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David Manley
New Paintings

6th - 27th November



Preview -
7th November, 6:00 - 8:00pm

Opening Times

Fri, Sat and Sun
10:00 - 4:00pm
(or by appointment - Tel: David 07808 938 349)
Embroideries 4th - 26th October 2008

Embroideries
4th - 26th October 2008

Flore Gardner

Gardner, from Avignon, France has been selected for the one-person show in October & during the Open Studio event.
Her work brings together the contradictory/complementary practices of photography and sewing through drawing.
More...
October 2008

HMS Open Studios

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th October
11:00am - 4:00pm

Join us for the 1st anniversary of the launch of HMS
24th October
Preview 6:00 - 8:00pm
Official opening by the Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Barbara Harrison and Consort

EXHIBITION SPACE
Embroideries
Flore Gardner,
Gardner, from Avignon, France has been selected for the one-person show in October & during the Open Studio event.
Her work brings together the contradictory/complementary practices of photography and sewing through drawing.
"Self-Embroidery"
24th October
As a living sculpture' Gardner will embroider the clothes she is wearing.


STANDING ROOM
Xymphora, a group of four Leeds graduates will complete a 2-month residency with a screening of their work
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Open Studios Invitation
Sept - Oct 2008

Xymphora
presents

'Tropical Bodies'


Experimental work to be screened during the Open Studio Weekend
24th -26th October

www.xymphora.co.uk
We Are All Tuvalu - September 14th - 28th

14th – 28th Sept 2008

Sarah Hemstock, Nadim Chaudry and Adam Kirk

Three artists respond to the environmental issues facing the island of Tuvalu
www.alofatuvalu.tv

WLTM August


August 30th 4:00 - 7:00pm
Don't miss the Event

Invite...

See blog...

See photos...

 
Paul Hirst

Congratulations to Paul Hirst who has been awarded the 2nd Erewash Bursary which provides a free space at HMS and a materials grant from Derby University.

Thanks to Erewash Borough Council and Derby University for their support.

Details

Anna Francis


Standing Room
Curator in Residence 9th July - 30th August

Anna Francis is a Fine Arts Practitioner and Lecturer in BA Fine Art at Staffordshire University. Her current research interests include the role of art and culture in urban regeneration, and investigation into private space in the public forum.

During her residency, Francis will deliver WLTM - a dating agency for works of art.

see
Standing Room website...

The Garden of Modern Delights
Nicholas Wright

New paintings

8th - 31st August

Private View
Friday 8th August 6:00 - 8:00pm
Official opening by the Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Barbara Harrison and Consort

Blog...

More info...


Image © Nicholas Wright 2008
Sarah Cavani 
1st - 31st July 2008

Private View
Friday 4th July 6.30 - 8.00pm

Invitation....
Louise Garland

May 31st - June 30th


Constructing the Constellations
Anna Roebuck
Standing Room
June 2nd - 29th
Re-Form

Anna Roebuck is currently undertaking a part-time MA researching creative collaborations
Polly Parker

Emerging Echoes

May 1st - 24th

April - May 2008
Amelia Beavis-Harrison
The Crumb programme incorporates collaborative based exhibitions, talks by organisations/groups/projects and a range of film screenings, throughout April and May in Standing Room

Popcorn

2.43.44 PG

DIY Film Screenings
Sat 17th May 2008

11am – 2pm

Tony Caunce, Sergio Cruz, Martin Hamblen, John Hiom, Richard O'Sullivan, Scallydandan, Ian Thorley, Andy Wood, David Yates

Hobnob

8th – 14th May

Private View Friday 9th May

James E Smith & Alexander Stevenson

'Natter over the garden fence' 
A day long series of talks exploring organisations and their projects, with an opportunity to meet the people behind the projects
Sat 3rd May 2008
Birmingham / Leicester / Lincolnshire / Derbyshire / Derbye
Insight / Location / Collaboration / Ambition 
10:30am Arrive
11:00am - 12 midday Beacon Art Project, Lincolnshire
  www.beaconartproject.com
  John Plowman talking about innovative visual arts projects in rural Lincolnshire
12:00 - 1:00pm Quad, Derby
  www.derbyquad.co.uk
  Keith Jeffrey speaks about Derby's new visual arts and media centre due to open Summer 2008
1:00 - 2:30pm Lunch
2:30 - 3:30pm Artober/Dot. Leicester
  www.artober.org
  Sally Rose Dibben and Hamish Walker talk about an Art's festival launched in Octbober 2007 in Leicester
3:30 - 4:30pm AAS, Birmingham
  www.aasgroup.net
  Stuart Tait and Anna Benlloch talk about the Birmingham organisation which has no fixed membership but has involved over 200 artist-participants since 2001.
 
'Goe'
Alan Armstrong & Steven Bradle
Launch Evening
Wed 23rd April 2008
7pm – 9pm
24 – 30th April
April
NAN event, Lille, 2-4 April 2008
'The artist as social entrepreneur'
Research and networking event in Lille, France.
Jackie has been awarded a place on this 3 day networking visit to France. More details...
Exhibition Space - Sarah Key

Painting in a Dialogue with the Digital

March 10th - April 10th 2008

Private View
Friday March 28th, 6 – 8.30pm
Artists Talk
Saturday March 29th, 1.30pm


<<< Invitation>>>

Christopher Parkes

22nd February - Staffordshire Uuniversity. Christopher Parkes will be giving a talk about his work, including how his residency at HMS has benefited his pracice.

Parkes will also be showing work in a group show in London
Novas galleries London Bridge Bankside
Just Desserts
Exhibition: 22 Feb – 22 Mar
Open: Mon - Sat 10:00am – 6.00pm FREE ENTRY Novas Arts presents Just Desserts, a thought-provoking exhibition to coincide with ‘Fair Trade Fortnight’, at the Contemporary Urban Centre - London Bridge Bankside.This exhibition will consider the poignant issue of 'fair trade’ in contemporary society. The works on show for one month offer an exciting opportunity to discuss alternative perspectives of fair trade themes. This will be a mixed media group exhibition, with photography and painting

Artquest - 7 o'clock, February 4th 2008

HMS is pleased to host a presentation by Nicholas Kaplony of Artquest about Artelier to Nottingham & Derbyshire studio groups. More details ...

"Artelier will be a user-driven, international temporary studio exchange website provided by Artquest to compliment our existing international activities"

See images >>>

January - March 2008
tether
© Tether

Tether, recent graduates from Nottingham Trent are resident artists in Standing Room.

www.tether.org.uk

Christopher Parkes, Artist in Residence January 2008

'Grassed Site'

Christopher Parkes artist in residence November 25 - January 27

See www.standingroom.org

Parkes is working on a durational piece that will grow in response to the various stages of Allotments' curation, from its installation to its reconfiguration when toured to Long Eaton's town hall.

See images>>>

 

Image © Cristopher Parkes
Allotment Show Dec 07 - Jan 08
January 26, Saturday 12 midday - 2pm

Talk and presentation'The Art of Allotments' by Professor David Crouch of Derby University >>>>>

35 people attended this inspirational talk.


January 19 - 30, 2008

Open submission to artists working in a 15" x 15" square format which attracted artists from Essex, London, Newcastle, Oxford and Manchester as ell as local residents.

Touring to Long Eaton Town Hall
Derby Road
Long Eaton
Derbyshire
NG10 1HU

Hanging Allotments - click here
More details..

 
OCTOBER 2007 HMS Open Studios - NCan October Festival
Sunday 28th October 11.00 - 5.00pm

Exhibiton Space Unveiled
October 26th - December 31st 2007
8 PAIRS in situ

Sheila Ravnkilde


Launch of Standing Room
Residual Traces
Jayne Falconer & Jane Hardstaff

See www.standingroom.org

 

Private View & Launch Party
See the photos - click here

 

 

Tuesday 23rd October 12:00 – 4:00pm. Sponsored by the Cooperative Community Fund.

Workshop with Justice for Carers @ HMS
A workshop with HMS artists where the Justice for Carers' group learned different techniques in water colours and modelling clay figures.
Lottery Funding For Refurbishment - August 2007
HMS was awarded £5000 funding towards refurbishment by the Arts Council. This was a significant contribution towards upgrading the electrics, including emergency lighting.
Creating HMS
March 11th Open Day 2:00pm
April 1st

1st partition

April 5th
Visit by Activate, artist group from Chelmsford, Essex. The group has received a NAN bursery to explore how HMS was set up (and look at other activities in the area).
April 15th First artists move in.
April 30th 6 studios ready.
May 6th 8 studios ready
May 27th

HMS Open Day
June 17th
July 1st Graduate Residency Open Day Click here
July 12th Paint party
July 13th Deadline for submissions for residency
July 26th Interviews for graduate
July 30th
AIR OPEN DIALOGUE event
Angel Row Gallery, 3 Angel Row, Nottingham
Jackie Berridge speaking about setting up HMS