Spring 06
Exhibition and Events Programme at the Menier Gallery
Open 10am – 6pm Monday – Saturday (unless stated otherwise)
Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays
Poetry in Stitches
Tuesday 4 January – Saturday 24 January
A collaborative exhibition between Poems in the Waiting Room and the National Needlework Archive
Gallery closed for refurbishment
Monday 26 January – 4 February
New Voices | The Launch Event for 4WALL
Tuesday 7 – Saturday 18 February
John McFaul, ‘Winter With Girl’, Silk Screen Print
New Voices features over 50 pieces of work in a variety of media from the world’s finest contemporary illustrators. The event is a launch pad for 4WALL, a new venture dedicated to promoting illustration as fine art. All work will be for sale at an affordable price and will range from 7ft drawings, screen prints, etchings, and paintings to framed Giclee prints, spray paint stencils and embroidery.
For further details: www.4wall.co.uk | sam@4wall.co.uk | 07855 426 025
Momentum
Tuesday 20 – Saturday 25 February
Cinzia Castellano, ‘Just as Everything is Extra,’ acrylic and oil and on canvas
Ten artists from diverse backgrounds and cultures who have exhibited in prestigious groups and individual shows for many years in this country and abroad. This exhibition is the result of individual artistic endeavour coalescing into a group creative effort of painters who have accomplished their own direction in art.
Sean Michael
Tuesday 28 February – Friday 24 March
Sean Michael, paper construction (work in progress)
Collage, drawing and sculpture exploring the authority of the printed image and its physical properties. Sean Michael is the winner of the 2005 Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award in association with Paintings in Hospitals
Artist’s Talk, ‘The Residency Experience’: Saturday 4th March, 3-4pm. Free
Pop-up workshop for children: Saturday 11 March, 3-5 pm (pre-booking essential, £5.00 per participant)
Collage for all Ages: Saturday 18 March, 3-5pm (pre-booking essential. £5.00 per participant)
Charity Art Exhibition and Auction
Saturday 25 March: 5pm – 10pm
Artworks by users of the mental health services in Georgia sold to raise funds for art therapy programmes at the psychiatric hospital in Tbilisi.
For further details: www.georgians.co.uk
Digest This…
Tuesday 28 March - Saturday 1 April
Jess Walsh, ‘Book Sculpture’
Ten emerging artists present a visual feast of painting, drawings and installation that juxtapose embodied architecture, the trace of body memories and the crowded and emptied space.
Henrie Haldane & Viktoria Hallenius – Recent Paintings
Monday 3rd April – Thursday 13th April
Henrie Haldane, ‘London Skies’ oil & mixed media on canvas
The exhibition "Colour & Light" takes inspiration from landscapes and travels. Viktoria's paintings are influenced by the stunning Scandinavian light through to deep South American heat while Henrie's paintings focus on dramatic sunsets, landscapes, Moroccan Architecture and atmospheric London cityscapes.
Imprint
Tuesday 18th April – Saturday 22 April
Joe Hall, ‘Now and Then’
An exhibition of contemporary photography and art exploring themes of community, memory, environment and representation using a combination of vernacular, documentary, landscape and conceptual approaches.
The Hat Show
Tuesday 25 April – Saturday 29 April
An exhibition showcasing the works of 18 innovative European hat designers organised by The Hat Magazine.
Arabesques: Recent work by Anne-Catherine Phillips
Wednesday 3 May – Saturday 13 May
Anne-Catherine Phillips, ‘Tying Pointes’, oil on canvas, 2005
Young girls taking their first steps in ballet and older ladies gathering to share their enjoyment of embroidery make up the twin subjects of this show. It comprises paintings, etchings, sketches and clay models that all try to capture the spirit of intense concentration shared by both groups, contrasting the hesitant youthful excitement of the one with the calm serenity of the other.
Gallery CVA
Tuesday 16 May – Saturday 27 May
Jane Ward, ‘Summer’, oil on canvas with threads removed, 2004
The artists collective, Gallery CVA, explore the self, media, consumerism and alienation with artworks that are evocative, skilful and challenging.
For further details: www.gallerycva.co.uk
Tuesday 30 May – Saturday 3 June: Exhibition to be confirmed
Susan Aldworth: Matter into Imagination
Tuesday 6 June – Saturday 24 June
Susan Aldworth, Brainscape 16, Etching
This exhibition will comprise a short collaborative film, a sound installation, animated etchings, etchings and location drawings generated from a residency in the neuroradiology department at the Royal London Hospital.
Events:
Artist’s Talk: Thursday 15 June, 1-2pm at the Menier Gallery
Free
Symposium on Consciousness: Susan Aldworth with Dr Paul Broks, neuro-psychologist and author of ‘Into the Silent Land’, Rita Carter author of ‘Mapping the Mind’ and ‘Consciousness’ plus other speakers
Free but pre-booking required. Tickets from Garry Kennard 01962 779 536 or garry.kennard@btopenworld.com
Lecture: Thursday 8th June, 7pm, Whitechapel Art Gallery Auditorium, Free but pre-booking required. tickets@whitechapel.org or telephone 0207 522 79888
For further details: www.susanaldworth.com
All details correct at time of publication.