News 2013
John Walter - Arch Studentship
John Walter has been awarded an AHRC Studentship in the department of Architecture and the Built Environment at Westminster University; his research project is titled ‘Alien Sex Club – How architecture affects the mind and body in cruising and alternatives to antiretroviral therapy’. See www.openresearchwestminster.org.
«A Tri«Lick» - Peer Gallery
Sarah Bowker-Jones is showing in «A Tri«Lick» at Peer, 97 & 99 Hoxton Street, London N1 6QL, from 20 July - 14 September 2013. See www.peeruk.org.
Ceri Hands Gallery Summer Fete
Sarah Bowker-Jones, Rebecca Lennon and John Walter are showing at the Ceri Hands Gallery Summer Fete on Saturday 17 August 2013, 12noon - 6pm. See www.cerihand.co.uk.
Will Schneider-White
Will Schneider-White has been made a fellow of Hamiltonian Gallery, 1353 U Street NW, Suite 101, Washington, DC 20009. He will be showing alongside four other new fellows in new. (now) in August 2013. See www.hamiltonianartists.org.
The Golden Boys - Latitude Festival
The Golden Boys, a nine-piece band, including alumni Tom Clark and Dante Rendle Traynor, are playing at Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, from Thursday 18 - Sunday 21 July 2013. See www.latitudefestival.com.
The Golden Boys AAA Side EP is coming out soon... as previewed on YouTube.
Holly Hendry wins Woon Tai Jee Art Fellowship
Holly Hendry has won the Woon Tai Jee Art Fellowship,
funded by art collector Wee Teng Woon and hosted by Northumbria University, for her artwork R255 G145 B175. She will use the £20,000 bursary to fund her fellowship at the BxNU Institute for
Contemporary Art at the Baltic Arts Centre, in Gateshead, for the coming
academic year. See www.northumbria.ac.uk.
Carey Young - Let the World Speak for Itself
Carey Young - Le Quartier Poster
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Carey Young has a solo exhibition, Let the World Speak for Itself, at Le Quartier, 10 esplanade François Mitterrand, 29000 Quimper, France, from 25 May - 15 September 2013. See www.le-quartier.net/Carey-Young,904.
Leverhulme Arts Scholarship awarded to Maria Teresa Ortoleva
Slade student Maria Teresa Ortoleva is one of only 15 students to be selected as a Leverhulme Arts Scholar. The residency which will take place this year at Wysing Arts Centre near Cambridge runs from 15 July - 23 August 2013.
Two Wheels - HyeKyung Son - Barbican Arts Group Trust
Two Wheels - HyeKyung Son is showing at Barbican Arts Group Trust, 32A Hertford Road, N1 5SH, from 12 - 14 July 2013. See www.facebook.com/BarbicanArtsGroupTrust.
The Hecklers - New Art Gallery, Walsall
Laura Oldfield Ford and John Russell are showing in The Hecklers, Curated by Cedar Lewisohn at The New Art Gallery Walsall,Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG from 19 July - 22 September 2013. See www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk.
Dog Days II - MOT International
John Russell is showing in Dog Days II at MOT International, First Floor, 72 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1RR, from 11 July - 31 August 2013. See www.motinternational.org.
Celebration of British Icons - Siam Paragon
Andrew Stahl is showing in Celebration of British Icons at Siam Paragon Bangkok, 991 Siam Paragon Shopping Center, Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 from 12 -21 July 2013. See www.siamparagon.co.th.
Design the Beefeater 24 Limited Edition Gift Pack
Beefeater 24 is giving up-and-coming artists the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of acclaimed illustrator, Johanna Basford, with their design featuring on the next Beefeater 24 limited edition gift pack. Plus, exclusively for Slade School of Fine Art current students, the best entry will win £1,000*
Beefeater Gin’s super premium Beefeater 24, has unveiled a stunning, limited edition pack based on a hand-drawn illustration by ink evangelist, Johanna Basford. The painstaking design – which features a unique peacock motif, inspired by the 12 fine botanicals and exotic teas that give Beefeater 24 its distinctive recipe - has inspired the brand to launch a competition to find the design that will define next year’s limited edition.
The challenge will be to produce a hand-drawn illustration evoking the theme of “Distinguished British Country Chic”; traditional, romanticised, relaxed yet elegant and social. For inspiration, visit www.beefeater24inspires.co.uk
The competition will be open for entries until the 7th July 2013, and is open to all UK residents. Three finalists will be selected and invited to meet the judging panel, which will include Johanna Basford herself. The winner will not only see their design reproduced to form the basis of the 2014 limited edition gift pack, but will also receive a prize of £1,000. Entries should be sent to inspired@beefeater24.com.
*When submitting your entry, please state that you are a student from Slade School of Fine Art to be eligible for the additional £1,000 prize. All student entries that meet the competition T&Cs will also be entered into the overall competition to win a further £1,000 and a chance for their design to feature on the next limited edition gift pack.
Image as Witness: Europe and the Arts Council's Collection - 12 Star Gallery, London
Hayley Newman is showing in Image as Witness: Europe and the Arts Council's Collection at 12 Star Gallery, Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU, from 17 July - 6 September 2013. See http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom
Melting Point - London Sculpture Workshop
The London Sculpture Workshop, whose members include Slade technician Giles Corby, will be hosting a will be hosting a Bronze Pour Project, Melting Point, from 18 - 30 July 2013. The event will culminate in a live pour and burn out on Friday 26 July. For more information contact: info@londonsculptureworkshop.org.
For a video clip of the pour go to Vimeo.
Follow the Bronze Lab blog.
Brockley Open Studios
Aimee Henderson is showing in the annual Brockley Open Studios, 2 - 8pm on 6 -7 July and 5 - 8pm on 8 July 2013. See www.brockleyopenstudios.co.uk.
Estuary - Museum of London
Thames Painting: The Estuary and Study for The Estuary by Michael Andrews and a new film commission, Portrait of a River, by Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen are showing in Estuary at Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AL, from 17 May – 27 October 2013. See www.museumoflondon.org.uk. For information about Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen's commission see www.fvu.co.uk/projects/details/portrait-of-a-river.
Ada - Conrad Shawcross
Conrad Shawcross has a solo show, Ada, at Palais de Tokyo, 13, avenue du Président Wilson, 75 116 Paris, from 21 June - 9 September 2013. See http://palaisdetokyo.com.
Plastique Fantastique: Your Extinction Our Future! - IMT Gallery
Plastique Fantastique: Your Extinction Our Future! - IMT Gallery
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Slade lecturer David Burrows and Goldsmiths lecturer Dr Simon O'Sullivan, otherwise known as Plastique Fantastique, are showing in Plastique Fantastique: Your Extinction Our Future! at IMT Gallery, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9NQ UK, 28 June - 28 July 2013. See www.imagemusictext.com.
There is an accompanying talk at 6-9pm on 18 July 2013: www.imagemusictext.com/events-archive/talk-plastique-fantastique and a performance at 6-9pm on 27 July 2013: www.imagemusictext.com/events-archive/performance-plastique.
Terence McCormack: Dimmer - Locomotion
Terence McCormack has a solo show, Dimmer, at Locomotion, 92 Lower Clapton Road
London E5 0QR, from 29 June – 20 July 2013. See www.locomotion.org.uk.