Out of Hours: Brink
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Archive
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Venue:
Towner Art Gallery -
Date:
February 20, 2020 at 06:00 PM -
Location:
South East England
‘Coexistence’ is a call for ‘empathy and solidarity that transcends species’ and features works that reflect on issues of humans’ relationship with nature and critique an anthropocentric worldview.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Larry Achiampong’s moving image, sound and sculptural installations at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, Cassi Namoda’s first European solo exhibition at Pippy Houldsworth, London, and Hardeep Pandhal’s multimedia exhibition at Tramway, Glasgow.
Selected artists Silvia Rosi and Theo Simpson each received £10,000 to produce a new body of work for exhibition at Jerwood Space, London, plus a production fund of £5,000 and high profile mentoring support from an international panel of experts. Jack Hutchinson attended the launch of the exhibition and met the artists.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including a Saad Qureshi’s sculptural ‘mindscapes’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the SSA | VAS OPEN at Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, plus Anthony Shapland’s multidisciplinary work at Exeter Phoenix.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions and events in Corsham, Cardiff, Sheffield and London – all taken from our busy Events section featuring events and shows posted by a-n members.
Rosemary Shirley explores new approaches to curating in rural contexts including New Geographies, a project developed by a consortium of nine arts organisations based in the East of England, and Ian Giles work as part of the project, Open Ramble East, which looks at queering rural places through rambling walks.
Mona Hatoum discusses the ways in which her own work “became more confrontational” in the 1980s through live performance and direct street action.
Jo Hodges and Robbie Coleman’s collaborative and multi-disciplinary practice questions our relationships with environment and landscape. Sally Davies talks to the Dumfries and Galloway-based artists about working in, and interpreting, rural contexts.
Anne Bean recalls co-founding Bow Gamelan Ensemble and “resonant living and working situations” in 1980s Mexico and Poland.
Peak is an arts organisation based in the Black Mountains in Wales that works with artists and communities to respond to the rural environment. Peak’s Creative Director Rebecca Spooner speaks to Rosemary Shirley about the organisation’s contemporary arts remit for making and showing art in rural places.
Artist Morag Colquhoun, whose practice includes sculpture, photography, installation, performance, video, textiles and curatorial practice, discusses the benefits and pitfalls of working in a rural context.
The artist and co-director of Salford-based Paradise Works discusses her highlights of the last year including the ‘enormous confidence boost’ of being announced recipient of the Clore Visual Arts Fellowship, supported by a-n.
Four artists have been shortlisted for the £15,000 commission, which will premiere at Glasgow Film Festival in 2021 and subsequently tour with LUX Scotland.