with Bob Ballard 5 June, A Printmaker’s Approach with Peter Davies 12 June, A Sculptor’s Approach with Guy Thomas Image: Dan Parry-Jones, Blue Bike, 2009 Matthew Smith: Landscapes 26 June – 5 September The first ever show devoted to the sumptuous Cornish and Provencal landscapes of Matthew Smith (1879-1959), one of the greatest of British colourists. And yet, for all the intensity of his painting style, he led a very reclusive existence. Smith’s passionate vision is brought to the fore with the aid of some of his most dazzling paintings, borrowed from Tate and other leading public and private collections. A catalogue accompanies the show. Exhibition tour with Gallery Manager Jon Benington Wednesday 21 July, 1.00-1.45; free Deborah van der Beek: Out of old Mythologies 26 June – 5 September Most of van der Beek’s sculptures of humans and animals have animated, rugged surfaces. They vividly bring to life myths and legends, from Amazon warrior women to the outlaw Ned Kelly. Some newer works also mix up legends, old and new, their surfaces embedded with castaway objects that allude to ecological concerns. Coming next Don McCullin: Shaped by War From 11 September The largest ever retrospective dedicated to the Somerset-based veteran photographer. Art on Thursdays Eye logo Free talks for blind and visually impaired people. Thursdays, 10.30-12.00 Store Tours Explore the stores and discover the scope of our diverse collections. Free, but please book in advance on 01225 477232. Back to top Exhibitions at Walcot Chapel Walcot Chapel, Walcot Gate off Walcot St, Bath BA1 5UG To book this space call: Kathryn Adamson 01225 477814 or email kathryn_adamson@bathnes.gov.uk Back to top Other Spaces OUTSIDE BATH Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA www.arnolfini.org.uk 0117 9172300 boxoffice@arnolfini.org.uk Galleries open Tue - Sun & Bank Holidays 10am – 6pm. Free. Janek Simon Sat 30 Jan - Mon 5 April 10am - 6pm (exc Monday) Free A recent artist-in-residence at Arnolfini, Janek Simon presents new understandings of geography and distance in our technologically globalised world. Imogen Stidworthy Lingua Franca During 2010, Arnolfini presents a series of exhibitions and events related to the idea of Lingua Franca: looking at intermediary language, linguistic translation and the subjectivity of language. Sat 27 Feb - Sun 25 April 10am - 6pm (exc Monday) Talks Wed 24 March Imogen Stidworthy will give a lecture about her practice, as part of the UWE Fine Arts Lecture series. Otto Zitko and Louise Bourgeois Me, Myself and I Sat 24 May - Sun 4 July 11am - 6pm (Exc Monday) Free Caroline Bergvall and Ciarán Maher Say Parsley Sat 8 May - Sun 4 July 11am - 6pm (Exc Monday) Free Back to top Art at The Angel The Angel Inn, Upton Scudamore Nr. Warminster. For more information. Contact: Jane Eaton on 01225 769714 The Angel Inn has been a showcase for contemporary Wessex artists work for the last decade. It is an established and unique space with four exhibitions showing throughout the year. STEPPING OUT This latest exhibition showcases local Wessex artists working in various media. Photography, oil, acrylic, watercolour, giclee prints and mixed media are exhibited and cover a range of subject matter. A wonderful opportunity to view a fabulous collection of creative work. Back to top Rabley drawing centre www.rableydrawingcentre.com Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre Rabley Barn, Mildenhall, Marlborough Wiltshire, SN8 2LW Email: info@rableydrawingcentre.com Telephone: 01672 511999 EXHIBITION RABLEY DRAWING GALLERY 1 & 2 7 - 26 March 2010 ALAN BOND Chalk Horses and Tin Sheds New Drawings and Sculpture Private View Sunday 7 March from 2 – 5pm Gallery Opening Times Wednesday - Saturday 10.30 – 4.30 or by appointment Alan Bonds Chalk Horses pay homage to the powerful ancient chalk carvings of the Wilshire Downs. The simplified forms are re-drawn, re-referenced and sculpted, playfully responding to perspective distortions and indicating possible new locations. In large-scale drawings of raw architectural environments Alan Bond pursues depth and light. He creates atmospheric drawings that fill his structures with an air of power and reverence: churches and barns take on a similar monumental presence. EXHIBITION RABLEY DRAWING GALLERY 7 TO 30 APRIL Masters and Mistresses of Drawing SAMUEL KELLY GALLERY 2 Open Wed – Friday from 10 -4.30 or by appointment at other times Samuel Kelly’s Aero-series focuses primarily on subtly extending the perimeters of dense, urban environments observed from high altitude by exploring the potential found within structural extrusion, the integration of organic growth mechanics and the deconstruction of perpendicular regimentation. Strict infrastructures are occasionally abandoned in favour of free-flowing curvatures that provoke a rich, captivating aesthetic comprising both industrial concrete rigidity and a seductive, naturalistic undulation. The combination of these robust elements compels us to question our relationship with the natural environment, yet at the same time revel in the beauty of the man made. Back to top RWA exhibitions Main Galleries: Royal West of England Academy Queen's Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1PX £4, £2.50 concessions 0117 9735129 info@rwa.org.uk www.rwa.org.uk 10am - 5.30 pm Monday - Saturday, 2pm - 5pm Sunday Open Painting 28 March - 9 May 2010 The Open Painting Exhibition is dedicated solely to the medium of painting. Its aim is to embrace a broad range of styles and media. The exhibition opens to the public on Sunday 28th March at the Royal West of England Academy, in Bristol. Back to top Spike Island Bristol Sydney Row and Mardyke Ferry Road, Spike Island, Bristol BS1 6UU Tel: 44 (0)117 925 7010 office@picture-this.org.uk www.picture-this.org.uk For more information visit www.picture-this.org.uk Picture This: Developing artists’ film and video through commission, exhibition and research. About Picture This Picture This works with artists to produce and present new moving image projects. We develop and realize ambitious moving image projects by contemporary artists which are presented at our space in Bristol, across the UK and internationally, and through DVDs, printed and online publications. We support artists and arts organisations with moving image technology and we host events which develop audiences’ understanding of moving image work. www.picture-this.org.uk Preview 22 January 6-9pm 23 Jan -11th April 2010 10 Seconds or Greater is a new work by London based artist Rachel Reupke. Formally based on the production of royalty-free stock footage, 10 Seconds or Greater maps the logical progression of a director through a check list of popular scenarios designed to illustrate such commercially lucrative concepts as ‘communication’, ‘relaxation’ and ‘healthy life-style’. Four young actors, two women and two men, good-looking, slim and sensibly dressed, perform a series of domestic rituals in their ready furnished new build apartment. From shot to shot, drinking red wine, preparing food, using wireless technology and working out, progressive variations in role and nuance of social convention are played out while superficially mirroring contemporary trends and popular symbols of personal and professional success. Compiled as an ‘assembly edit' of shots, long fluid camera movements remain whole, leaving visible all available material. The result is a film whose attention wanders between action and art direction, laying equal emphasis on props, performance, emotional and technical content. With an original R&B score by Simon and Matt Ward. 10 Seconds or Greater was commissioned by Picture This and Film London Artists' Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) as part of the Bristol Mean Time Residency. Opening on the same night at Spike Island is Sanity Assassin by Amanda Beech. Following the preview there will be a joint party with dj's in the Spike Island Canteen til late. Back to top Stroud Valley Artspace SVA 4 John Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2HA 01453 715440 www.sva.org.uk Exhibition preview: Saturday 27th February 2009 3-6pm exhibition dates: 27th February-14th March Tuesday-Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 11am-1pm ‘BEE LINES’ features new work by artist Alice Forward, site09 Darbyshire Award winner. Forward's work explores the uneasy and complex relationship between man and nature. The migration of plants, colonisation and the use of both maps and bees as symbolic tools are all significant themes within her work. BEE LINES Associated events Saturday 27 February 10am-6pm Alice Forward has invited several beekeeping groups to mount a small public event in the courtyard of SVA on the preview day. Sunday 7 March 11am In conversation with Alice Forward and Tom Trevor, director of Arnolfini Sunday 14 March 11am Talk by Paul Hand, Beekeeper specialist Back to top