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Opportunities to display your work underground..
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'Directional art with an unorthodox backdrop lend Art Below its fresh, original edge that's currently causing a creative awakening amongst commuters and the Damien Hirst's of tomorrow' THE GUARDIAN
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In the run up to our 5th Anniversary in April we have loads of opportunities for artists and designers to display their work in the biggest public art gallery in the world - The London Underground where nearly 2 million people travel daily.
THE ART OF MARCH
We are now accepting submissions for our next public art campaign starting mid March, displaying the works of artists, photographers and designers of all backgrounds on public display space for 2 weeks in the London Underground.
Please note: If your application is successful there is an exhibition fee of £389 +VAT (Category A) or £289 + VAT (Category B) payable to Art Below.
Please click here to view the different categories and what is included in the fee.
If you would like to display your work with Art Below for 2 weeks this March, please send your proposed image/s as low res jpeg/s to submissions@artbelow.org.uk no later than Monday 28th February 2011 and let us know what category you would like to display in.
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If you dont want to pay to display then please feel free to take part in one of our themed art challenges where winners are awarded a free display space on the tube. See below for further details
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Now displaying on the London Undeground.
14/02/11 - 28/02/11
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Alex Cock displaying at COVENT GARDEN - PICCADILLY LINE PLATFORM
Don't Panic Poster Competition Winner Nicholas Stevenson displaying at LONDON BRIDGE STATION - NORTHERN LINE PLATFORM
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WIN A POSTER DISPLAY ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND THIS APRIL.
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ART BELOW AND LITRO
Litro Magazine have teamed up with Art Below to challenge aspiring writers to come up with a 200 word account based on 'something you have experienced whilst travelling on the London Underground.' This can be real or fictional.
All entries wil be viewed by a panel of judges including Ben Moore, director of Art Below and Eric Akoto chief editor of Litro Magazine.
PRIZES
The winning entry will be displayed as a billboard poster in a major London Underground station 2 weeks as part of Art Below's 5th Anniversary poster campaign in April.
The top 5 runners up will be featured on artbelow.org.uk and Litro.co.uk and in April's edition of Litro Magazine which has a circulation of 100 000 throughout London and is distributed at venues such as The Tate Modern shop, The Saatchi & Saatchi Building, and numerous bookshops, bars, museums and venues throughout London.
All entries to be emailed to litro@artbelow.org.uk by the 7th March 2011
ART BELOW AND DONT PANIC
Norwegian Wood, a new film adapted from the bestselling Haruki Murakami novel, opens in cinemas nationwide on 11 March 2011.
To celebrate this, Soda Pictures will be running a competition for aspiring designers to produce a poster for the film.
Prizes
The top ten posters will be displayed in central London at the city’s flagship independent cinema CURZON SOHO between March 4th and March 25th. The winning poster will be chosen by a panel that includes Norwegian Wood Director, Anh Hung Tran, Curzon Soho and esteemed film poster designers, All City and will be rewarded with an official signed NORWEGIAN WOOD poster, a Murakami library, CD Soundtrack from the film and a limited edition Stanley Donwood print, as well as having their art-work distributed in Don't Panic packs nationwide. The winning entry will be also displayed as a billboard poster in a major London Underground station 2 weeks as part of Art Below's 5th Anniversary poster campaign in Arpil.
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Winning Entry now displaying on the 'Plinth of Peace'
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A picture by photographer Emma Stoner has been selected to be displayed on the 'Plinth of Peace' on Parliament Square this month. The photo was captured in the very place where it is displayed - opposite the Houses of Parliament. It captures one of many dramatic moments from 'democracy village' when protesters took over parliament square in Summer 2010 for almost 3 months turning the green into a tented camp.
The Activists were calling for peace and an end to the war in Afghanistan. The Mayor of London took the issue all the way to the high court and the camp was eventually evicted on the 20th July. At the square, the core activist group were overrun by homeless people, alcoholics and drug addicts who found a new home and community spirit on the green.
'This picture captures a joyful moment between a young couple living on the square and the euphoric mood of the protest after a dramatic day. Many of the protesters were arrested later that evening and Simon and Anita (pictured) served short-term prison sentences for their part in the action.' Emma Stoner
There continues to be a tremendous response to our call out to artists to produce work promoting peace and end to war. To view a selection of the entries click here
Submit Your Own Work to 'Peace of Art'
You can submit your proposed piece to peacestrike@artbelow.org.uk in jpeg format.
To view further information including technical specifications click here
Submissions are judged by Peace Strike and Art Below. Selected works are displayed on large wooden plynths in monthly periods throughout 2011. There is no charge for entering or displaying your work in 'Peace of Art'
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MIKE BALLARD / COMMUNITY THUNDER / THE BLACK MARIAH / FEB 12 - MAR 23
MIKE BALLARD
COMMUNITY THUNDER
12 / 2 - 23 / 3 2011
The Black Mariah and Triskel Arts Centre are pleased to present Community Thunder, a one person exhibition by British artist
Mike Ballard on the occasion of the re-opening of The Black Mariah and Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.
Mike Ballard works across numerous visual media - collage, painting, installation and sculpture along with film and music.
He aims to challenge the viewer’s perception of time and value.
Inspired by graffiti art and Hip-Hop music, both of which he has been producing since the mid-80’s, Ballard explores connections between audio and visual forms. Sampling sounds and re-assembling discarded audio equipment in to sculptures in antique form.
He challenges the fragility of technology, creating bridges between old and new worlds. Within his work one medium becomes animated by another, creating appropriated hybrids. Found objects become electrified, painting films and films about painting, battle between function and aesthetic value, each gaining a new status that questions the value of everything.
Assembling imagery from art history books and popular culture, Ballard’s paintings, prints and collages challenge structures of perception, presenting powerful visions close to a hallucinogenic experience. This experience questions whether the world we see when we are “straight” is, in fact, the real world; or is it somewhere outside, uncertain, mediated and not to be trusted?
Ballard graduated from Central Saint Martins MA Fine Art in 2007.
He has recently exhibited at Maddox Arts and the Louise Blouin Institute.
Ballard’s work appears in collections including the Richard Greer Collection, LesMes, Espace Uhoda, Belgium
and University of the Arts London Art Collection.
Co - curated by Medeia Cohan - Petrolino
University Curator & Acting Head of Alumni Relations
University of the Arts London
[ PREVIEW / SAT FEB 12 / 6 - 10PM ]
THE BLACK MARIAH,
2ND FLOOR,
TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE,
TOBIN STREET,
CORK,
IRELAND.
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THE ASIA HOUSE PAN-ASIA FILM FESTIVAL 2011
ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE AND OPENS WITH NORWEGIAN WOOD PREMIERE
Now in its 3rd year the Asia House Pan-Asia Film Festival returns to London from 2–13 March 2011 and brings together some of the freshest, emerging talent alongside work by established filmmakers to reflect the vibrancy and energy in Asian filmmaking today. Uniquely showcasing pan-Asian contemporary cinema from across the region, feature-length films and documentaries selected represent 13 countries and include 3 UK and 3 English premieres.
The Festival opens on 2 March at BAFTA with the English premiere of NORWEGIAN WOOD by Academy Award® nominated Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung (THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA), and closes with the London premiere of AU REVOIR TAIPEI, the award-winning debut feature by American-Taiwanese director Arvin Chen, with veteran German filmmaker Wim Wenders as executive producer.
“Asian filmmaking is thriving and this exciting selection of films fully reflects the fresh and vibrant cinema coming out of Asia today. These films introduce us to the diversity of its cultures and its peoples, with gritty and realist stories on one hand, enchanting and beautiful stories on the other, taking us to far-flung corners of the continent. This festival will be a must-see for London audiences with not only an interest in all things Asian, but equally for those with a love of cinema.”
Sonali Joshi, Artistic Director
The 2011 programme covers a range of themes illustrating the diversity of the cultures of Asia – from the Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan), to Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan), to South Asia (Bhutan, Burma, India, Tibet), to East Asia (China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan), highlighting filmmaking talent from lesser-known Asian film industries whilst also confirming the influence and breadth of Asia’s more established industries. The Festival will include films set in urban as well as rural landscapes with dramas, coming of age films and comedies as well as documentaries on human rights and social issues.
For further information and images please contact
Sophie da Gama Campos or Laura Callendar at JB Pelham PR
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