Becoming Part of Something

We shall soon be hanging and organising the Core gallery open submission which opens next Thursday night,

http://bit.ly/DXspecial

We have been lucky enough to bag an exclusive interview with Graham Crowley,

http://coregalleryinterviews.blogspot.com/2010/09/…

so this is uber short and packed full of info I have a ridiculous amount of things to finish for my open studios as well as an experimental drawing day to run tomorrow, all of which is very exciting- the marathon begins.

This is what I am doing for open studios:

http://bit.ly/cU0bLz

I would love to see you if you are about in London next weekend, the show is going to be spectacular too quite clearly!

The Eighteenth Emergency was a wonderful show, very interesting , dynamic and thought provoking. The show finished with a very interesting q& a I led with the artists and curators which gave fascinating insight into the works. Talking with Andrew through his processes of curating and seeing his journey has been a real treat. The gallery is actually like an informal MA for me- I am learning so much.

A wonderful surprise guest on the opening night was none other than Rob Turner, who won the a-n bogger of thhe year award with me last year and who I am sure all of you will have encountered on a-n, artists talking.

I had never met Rob before in person- and he was a delight and really interested in ‘ My empire’ Core Gallery. I hear Emily Speed is coming to London and I am also looking forward to meeting her real self too. Part of these blogs we are all writing here has created for myself many supporters on a-n; Emily, Rob, Andrew Bryant, as well as Sian Hislop, Jane Boyer, MIchaela Nettell and Susan Francis. With the exception of Michaela I knew none of them before these blogs, yet now , I hold them as esteemed colleagues for whom I can go to for advice and support.

On a different note The Pleasure Parlour opens tomorrow.

http://bit.ly/PLeasureParlour

With my father ,Peter Davis who has been an artist for over 60 years and my partner Enver ( a heady mix for me ) as well as Holly Revell and Kelda Hole ,and a collaboration that will be fascinating and somewhat risque!

Here are two more of Chantelle’s fabulous core gallery interviews to accompany the show.

http://coregalleryinterviews.blogspot.com/2010/09/interview-with-peter-davies.html

http://coregalleryinterviews.blogspot.com/2010/09/interview-with-enver-gursev.html

I shall interviewing (grilling them with my insider info) in person on Sunday

Come join us over at Core if you can

Core Gallery is hurtling towards ‘ The Eighteenth Emergency’ Opening this Thursday

Brought to us by a-n’s artist talking editor Andrew Bryant who is exhibiting as well as curating an exhibition that brings together the work of iartists Frauke Dannert, Chas Higginbottom, Stefan Sulzer, Burcu Yagcioglu and Daniel P. Lichtmann.

All the artists are Goldsmiths MFA recent graduates or students exhibiting photography, sculpture, installation and video.

Brought together by Andrew in the Core Gallery space, the works individually explore and collectively challenge our society’s own gendered discourses, whether these are implicit or explicit. http://coregallery.co.uk/current-exhibition-2/

Chantelle Purcell who is one of the driving forces of Core Gallery is leaving to do an MA in Kingston , her parting from Core is hugely bittersweet as we shall miss her drive and enthusiasm but know she is going off to great things . Chantelle shall remain an associate and will co-ordinate the Core Gallery interviews which launched with an interview with Andrew, an insightful, informative and enjoyable read

http://coregalleryinterviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/…

We also managed to get press for our forthcoming exhibitoin Pleasure Parlour in the local newspaper with Mercury. The article although great is littered with typos on the artists names ( you wouldn’t get that on a-n! )

Before the Eighteenth Emergency we worked on the Deptford X submissions, judging day and selection. entries came from as far afield as Iran, Argentina, America as well as European entries, from Switzerland, Holland, France and Germany and the judges has a tough job needless to say.

The group of selected artists includes a number of winners of the Jerwood drawing and painting prizes, including Laura Moreton-Griffiths and Simon Leahy Clark, as well as other prize-winning artists: 2010 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition exhibitor Edd Pearman, and artist James Wright, singled out by Kay Saatchi in the 2008 Selfridges Art Exhibition: Anticipation. The full list is on our website which has been gloriously tweaked by the amazing Charlotte and Jo

http://coregallery.co.uk/deptford-x-2/

Final news for me was a phonecall to say I have been selected for the INg Discerning eye, which means invited…..brilliant ! The funny thing was that I had received a call a month earlier to tell me this but when I got the paperwork, I just thought it was general marketing invitation, so I had not returned the forms, the organiser kindly explained the situation, so the paperwork is winging its way , a little late , but with great excitement !

Other news literally just in is that I have also been selected for the UK Young Artists exhibition in Derby , read more here http://www.ukyoungartists.co.uk/content/who-we-are…

Good news day!

Benefits of an artist led space for artists

1. We are here to enrich you, your practise, your exhibitions, your career, not make ourselves rich

2. We dont believe you are only as good as your last piece of work, we just believe in you

3. We understand that last year’s work is just as interesting and valid as recent works. That your work no matter the year still has worth and value

more to come ….

Tom Trevor
Director, Arnolfini has posted this on their website . May be of use….

Why the Arts Matter

Key Facts

• The UK has the largest cultural economy in the world relative to GDP.

• Every £1 invested in culture produces £2.

• In the last 10 years, the creative and cultural industries have grown faster than any other sector, accounting for 2 million jobs and £16.6 billion of exports in 2007.

• Eight of the UK’s top ten visitor attractions are museums.

• More people go to museums than football matches.

• Two thirds of the adult population enjoy the arts, visit historic sites, and go to museums and galleries.

• The economic benefits of the UK’s major museums and galleries are estimated to be £1.5 billion a year.

• Liverpool was the most successful European Capital of Culture ever, with 15 million cultural visits and economic benefits of £800 million.

• Museums are the most respected places of education after schools, universities and libraries.

See the Arts Council website for more key facts

www.artscouncil.org.uk/about-us/why-arts-matter/