Scrapheap ChallengeSaturday, 26 May 2007
Mike Harrington
Louise '95
Pollenca Sunday Market 2 - 1995
Pollenca Sunday Market - 1995
Swanage Lifeboat - 1997
Wareham (3ft wide)
Online Art Reference
From 'THE ARTISTS' YEARBOOK 2007
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat
Art Movements
www.artmovements.co.uk
Artcyclopedia
www.artcyclopedia.com
Artlex Art Dictionary
www.artlex.com
artnet
www.artnet.com
artprice.com
www.artprice.com
Creative Space Agency
www.creativespaceagency.org.uk
culturebase.net
www.culturebase.net
Grove Art Online
www.groveart.com
Own Art
www.artscouncil.org.uk/ownart
Ownit
www.own-it.org
the-artists.org
www.the-artists.org
Visual Collections
www.davidrumsey.com/collections
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat
Art Movements
www.artmovements.co.uk
Artcyclopedia
www.artcyclopedia.com
Artlex Art Dictionary
www.artlex.com
artnet
www.artnet.com
artprice.com
www.artprice.com
Creative Space Agency
www.creativespaceagency.org.uk
culturebase.net
www.culturebase.net
Grove Art Online
www.groveart.com
Own Art
www.artscouncil.org.uk/ownart
Ownit
www.own-it.org
the-artists.org
www.the-artists.org
Visual Collections
www.davidrumsey.com/collections
Galleries That Don't Have Websites
2 January 2007
Galleries that don't have websites
GEEDON GALLERY SPRING EXHIBITION31st March - 15th April 2007Six Artists Six SculptorsGeedon Gallery, Jaggers,Fingrinhoe, Colchester11am - 5.30pm
Galleries that don't have websites
GEEDON GALLERY SPRING EXHIBITION31st March - 15th April 2007Six Artists Six SculptorsGeedon Gallery, Jaggers,Fingrinhoe, Colchester11am - 5.30pm
Thursday, 18 January 2007
Proposal for an Essex Gallery Basildon
THE FOUNDATION
FOR ESSEX ART
Delivering expertise and knowledge to the people of Essex.
Thursday, 18 January 2007
Proposal for an Essex Gallery Basildon
Dear
Basildon has always had a thriving and flourishing arts community, but the visual arts in particular have perhaps shone through most of all. A good example of this is the jointly mounted exhibition by BAT [Basildon Arts Trust] and START [Support Through Art] at the Eastgate Shopping Centre last year, which attracted over 40,000 visitors during its six month limited run. This was a phenomenal attendance considering that it was the first major art exhibition to be held in Basildon during the new town’s relatively short history.
Over the years various groups have campaigned for an art gallery in Basildon and indeed for a county gallery in Essex to display the county’s indigenous art, but up to now finding a suitable site and a local authority with the vision to make this happen have proved to be the two of main obstacles to achieving this. Fortunately in Basildon we have a forward thinking Council, one that has been quick to see the value of the visual arts in particular -a Council who have voted in full council to support a major gallery in the town. They really do appreciate the cachet that a thriving cultural scene can bring to the vibrancy of a town like Basildon
Basildon Town Centre is about to experience a 21st century transformation to put the town where it belongs as a major destination in south Essex for business, shopping, leisure and culture -a place to enjoy town or country walks or just to relax in and see a show. Basildon also has some very significant 20th century art and architecture. The Trust’s art collection includes prints by Barbara Hepworth and Dame Elizabeth Frink RA, paintings by Sir Terry Frost RA, Ivon Hitchens, William Scott RA and Essex artists Ken Kiff RA and Richard Sorrell. The district contains a number of listed buildings including Brooke House, a fine example Brutalist architecture designed by Sir Basil Spence. Another fine example this time of Post-modernist architecture is The Basildon Swimming Pool, designed by local architect, Ken Cotton, who was also a founding member of the Basildon Arts Trust.
The Swimming Pool is due to be decommissioned in the very near future and we feel that a new use for it has to be found. This is such a vital part of Basildon’s built Heritage. We are therefore proposing to call a meeting at the Towngate Theatre on Wednesday 28 March 2007 at 7 pm to understand what local and regional people feel about creating such a visual art centre within Basildon’s Town Centre.
The Proposers of this meeting are interested in finding a lasting and permanent home for the Basildon Art Collection, a place where the artists of Essex can be given a high profile display of their work, and a place that will provide a large enough space to house many the national and international exhibitions that hitherto have by-passed out south Essex because we have nowhere suitable to mount them. This interest is shared by our partners BAT and START and we hope that you will share our vision by coming along to this meeting and sharing your views and thoughts with other interest groups and individuals from across Essex.
Yours sincerely
Vin Harrop
Chairman of the Trustees
The Foundation for Essex Arts/
Essex Architecture Centre
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Please detach and return to the address below
I am interested in a visual arts space for Essex. I would therefore like to attend the meeting to share my views and interests in helping Basildon to fulfil its ambition to provide such a space in the south Essex, Thames Gateway region
Name……………………………………….. Signature…………………………………..
Email address……………………………….. Telephone number……………………….
Address…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Name of organisation where appropriate…………………………………………………..
Under the data protection act, we are required to ask you if you would agree to us putting your name on our files to receive future information about Essex Gallery Basildon or other related material. Please tick here if you agree. □
FOR ESSEX ART
Delivering expertise and knowledge to the people of Essex.
Thursday, 18 January 2007
Proposal for an Essex Gallery Basildon
Dear
Basildon has always had a thriving and flourishing arts community, but the visual arts in particular have perhaps shone through most of all. A good example of this is the jointly mounted exhibition by BAT [Basildon Arts Trust] and START [Support Through Art] at the Eastgate Shopping Centre last year, which attracted over 40,000 visitors during its six month limited run. This was a phenomenal attendance considering that it was the first major art exhibition to be held in Basildon during the new town’s relatively short history.
Over the years various groups have campaigned for an art gallery in Basildon and indeed for a county gallery in Essex to display the county’s indigenous art, but up to now finding a suitable site and a local authority with the vision to make this happen have proved to be the two of main obstacles to achieving this. Fortunately in Basildon we have a forward thinking Council, one that has been quick to see the value of the visual arts in particular -a Council who have voted in full council to support a major gallery in the town. They really do appreciate the cachet that a thriving cultural scene can bring to the vibrancy of a town like Basildon
Basildon Town Centre is about to experience a 21st century transformation to put the town where it belongs as a major destination in south Essex for business, shopping, leisure and culture -a place to enjoy town or country walks or just to relax in and see a show. Basildon also has some very significant 20th century art and architecture. The Trust’s art collection includes prints by Barbara Hepworth and Dame Elizabeth Frink RA, paintings by Sir Terry Frost RA, Ivon Hitchens, William Scott RA and Essex artists Ken Kiff RA and Richard Sorrell. The district contains a number of listed buildings including Brooke House, a fine example Brutalist architecture designed by Sir Basil Spence. Another fine example this time of Post-modernist architecture is The Basildon Swimming Pool, designed by local architect, Ken Cotton, who was also a founding member of the Basildon Arts Trust.
The Swimming Pool is due to be decommissioned in the very near future and we feel that a new use for it has to be found. This is such a vital part of Basildon’s built Heritage. We are therefore proposing to call a meeting at the Towngate Theatre on Wednesday 28 March 2007 at 7 pm to understand what local and regional people feel about creating such a visual art centre within Basildon’s Town Centre.
The Proposers of this meeting are interested in finding a lasting and permanent home for the Basildon Art Collection, a place where the artists of Essex can be given a high profile display of their work, and a place that will provide a large enough space to house many the national and international exhibitions that hitherto have by-passed out south Essex because we have nowhere suitable to mount them. This interest is shared by our partners BAT and START and we hope that you will share our vision by coming along to this meeting and sharing your views and thoughts with other interest groups and individuals from across Essex.
Yours sincerely
Vin Harrop
Chairman of the Trustees
The Foundation for Essex Arts/
Essex Architecture Centre
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Please detach and return to the address below
I am interested in a visual arts space for Essex. I would therefore like to attend the meeting to share my views and interests in helping Basildon to fulfil its ambition to provide such a space in the south Essex, Thames Gateway region
Name……………………………………….. Signature…………………………………..
Email address……………………………….. Telephone number……………………….
Address…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Name of organisation where appropriate…………………………………………………..
Under the data protection act, we are required to ask you if you would agree to us putting your name on our files to receive future information about Essex Gallery Basildon or other related material. Please tick here if you agree. □
Patrons: Vivien Heffernan Andrew Motion Richard Sorrell Mark Wallinger
THE FOUNDATION FOR ESSEX ARTS
(A voluntary, community-based, unincorporated charity)
Incorporating Essex Architecture Centre + Commission for 'The Essex Gallery'
15 Rosslyn Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9JN
Telephone/fax 44(0) 1277 630760
Tuesday, 16 January 2007
CHALVEDON SECONDARY SCHOOL
CHALVEDON SECONDARY SCHOOL
At Chalvedon Secondary School I worked with 6th Form Students. I worked with them for two days, the first in the school and the second day in my Sculpture Studio in Laindon.
The first day was spent in the classroom showing my commercial work and talking about how design and sculpture has an important part to play in the every day world. I talked about production and running a business producing sculpture.
On the second day I invited the students down to my studio. The aim was to treat them like professional sculptors by taking them out of the school environment. I set them a challenge of creating a sculpture of a man and a woman that portrayed the stereotypical view of Basildon youth. The brief was to enjoy the construction using the materials provided. The work had to include humour and the ability to take the mickey out of Basildon youth. Their levels of concentration were very surprising and they threw themselves into the work with great gusto.
Before the end of the day they had to not only complete the work in the given time, but also to justify the work in a short critique and question and answer session. Their unflinching ability to laugh at themselves was to be commended.
The sculptures were fantastic and in all their enjoyment they said they actually learnt about timing, teamwork, materials and about themselves. Sometimes the sculpture is only the visual aspect of the work, but I feel the overall experience is the most important part of the artistic learning curve.
The newspapers were invited down to view the finished work, the school was proud of the 6th form students and the experience sparked some of the students into higher education studying art and design. The students and I thought the two days were well worth it.
At Chalvedon Secondary School I worked with 6th Form Students. I worked with them for two days, the first in the school and the second day in my Sculpture Studio in Laindon.
The first day was spent in the classroom showing my commercial work and talking about how design and sculpture has an important part to play in the every day world. I talked about production and running a business producing sculpture.
On the second day I invited the students down to my studio. The aim was to treat them like professional sculptors by taking them out of the school environment. I set them a challenge of creating a sculpture of a man and a woman that portrayed the stereotypical view of Basildon youth. The brief was to enjoy the construction using the materials provided. The work had to include humour and the ability to take the mickey out of Basildon youth. Their levels of concentration were very surprising and they threw themselves into the work with great gusto.
Before the end of the day they had to not only complete the work in the given time, but also to justify the work in a short critique and question and answer session. Their unflinching ability to laugh at themselves was to be commended.
The sculptures were fantastic and in all their enjoyment they said they actually learnt about timing, teamwork, materials and about themselves. Sometimes the sculpture is only the visual aspect of the work, but I feel the overall experience is the most important part of the artistic learning curve.
The newspapers were invited down to view the finished work, the school was proud of the 6th form students and the experience sparked some of the students into higher education studying art and design. The students and I thought the two days were well worth it.
THE BILLERICAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
THE BILLERICAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
The Year 11 Students at Billericay School had a project to decorate their Year 11 common room with a mural painting.
The work was to be done by the Year 11 students to enhance their space, make a statement, come up with a concept, develop designs and execute the work themselves. My part of the project was to help create inspiration, develop the ideas and design work and give practical techniques on painting and composition and work along side of them every step of the work.
The collaboration between the students was enthusiastic; the inspirational ideas were ambitious to say the least. The important thing was to keep the work achievable without letting the enthusiasm falter.
Sharing the work between all the participating students meant it came on in leaps and bounds. The total project took 2 weeks from concept to completion. All the students had great fun during the painting, learnt a lot and were proud of what they had achieved. This was a voluntary project; I was only reimbursed for the material I supplied.
The Year 11 Students at Billericay School had a project to decorate their Year 11 common room with a mural painting.
The work was to be done by the Year 11 students to enhance their space, make a statement, come up with a concept, develop designs and execute the work themselves. My part of the project was to help create inspiration, develop the ideas and design work and give practical techniques on painting and composition and work along side of them every step of the work.
The collaboration between the students was enthusiastic; the inspirational ideas were ambitious to say the least. The important thing was to keep the work achievable without letting the enthusiasm falter.
Sharing the work between all the participating students meant it came on in leaps and bounds. The total project took 2 weeks from concept to completion. All the students had great fun during the painting, learnt a lot and were proud of what they had achieved. This was a voluntary project; I was only reimbursed for the material I supplied.
JANET DUKE INFANT SCHOOL
JANET DUKE INFANT SCHOOL (YEARS R – 2) - showing the children my portfolio in slide form, drawing with the children and mould making hands, taking impressions using plaster paris and modrock bandage technique. The children always show a natural, honest enthusiasm.
MERRYLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
MERRYLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL (YEARS 3 – 6) – taking groups of 40-60 children in the hall. Showing work in slide form. Talking to the children about the work and the individual projects. Then gave demonstrations on moulding techniques and casting in plaster of paris. They enjoyed me taking moulds off their hands and actively taking part in the mould making process. More projects planned for the future and, possibly, even a school entrance sculpture involving the children and their designs.
BASILDON COLLEGE
BASILDON COLLEGE – Visited the college to speak to students who were teacher training and students who were going on further to BA College. Demonstrated how sculpture, display, theatre and mould making has an important part in the future employment of the students.
Friday, 12 January 2007
Vins Rant
As Chairman of the Trustees Foundation of Essex Arts Vin has been having his say.
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