A group art exhibition at the Merton Priory archaeological site,
Colliers Wood, London: 8, 9 and 15, 16 October 2011
The Chapter House ruins, once part of the massive and historically important Merton Priory (destroyed by Henry VIII), are the site of an exhibition of contemporary art during the first Merton Arts Trail this October.
Curators Sue Evans and Wendy Bliss have chosen ten recent graduates, mainly from Wimbledon College of Art, who will be showing work made in response to the heritage site. Steeped in history, the many artifacts found during various excavations of the Chapter House over time, have been catalogued and stored in the archives of the Museum of London. Some of these will be on display during the exhibition, being aired for the first time in many years, as the artists have chosen one or more to support their artwork installations.
Participating artists are Robert Aldous, Jane Bailey, Wendy Bliss, Sue Evans, Maxwell Flood, Fiona Leighton-Crawford, Fiona Long, Helen Newhouse, Maxine Pringle and Chris Rowe.
You are invited to the opening of our exhibition “Exchanges” at Market POST in Tooting www.marketpostproject.co.uk
Economies of Resistance: Call for artists Criteria
Open call for designs articulating your visions for resistance and social change, including proclamations, manifestos and more. A south London market stall will function as a lo-fi discussion platform on International Labour Day (May 1st) with related events throughout the day. The project aims to proposition positive changes to neo-liberal dogma whilst generating dialogue between different opinions involved. Your participation will help to locate and establish alternative visions; providing a comprehensive snapshot of contemporary social, political, cultural and ethnic aspirations. Limiting submissions to A4 format or smaller, interested artists are urged to develop an economy of means, offering cultural agency in accessible and proliferative form for an age where culture is often consumed in bite-sized pieces.
Deadline
29/04/2011
Details
For consistence, unity and for ease of postage, transportation and dissemination works are requested to be no larger than A4 size (210 x 297mm). Original works cannot be returned. Conceptual works or related performance proposals are welcome. Events scheduled for Sunday May Day 2011 10am-4pm at Tooting Market as part of the Market POST programme. There are no submission fees and no work will be for sale. To submit visit www.freespaceprojects.org for full details recitation
On Saturday I visited Sassoon Gallery in Peckham to see their current show After London based on Richard Jeffries’ book After London which investigates what happens after an unspecified catastrophe. The core of the project is not the catastrophe itself, but how we, as a collection of individuals, may over come it. It explores both creativity and practicality.
The heart of the exhibition is a survival shelter entitled: Could the last person alive please turn the lights out (2010) designed and built by artist Jaimie Barker and architect James Binning from materials found within a 1 mile radius of the gallery.
