If you would like to be interviewed for Artist of the Week, email Leonie Cronin at slwa@btinternet.com
If you would like to update your profile on the SLWA Showcase, email Eithne at eithne.twomey@googlemail.com
If you have anything you want to add to either website contact us at SLWAeditor@hotmail.co.uk
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Opportunity
The Women’s Art Library/Make again joins with the journal Feminist Review to invite writers and artists working with text to present proposals for a £1000 bursary supporting three months of research in the Women’s Art Library as part of a creative project. This call is open to all, including students.
Deadline for proposals: 1 March; Bursary period: May-July 2011; Launch at the SLG: Autumn 2011
Full details: make@gold.ac.uk
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CALLING ALL MEMBERS OF SOUTH LONDON WOMEN ARTISTS.
The 5th exhibition of work by SLWA at Dulwich Library is to run from
Sunday 27 February– Saturday 26th March 2011.
WOMEN and BOOKS
This will coincide with Southwark’s 6th Year of Celebrating Women, and 100 years of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2011.
In order to explore further SLWA’s established relationship with Dulwich Library and this important centenary, we have decided to give our show a theme. And what better theme, given our location thanWOMEN and BOOKS
Your work might be inspired by a writer, a genre or a book, but if not, your work could be opened up to new meanings with the help of a new title. ‘The Remains of the Day’, ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ or an inversion like ‘ a View from a Room’. It would be great to enrich the show with texts – so please tell us about the work you are submitting!
This Spring and Autumn exhibition is now a fixture in the calendar and a good way to keep up the profile of our artists in a space that is fast establishing itself as a venue to view and buy small original artworks.
The library is a well used resource centre and the exhibition will be seen by large numbers of people during the month of March.
The previous shows have sold well and there have been several ‘after show sales’ proving that keeping our work in the public eye is important and effective for us as a group and as individuals.
Cost: No submission fee.
£10.00 if work accepted. The slightly increased fee is to cover the extra cost of producing a catalogue to celebrate this exhibition, and to develop publicity. A commission of 10% to SLWA will be levied on sales. Works will be for sale unless specified otherwise by the artist.
We are continuing our education work with local schools, organising visits so that pupils can meet the artists, be inspired and enhance their curriculum studies, further raising our profile with parents and in the community. See the end of this note for how to get involved.
Timetable
Submission Period – Friday 7 January to 5pm, Friday 28 January 2011
Selection panel – Week 30 January – 5 February
Notification – Monday 14 February by email.
Delivery and Hang – Dulwich Library, Sunday 27 February 10.30-12.00 am
Private View –THURSDAY 3 March. 8.00 -10.00pm
Collection – Sunday 27 March 10.30-12.00 am
Accepted Media
2D: Painting, drawing, photography and original prints
The works must not exceeding 55cm in width or 80cm in height, including frame. The selected works will hang on the bookends within the library*
*We regret that we shall not be able to display 3D works at this exhibition
Submission Process
The exhibition is open only to members of SLWA
Three works in the form of digital images should be submitted to Tamar Lev-On,
slwaexhibition@gmail.com
The format is jpg, image size at 300dpi, Approx 5cm square in size (or about 600 pixels square)
The artists name and title of the work should be included as part of the file name.
All submissions must be accompanied by a fully completed entry form, see below.
Please keep a photocopy for your own record.
Note: Tamar will acknowledge each submission on 14 February or within 48hrs. If by then you haven’t received a confirmation email that your images have been received, please contact her again.
The decision of the selection panel will be final.
Only the work selected will be hung. Substitutes will not be accepted. Works should be committed for the length of the exhibition.
Framing. All works on paper must be framed under glass unless otherwise agreed to prior to selection.
Works on other surfaces need not be framed so long as canvases and similar edges are clean.
All works must have D-rings and wire on the back. If D rings are not attached you agree to SLWA attaching them at a fee of £5 per work.
SLWA reserves the right not to hang work which does not meet this specification.
Labels will be placed with the work, including your name the title of the work, the price and your email so that sales can be arranged directly with you.
Insurance
Works hung in the Library will have electronic tags attached which will set off an alarm if taken past the barrier.
You are recommended to have your works covered by your own insurance. We will ask you to sign a disclaimer.
Schools visits to the exhibition
Calling SLWAs happy to talk to year 5 pupils and to A level pupils about their working practices as part of an organised session on Wednesday afternoons in March at the Library. This year, we will hope to work with 4 primary schools and 4 secondary schools. Contact Jackie Brown, jackiebrown@homecall.co.uk
Details of the selection panel of professional artists and curator will follow later.
Any questions? Contact Tamar or Ilinca: slwaexhibition@gmail.com
Emily Druiff, director if Peckham Space and the curator of the next SLWA show in Dulwich, is pleased to announce the first Peckham Space OPEN exhibition and calls for artworks. This will be a unique exhibition that will showcase artworks that have a connection to Peckham. The exhibition will take place from 7 – 18 December 2010 at Peckham Space’s new venue on Peckham Square, London SE15.
This is an exceptional opportunity to have your work seen by the selection panel consisting of leading gallery directors, arts editors, tutors and curators from across London. The selection panel will include representatives from:
- Tate Britain
- Cafe Gallery Projects
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Art Licks
- Peckham Space
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Your work must have a thematic connection to Peckham.
- Your work must be two dimensional ONLY.
- Your work must be ‘ready to hang’, ie: D-rings or wire on the back.
- You must be able to demonstrate that you work, study or live in the following postcodes: SE15; SE14; SE5.
- Your work must be under 0.75m x 0.75m in size.
- You will submit one artwork only in protective wrapping.
- Your work will not include glass or sharp objects.
More information about the exhibition and how to submit here: Peckham Space OPEN /PDF/ and on the Peckham Space website.
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Dulwich Picture Gallery invites you to enter an online art competition based on the current exhibition Salvator Rosa.
Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) was one of the boldest and most powerfully inventive artists of 17th-century Italy. He was adopted as a hero by painters of the Romantic movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was mainly a painter of landscapes, but the range of his subject matter was unusually wide and included portraits, scenes of witchcraft and allegories.
A group of the works in Dulwich Picture Gallery’s current Salvator Rosa exhibition transport the viewer into a mysterious world of monstrous mythical creatures, bandits and magic. Drawing from Salvator Rosa’s work and a famous myth, legend or fantasy novel depict your own allegorical scene.
Your entry and a brief sentence about you (if you like) will be published on Dulwich OnView and the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s Flickr group TheRosa Competition.
- Any flat medium – painting, drawing, mixed media, photos etc.
- All entrants to be digital images of original works
- Categories: under 18, 18 and over
- Ian Dejardin, director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, will choose one winner in each category and the other two will be chosen by you – a peoples vote.
- All works to be received by 28 November 2010
You can view the Salvator Rosa exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery from the 15 September – 28 November 2010 where you will find plenty of inspirational ideas for the competition.
The winners will receive an exclusive invitation to the next Friends’ Gallery Private View and a gift based on the exhibition.
This competition is run by the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s DOV team.
Digital entries are available to the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery for promotional purposes. Full credit given.
Join our Flickr group – The Rosa competition and subscribe to Dulwich OnView.
Good websites for finding out about exhibition opportunities:
www.parkerharris.co.uk
www.mallgalleries.org.uk
http://www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps – you have to be a paying member but you get a liability insurance with the membership
http://www.mattroberts.org.uk – Matt Robers has a page on his site that will lists ops as well, again you have to be a member but it’s only £8 a year and members can submit for free to his salon exhibitions
http://www.artselector.com/ed-classified – free to register
http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/
If anyone knows others please email SLWAeditor@hotmail.co.uk – thanks!
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CALLING ALL SLWA ARTISTS WORKING IN 3D
REMINDER – SLWA AT HOUSE EXHIBITION CALLING ALL SLWA ARTISTS WORKING IN 3D Media: sculpture, textiles, ceramics, paper, film and video, performance and other. You tell us! Exhibition dates: 24 January – 05 February 2011 Private view: Thursday 27 January Artists talking: Articulating Your Practice Special event: Friday 04 Feburary. GET YOU PROPOSAL IN BY NEXT FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!(150 words max and an image if possible) Send to enquiries@lauramoretongriffiths.com This is an opportunity for you to exhibit an unusual piece of work, or make an idea that you have been thinking about for ages, perhaps work in a different media. Your proposal isn’t binding.
Just state your idea and commitment to exhibiting as a group. The gallery space is downstairs, below the cafe, accessed by a spiral staircase. There is a small room suitable for projection and SLWA have use of the window space. It is a small and intimate setting, so think creatively about display. Images and floor-plans are available on the House website http://www.house-gallery.co.uk SLWA AT HOUSE is part of the forthcoming Artists Talking: Articulating Your Practice events For more information about Artists Talking please visit the SLWA website Exhibiting under the SLWA banner, contributing artists will be responsible for the organization of the event, the gallery rental fee of £250 and associated costs. SLWA will oversee the organization and subsidize the gallery rental and PV costs. SLWA will pay the Artists Talking: Articulating Your Practice costs
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Tower Hamlets 1yr £20k residency : deadline 10th Sept 2010
Bow Cross Artist Residency (2010/2011) Acme Studios, in partnership with the Swan Foundation, is offering a 12-month residency to an artist to develop a project or projects centred on Bow Cross, E3. The selected artist will receive a bursary of £10,000 and £10,000 towards project costs. The residency is open to artists who either live or work in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets who can demonstrate a strong relationship with, or understanding of, the area. The residency is an opportunity for an artist whose work is, in the widest possible sense, reflective of or located in the area in which they live and/or work, and who has a strong professional track record of developing work which engages with local people.
For further information and to complete the online application process, please visit: www.acme.org.uk/bowcross.php If you require information in an alternative format, please contact Acme on 020 8981 6811 or mail@acme.org.uk
Application deadline: 5pm Friday 10 September 2010 Interviews: Wednesday 13 October 2010
Download the information flyer here: Bow_Cross_Artist_Residency
Thanks to Janet Tod for forwarding this opportunity – if you find others which you’d like to share with SLWA then email them to slwaeditor@hotmail.co.uk
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DPG Wyeth portrait competition
Dulwich Picture Gallery invites you to enter an online competition based on the current exhibition The Wyeth Family.
The Bank of America’s Collection of Wyeth Family works includes some beautiful portraits of the family and friends of these three generations of astonishing artists including Henriette Wyeth’s portrait of her husband Peter Hurd and N C Wyeth’s Young Maine Fisherman, a portrait of his son Andrew Wyeth’s friend, Portclyde Lobsterman Charlie Stone. Andrew Wyeth’s The Rebel is another beautiful example of realist portraiture.
Using the exhibition as an inspiration, create your own portrait of your family or friends.
Your entry and a brief sentence about you (if you like) will be published on Dulwich OnView and the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s Flickr group The Wyeth Family Competition.
Any flat medium – painting, drawing, mixed media, photos etc.
All entrants to be digital images of original works
Categories: under 18, 18 and over
Ian Dejardin, director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, will choose one winner in each category and the other two will be chosen by you – a peoples vote.
All works to be received by 22 August 2010
You can view The Wyeth Family exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery from the 9th June – 22nd August 2010 where you will find plenty of inspirational ideas for the competition.
More details here at Dulwich On View>
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Life Drawing session this week – Thursday 8th July
I’m running a series of Life Drawing sessions for artists. Basic fee of between £12 and £15 for 3hrs depending on number of participants. On Thursday 8th July 6.30-9.30pm I have a male model medium build, young(ish). Anyone interested in coming along should contact me soonest – 07967 018 514 or email: chrissys.email@talktalk.net
If you are interested in the longer term even if you can’t make this Thursday do let me know.
Chrissy Thirlaway
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New Gallery in Hither Green looking for artists
Carre Cooper Locke will be opening her eponymous gallery on Hither Green Lane, Lewisham, in April/May 2010. Contact her if you’re interested in exhibiting with her on a commission basis. Find out more details here>
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Art auction to raise money for Haiti with Christian Aid
Submissions and registration by August 27th 2010 for auction in Wimbledon on 27th September 2010.
Find out more here>
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Freelance Opportunity for Sensory Artists
Kim Klug is looking for a facilitator that specialises in creating visual sensory artworks to assist with GEM’s Sounding Out Your Heritage project in Feb/Mar 2010 Find out more here>
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Call for artists: Lambeth Open Event
Another Lambeth Open event is planned for 2nd and 3rd of October 2010.
More details can be found on www.lambethopen.com
Thanks to Tim Suttonwho also runs the Urban Art Fair in Brixton for the information.
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Art Student Scholarships
MYARTSPACE is giving away $16,000 cash Scholarships for students to continue their education in an approved MFA, BFA or higher level degree program for the arts. Read more
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Future SLWA outings
We want to arrange group outings for members 4 times a year to galleries or major shows. We could organise group trips abroad and around Britain too. Current ideas: John Moore’s Painting Prize in Liverpool, Tate Britain to see Francis Bacon. Other ideas of where to go to be sent to Julie Bennett jab.desenfans[at]virgin.net (replace [at] with @)
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Future Critiques
If you wish to attend or host future critiques, please email Liz Charsley-Jory liz.jory@googlemail.com, indicating as well if you would like to bring a piece of work along for critique. We were thinking it would be good to establish a monthly or bi-monthly timetable. In this way we can begin to get to know each other and share ideas, which is one of the aims of establishing this network of artists.
* Read more about the success of our first critique session here>
The idea: Our series of critiques helps us enhance our professional development and benefit from the diverse range of practices within our membership. The idea is for those attending to offer productive critical comments from which the artists involved can derive fresh perspective on their practice. During my MA studies at Camberwell, I found this aspect of the course the most valuable in terms of gauging how my work was being interpreted by viewers, in ways that I would never have guessed.
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Offering your own workshop
The idea of attending workshops is purely one to enable you to satisfy an interest in another medium, or to view another artists working method. As an artist offering a taster workshop, your workshop would be individually designed by you to fit in with your work practice,as will the times and dates offered and any costs incurred. The costs would not be to cover teaching costs as such,but would be to cover costs of outgoings such as materials, or in the case of life drawing, the cost of the model for example would be shared. Numbers would necessarily be limited to suit your workshop capacity,and would be filled on a first come first served basis. If you should wish to offer catering facilities please also indicate that possibility. Please email Chrissy Silver at silverchrissy@mac.com , if you would like to offer a workshop, and she will co-ordinate a list of forthcoming workshops from other artists.
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