CALLING ALL ART STUDENTS!

SLICE

42 New Briggate

Throughout September and October 2010, SLICE will be hosting a series of inter-institutional artist residencies in 42 New Briggate, a small shop unit in Leeds City Centre. We would like to hand the space over to 3 students at a time, ideally one from each of the following three institutions: Leeds College of Art, Leeds Met and University of Leeds.

There is no restrictions on theme or media, but it is hoped that the residency will provide a platform for collaboration and for to creating new work. It is a chance to integrate within the creative community in Leeds, to develop your practice and make connections with other emerging artists working in the city.

Each residency will run for 6 days, from Saturday, with a public opening in 42 New Brigggate at the end of each residency on Thursday 6 – 8pm. There are small bursaries available of up to £50 per residency to help cover material costs.

If you are interested in taking part in a residency, please get in touch! Email asliceofart @gmail.com to register your interest, with the below sections completed.

Deadline for registering your interest is Friday 1^st October.

Name:

Institution: Leeds College of Art / Leeds Metropolitan / University of Leeds

Course:

A paragraph or two about you and your interests:

Attach an image of your previous work (Optional)

Email:

Phone:

Availability:

Week 1: Saturday 16^th October - Thursday 21^st October

Week 2: Saturday 23^nd October – Thursday 28^th October

Week 3: Saturday 30^th October -Thursday 4^th November

Week 4: Saturday 6^th November – Thursday 11^th November

There is a day turnaround between each residency to allow time for deinstallation and clearing of the space in preparation for the following residency.

asliceofart@gmail.com / www.sliceleeds.blogspot.com

To see images of 42 New Briggate Space and examples of previous exhibitions hosted in the space check out the web archive at www.42newbriggate.co.uk. In addition to the residency opportunity, there will be a number of other events running in October and November as part of this programme – please check the SLICE and Art in Unusual Spaces websites for more details. If you would like to be kept up to date, email:

asliceofart @gmail.com with Mailing List as the subject heading.

This programme is supported by Leeds City Council, the space has been kindly provided by The Grand Theatre.

There will be an informal event on Thursday 2nd September, 5-7pm at which artists will showcase work and projects undertaken during their time spent in the spaces.

This is the last month we will have access to this row of units in Leeds Shopping Plaza so if you have wanted to put an idea forward for their use now is the last chance! Proposed activity that utilises the window spaces and involve the creation of new work will be favored.

Register your interest by contacting carmichael_yvonne@yahoo.co.uk and including the following details.

About You: Name/ Phone number / Email address / Website (if appropriate)
Your Idea: Please describe your project.
Images: Please include with your application relevant images of your proposed project or previous projects.

Drawing Time! is a live drawing extravaganza to take place in the magnificent Corn Exchange in Leeds. The event will bring together 46 artists who draw, ranging from traditional to experimental approaches to the medium, in a fun hour-long event. Everyone is most welcome to come and see the 46 artists at work on Saturday 31st July!

The event will make use of the circular structure of the Corn Exchange by having 46 pieces of paper displayed on the first-floor and each piece of paper will eventually have a drawing by a different artist. All the drawings will be done in the space in an hour.

Some parameters will be set for the drawing, the position in the building where the work will eventually hang will dictate how much time artists will get to make their drawing. That is, if positioned at 2 o’ clock the artist will get 5 minutes to make their drawing and if positioned at 10 o’ clock there will be 50 minutes.

It is hoped that this playful approach will highlight the joyous nature of drawing and allow an accessible entrance-point for the public into a variety drawing techniques. It will also be a great opportunity to bring together lots of interesting artists to discuss a medium.

Event invite on facebook

Participating Artists include:
Kristyna Baczynski, Claire Bentley Smith, Alice Bradshaw, Joseph Buckley, Michael Burkitt, John Chamberlain, Catherine Chialton, Les Child, Nina Chua, Nick Claiden, Catherine Clarke, Kathryn Cooper, Jay Cover, Tim Curtis, Curse273, Bruce Davies, Abraham Emajaro, Glyn Fairweather, Hondartza Fraga, Freya, Sami Graystone, Helen Harrop, Alison Herbert, Ian Jackson and Joshua Johnson, Lee Machell, Sarah Jane Mason, Benaiah Matheson, Drew Millward, Moenipulation, Steven Morant, Liz Murphy, Steve Nuttall, Neil “Women 158″ Parkinson, The Pern, Graham Pilling, Tom Railton, Jordan Ramoth, Oliver Redding, Peter Rice, Matthew Shelton, Richard Shields, Andy Sykes, Miriam Thorpe, Rian Treanor and Mick Welbourn.

All drawing will commence at 2pm.

The Schedule!!

1 & 2
2 mins 36 secs: Lee Machall / Miriam Thorpe

3 & 4
5 mins 12 secs: Rian Treanor / Joseph Buckley

5 & 6
7 mins 48 secs: Catherine Clarke / Nina Chua

7 & 8
10 mins 24 secs: Liz Murphy / Alison Herbert

9 & 10
13 mins:  Michael Burkitt / Rozi Fuller

11 & 12
15 mins 36 secs: Sarah Jane Mason / Abraham Emajaro

13 & 14
18 mins 12 secs: Catherine Chialton / Tom Railton

15 & 16
20 mins 48 secs: Oliver Redding / Helen Harrop

17 & 18
23 mins 24 secs: Ian Jackson and Joshua Johnson / John Chamberlain

19 & 20
26 mins: Nick Claiden / Claire Bentley Smith

21 & 22
28 mins 36 secs: Neil “Women 158″ Parkinson / Mick Welbourn

23 & 24
31 mins 12 secs: Tim Curtis / Alice Bradshaw

25 & 26
33 mins 48 secs: The Pern / Bruce Davies,

27 & 28
36 mins 24 secs:  Glyn Fairweather / Richard Shields

29 & 30
39 mins: Curse273 /  Jordan Ramoth

31 & 32
41 mins 36 secs: Sami Graystone / Graham Pilling,

33 & 34
44 mins 12 secs: Andy Sykes / Freya

35 & 36
46 mins 48 secs: Kathryn Cooper /  Matthew Shelton

37 & 38
49 mins 24 secs: Moenipulation / Benaiah Matheson

39 & 40
52 mins Hondartza Fraga / Peter Rice

41 & 42
54 mins 36 secs: Les Child / Kristyna Baczynsk

43 & 44
57 mins 12 secs: Steve Morant / Steve Nuttall

45 & 46
1 hour: Drew Millward / Jay Cover

Art in Unusual Spaces is a scheme which endeavours to open up empty shop spaces in Leeds City Centre. There is a rolling call for submissions, so ideas for exhibitions or events are welcomed – see the ‘Get Involved’ Section of the website.

If you would like to gain some experience or you just fancy helping out please do get in touch.

Please email carmichael_yvonne [at] yahoo.co.uk with the following details.

Name:

Email:

Phone Number:

About you and what you are interests are:

10am – 6pm Friday 4th – Saturday 12th June 2010

42 New Briggate, LS1 6NU

Test Space will be hosting a series of events across Leeds City Centre offering a platform for creatives to network, collaborate and showcase their work.  42 New Briggate will be one of three venues hosting a series of rapid exhibitions, live music showcases, talks, workshops, Q&As, film screenings and retail opportunities, all exploring independent culture in Leeds; past, present and future.
Events will also be taking place in the basement of Crash Records and in Subculture.
Saturday 5th and 12th June: Crash Records | Test Space will be hosting
a craft market, short film screenings and live music.

Call for proposals
Test Space is currently open for submissions. In search of fashion, film, music, design, architecture, written word, graphic design, fine art and illustration; or in other words any creative work that can be hung, projected, sold, performed or heard. Testspace welcome ideas and proposals from art groups, design collectives, record labels, community groups and creative individuals.
There is no charge for submitting work for further details on how to get involved please visit www.testspaceleeds.com

Join Pavilion for the next Leeds Art Walk on 7th July.  Watch this space for further information.

The Leeds Art Walk is FREE. Booking is not essential but it will assist in estimating group numbers. To book contact gill@pavilion.org.uk or 0113 242 5100

For more information contact 0113 242 5100 or gill@pavilion.org.uk

April Fools day is drawing close; a time for merriment and non-seriousness. Why not use April 1st, 2010 as an excuse to create some spontaneous artwork too? Send us documentation of something you have done or made on April 1st, 2010 between 12.00am and 11.59pm and we will display it as part of the April Fools exhibition in Leeds Shopping Plaza. Documentation and artworks may take the form of drawing, photography, text, painting, collage or whatever takes your fancy as long as it can be reproduced at A3 paper size. Artwork should be sent as a digital file to be printed A3 size in colour (hard copies will not be accepted). Videos will also accepted but must be no longer than 3 minutes in duration and will be compiled into a showreel to be shown on a monitor. As the exhibition is in a public space artwork which is inappropriate or offensive will not be accepted.

Submissions are to be emailed to yvonne – carmichael_yvonne@yahoo.co.uk.
Artwork with a large file size can be emailed via a hosting site. (like yousendit.com or similar site)

The exhibition is to open Thursday 16th April 5.30 – 9pm.

HAMBURGER BERLINER is a collaborative group of 3 creatives from Graphic Arts and Design at Leeds Metropolitan University. A recent course trip to Berlin inspired us to document our experience of the city with a contemporary publication.
We would like to take the project forward by inviting artists to respond to the theme of travel for inclusion in an exhibition in an empty shop unit as part of Art in Unusual Spaces. We are open to exhibiting different media, including film, photography, publications, performance.

For information on how to submit please email mini_minns@hotmail.com
Deadline for submissions is 9th April.

Exhibition dates are to be confirmed.