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Welcome to the March edition of ArtSway Information. This month's newsletter features information on our current exhibition, Jordan Baseman's Dark is the Night which runs until April. There are numerous interesting events planned throughout the show, including a talk and performance by artist and writer Sebastian Horsley. Events are filling up fast so book now to avoid disappointment.
Workshops are being offered at the gallery throughout March and April. These include our regular Children's After School Clubs and Adult Life Drawing, as well as special one-day workshops for both children and adults. All details are included below.
We look forward to seeing you in the gallery soon!
Production still from Jordan Baseman's
Dark is the Night, 2009. Image courtesy of the
artist/Matt's Gallery, London.
Current Exhibition
21 February - 5 April 2009
Jordan Baseman's Dark is the Night continues at ArtSway until 5 April 2009. More information on Jordan Baseman's ArtSway exhibition can be found here. For more information about Jordan and his work please visit his website: www.jordanbaseman.co.uk
Dark is the Night is an ArtSway and The Photographers' Gallery, London co-commission and will be presented at The Photographers' Gallery, London between 24 April - 14 June 2009.
Associated Events:
From Soho to Sway
A series of workshops have been organised to coincide with Dark is the Night, and we’re looking for Sway residents and community members to get involved. Participants are invited to watch one of these films and then join in an open floor discussion, considering the difference between Soho and Sway in terms of lifestyle, work, society and geography; how do the people of Sway see Baseman’s work?
Workshops will be held on Monday 16 March 2009 at 3pm and Wednesday 18 March 2009 at 7pm. To confirm attendance please contact Sarah on 01590 682260 or 07830428767.
Gallery Talk and Performance: Sebastian Horsley
Saturday 4 April 2009 at 3pm
ArtSway is pleased to present a once in a lifetime event in deepest rural Hampshire: an afternoon of 'dazzling and controversial anecdote' with artist and writer Sebastian Horsley, author of 'Dandy in the Underworld'.
FREE: Booking Essential.
To book a place please contact Jack Lewis on 01590 682260 (ext.6) or email: jack.lewis@artsway.org.uk
Image from Gayle Chong Kwan's Veduta Romantica,
2007
Future Exhibition
Gayle Chong Kwan
Terroir and the Pathetic Fallacy
18 April - 14 June 2009
Terroir and the Pathetic Fallacy is a large-scale installation inspired by ArtSway’s rural location, incorporating sculpture, photography and sound work, of an imaginary tourist resort which plays upon pagan myths and weather elements, made out of inert edible vegetables. ‘Terroir’ is an imaginary and all-encompassing tourist resort, populated by people whose real character is disguised through vegetable outfits and masks.
The installation will feature large-format photographic wrap-around images of the resort accompanied by portraits of the characters that inhabit this themed resort. Sound work will include secrets of this imaginary resort, as told by the characters.
Terroir and the Pathetic Fallacy is part of a touring project entitled The Grand Tour. The tour is a programme of new work by Gayle Chong Kwan presented at mac, Birmingham; Arts Co., London; Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy and ArtSway, Hampshire. Supported by Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester and funded by Arts Council England.
For more information on this exhibition please see our Future Exhibitions page
www.thegrandtour.gaylechongkwan.com
Free Coach: Preview and Reception for the Artist
Saturday 18 April 2009 at 10.30am
A free coach from London will leave from opposite Tate Britain on Millbank at 10.30am for the opening of the exhibition. The coach will return for London for 7pm.
FREE: Booking Essential.
Gallery Talk: Gayle Chong Kwan in Conversation with Peter Bonnell
Saturday 18 April 2009 at 3pm
London based artist Gayle Chong Kwan, in conversation with Peter Bonnell, ArtSway’s Curator, will discuss the themes and ideas behind her exhibition Terroir and the Pathetic Fallacy. Chong Kwan will place the exhibition in the context of her touring project The Grand Tour, and how each element of the tour, including Terroir and the Pathetic Fallacy, interrelate and connects to her practice as a whole.
FREE: Booking Essential.
To book a place on the above events please contact Jack Lewis on 01590 682260 (ext.6) or email: jack.lewis@artsway.org.uk
Workshops
Children's After School Art Clubs
Our Children's After School Clubs continue throughout March. Further details can be found below on the all courses we offer by clicking here
Tuesdays for 5 – 7 year olds (with Marcia Hull)
DATES: January 6, 13, 20, 27 / February, 3, 10, 17, 24 / March, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Wednesdays for 7 – 11 year olds (with Laura Joy)
DATES: January 7, 14, 21, 28 / February, 4, 11, 18, 25 / March, 4, 11, 18, 25 / April, 1
Thursdays for 5 – 7 year olds (with Mia Khalaf)
DATES: January 8, 15, 22, 29 / February, 5, 12, 19, 26 / March, 5, 12, 19, 26 / April, 2
COST: £6 per workshop, payable in two half-term instalments of £42.
Dinky da Vincis
Creative, arty and above all fun workshops for the little ones, ages 1 - 3 years old, with their parents, grandparents or carers. With Southampton based artist Annabel Richards.
COST: £3.50 per child. Booking essential.
Course dates: Every fortnight on Tuesdays, 10am - 11am.
Pre-School Picassos
Crafty, creative and a great start to an artistic career, join Pre-School Picassos to get your budding artists on the right track. For children aged 3 - 5 years old. With Annabel Richards.
COST: £3.50 per child. Booking essential.
Course dates: Every fortnight on Tuesdays, 1pm - 2pm.
Saturday Morning Art Club
ArtSway also offers a Saturday Morning Art Club for 6 – 11 year olds. It runs every Saturday during term time from 10am – 12pm and is led by Sway based artist Marcia Hull.
COST: £7 per workshop, or £42 payable half termly.
Children's One-Off Workshops
Tall Tales and Wonderful Worlds!
Do you want to create fantasy worlds where woodlands walk, volcanoes sing or the earth can swallow you whole? Through words, drawings and papier-mâché sculptures we’ll make these lands come to life. We’ll then use these creations to start wonderful stories or poems that readers will be thrilled to explore! With artists Creative Creatures. Please bring a nut-free lunch. For 7-11 years.
COST: £22. Date: Wednesday 8 April 2009, 10.30am - 3.30pm
Spring is in the Hare!
Come and celebrate spring by making fur-tastic Easter bouncing bunnies. Made from paper, cardboard, and don't forget the little cotton tails on the back! With local artist Emily Stracey. Please bring a nut-free packed lunch. For 7-11 years.
COST: £22. Date: Friday 17 April 2009, 10.30am - 3.30pm
Mousehole Men byJane Puckering. Image courtesy
of the artist.
Adult Courses
Adult Life Drawing
An opportunity for the beginner to develop new skills drawing directly from the nude male or female form. Also a chance for the experienced to develop and build upon their existing skills. People who attend the life drawing class benefit from expert tuition given by local artist Gina Dearden, who demonstrates a variety of techniques, employing a diverse range of media. A full range of dates for scheduled sessions can be found here
COST: £10 per session, including materials, paper and use of an easel.
Course dates: Every fortnight on Thursdays, 7pm - 9pm (during school term-times)
Water Colour for Beginners with Jane Puckering
This course is aimed at beginners who will be encouraged to develop their observational skills, painting ability, colour knowledge and understanding of picture making through a variety of exercises and activities. Most materials provided for first week but when booking, please ask what to bring. With artist Jane Puckering
COST: £50. Dates: Tuesdays 7, 14, 21 and 28 April 2009, 7pm - 9pm
Book early to avoid disappointment! We look forward to seeing you soon.
To book a place on any of the above courses please contact Anastasia on 01590 682260 (ext.2) or email: anastasia@artsway.org.uk
ArtSway Xtra
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You can sign up for the e-newsletter by sending an e-mail to: artswayxtra-join@artsway.org.uk
ArtSway Ambassador Scheme
Closely linked to our ArtSway Xtra Programme, we wish to recruit a number of local people to act as ambassadors for the gallery. This would involve distributing information and spreading the word of ArtSway to the local community. We will pay a small fee for this and are happy to consider people of all ages.
If you are interested in becoming an ArtSway Ambassador, please contact Jack Lewis on 01590 682260 (ext.6) or email: jack.lewis@artsway.org.uk
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Best wishes,
Jack Lewis
Marketing & Press Officer
jack.lewis@artsway.org.uk
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