Welcome to the October edition of ArtSway Information. This month's newsletter features infomation on our current exhibition Benjamin Beker: Monuments. Benjamin's show is now in full flow and we have a number of events conected with this over the upcoming weeks, notably an Art in Context Talk by Dr Marko Attila Hoare on the history of Yugolsalvia post World War II. This talk will be held on Saturday 24 October 2009 - full details below.

Also included in this month is information on our annual ArtSway Open. We are currently in the process of selecting work for the exhibition and finalising events throughout the show. The ArtSway Open 09 begins on Saturday 21 November 2009 with a Private View and Reception for the Artists, and runs until 24 January 2010.

Workshops for both children and adults are being offered at the gallery throughout August and September - 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!

Benjamin Beker,Untitled Block No.2, 2009

Benjamin Beker

Monuments

                                                                                                                                                                                                5 September - 8 November 2009

Benjamin Beker was the winner of ArtSway Open 08. For his exhibition at ArtSway, Beker will exhibit his War and Liberation Monuments and Interiors of Power series. These two bodies of work were attempts to ‘de-historicise’ various Serbian monuments and interiors, removing them from their usual context. Beker will also exhibit a new series of work, based on research into the architecture and politics of building projects constructed on dried marshland in New Belgrade, in the former Yugoslavia, in the 1950s and 1960s - inspired by original plans, drawings and images for a proposed ‘modernist city’.

For more information on this exhibition please visit our Future Exhibitions page

For more information on Benjamin please visit: www.benjaminbeker.com

Exhibition Associated Events:

Art in Context: Yugoslavia and Present-day Serbia

Saturday 24 October 2009 at 2pm
A lecture at ArtSway by Dr Marko Attila Hoare, Senior Research Fellow at Kingston University, that will examine the history of Communist era Yugoslavia in relation to the modern state of Serbia.

FREE: Booking Essential

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

ArtSway Open 09

21 November 2009 - 24 January 2010

ArtSway is currently processing the many applications we have had for this year's Open. One artist selected for Open 09 will be awarded the prize of a solo exhibition throughout the ArtSway galleries in 2010.

The names of the selected artists, plus further details of this year's exhibition, will appear on the website in the coming weeks. In the meantime, here are the events we have planned:

Private View and Artist Reception
Saturday 21 November 2009, 2pm - 5pm
Join us for the opening of ArtSway Open 09, with a chance to talk to a number of the participating artists about their contributed work.
FREE: All Welcome

Portfolio Day
Friday 4 December 2009, 10am - 4pm
Ten half-hour slots for artists from all backgrounds for critiques, portfolio reviews and career advice from ArtSway Director Mark Segal and ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell.
COST: £5 per person. Booking Essential

Artists' Professional Development Day
Saturday 5 December 2009, 2pm - 5pm
ArtSway Associates Simon Faithfull, boredomresearch (Paul Smith and Vicky Isley), and Emilia Telese will be at ArtSway during the Open 09 exhibition for an afternoon of talks to discuss their individual practices and career progression, offering advice on professional artistic development and answering any questions you may have about becoming a professional artist.
FREE: Booking Essential.

Gallery Talk and Winner Announcement
Saturday 12 December 2009 at 2pm
Join ArtSway Director Mark Segal and Curator Peter Bonnell for an informal tour of Open 09 and a discussion of selected works in the exhibition. Following the tour the winner of Open 09 will be announced by Peter Lashmar, whose organisation Lashmars Accountants of Lymington has sponsored ArtSway's annual Open exhibition since 2006. The winner of Open 09 receives a prize of a solo exhibition at ArtSway in 2010.
FREE: All Welcome

Portfolio Day
Friday 22 January 2010, 10am - 4pm
Ten half-hour slots for artists from all backgrounds for critiques, portfolio reviews and career advice from ArtSway Director Mark Segal.
COST: £5 per person. Booking Essential

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

The ArtSway Open 09 is sponsored by Lashmars of Lymington

Workshops

Children's Holiday Workshops

Grisly Grimm and Freaky Fairy Tales (with Creative Creatures)

Wednesday 28 October 2009, 10.30am - 3.30pm

(For 7 - 11 Year Olds)

Join us as we investigate fairytales through time and explore the many different art styles and illustrations used to evoke them. Write your own unique versions and use puppetry to bring your stories to life.

COST: £25 (all materials included)

Adult Workshops

Portrait Painting for Beginners

Tuesdays 6, 13, 20, 27 October 2009, 7pm - 9pm

This 4-week course will introduce you to painting portraits using a sustained pose concentrating on the head. You will learn how to draw using a variety of techniques and materials including charcoal and pastels then move on to painting using watercolour, acrylic and oil paints. No experience necessary although please feel free to join the group to continue any existing skills.

COST: £50 (all materials included except a canvas for painting)

Drawing for Beginners

Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 November 2009, 7pm - 9pm

Join local artist Jane Puckering to learn the basic skills of drawing. The course will include exercises including tonal drawings and mark making, along with drawing accurately by identifying positive shapes and negative spaces. You will learn to improve your observational skills while using pencils, charcoal, pen and ink. No experience necessary. All materials will be provided.

COST: £50 (all materials included)

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

ArtSway Xtra
Join our ArtSway Xtra newsletter for a more in-depth account of activity at the gallery and artists associated with ArtSway. ArtSway Xtra offers you a deeper experience of contemporary visual arts, keeping you up to date with the artists we are working with on a regular basis and events and activities around the region.

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 (+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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