Kirk Palmer, Hiroshima (film still), S16mm film, 2007.
Courtesy of the artist.
3 July - 30 August 2010
Preview, Director's Welcome and Book Launch
Saturday 3 July 2010, 2pm - 5pm
ArtSway Director Mark Segal will give an official welcome at 3pm, followed by the launch of a publication featuring works by all the artists included in Based on a True Story. FREE: All Welcome.
Free Coach from London for Preview of Based on a True Story
Saturday 3 July 2010
A free coach from London will leave from opposite Tate Britain, Millbank at 10:30am for the opening of the exhibition. The coach will return to London for 7pm.
COST: £5 per person to reserve a seat which will be refunded on the day. Please contact the gallery for payment options.
Portfolio Day
Friday 16 July 2010, 10am - 4pm
A portfolio day with ten half-hour slots for artists from all backgrounds for critiques, portfolio reviews and career advice from ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell and ArtSway Associate Artist, Dinu Li. COST: £5 per person. Booking Essential.
Art in Context: Curator's Talk: Based on a True Story
Wednesday 11 August 2010 at 7pm
Join ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell for a special tour of the exhibition Based on a True Story. Following the tour there will be a lecture focusing on the work and ideas that inspired the exhibition. FREE: Booking Essential.
Saturday 28 August 2010. Talk begins at 7pm. Screening: dusk – 11pm
As part of Based on a True Story, Andrew Cross will give a talk, at ArtSway, about his work and ideas. Following his lecture, there will be a special screening of Andrew’s new film The Solo (2010) in ArtSway’s courtyard, from dusk to 11pm. The Solo is a film made in collaboration with Carl Palmer, the drummer from 70s rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer. FREE: 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
More information on this exhibition can be found here
Tim Simmons, Red Rocks and Moss, 2010.
Courtesy of the artist.
Gallery Event: ‘INTERVENTION, projected’ by Tim Simmons
Thursday 22 July – Saturday 24 July 2010, dusk – 11pm each evening
ArtSway is pleased to present a presentation of Tim Simmons’ ‘INTERVENTION, projected’, a companion event alongside Based on a True Story. A large screen will be situated in ArtSway’s courtyard, onto which Simmons will project examples of his many photographic works. FREE: All Welcome.
Gallery Talk: Tim Simmons: ‘INTERVENTION, projected’
Friday 23 July 2010 at 7pm
Photographer Tim Simmons will give a talk on his work, and his installation ‘INTERVENTION, projected', situated in ArtSway’s courtyard.
FREE: Booking Essential.
To book a place please contact Jack Lewis on 01590 682260 (ext.6) or email: jack.lewis@artsway.org.uk
More information on this exhibition can be found here
'Four Senses Walk': See the New Forest Blindfolded!
Saturday 24 July 2010, 2pm - 4pm
As part of Discovering Places and the London 2012 Open Weekend, ArtSway are holding a sightless walk led by artist Emilia Telese to explore the sounds and smells of the New Forest. Participants are asked to wear blindfolds and are led through through Sway and New Forest landmarks to experience the sounds and smells of local flora and fauna. Starting at 2pm at ArtSway, the walk will last around 2 hours and will be an exciting opportunity to take part in the initial cultural launch of London 2012!
More information on this exhibition can be found here
For more information or to take part, please contact Emma Purchase on 01590 682260 (+2) or email: emma.purchase@artsway.org.uk
The Horesehead Nebula and the Belt of Orion.
Image captured at the New Forest Observatory, Brockenhurst, Hampshire by Prof. Greg Parker and processed by Noel Carboni in Florida, U.S.A.
Deep Sky
3 September - 5 September 2010
ArtSway presents an exhibition of Professor Greg Parker's latest deep sky images. An example of work can be seen here on the left, and further image information is as follows:
The three “belt” stars of Orion, Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka are seen here together with the most photographed region of the deep-sky – the Horsehead nebula and the Flame nebula. The Flame nebula [NGC2024] is an HII region at a distance of ~1,300 light years, and the Horsehead nebula [Barnard 33] is a dark nebula (absorbing region) at a distance of ~1,500 light years. The distance from the horse’s nose to his mane is approximately 1.5 light years, or about 1,000 times the diameter of the orbit of Pluto around our Sun. At the base of the Horse’s head is a nice little (blue) reflection nebula [NGC2023]. This image is created from 2 separate frames taken with a Sky 90 refractor at f#4.5 and an SXVF-M25C one-shot colour astronomical CCD. The data includes narrowband H-alpha and H-beta added to the full colour RGB. Total exposure time for this image is well in excess of 40 hours.
You can also see a collection of Greg's earlier work in the recent publication, 'Star Vistas, Springer. 2009, with forewords by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Sir Patrick Moore and Dr. Brian May.
Gallery Event: Private View and Presentation
Friday 3 September 2010, 6pm - 8pm
Professor Greg Parker will give a short PowerPoint presentation on 'The Magic of Photography', along with a chance to view his latest deep sky images displayed in ArtSway's galleries. FREE: All Welcome.
Dolly Thompsett, Star Flow, 2010, oil, acrylic, spray paint,
pencil, onyx powder, glitter, gel on linen. Courtesy of the artist.
Dolly Thompsett
New Paintings
11 September - 7 November 2010
Private View and Gallery Talk: Dolly Thompsett in Conversation with Peter Bonnell
Saturday 11 September 2010 at 3pm
Dolly Thompsett, winner of ArtSway Open 09, will discuss her new series of paintings and inspirations, such as Hollywood film and Romantic art, with ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell. FREE: All Welcome.
Publication Launch
Saturday 11 September 2010 at 4pm
Join us for the official launch of a new publication of works by Dolly Thompsett, made possible with generous funding from London Metropolitan University and Goldsmiths. This new publication, published by ArtSway, will feature texts by Barry Schwabsky, Nick de Ville, and also a conversation between Dolly Thompsett, Chris Smith and Neil Ferguson. FREE: All Welcome.
Art in Context: Philosophy: What is (the point of) philosophical aesthetics?
Dr Alex Neill, Reader in Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton
Wednesday 6 October 2010 at 7pm
The abstract expressionist painter Barnett Newman once remarked, "Aesthetics is for artists what ornithology is for birds." Was he right? In this talk, Alex Neill will outline some of the main issues and areas of thought in philosophical aesthetics, the philosophy of art, with a view to showing that Newman was wrong – that collaboration and discussion between artists and philosophers of art could be valuable for both.
FREE: Booking Essential.
Portfolio Day: Painting
Monday 11 October 2010, 10am - 4pm
A portfolio day specifically aimed at painters with ten half-hour slots for artists from all backgrounds for critiques, portfolio reviews and career advice from ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell and ArtSway Open 09 winner Dolly Thompsett. COST: £5 per person. Booking Essential.
To book a place on the above event please contact Jack Lewis on 01590 682260 (ext.6) or email: jack.lewis@artsway.org.uk
More information on this exhibition can be found here