Art of Growing, Wednesdays, 10am-1pm
The Art of Growing is a free, friendly, drop-in art club that is facilitated by the professional artists at Chisenhale Studios.
Workshops explore drawing, painting, sculpture, video, performance and much more. We rotate the tutors every few weeks, so there is plenty of opportunity to learn new skills and gain experience from the wide range of artists within the Studios.
Schedule for April, May and June 2012
18th, 25th April: EMMA GUNNINGHAM
Portraiture
Using a variety of materials, Emma will be looking different approaches to portraiture.
2nd, 9th May: JON GEORGE
Relief Painting
Jon George will be exploring a new approach to painting using pulped paper gesso.
16th, 23rd May: RICHARD LAYZELL
Video Art
Richard’s approach to art uses video and performance, and offers something, which is completely different for the Art of Growing project.
30th May and 13th June: KATE HARDY
Oil Painting
Colour and the canal. The group will focus on colour and oil painting.
20th June, 27th June: KEVIN HARRISON
Wood Sculpture
Kevin Harrison’s workshops embrace the enormous fun of using wood to make sculptures. A hands-on experience of working with wood, creating some astounding works of art.
All welcome!
We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of an anonymous donor who is supporting the Art of Growing from February 2012 to June 2012. This funding goes directly towards the workshops, enabling the community to continue to benefit from this much-loved art workshop and club, and supporting the artist tutors involved in the programme.
On Friday 30th September, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October , our 40 artists studios opened to the public, alongside the two arts organisations, Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Dance Space.
Additionally, family and adult art workshops took place on Saturday and Sunday and there were guided tours of the artists’ studios both days.
Saturday 1st Oct
1-2pm Painting workshop in the Studio Education Space. Artist Uliana Apatina and members of the our community “Art of Growing Club” ran a free drop-in workshop exploring painting to music. Suitable for adults and accompanied children.
2-5pm Family Day at Chisenhale Gallery. Join the Gallery for a free artist led drop-in art workshop inspired by James Richards’ exhibition. Suitable for all ages but children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Also from 2pm in the Studios, there were guided tours running through the afternoon when artists gave short talks in their studios about their work.
Sunday 2nd October
1-2pm Painting workshop ran again in the Studio Education Space, with artist Uliana Apatina and members of the our community “Art of Growing Club” .
2-4pm Family Day at Chisenhale Dance Space. Leading professional dance artists delivered a dynamic free workshop for ages 7-12 years in the iconic dance space.
….. artist-educator, cuts, art in the public realm, expanding the audience for contemporary practice, participation, participatory modes of practice, outreach, professional development, experiential learning, skills based learning, experimental learning, art schools, alternative art schools, the future of art education, mentor, student collectives, artist collectives, extra-institutional endeavours, un-school, teach-ins, establishment, commodification, privilege, education and activism, un-learning, lecturer, visionaire, business model bureaucracies, sit-ins, consultant, incomprehensiveness, accreditation criteria, socially engaged practice, artist-in-residence, the art course as a luxury service for the few, art as a space where real learning can occur….
Join us to discuss and debate the above in relation to the value of art education today.
Speakers:
Jo Stockham: Jo is an installation artist who also makes drawings, prints and publications. She is currently Professor and Head of the Printmaking Department at the Royal College of Art. She has taught throughout the UK and in Europe, undertaken educational work for major galleries including the Tate, Whitechapel and Serpentine and been resident in several primary schools.
Liz Ellis: Liz has an interdisciplinary art practice that includes adult informal learning and social justice. She is curator of the Community Informal Learning at Tate Modern. She is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at City University, Department of Psychosocial Science. (Please note change of speaker)
Richard Layzell: Richard’s multidisciplinary practice encompasses video, performance and installation. He has been commissioned by major institutions including The Science Museum and The Serpentine Gallery. He is an artist researcher with Res Cen, a writer and curator and currently lectures at Wimbledon College of Art.
Chair:
Graham Crowley: Graham is a renowned painter who has held a number of significant teaching posts, most recently Professor of Painting at the Royal College of Art.
Continue the conversation with us over drinks and nibbles into the early evening.
Spilling the Beans is an ongoing series of free curated talks as part of the Chisenhale Art Place Public Programme.
All welcome but places are limited. Please email programmes@chisenhale.co.uk to reserve your place.
Spilling the Beans was a unique series of free talks that took place over the weekend of 23rd and 24th October 2010 at Chisenhale Art Place, when Chisenhale artists and organisations talked about their working practice. Speakers focused on the factors that influenced or determined how work got made, shown or performed. Spilling the Beans allowed the audience a glimpse of the underlying realities of the working lives of artists and arts professionals.
Each evening there was a panel discussion that allowed the audience to delve deeper, tease out more details from the speakers and add their own thoughts and experiences to the discussion. The panel was chaired on Saturday by Richard Dyer and on Sunday by John Slyce, both noted critics and writers.
Speakers
Saturday 23rd October
2.00 pm Zoe Mendelson, artist
2.40 pm Bryony Kimmings,
Dance Space Director
3.20 pm Ingrid Kerma, artist
4.00 pm Mark Fairnington, artist
5-6pm Discussion chaired by Richard Dyer, writer and critic.
Sunday 24th October
2.00 pm Tim Knowles, artist
2.40 pm Laura Wilson,
Gallery Education
3.20 pm Alicia Paz, artist
4.00 pm Amikam Toren, artist
5-6 pm Discussion chaired by John Slyce, writer and critic
The 40 artists studios and the two arts organisations, Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Dance Space took part in the Chisenhale Art Place Open Weekend during which the whole building was open to the public.
The artists opened their studios throughout the weekend and there were guided tours of the studios on Saturday and Sunday during which artists gave short talks about their work.
The studios also hosted talks by other local artists.
John Frankland, an internationally acclaimed artist gave a talk, accompanied by stunning visuals about Boulder, his ambitious public sculpture that is currently sited in Mabley Green and Shoreditch Park, both within walking distance of Chisenhale Art Place.
Intoart, London based artist collective that includes people who have a learning disability talked about their work. One of the artists Ntiense Eno- Amooquaye gave an active talk/demonstration of her working practice.
Phyllida Barlow, renowned contemporary sculptor, gave an informal, intensely insightful talk, in the Carl Plackman studio, about Carl’s work and its influence on a generation of sculptors. This was a unique opportunity to experience Carl’s work in the space in which it was created.
Chisenhale Gallery
Chisenhale Gallery’s ongoing exhibition was a major solo show by British artist Tariq Alvi.
For his exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery Alvi created a site-specific installation exploring ideas of value and exchange.
On Saturday, the Gallery held a Family Day. Artist Sarah Doyle facilitated a free drop-in art workshop inspired by Tariq Alvi’s exhibition that was suitable for all ages.
Chisenhale Dance Space
The Dance Space was open for business all weekend, with rehearsals and classes for children and professionals running as usual.
On Sunday, the Dance Space hosted a Family Day. Resident dance tutors facilitated free drop-in taster classes for children in a range of dance styles from classical to street dance.
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