Festival
site10 Drawing Show, Subscription Rooms, Stroud
“Art is a lie that tells the Truth”
site10 Drawing Show
Subscription Rooms, Stroud
29th May - 30th June
What makes a truthful drawing? Artists Michelle Ohlson and Kerry Phippen present
a selected exhibition of contemporary drawings which embrace the ideas, scribbles
and refined concepts of that most humble and profound activity, drawing.
Thursday June 3rd from 10 - 12
Drop-in drawing workshop led by Kerry and Michelle. For families with children
aged 5 - 12. Younger and older children welcome too, but all children must be accompanied
by a parent or carer.
50p per child to cover cost of materials
Tuesday 8th June 7.00 - 8.00
An open forum led by Meryl Ainslie from the Rabley Drawing Centre and some of
the participating artists to discuss the concept of the role of drawing in contemporary
artist's practice.
Free
Saturday 26th June 10 - 1
Hopscotch event outside the Sub Rooms
Free
Fancy entering your own work in the Drawing Show?
First register with SVA then visit our call for submissions page
Wesley Farm Art Camp
Camp 0
Cultural Explorations of the Shadow that the Future Throws
Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June, Westley farm, Chalford GL6 8HP
Weekend tickets including evening meal £20.00 under 16s £10.00
CAMP 0 is a residential camping weekend of participatory and collaborative events, discussions, workshops and artworks about culture, change and the limits of global growth.
Taking place off-grid and close to the earth in Westley Farm’s 75 acres of ancient woods and limestone grassland, CAMP 0 will bring together artists, cultural workers, social activists, community groups and citizens to explore the ideas, symbols and images of change in an an uncertain future.
Chalford
Stroud
Gloucestershire GL6 8HP
| Full Price | £ 20.00 |
| Under 16s | £ 10.00 |
Minima: Nosferatu
Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud GL5 3AP
Minima’s music is an audacious 21st-Century interpretation of the images of silent and avant-garde film. Formed in 2006, Minima perform in cinemas and arts centres, as well as music and film festivals and unexpected venues. Minima’s repertoire includes silent feature films: surrealism, horror and science fiction, as well as silent short films, animations and improvised performances.
One of the band’s scores is for the 1922 horror classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, and this year is the 90th Anniversary of the film’s release. One of the silent era’s most influential masterpieces, Nosferatu’s eerie, gothic feel - and a chilling performance from Max Shrek as the vampire - set the template for the horror films that followed. Based on the Dracula story, this is a true spine-tingler with many now iconic scenes of the blood-sucking count. Darkly humorous and tender too - this is a story of yearning
and the search for fulfilment.
Tickets: £4 in advance, online from SVA or fromTrading Post 01453 759116, £5 on the door
Bees Knees and Guillemots. A workshop with John Hegley
10am-11.30am
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
Writing and drawing out the creative egg legs, bees knees and guillemots.
No experience or biros needed.
For adults and children 7+.
Tickets: £10 adults, £7 under 12s
Tickets: Booking is essential
£10 adults, £7 under 12s online from SVA or fromTrading Post 01453 759116
La Concepta - Simon Munnery
12.30pm-1pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
All the rigmarole of haute cuisine without the shame of eating. A unique, interactive dining experience, featuring a varied menu of conceptual art, jokes, aphorisms, props and dancing. Vive La Concepta!
Tickets: £10
Booking is essential as places are limited. To reserve a table book online:
Get the Blessing
Saturday 19th May 8.30pm-11pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA
Bristolian jazzy post-rockers Get The Blessing return to the Site Festival.
With the release of their third album OC DC this March, Get The Blessing are once again elbowing their way out of easy categorisation.
As winners of the 2008 BBC Jazz Award win for Best New Album they wear their jazz credentials lightly but defiantly. A shared love of legendary saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s early quartet inspired their boldly monophonic instrumentation. The intricate but absolutely rock-solid rhythm section forms the glue that holds Get The Blessing together, with the dual sax and trumpet frontline working with the bass to create melodies and harmonies. This Site Festival highlight will be a fantastic opportunity to explore the fascinating and idiosyncratic musical world of the Get The Blessing.
Tickets: £7.50 in advance, online from SVA or fromTrading Post 01453 759116, £10 on the door
Art and Money
A professional development day for artists exploring ways to sustain their practice
10.30am-4pm
Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud GL5 3AP
This professional development day is aimed at critically engaged artists who have been practicing for over 5 years.
The day will give insights into the contemporary art market, working with curators and an alternative look at ways in which artistic practice can be sustained. With keynote presentations from Paul Hobson, Director of Contemporary Art Society; Alistair Gentry, Artist and Writer, and founder of Market Project and Gavin Wade, Artist and Director of Eastside Projects, Birmingham.
A limited number of places are available for small group ‘surgeries’ with the speakers in the afternoon.
Details of how to book for the surgeries will be sent with your registration confirmation
This event is a Turning Point South West event in partnership with SVA.
Tickets: £12 including lunch and refreshments. Booking is essential as places are limited.
01453 751440 or office@sva.org.uk
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