"Open studios happen when a group of artists open their workplaces to the public during an agreed period of time ... Events have two main purposes: to promote artists by exhibiting and selling their work and to encourage a wider and larger audience for art."
Open Studios - a Gem Worth Polishing (Arts Council)
NCAN
open studios 2008
c/o 8 Hedley Villas, Nottingham NG7 7BN
Events confirmed so far
- Saturday
4th October, 11.00 am -5.00 pm, Open Studios at Oldknows
Building (CAN,
Oldknows, Egerton, and OPUS Studio groups plus Gold Factory and other
spaces within the building) St Ann’s Hill Rd, Nottingham NG3 4DB. Info:
0115 978 5671
- Sunday
5th October, 11.00 am - 4.00 pm, Open Studios at Oldknows
Building
- Sunday
5th October, 2.45-3.10 pm, Café
Con Brio will
perform ‘the songs that Seaton Sang’ at Oldknows Studio Group (3rd floor of Oldknows Building) Info: 0115 978 5671
- Monday
5th October, launch of
The Art
Organisation’s Cop
Shop Gallery, 21 Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3AJ, with an exhibition of
new work by artists from all of the studio groups in the city/area. Info: 0115 9241440
- Saturday
11th October, Stuff of Life Festival, Hedley Villas Park,
Sherwood Rise. Art-on-the-Railings, art & craft stalls, live art
venue, bands/music, poetry and food (wear white, if you want to be a
living sculpture!) 12.00-4.00pm. Info: 0115 978 5671
- Saturday
18th October, Southwell Open Studios, Artspace (and other studios), 48
Westgate, Southwell, NG25 0JX.
10.00am - 5.00pm. Info: 01636 814 421
- Thursday
23rd October, Preview of (NCAN) exhibition (curated by S&T
Arts) at theYard Gallery, Wollaton Park, Nottingham NG8 2AE 6.00-8.30pm. Info: 07940 920
275
- Friday
25th October, Launch of HMS
OPEN and
preview of site specific exhibition of stitched/found photographs by
French artist Flore Gardner, Harrington Mill Studio, Turret H, Leopold St,
Long Eaton NG19 4QE, 6.30 – 8.30pm. Info: 07891 262202
- Saturday
25th October, Open
Studios at
HMS (and other studios) in Long Eaton 11am-4.00 pm. Info: 07891
262202
- Saturday
25th October, (Big)
Drawing on the Past collaborative drawing workshop with artist Chris Lewis-Jones
(part of the Big Draw Festival) at Oldknows Studio, 10.30am – 3.30pm. £10 adults (£2.50 under
16). To book, phone (0115) 978 5671
- Sunday 26th October, Open Studios at HMS in Long Eaton. Info: 07891 262202
For further info contact:
