Welcome to the February edition of ArtSway Information. This month's newsletter features infomation on our current exhibition - Dave Lewis: Field Work and our Art in Context talk on Saturday 13 March 2010 at 3pm that runs alongside this show.

Also, looking ahead, there are details of our next exhibition - the screening programme Multichannel 2010 - appearing at the gallery from Friday 2 April - Sunday 11 April 2010. In addition, there is also information on the following exhibition - Christopher Orr - which opens at the gallery on Saturday 24 April 2010.

Workshops for both children and adults are being offered at the gallery throughout February and March - scroll down to see the range of opportunities. These are booking up fast so get in touch now to save your place!

We look forward to seeing you in the gallery soon!

Dave Lewis, Polly and Aron at Llanidoes Carnival,

mid-Wales, 2009. © Dave Lewis 2009.

6 February - 28 March 2010

Thanks to all who attended the opening of Dave Lewis's exhibition on Saturday 6 February 2010.

Dave Lewis is a photographer and film maker who is interested in the role of the individual within society, and the impact that individual can have on a place, and the inhabitants of a place.

More information can be found on our website - please click here

Art in Context: Anthropology and Field Work
Saturday 13 March 2010 at 3pm
Chris Wright, a lecturer in visual anthropology at Goldsmiths College in London, will deliver a talk at ArtSway relating to themes in the work of Dave Lewis. The talkwill cover other examples of 'field work' used by artists, and the way that these concerns with those of anthropologists.
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

Dave Lewis: Field Work is a co-commission by Autograph ABP, ArtSway, and Oriel Davies Gallery. Field Work will be exhibited at Oriel Davies Gallery from 17 April - 9 June 2010.

NEXT EXHIBITION: OPENING FRIDAY 2 APRIL 2010

Andrew Brand, Wires and Bows, 2008
(from Multichannel 2008)

Friday 2 April - Sunday 11 April 2010

Multichannel is a screening programme of artists film and video, organised and curated by ArtSway and SCAN in ArtSway’s galleries. The programme, which previously took place at ArtSway in 2007 and 2008, will once again feature both established practitioners, as well as ground breaking video works by artists from across the UK, and around the world.

More information can be found on our website - please click here

Artists Selected for Multichannel: Variable Economies
George Barber (UK), Nicky Coutts (UK), Katie Davies (UK), Tajinder Dhami & Zonar Mahir (UK), Rob Heppell & Ben Jones (UK), Kypros Kyprianou (UK), Yaron Lapis (UK), Agnieszka Pokrywka (PL), Alistair Ruff (UK), Barry Sykes (UK), Nick Tobier (US), Charlie Tweed (UK), Dan Walwin (UK), Neil Wissink (UK)

Gallery Talk: Saturday 10 April 2010 at 3pm
Join Multichannel co-selectors Gary Thomas of Animate Projects, Helen Sloan of SCAN and Peter Bonnell of ArtSway for a discussion of the themes on display in this year's screening programme.
FREE: All Welcome.

For more information please contact Peter Bonnell on 01590 682260 (ext.4) or email: peter@artsway.org.uk

Christopher Orr is a painter, based in London, who was artist in residence at ArtSway in September and October of 2009. His paintings – usually very small in scale – are characterised by elements of Romantic art and the Sublime, and often feature intricately detailed figures within huge and ethereal landscapes.

The figures, objects and animals that crop up in Orr’s work are appropriated from an array of early to mid twentieth century books and manuals – with the artist deliberately playing with the placement and sizes of the figures in his work.

Christopher Orr’s forthcoming exhibition at ArtSway will be accompanied by a book of new work, supported by the text+work programme at The Arts University College at Bournemouth.

More information can be found on our website - please click here

Exhibition Associated Events:

Private View and Gallery Talk: Christopher Orr in Conversation with Peter Bonnell
Saturday 24 April 2010 at 3pm
Christopher Orr will discuss his new series of paintings on display in ArtSway's galleries, as well as his recent residency at the gallery, with ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell.
FREE: Booking Essential.

Book Launch
Saturday 24 April 2010 at 4pm
Join us at ArtSway for the official launch of a book featuring new work by Christopher Orr, with a critical essay by John Slyce. This book is supported by the text+work programme at The Arts University College at Bournemouth.
FREE: All Welcome.

To book a place please contact Jack Lewis on 01590 682260 (ext.6) or email: jack@artsway.org.uk

Workshops

Children's Workshops

There are currently places on our After School Art Clubs. After School Art Clubs take place three times a week during school term times, offering children an hour-and-a-half of fun and creativity led by local artists.

Sessions are available on the following dates:

Tuesday 4pm - 5.30pm (for 5 – 7 year olds with Marcia Hull)
DATES: February 23 / March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Wednesday 4pm - 5.30pm (for 7 – 11 year olds with Laura Joy)
DATES: February 24 / March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Adult Workshops

Recycled Jewellery Short Course

Tuesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 March 2010, 7pm - 9pm

Learn how to design and make your own beautiful jewellery using vintage textiles, glass, beads, wire and recycled materials. The workshop will cover a range of different making techniques including wire construction, threading, knotting, stitch and felt.

COST: £50

Stained Glass

Monday 8 March 2010, 9.30am - 4pm

Using traditional stained glass techniques, first introduced by Louis Comfort Tiffany, enjoy a fulfilling day learning the art of copper foil work. Students will design and produce a stained glass light catcher to adorn a sunlit window. Suitable for beginners to the craft, no artistic experience necessary as pattern books are available. Activities include glass cutting, copper foiling and soldering. All materials will be provided, but please bring a notebook, pen and paper.

COST: £35

Life Drawing

Every fortnight on Thursdays, 7pm - 9pm (during school term-times)
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.
COST: £10.50 per session, including materials, paper and use of an easel.

Sessions are available on the following dates:

DATES: March 4, 18 / April 1

For more information, or to book a place on any of the above courses please contact Anastasia on 01590 682260 (+2) or email: anastasia@artsway.org.uk

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