Tight Modern (a miniature version of Tate Modern) has just finished a stint at Royal Brompton Hospital in London. The exhibition will be in Brighton from the 9th until the 12th of August 2012 at East Street Bastion.
An online auction being held by Studio Upstairs between 12th July and 23rd July 2012. A viewing night of the artworks will be held at The Royal Academy of Arts on the 20th July 2012. The auction is a collaboration between Studio Upstairs and The Royal Academy of Arts to raise awareness of the fact that one in four people will suffer with a mental illness in their lifetime.
The deadline for the national competition is 20th July 2012. Maginalised artists are able to submit up to 2 pieces of work from their Outside In online gallery to the competition.
Flash of Splendour Artists @ Threadneedle Street, London
Ongoing
Flash of Splendour Artists is a “groundbreaking and highly acclaimed not-for-profit creative arts organisation working with music, poetry and the visual arts to effect societal change.”
The exhibition itself will focus on the work of 5 young British artists who are mentored by Flash of Splendour Arts.
The organisation itself specialises in “fostering creativity and self-determination in children and young adults, with a passionate interest in empowering those disempowered, for whatever reason, by their societal positioning.”
50 works will be selected from submissions by marginalised or disabled artists to go on a touring exhibition across Sussex and London. The gallery is a minute replica of the Tate Modern, will dimensions of 8 ft x 5 ft with a 12 ft high chimney.
Images that are submitted should be original, photographs, collages or computer generated, measuring 18 x 13 cm or 13 x 13 cm. Each artwork entered will cost £5.
There are prizes of £250, £175 and £75.
DEADLINE: 4TH JUNE 2012
Once selections are made, the exhibition will take place at the following venues, on the following dates:
London: 13th – 17th June @ Royal Brompton Hospital
Brighton: 9th – 12th August @ East Street Bastion
London: 10th October @ Gillet Square, Hackney
Chichester: 9th – 11th November @ Pallant House Gallery
The artworks on display in this exhibition mirror the struggle of the Tridacna; a creature which when put in peril will vanish, leaving behind just a skeleton.
The exhibition includes pieces that represented “suspended dreams” and a “romantic merging of humanity, nature and animal.”
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