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ArtQuest Jumble Sale, Sunday 18th July 2010, 12-6pm, The Rag Factory at Heneage Street, off Brick Lane, London, E1

2010-06-18

Bargains, jumble, thrift chic, games, competitions, fab prizes, tea, homemade cake, tarot readings, massage and more! All stalls run by visual artists. Free entry. For more info go to: http://www.artquest.org.uk/projects/jumblesale.htm read more

Vanishing Point screens as part of East End Film Festival, 22-30 April 2010

2010-04-22

Vanishing Point is screening at East End Film Festival 2010 as part of the ‘Adventures in Experiments’ – shorts programme. It will screen at Rich Mix, Screen 3, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA on Monday 26th April at 8.30pm. Adventures In Experiments (102 min) – this is a selection of work from artists, filmmakers and animators, exploring the… read more

Missing joins International Slavery Museum, National Museums Liverpool Permanent Collections

2010-03-25

The International Slavery Museum has acquired Missing as part of its contemporary slavery collecting policy. Photographed in urban and suburban Britain, the images depict sex-trafficking and prostitution: the interiors and exteriors of working or derelict flats, brothels and so-called massage parlours. They are devoid of people, yet at the same time reveal human activity. Missing responds to the psychology of… read more

Celebrating Women, Artist talk, International Slavery Museum, National Museums Liverpool, UK, 10th March, 2010, 6-8pm

2010-03-10

Rachel Wilberforce Artist talk in honour of the unveiling of three new plaques on the Black Achievers Wall, and to coincide with Wilberforce’s exhibition of ‘Missing’ at the museum. Food and beverages will be available. For more information or to guarantee your place please call 0151 478 4543 or email Education and Communities general enquiries on the ISM web site.… read more

Invisible Empire : Undefined Spaces, Your-Space, Van Abbemuseum, The Netherlands, 30th October- 13th November 2009

2009-10-10

‘Invisible Empire : Undefined Spaces’ is a virtual territory that allows art to propose new ways of societal living in order to escape heavy-handed cultures. It is a virtual arena of tension within our subconscious, our true form of spirit and the uncontrollable sphere of influence. This critical stance embraces interactivity and all forms of virtual partnership within physical and… read more

Strange Places, Events: Lunchtime Artist's Talks, 12:30-1:30pm

2009-10-04

Wed 7 October 2009: Artist Rachel Wilberforce in conversation with curator Alex Stara. Wed 21 October 2009: Artist Steffi Klenz in conversation with curator Alex Stara. Wed 18 November 2009: Artist Rut Blees Luxemburg in conversation with curator Alex Stara. Other events: Tues 10 November 6.30pm: Strange Places: Photography as Alternative Urbanism debate at the Architecture Foundation, chaired by the… read more

Strange Places: Sub/Urban Photography as Alternative Urbanism, Stanley Picker Gallery, UK, 30 September - 21 November 2009

2009-07-14

This show brings together eleven international contemporary artists who propose an alternative mapping of the globalized urban condition and its margins. Whether gazing at ambiguous thresholds on the edges of the urban, or tracing liminal spaces in the city, these photographs explore themes of place, identity, boundaries and the uneasy encounter between land and built environment. Shared across the exhibited… read more

The Red Thread, Galerie Dana Charkasi, Vienna

2009-04-15

The Red Thread was conceived as a flexible exhibition format, and has previously been shown in NYC at the Educational Alliance and a private Gallery in Seattle, WA. Originally The Red Thread served as a connective concept that surveyed various ‘threads’ in the international Vienna art scene: In its current incarnation at Dana Charkasi Galerie The Red Thread again serves… read more