A fantastic opportunity to see a major new solo show in the UK by 2008 Cove Park resident Abraham Cruzvillegas: ‘Autoconstruccion: The Optimistic Failure of A Simultaneous Promise’ opens at Modern Art Oxford on 28 September.
Previous Cove Park residents Dawn Youll, Nick Evans and Anne Gibbs have work featured in ‘Placement’ an exhibition of contemporary ceramic objects by artists with connections to Wales and Scotland. This original and compelling exhibition explores the narrative possibilities of ceramics through material, form, history, image and context.
Part 1: 17 Sept – 16 Oct 2011*, FCA&C @ St Andrews Museum (Kinburn Park, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TA, tel 01334 659380; open Mar-Sept 10.30-4, Apr-Oct 10-5, free). Artists: Stephen Bird, Claire Curneen, Lowri Davies, Laura Ford, David Shrigley, Dawn Youll
PART 2: 22 Oct – 20 Nov 2011, FCA&C @ St Andrews Museum (as above). Artists: Lowri Davies, Ken Eastman, Nick Evans, Laura Ford, Anne Gibbs, Cecile Johnson Soliz, Conor Wilson, Dawn Youll
”The Ring’ at Hnoss Gallery, Sweden will feature work by Cove Park’s 2011 UK Crafts Resident Lina Peterson. The exhibition runs from 9th Septmber – 9th October and will be accompanied by a seminar on the 9th September with guest speakers looking at the ring from different perspectives.
Regular Cove Park residents Fuel Theatre Company have new projects on at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, Fuel at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For more information and to book tickets visit the Fuel website.
2011 Cove Park Visual Arts resident Chris Evans and 2003 resident Elizabeth Price are taking part in a new Collective Gallery offsite project at Fettes College, Edinburgh, until 28 August. Devised by artists Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan, this project includes new work developed by Chris Evans during his recent residency.
2011 Scottish Islands Expedition
15 July – 12 August 2011
Cape Farewell, which encourages the artist’s response to climate change through expeditions to the high arctic, has in partnership with Cove Park organised an expedition along the west coast of Scotland which has just passed its half-way point. So far over thirty artists and scientists have spent time exploring the impact of climate change on island cultures and ecologies and investigating approaches to stewardship, community development and responsible resource use. Breathtaking landscapes, memorable moments with basking sharks and puffins, encounters and conversations with inhabitants of the islands have created a stimulating and thought provoking environment for the crew.
Watch an interview with Xiaolu Guo.
Novelist and Filmmaker Xiaolu Guo in conversation with follow voyager and filmmaker Fiona Cunningham-Reid: ‘For me it’s important to have a first hand feeling instead of second hand archive research. I think for artists it’s very important to see.’ Video by Fiona Cunningham-Reid.
Kate Davis, Cove Park’s Scottish Visual Artist in residence in 2008, presents a new exhibition of work at GoMA called Peace At Last! The artist has responded to Glasgow Museum’s collection and the exhibition brings together new works and key existing museum objects. The exhibition runs from 13th July – 16th October 2011 and is accompanied by a series of events.
