Thursday, 9 April 2009

Exhibiting Space at the Novus Centre

Derek Jackson is showing a set of photographs of the outer harbour at the Novus Centre from the 29th May, 2009. The gallery space is to the left of reception and visitors are welcome.

The new Novus Centre on The Conge, Great Yarmouth, has wall space in the spacious lobby to show contemporary artworks -a hanging system has been installed and insurance is provided. If you are interested, contact Sue Warnes at GY Enterprise on 0800 458 0146 or email info@enterpriseGY.co.uk.

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

EastCoastNet

ARC has been offered a grant from Community Builder (Neighbourhood Renewal Fund) to create an interactive internet site as a resource for all artists and arts groups and organisations in and around the Borough of Great Yarmouth. Watch this space! The site is being designed and built at the moment so now is a good time to make any suggestions or to put together a wish list for what the site might offer. Email suggestions to b.herizsmith@btinternet.com.

GYPFilm

Manuel has asked for these links to be posted to the blog:
http://gypfilm.blogspot.com/2009/04/out-there-international-arts-festival.html
http://gypfilm.blogspot.com/2009/04/link.html
http://gypfilm.blogspot.com/2009/04/links-update.html

Sunday, 15 March 2009

Jason Parr

Jason has created a film which is being shown at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich on the 18th March at the Late Junction which is free to get in and starts 7pm till 9pm with various acts, artists, also poetry. Jason will be downstairs in the studio showing the 9 minute film which was edited from a 9 hour performance on the 9th September working on nine different things - writing, drawing, guitar, wood carving, painting, stone carving, conversation, piano and reading. Jason showed the film at our last meeting - it's good!

Anything new?

I have been leant some back issues of Studio which have made really interesting reading. An article by Alexander Watt in the March 1960 issue comments on interviews held with six foreign artists working in Paris. One, Christoforou, born in London in 1921 of Greek parents, decided to move to Paris in 1957 because "In England I had the good fortune to have had the support of a few private individuals, but otherwise ..... the official art world, controlled as it is by a few pompous chauvinists, has turned art into an instrument of national prestige in a crude and prejudiced sense." Another, Grimm, complained that "Art is no longer a matter of creating: it has become a mass production."

Friday, 13 February 2009

ARC MEETING, FEB 12, 2009

ARC MEETING, GT YARMOUTH, THURSDAY, FEB 12 (AT BRIDGET'S)

Those attending: Bridget, Mark S, Kate, John D, Jason, Darren, Lou, Rupert and Shirley

1.BOROUGH-WIDE COMMUNITY ARTS/ARTISTS WEBSITE

Bridget outlined the idea again and went through a email exchanges she's had with Harry Harold, a website builder, discussing the pros and cons of blogs and sites and costs.

Darren suggested the proposed site should be a 'forum' website rather than a blog – a site that could be both accessible to the visitor and user friendly to all those who post to it – both ARC members and members of GY organisations, together with other artists in the vicinity. Darren further suggested his work could be viewed at the following:-
www.thesunrisecoast.co.uk
www.thegreatunsigned.com
www.urbanshadow.net

There was much discussion about the purpose and nature of such a website. For registering a name and hosting it was felt vital that one person takes charge of this. It was unanimously decided that Bridget would take charge of this project.

Choosing a name for the site was the most difficult task. Should it have Great Yarmouth in the title, wholly focussed on its locality but, perhaps, limiting its appeal via the internet?
Here are ideas and possible words we came up with which might (or might not) be helpful in finding an appropriate title:-
HAVEN – HARBOUR – THREE RIVERS – THREE RIVERS DANCE – ARK – TIDE – SURGE – EAST COAST – ARTS- HUB – COMMUNITY – COMMUNE – CULTURE – CULTURE SHOCK – COLLECTIVE – CONFERENCE – YARE – YEAH...

As time was pressing it was decided to a) thoroughly look at Darren's sites and b) each chew over a name for our next meeting. ANY suggests for a name can be sent to me in the mean time rupertmallin@supanet.com
Note: publicity for the site, funding, costs, etc, will be fully discussed at the next meeting.

ARC 2009 PHOTO/FILM/ART EXHIBITION/EVENT
After considering all possible venues (see below) it was agreed that this exhibition could be run over a long weekend as “an exhibition as an event” as there will not only be photos on walls but film showings of artists' work too.

It was agreed that the event would have a wider artistic remit than ARC itself, though centred on the group itself.

With the library out of action, a suitable venue is a priority. We considered Christchurch, the Town Hall, a club (Zen), Ferry House, Gorleston Library, Ocean Rooms, the Toll House, Community Centres, Brett's Warehouse and The Arcade. With the closure of Woolworths and Curry's it was felt that we should contact agents for these properties. Kate suggested a long weekend in summer and this was agreed.

Action: Mark will establish contact with Woolies, and Rupert and Mark will meet to look at venues before the next meeting (in two weeks' time).

A big thankyou to Bridget for coffee, tea, biscuits and generous hospitality!

Saturday, 17 January 2009

Forthcoming exhibition


BRIDGET HERIZ

Chalk Hill Gallery, Guildford, 6th - 22nd March 2009