Here not There, Exhibition in boro.

Hi all, Just a bit off info about the new exhibition opening in Boro Tonight....


Here not There

Running from:
29 October-02 December 2010


The exhibition will include works by Middlesbrough based artists Adam Clarke and Diane Welford alongside German born, Glasgow based artist, Michael Stumpf. The majority of works in the exhibition have never seen before in the UK and include four new commissions.

Set over three rooms, disused office space in Middlesbrough town centre, two stripped of their previous office space attire to showcase Original Artwork, the third (The Lamp Room) will house a temporary library, writing desks and space to share. An entire wall has been dedicated to a new site specific process drawing by Adam Clarke, another to a new series of furtive pen and ink drawings by Diane Welford and two new commissions by Michael Stumpf take up the floor and ceiling space.

To accompany here not there a limited edition screen print and catalogue will be available at £30.00 and £2.00 respectively.

This exhibition was initiated by Adam Clarke as a positive response to the ever increasing gap between the artist and museum or commercial galleries. Here not There is an alternative space that offers flexibility and responsiveness to new artistic trends that institutions do not. Here not There strives to show that artist’s can and should look to be more intuitive at creating their own success. The established systems already in place do not always allow for this level of exposure. An essential part of this is The Lamp Room, a space for emerging communities to meet.

Exhibition preview event will take place 29 October at 6 - 9pm with the exhibition continuing until 02 December 2010. Anyone interested in doing it for them themselves and getting involved should join the here not there facebook page.

http://here-not-there.tumblr.com/

rednile loves Middlesbrough at the Pop Up Gallery soon....

rednile aka Susanne, Janine and Michael of Gateshead, are taking over the space on the 9th of November...

They are looking for local artists, who have transferred craft skills(like sewing, metalwork, printing, bricklaying, for instance) into art, to give short workshops about their practice.

Interested parties contact Susanne on info@rednile.org or check out the 'We are Open' fb page and blog for further details.....

It'll be good, I just know it............

further preview info and all things 'We are Open' is coming up on the local radio airwaves, Community FM, next Wednesday, the 3rd of November at one'ish....catch it if you can.

Or see one of the Informal-Art Collective persons....we may be underground..but you know who we are.....if you don't where HAVE you been? Really....

Unfold.....Process, Passion, Aspirations, Limitations

When ? Saturday 4th of December, 12-5pm

Where? We are Open's Pop Up Gallery, 148, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough

What's it about? It's a collaborative work led by artists Nicola Parkin and Vicky Holbrough.

Creatives in the Tees Valley (ie 'you lot'...) are invited to contribute towards a paper aeroplane installation, made from typographical drawings inspired by Process, Passion, Limitations, Aspirations........

Final Outcome will be a paper aeroplane installation.......

IN........ the Red Telephone Boxes, opposite the Town HaLL

Check it out further at www.unfold1.wordpress.com

A free event with refreshments....

Exhibition Reminder 'here not there'

To all you local art lovers, this show opens tonight (yes, tonight) at 6pm

It's in Grange Road, above the Tea Shop, featuring the work of local artists;

Adam Clarke (of RA 2010, Summer show fame..)

Michael Stumpf

& Diane Welford

Tonight's must see event.....oh, yes...

The Big Draw 'A Day at the Museum' event by the Peg Powler Gallery : review by Disparate Dan

One of the 32 drawing events staged in the north east over October, as part of the 'Big Draw' project, Peg Powler have captured the imagination of local people yet again. This time they took over a shop in Stockton's Wellington Square for the day, the empty shop initiative (transforming spaces into creative places) run by Stockton Council.

Participants young and old, were invited to draw on historical local figures and folk tales, as a source of inspiration on the back of their successful 'Secret History Walk'. Set up inside the shop were a number of inspirational gallery booths, with fact sheets relating to quirky people such as the Saltburn Hob Men, the Sockburn Worm and the Salt Feind, to name a few. A large communal drawing table with plenty of materials was the focus of the creative output.

Real history was represented by Celtic tribal queen of the Brigantes, Cartimundua, who assisted the Roman's subdue the Celtic tribes. Her name means 'sleek pony' and she is infamous for handing over the leader of the British resistance, Caractacus, in chains to the Roman occupiers. You were invited to draw her chains or, perhaps, impaling some poor souls head on a spike, apparently a favoured punishment for those she disliked......

Several information sheets were supplied with suggested scenarios for imaginary drawings, and the master stroke was the availability of the River Tees demon, Peg Powler (aka actor Jennifer Nelson) ably assisted by Sir John Conyers (aka actor John Noble) to pose as life models cum interactive window displays, and in the case of Sir John, an impromptu careers advisor and scally chaser, to boot!!! Many people were skillfully guided into the event space, with a careful sweep of Sir John's mighty falchion...

Once again, a big hit judging by the sheer number of people who submitted some tremendous drawings, which I understand will be made into an exhibition at the Peg Powler Gallery located in the Green Dragon Yard in Stockton...soooo fitting ! Rebecca and AJ did a marvellous job yet again....

Check out the 'Big Draw' website at www.thebigdraw.org for lots of stuff on that most basic, (but vital) skill of drawing.

Shout-out to creative girls....

Hey you there. Female People! I'm wanting to start a girls zine for the 'boro area, something between 'a bad girls guide' and Oh Comely magazine http://www.ohcomely.co.uk/index.php

Is there anyone out there who has any ideas or wants to get involved? Photographers, writers, illustrators, artists and creative types welcome. BOYS...! pass this on to the girls you know. Swearing and Scenes of a sexual nature welcome and actively encouraged.

Message me for details: maybe.charlotte@hotmail.co.uk

Introducing Steven the One Legged Pigeon....

Our Zine launch on Friday night was great, thanks to all who attended.

In the mean time, if you missed the launch you can buy our zine on my online shop page, at writers block or Howl shop in Middlesborogh.

We're hoping to get it in MIMA soon, lets hope they don't mind all the
nudity, mild drugs references and casual violence we included.

This Issues cover (and indeed the flyer) featured Middlesbroughs own Steven,
the famous one legged pigeon. This is because he has taken a starring
role in my new comic The All New Adventures of Catptian Talking CCTV
Camera. Its about time he got the recognition he so richly deserves.
More on that later.

Last time we saw Captain CCTV, he was drowning his sorrows, with steven the one legged pigeon, in a cheap strip club. Now Captain CCTV has a plan….The scum of Boro better watch out. Or maybe not. He is a
useless tosser after all.

Here is the first page of Captain CCTV if you’re interested, the rest of the comic is in our zine, so you can’t even read it unless you buy the zine! God, I’m cunning.

Issue two of the satrical Art-zine 'Making It Look Accdental'

Making it look accidental is an underground look at Middlesbrough from the perspective of two, somewhat jaded, ex Art Students. Funny, sad, touching and confusing, it covers the joys of CCTV cameras, 'interesting' local art,
Reviews and interviews, cartoons and articles written by the terminally mad that no one would ever dream of publishing. But we have anyway. You can buy it from my website www.maybecharlotte.co.uk @ the online shop.

Zine Launch At Writers Block!

Local Art Zine 'Making it look Accidental' is launching its first and second issues this week at Writers Block!

Making it look accidental is an underground look at Middlesbrough from the perspective of two, somewhat jaded, ex Art Students. Funny, sad, touching and confusing, it covers the joys of CCTV cameras, 'interesting' local art, Reviews and interviews, cartoons and articles written by the terminally mad that no one would ever dream of publishing.

Also launching its second issue at the event is 'Im Afraid of Everything' a zine comprised of funny, dark and twisted short stories by writer Michael Hann, illustrated by John Chadwick.

We promise you we'll be selling a selection of local zines by Teessides finest underground Artists/Writers/Poets, Short film screenings, booze, slightly sinister poetry and short story readings, ART NETWORKING (come and maybe meet the next person you'll collaborate with) some more booze (perhaps wine), music, some stand up comedy, a selection of lamps for you to look at and enjoy at your leisure and lovely art.

You're welcome to come along, Friday the 22nd of October 7pm til 9pm at Writers block HQ (95-97 Albert road)

here not there

An exhibition presenting:

Adam Clarke,
Michael Stumpf,
& Diane Welford.

Preview event
29th October 2010
6-9 pm
Exhibition continues until 2nd December 2010

Grange Road, opposite The Mall Shopping Centre

here-not-there.tumblr.com

herenotthere.art@gmail.com

Tel: 07883103479


So, on the 29th, make sure you are there.......not here....

Big Draw Event: Peg Powler Presents 'A Secret History Walk' review by Disparate Dan

An hour long guided walk and drawing session, taking inspiration from some of Stockton's ancient sites, was the latest offering from the Peg Powler Gallery people, Rebecca Little and A.J. Garrett.
Start point was the Trinity Church Gardens, a burnt out Church which was built to commemorate the victory at Waterloo by a grateful government. The Church slowly declined after the Second World War and was subsequently set on fire in October 1991. The imposing structure was the setting for the first drawing, with background information supplied on the mass burial site's of plague and cholera victims....
We then moved on to the site of Stockton's former castle, first mentioned in 1183 in the Boldon Book survey and garrisoned by Henry V111 men in 1543, it was positioned roughly where the Swallow Hotel now stands, (also the Castlegate Centre gets its name from it). We were given more quirky historical background facts to fire our imagination's further. Stones were taken from the site, such as the Lion stone and two slabs of blue Frosterly marble that finished up outside what is now Trader Jack's bar (formerly the Blue Posts Inn).
From here we went across to the Town Hall, and Rebecca pointed out that it once contained a dungeon to house prisoner's before they were transported to the colonies...if we think times are hard now, Paul Larkin spent time here for nicking a pear!
Next stop was the flea market via an alley way next to the oldest house in Stockton, pointed out by A.J., the idea here was to pick out an item of interest from the market and sketch that. If you wanted a loo stop the oldest one in Stockton was close at hand, though only for the brave!
Moving on to the River Tees, we were invited to draw the river demon Peg Powler, all sharp teeth, green skin and straggly hair.
The drawings done on the day are being used as inspiration for a further work.
A well run event was topped off in the nearby coffee shop, in Silver Street. Hope there's more to come...very enjoyable.

I'm Afraid of Everyone by Disparate Dan

The guys from the Zine "I'm Afraid of Everyone" have made a short film about, well, fear, I guess.

Share the Fear here..............


http://www.youtube.com/user/imafraidofeveryone?feature=mhum

Performance Night Launch at the Python Gallery, December the 10th.

You may want to 'mosey on down'.........

Launch Party...LAUNCH PARRRT-AAAAA

Making It look Accidental and I'm Afraid of Everyone
bring you a super-social-networking-zine filled LAUNCH PARTY!

22nd of October @Writers block on Albert Road.

We now know there'll be AT LEAST 10 performances/readings
Some lamps
Booze
Loads of Zines
Aimee Charlotte and John Louis Uncomfortably hosting all night
Affordable Art Prints
More Zines
A killer whale*
Possibly some Twiglets

We'll keep you updated. So excited!

*This one isn't true.