Past projects

Projects in 2010

On this page you can find out more about all of our 2010 events so far.  Select from the menu below or scroll down to read the whole page, or see our currently active projects

Future Thinking - 5 July 2010

 


Photos by Christa Holka

 

A discussion event on sustainable international residencies, Future Thinking was run in partnership with Visiting Arts and held at Tate Britain. The day offered the opportunity for an in depth discussion on international visual arts exchange, with the aim of exploring new paradigms of practice. Speakers included Alistair Hudson (Deputy Director, Grizedale Arts), Geoff Cox (Researcher in Digital Aesthetics, Aarhus University, Denmark) and Lise Autogena, Artist. The day was attended by artists and deligates from organisations with internationally recognised residency programmes. The discussion was chaired by Chris Wainwright, Head of Camberwell Chelsea and Wimbledon College of Arts.

 

Futurising - Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 June 2010

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Led by LCC on behalf of University of the Arts London, Futurising was a one-stop shop of opportunities, advice and information for future and current creative graduates from universities across the UK.Artquest programmed a numer of Visual Art related events and services during the two days of the fayre. These included a panel discussion chaired by Gallerist Lucy Newman Cleeve  (Man&Eve Gallery), with curator Beth Greenacre (Rokeby Gallery) and artists Melanie Stidolph and Laura Eldret on different careers available in the arts and approaches to success. Also a talk by Artquest and University of the Arts London Curator Medeia Cohan Petrolino on the do's and don'ts of approaching different kinds of galleries.

 

Going Dutch: Amsterdam salon- 23-25 June 2010

To compliment the Going Dutch residency and develop our international networks and knowledge of Amsterdam's art ecology, Artquest presented a series of informal dialogue based seminars and social networking events in Amsterdam, where artists met to find out about critical currents in international practice.

All the salon events took place at our Going Dutch residency partners M4gastatelier. 

Wednesday 23rd June 2010

10am - 12pm: Drop in Breakfast:
Find out more about Artquest and the London art scene at this informal networking breakfast

2pm - 4pm: Academy Salon: Klaas Hoek in conversation with artist Yvonne Droge Wendel
Informal in-conversation between artists working in higher education institutions in the UK and Netherlands. This session will focus on notions of pedagogy, professional development and community practice between artists, looking at the art education systems in the UK and Netherlands. Open audience dialogue will be encouraged to find out what can be learned from each other's national systems of education and notions of society.

Thursday 24th June 2010

10am - 12pm: Drop in Breakfast
Find out more about Artquest and the London art scene at this informal networking breakfast

2pm - 4pm: Artist Led Activity Salon: Yasmine Ostendorf of Transartist in conversation with artist Janice McNab
An overview of the different political and economic motivations behind artist led activity - galleries, residencies, community projects etc - in the UK and Netherlands, based on short presentations by practicing artists. The session will include practical information on building artist networks in the UK and maintaining relationships between different art scenes

Friday 25th June 2010

10am - 12pm: Drop in Breakfast
Find out more about Artquest and the London art scene at this informal networking breakfast

2pm - 5pm Bike Tour of local spaces
Organised by M4gastatelier, the bike tour will travel to local artist-led and major art spaces in Amsterdam. Bring a bike and meet at the M4 studios for a 2pm start. To book a place on the bike tour email M4gastatelier

6-10pm Dinner 
To celebrate the end of the AmsterdamSalon series, join us on the roof of the M4 studio space for a free dinner party.

 

 

Craft Rally - 25 March and 23 April 2010

Craft Rally: A network for makers

Craft Rally was the first pilot phase of a series of inclusive and dynamic seminar for makers, supported by the Crafts Council; an opportunity for makers to exchange information and ideas both online and offline.  Artquest organised Craft Rally in partnership with maker and academic Helen Carnac and Yorkshire Artspace.

Craft Rally, part of the Crafts Council's Collective series of professional development programmes, is a programme of talks, seminars, discussions, workshops, performances and professional and social networking events that help makers consider some of the key issues relating to contemporary crafts practice together.

Part 1: London

Thursday 25 March 2010; 10am – 7pm
Chelsea College of Art and Design, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU

Included presentations and events by:

Introductions from Craft Rally MC Lee Corner and maker, curator and academic Helen Carnac.

Delegates were also encouraged to interact and contribute to an installation, Rallying Bobbins, by artist Shane Waltener which developed throughout the day.

Smaller breakout sessions and practical activities included discussions on sustainability; crafts and conflict; craft and activism; cultural discourse around making; and the increasing collaboration between craft-makers and other creative disciplines (also explored through Artquest's Intersection and Ex Machina conferences).

Sessions included:

  • Lost and Found explores how new life and meaning can be found in the discarded and forgotten.
  • Beyond the Object explores the value of talk and collaborative practice
  • Material and Meaning explores the performativity of matter
  • Darned Memory: a walk and talk with artist Clare Qualmann; a chance to get outside and explore the locale in relation to making and mending, collecting narratives and telling stories.
  • Cloth Non-Confidential by the Bricolage Textile Collective: leave feedback, make comments or note ideas on specially prepared tablecloths around the conference venue. Chelsea graduate textile designers from the Bricolage Collective will be on hand to help participants leave their mark on the cloth through stitch and print.
  • Sampler: a Culture Clash performance involving networking, drinks and a performance by David Littler's Sampler project, a collaboration with international DJ Jason Singh bringing together the worlds of embroidery and DJing through collaboration with embroiderers, beat-boxers, performance poets, filmmakers, curators from the V&A and the Embroiderers' Guild.
  • Repair and mend, vox pops and informal discussion.
Part 2: Sheffield

Friday 23 April 2010; 1.30pm - 5.00 pm
Museums Sheffield: Millennium Galleries, Learning Centre

Included contributions from:

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Artquest at Emerge seminars

Artquest partnerned with Emerge from January to March 2010 on a new professional development seminar series for emerging artists.  Emerge is a visual arts initiative based in the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Enfield, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Waltham Forest and Westminster, supporting artists' networks and professional development. The Emerge seminars were informal and driven by practical exercises giving participants the opportunity to apply the seminar content in real contexts.

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I know I'm an artist, but I haven't made a work in six months
Date: Monday 11th January 2010, 6.30 - 8.30pm
Venue: Arts Depot, Barnet

How do you get 'unstuck' ? What are our ways of avoiding making art? How do we get past them? Who can help? This session took a critical and useful look at our strategies for avoiding making work and progressing in your practice. Campbell Works presented their performance of avoidance tactics for artists, followed by a participatory workshop on how to get new ideas moving. The event opened with a talk by Ed Pien, on the eve of his solo show 'Momento' at the Artsdepot.

We're in a group show with nothing in common
Date: Tuesday 9 February 2010, 6.30 - 8.30pm
Venue: The Tabernacle, Westbourne Park

This session considered approaches to curating a disparate and unconnected collection of works and advised on key issues to consider and exploit such as who or what goes where? How do you make it coherent for your audience? The session was led by Nick Kaplony, Artquest Programme Co-ordinator and Exhibitions officer at Pump House Gallery, along with invited guest advisors. Matt Roberts, from Matt Roberts Arts, and curator Susie Gray

I want to run an artists' run space, but I don't know how

Date: Monday 22nd February, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: Dugdale Centre, Enfield

This event was for anyone wanting to put on a show or project in a space that isn't already a gallery. The event will addressed crucial questions in getting a space up and running - How do you find a space? What do you need to insure? And, of course, why am I doing it? This course will covered all aspects of setting up an artist run space, look at the advantages and potential pitfalls of such an activity, taking participants through the practical and philosophical reasons for embarking on this kind of project. The course was led by Russell Martin. Advisors  on hand were Katie Schwab and Roger White from Raw Canvas at Tate Modern and Clare Moloney a writer and freelance arts consultant.

I want to 'Dodge the Shredder', but I don't know how
Date: Monday 15th March 2010, 6.30 - 8.30pm
Venue: The Gallery at Willesden Green, Brent

This event was for artists making funding, commission, exhibition or any kind of proposals. Through practical exercises and advice artists gained tips on how to make the most of their project and skills. Dodge the Shredder was devised and led by accomplished Visual Artist, Writer and Broadcaster, Emilia Telese. Emilia is an Arts Council England South East Regional Council Member and an Artist Advisor and Artists' Networks Coordinator for A-N: The Artists Information Company. Her blog was one of the top 4 most read on the a-n website in early 2009. Her own work includes her 'Life of a Star' project (pictured above) which she exhibited at the Venice Biennale.

I want to talk about my work but I don't know how
Date: Monday 22nd March 2010 6.30 - 8.30pm
Venue: Tate Modern

This was a practical, hands on session run by artist Noëmi Lakmaier to help artists better identify what their practice is about, who their audiences are and how best to communicate their work to them. It looked at understanding the values and motivations for making work and marrying them with appropriate opportunities and audiences. This session was run in partnership with Shape.

 

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