Saturday, 31 October 2009
All Bright and Beautiful
Colchester Slackers would like to invite you to attend their new exhibition.
Just as the clocks change bringing in those ‘dark winter nights’ we would like to keep some colour pulsating in the world. Brighten up your day by visiting this bold and vibrant group exhibition which includes work by several significant and noteworthy local artists including:
Jane Ostler
Catherine Litton
Sam Hipwell
Hazel Harvey
Flisan Beard
Stuart Russell
Espe Garcia
Linda Theophilus
As usual this exhibition is free. All Bright and Beautiful starts on Thursday 29th October and runs until Sunday 8th November.
Blood on the Snow
Call for Artists
Beyond, behind and before Christmas
A call for artists, musicians and performers for a Slack Space exhibition 17 Dec – 3 Jan and associated mini festival 17 – 19 Dec
Christmas time and the High Street is a cacophony of crass consumerism, a cornucopia of worn out images and sterile selling, a festival that has forgotten its roots, lost in the mists of time and midwinter – a winter that must be survived and blood on the snow.
Whatever you believe, Slack Space is putting out a call for work across all art forms which offers an alternative interpretation to the Christmas experience. In particular, we are looking for:
- Work which subverts or looks at traditional Christmas iconography in a new way
- Work which challenges the consumerism of Christmas and the ‘Christmas industry’
- Work which explores the old rituals and festivals which predate the Christmas tradition including sacred items and images
- Work which explores the old or natural roots to modern ceremonies and symbols around the Christmas season
- Traditional music and dance predating the modern Christmas festival
- Music which subverts or deconstructs Christmas carols or other Christmas songs
- Work which looks at the midwinter season and its challenges
- Work which offers an alternative interpretation to the Christmas experience
Expressions of interest / examples of work should be submitted to colchesterslackers (at) googlemail.
Monday, 26 October 2009
Ch-ch-ch-changes......
Transition /Change
– adapt, adjust, alter, develop, modify, mutate, reform, renew, replace, reshape, shift, transform.
A call for artists, musicians and performers for a themed Slack Space exhibition and mini festival from 9th November - 22nd November.
However you chose to interpret the concept, Slack Space is putting out a call for work across all creative media that engage with the notion of change, in all it’s forms.
Expressions of interest / examples of work should be submitted to colchesterslackers (at) gmail.com with the heading ‘Change’.
Please note – as always Slack Space operates on a one month get out clause should the shop be rented by a commercial concern. Although it has not affected us yet, all artists and performers submitting to the exhibition should be aware of this.
New Exhibition
Change of exhibition on Thur for two weeks - 'All Bright and Beautiful':
Just as the clocks change bringing in those ‘dark winter nights’ we would like to keep some colour pulsating in the world. Brighten up your day by visiting this bold and vibrant group exhibition which includes work by several significant and noteworthy local artists including:
Jane Ostler
Catherine Litton
Sam Hipwell
Hazel Harvey
Flisan Beard
Stuart Russell
Espe Garcia
Linda Theophilus
As usual this exhibition is free. All Bright and Beautiful starts on Thursday 29th October and runs until Sunday 8th November.
We have some stunning work for this exhibition but still require a 3D instillation for the centre of the gallery. Please contact us ASAP if you wish to be considered for this.
Just as the clocks change bringing in those ‘dark winter nights’ we would like to keep some colour pulsating in the world. Brighten up your day by visiting this bold and vibrant group exhibition which includes work by several significant and noteworthy local artists including:
Jane Ostler
Catherine Litton
Sam Hipwell
Hazel Harvey
Flisan Beard
Stuart Russell
Espe Garcia
Linda Theophilus
As usual this exhibition is free. All Bright and Beautiful starts on Thursday 29th October and runs until Sunday 8th November.
We have some stunning work for this exhibition but still require a 3D instillation for the centre of the gallery. Please contact us ASAP if you wish to be considered for this.
Friday, 16 October 2009
Black History Month Exhibition
An informal tour of the exhibition led by curator and exibiting artist, Wanja Kimani, will take place on Saturday 17th October at 2pm.
Exhibitors:
Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE has an internationally acclaimed career, spanning two decades. Her work incorporates a variety of media, capturing traditions and culture of the African continent. This exhibition brings together two series of work. The Migration Series and Mother and Child, which are three lithographs inspired by the extraordinary ancient wall painting of the Tassili Plateau caves in the Sahara showing elegant forms of mothers and children.
Similarly, Carol Sorhaindo’s practice draws heavily from Africa and also the Nature Island of Dominica; reflecting on the natural world with the aim to inspire a sense of calm reflection and reverence for Natural spirit through her mesmerising paintings. Her series Ancestral Spirits are celebratory pieces in memory of her ancestors delicately drawn on natural reclaimed wooden veneers using soft pastels.
The Brave One has developed his unique style since a young age through curiosity that led him to become an apprentice under well-known figures of the Spray Can Art movement. He paints wall murals using emulsion and spray paint to produce impressive portraits and scenes. He will be creating a site-specific response that will evolve throughout the duration of the exhibition.
Wanja Kimani's work explores themes of identity and transience: poetic pieces which incorporate new media and photography. Exploring migration, memory and the effect of the Diaspora. Her current project Dear Mr. President utilizes photography to explore family and culture through the eyes of young people in the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
Arlene Wandera’s practice is driven by her desire to provoke thought and debate on a range of socio-political subject matter namely social etiquette (in gallery contexts), social etiquette in (public contexts) multiculturalism, political correctness and much more. Her sculptures from the series Exultation depict everyman figures engaged in challenging situations thus highlighting the experience of being human particularly in our current climate.
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Black History Month Art Exhibition:15th-25th Oct '09
Graffiti art, sculpture, photography and paintings by Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, Wanja Kimani, Arlene Wandera, Carol Sorhaindo and Brave One (see here for gallery opening hours)
October Mini-Festival
Thur 15th October
Doors: 7.30pm
7.50 - 8.30 Lou Terry
Original indie folk on acoustic guitar. John Cooper-Clarke: "Sensational!"
8.45 - 9.45 Tony Woodley
Sweet, deep and soulful blues from one of Colchester’s most respected Bluesmen
10.00 – 11.00 Tony Gibson TBC
A solo set from New Town Kings Maestro and local hero, Tony Gibson
Compere and poetry from: Mark Bayley
Free entry - guest list only. E mail colchesterslackers(at)gmail.com for inclusion on guest list
Fri 16th October
Doors 7pm
7.00 – 11.00 'An evening with Chinwe'
Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE, an internationally acclaimed artist, who received worldwide recognition for painting the official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her Golden Jubilee, speaks with Lawrence Walker.
The evening will also feature Dare Demuren reading from his new book 'The King Maker' and spoken words, singing and open mic from the Eclectric Society, University of Essex
This is a Black History Month event and is also a private view event for the Black History Month art exhibition
Free entry - guest list only. E mail colchesterslackers(at)gmail.com for inclusion on guest list
Sat 17th October
1.00 – 2.30 Live jazz with Cover Stories
Jazz standards, ballads, blues and bossa nova
3.00 - 3.40 Storytelling session with Jenny Allenby
Simple stories with illustrations about local coastal areas. Suitable for ages 5 - 10
No booking required
Doors 7pm
7.30 - 8.30 The Lullabys
Acoustic folk-rock and songs of love, loss and hope www.thelullabys.com
8.45 - 9.45 DJ session with King Dom
King Dom ( Sydney, Brighton, London,Rio, Colchester , The world) playing high flying Funksoulatinsambadiscospacejam
10.00 – 11.00 The Drug Company
Dancable and dark. The Drug Company will consider analgesia, indigestion, narcosis, loneliness, dependence, mental breakdown, joy, headaches and heartbreaks amongst other subjects
Compere and poetry from: Mark Bayley
Free entry - guest list only. E mail colchesterslackers(at)gmail.com for inclusion on guest list
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