'High Tide' at St Peters by Lincolnshire artist Gary Woods

Lincolnshire artist Gary Woods is providing a unique opportunity for people to experience the North Sea tide coming in at a small church on the East Coast of Lincolnshire. Gary has been commissioned to produce a new artwork that demonstrates the importance of churches as focal points for the arts in rurally isolated communities. His response is to create a new film that will be projected on the floor of the nave of St Peters Church, South Somercotes(above), inspired by the areas connection to the sea and salt making.

Gary’s Piece 'High Tide' will be open to the public on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November (see below for details).

“High Tide” is the first of a series of contemporary artworks that will be commissioned over the coming months as part of the ‘Altered’ arts in churches programme. Altered is a partnership initiative between University of Lincoln, artsNK, The Diocese of Lincoln and the Churches Conservation Trust.

“The ‘Altered’ project is about commissioning some great art that tempts people into churches, to enjoy the art and to enjoy the buildings for their artistic and heritage value as well. Gary’s piece ‘High Tide’ at St Peters is a perfect illustration of what we want to do. It is a piece specifically inspired by that place, by the church as a space and the areas connection with salt making. Gary’s proposal to create a digital projection of the east coast tide washing over the nave floor is the sort of innovative art work that we hope will capture people’s imagination, regardless of their age or artistic experience” Nick Jones, artsNK Visual Arts manager.

The Altered programme will continue with a further piece by Rhubarb Theatre and Brickbeat Studios in May 2013 and two new commissions in Heckington. The organisers are keen for anyone interested in seeing arts activity in their churches to come along and find out about their long-term plans.

“This first phase is about demonstrating the value of arts in church initiatives. Phase two is to roll out the programme to new communities and churches, with some funding, advice and support available to build a bigger festival of events that can make a bigger contribution to the county” Ben Stoker, Lincolnshire Open Churches Officer, Diocese of Lincoln.

‘Altered’ has been funded by Arts Council England and Lincolnshire County Council to provide more people with an opportunity to experience great art and develop an arts programme that can improve the quality of life and local economy in the county of Lincolnshire.

When - Exhibition open Saturday 24th November and Sunday 25th November, 2.00pm - 9.00pm

Tickets - Adults £4.00  - Concession £2.00 - Children Free (under 16’s) 

All tickets are available from the box office at the Terry O’Toole Theatre on 01522 883311

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For more information contact:

Nick Jones (artsNK) – 01529 411190 

Ben Stoker (Diocese of Lincoln) – 01522 504049

Chris Heighton (University of Lincoln) – 01522 837030        

Dave Adgar (Churches Conservation Trust) – 07733 108 553

Fine Art produces stunning 3-D images

Some remarkable three-dimensional images have been appearing in the School's Greestone building recently as part of ‘The Luminous Mark’ network elective which is open to second and third year BA (Hons) Fine Art students.

Working with projected light, students are creating seemingly three-dimensional objects and images which ‘float’ in space by capturing light using steam, water, vibrating twine and flexible screens.

These ‘drawings in space’ not only make up one of several electives offered in fine art but are part of visiting lecturer Andrew Pepper’s ongoing research into spatial imaging within the visual arts.

Last month Andy was a speaker at the international Drawing Research Network Conference, held at the Universityof Loughborough, where he presented the outcomes of the workshops he has delivered here at Lincoln and other art organisations and universities.

Last year, students on his ‘In More Than One Space’ elective produced a digital publication to highlight their research output using projected light and pseudo three-dimensional imaging.

For more information click here or email Andy Pepper at apepper@lincoln.ac.uk. Images taken by student Sarah Potton.

New Season of talks to be given by visiting Fine Art lecturers

A new season of talks given by visiting Fine Art lecturers is to start next week, which are open both to our students and the general public.  All talks are to be given at 3.0 pm at The Collection, Lincoln and are free of charge.

SAMANTHA DONNELLY

TUESDAY 25 SEPT 2012

Samantha Donnelly works in sculpture, photography and film. One of her concerns of her process based practice is of the body and how this is mediated / edited / performed for us and by us through representations; from the historical to the Consumerist.

Forthcoming shows include 'Reception', Standpoint Gallery London

(September - October 2012), London Art Fair Projects (January 2013) and a

solo show at Ceri Hand Gallery (Autumn 2013). She is long-listed for the

Northern Art prize. Recent solo exhibitions include 'Contour States' The

Cornerhouse, Manchester, 2012; 'No.3', GlogauAIR, Berlin, 2012; 'The Shape

We're In', Zabludowicz Collection, London, 2011. www.cerihand.co.uk

AMANDA COOGAN

TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2012

Amanda Coogan is a Performance Artist based in Dublin, Ireland. The centre of her practice is the live durational performance. She has exhibited her work widely including the Whitworth gallery, Manchester, The Plymouth Arts Centre, The Liverpool Biennial. In October 2012 she will be exhibiting a live durational exhibition for the Beacon Art Project at Ascoughfee Hall and showing her new film at the Moving Art Fair at Freize in London.

SOPHIA CRILLY
TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2012 - CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS - RESCHEDULED FOR TUES 20 NOVEMBER AT 3 PM

Sophia Crilly is a curator, artist, writer and lecturer based in. Manchester. She has curated over seventy exhibitions and projects and is Curator and Co-Director of Bureau, Manchester.

Crilly was previously Curator of PureScreen;the inaugural Curator of Rogue

Project Space, Manchester and Curator and Programme Manager at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester. Her current research for her PhD focuses on the divergence and intersection of curatorial and art practice, and draws on her ongoing interest in ideas and practices revolving around concepts of authorship, appropriation, institutional critique, exhibition formats and structures of display.

www.sophiacrilly.com www.bureaugallery.com

TIM DAVIES

THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER 2012

Tim Davies works in installation, sculpture, performative video and two dimensional processes. In 2011 he represented Walesat the Venice Biennale and in 2004 was short-listed for the inaugural Artes Mundi International Visual Art Prize. He is currently conducting research for a site-responsive project in Xiamen, China and is exhibiting at the Caribbean: Crossroads of the World show in New York. His works are included in a number of private and public collections including Arts Council of Great Britain, the British Council and the National Museum of Wales.

ALISON GREEN

TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2012

Alison Green is an art historian, critic and curator and the acting Course Leader for MA Culture, Criticism and Curation at Central Saint Martins. She is writing a book on artist-curators for Reaktion that will come out next year.

EMMA SMITH

TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012

Artist Emma Smith has a site-specific and social practice producing participatory events through collaborative endeavour. Previous exhibitions include Tate Modern, Whitechapel Gallery and Camden Arts Centre. Emma is currently working on a new commission for Mistaken Presence at the Greyfriars, Lincoln.

CATHERINE BERTOLA

TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012

Catherine Bertola was born in Rugby in 1976; she studied Fine Art at NewcastleUniversity, and currently lives and works in Gateshead, UK. She has worked on a number of commissions and exhibitions, nationally and internationally with institutions such as; Museum of Arts and Design (New York, USA), Kunsthalle zu Kiel (Kiel, Germany), Whitworth Art Gallery (Manchester, UK), V&A (London, UK), Artium (Vitoria Gastiez, Spain), Millennium Gallery (Sheffield, UK), The National Trust and Vital Arts (London, UK). She has work in several public and private collections and is represented by Workplace Gallery, Gateshead and M+R Fricke, Berlin.

MARCIA FARQUHAR

TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012

Marcia Farquhar is an artist working in performance, installation, video and object-making. Farquhar’s performances are conceptual in nature and often precariously balanced between the prescribed and the unpredictable – socially open, broadly embracing of circumstance, and resolutely focussed in the live and unrepeatable moment. They have also made frequent and subversive use of pnpular cultural forms such as TV cookery, pop-psychology, the Punch & Judy show, the fashion catwalk and the guided tour. Among her recent works are a play for radio in six parts, "The Common Room" (2011) developed while a Cocheme fellow at Byam Shaw School of Art, and "Mind Your Heads" (2012) an installation and performance in the 13th Century Lincoln Greyfriars friary.

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For further information about any of the above talks, please contact either The Collection, Lincoln on 01522 550959, or email Programme Leader for MA Contemporary Curatorial Practice, Andrew Bracey.

Degree Celebration for Class of 2012

Yesterday saw the graduation of the Class of 2012 for students from the School of Art and Design.  As always seems to happen during Graduation week, the sun was shining brightly throughout the day.

Above image shows Fine Art students celebrating in the castle grounds following the ceremony in the Cathedral.  From left to right: Leanne Robinson, Rose Mower, Laura Johnson, Sarah Jane Barnett, and Nealie Harding.

We are so lucky to be able to hold our graduation ceremonies at Lincoln Cathedral, which must surely be one of the best graduation venues ever.  Students were emotional as they waited to shake hands with the Vice Chancellor Mary Stuart, and walk across the stage infront of a packed Cathedral.

Professors and Lecturers make their way into the Cathedral at the start of the graduation proceedings.

Fine Art student Kim Woodard was chosen to give the speech during the ceremony on behalf of all the graduating students.  Below Kim is pictured getting ready in the Cathedral centre before the ceremony began.

Graduates meeting their friends and family outside Lincoln Cathedral immediately following the graduation ceremony.

Celebrations followed in the beautiful grounds of Lincoln castle.  Here's just a snapshot of some of yesterday's graduates.

Hats on!

Hats off!