A Colour a Day - week 8
Colours from the sea.
Jo Volley's A Colour a Day, week 8, 11 - 17 May. This week鈥檚 colours are from the sea:
1. Cuttlefish
2. Oyster shell
3. Tyrian Purple
4. Squid
5. Coral
6. Pearl
7. Octopus
See the .
Helen Benigson wins Mother Art Prize 2020
Congratulations to Helen Benigson who has been awarded Diversity Art Forum鈥檚 Mother Art Prize. See
Contemporary Art Lecture - Oscar Murillo
Our Slade Contemporary Art Lecture series continues with Oscar Murillo on Wednesday 20 May at 5pm via Microsoft Teams. See聽www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events/oscar-murillo for information about how to join.
Printmaking as an introduction to university
Mataio Austin Dean, BA Fine Art Student, writes about his experience in running etching workshops funded by聽果冻影院鈥檚 Access and Widening Participation team on 果冻影院's Public Engagement blog: .
In the night we believe - Cooke Latham Gallery
In The Night We Believe by Francisco Rodriguez is showing online at Cooke Latham Gallery, 13 May - 3 June 2020, as part of the gallery's Isolation Series. See the .
Alongside - Dryden Goodwin
Dryden Goodwin's film is now available to watch online:
鈥楢longside' (24mins) is a closely observed study of a care worker as he builds supportive relationships with three vulnerable clients with severe physical disabilities or autism. The need to observe, decipher and translate, are mirrored in the filmmaking process.聽
Dryden Goodwin will be in conversation about the film on Tuesday 12 May at 7pm via Zoom. To register:
How to Fly - John Hansard Gallery
John Hansard Gallery, 1 - 31 May 2020
David Blandy's "How to Fly" can be seen online at the John Hansard Gallery.
Watch on:
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Taylor Jack Smith on 果冻影院 Public Engagement blog
For 果冻影院 Public Engagement blog: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/public-engagement/2020/05/06/animation-activity/
Interested in making your own animations? Try this activity by alumnus Taylor Jack Smith on the .
Artist Support Pledge
Artist Support Pledge, an initiative on instagram by Matthew Burrow to support artist during the pandemic. Artists are invited to sell work for up to 拢200 and each time 拢1000 is reached, they pledge to buy another artist's work. #artistsupportpledge
Many artists' work can be seen online, including alumna Diane Chappalley's series of works 'Anxious Flowers'. See
Dwelling is the Light - Timothy Taylor
Antonia Showering is showing in Dwelling is the Light, an online show at Timothy Taylor, 15 April 鈥� 15 May 2020. See the .
Diane Chappalley in Conversation
Exhibition Behind Closed Doors at Informality Gallery
Read the which is in place of the closing event for Behind Closed Doors at Informality Gallery.
Seedlings for Solace
Hannah Morgan
is dropping off seedlings at homes around the city in return for 拢5 donations to London domestic abuse charity . The project is being run by聽Hannah Morgan, a sculpture student at the Slade School of Fine Art, who started it when the Slade shut down. With the help of some friends and fellow students,聽she began聽growing and distributing from hubs in north and south London.
There is an article in .
David Leverett
We are sorry to hear of the passing of David Leverett (1938 - 2020). He taught a printmaking at the Slade for many years until his retirement.
Slade Archive Project - Phase II
Liz Bruchet
Read Slade Archivist Dr Liz Bruchet's update on the Slade Archive Project - Phase II, on the .
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Many congratulations to Katy Kirbach who is a recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for 2020-21!
The Bird Game
Marianna Simnett's The Bird Game (2019) can be viewed online until 24 April 2020. See Marianna Simnett's website: .
Dear World Project
Work by Rutie Borthwick & Rebecca James, Harley Kuyck-Cohen, Nicole Morris, Giulia Ricci and Julia Vogl can be seen online in Dear World Project,聽a cross-disciplinary public engagement collaboration that explores mental health, its diagnosis, and the use of labels often associated with feelings and emotions. See the .
Isolation Interviews - Brooke Benington
Brooke Benington have published Isolation Interviews with alumni Anna Joy Reading , Jean-Philippe Dordolo and Olivia Bax . Read them on: https://www.brookebenington.com/isolation-interviews.
A Colour a Day
Follow Jo Volley's A Colour a Day project,聽a year-long project to celebrate one colour each day by recording a swatch of it, on The Pigment Timeline Blog: .
a-n Artist Bursaries 2020
Congratulations to Yva Jung who has been awarded an a-n Artist Bursary for 2020. The bursary will fund a residency in Felixstowe, which will culminate in a performance and video work exploring themes of journeys, borders and encounters. See the .