Club Class – FrenchMottershead invite you to creatively explore your conduct
@ Tate Modern

Using bad behaviour, clothing, surveillance or body language, and the
whole of Tate Modern to play in, participants enrol in a micro-class,
devise a performance under expert guidance, and explore the
possibilities of what might happen when behavioural attitudes are changed.

Saturday 7 October 2006, 14:00-18:00, £10 (£7 concessions).

For more information go to:
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/6296.htm

Supported by Arts Council England.

http://www.frenchmottershead.com

Atlantic Basin Project E-Publication
Call for Submissions

October 2, 2006

The Independent Artists Cooperative is a Newfoundland, Canada based artists
cooperative comprised of artists working in different disciplines –
primarily music and recording, the performing arts, new media and graphic
art. Please see:

http://www.independentartistscooperative.com
http://www.rockcanrollrecords.com

We have just launched a new web-based initiative The Atlantic Basin Project
and we are calling for submissions for our first edition. The Atlantic Basin
Project is an e-publication of contemporary arts practice focusing on
coastal communities in the Atlantic Basin. This project grew from a desire
to create a place for discourse, a free space for the exchange of ideas, a
meeting point for diverse arts communities and a venue to show artist’s work
in an international context. We are also interested in exploring the
similarities and differences between communities working in coastal regions.

The Atlantic Basin Project has broad parameters. The first edition will be
an e-publication of the arts encompassing Contemporary Practice, New Media,
Inter-disciplinarity and New Music. The online journal will accept
submissions from artists in communities throughout the Atlantic Basin and
from any other coastal community. The theme for the first edition is
“Mapping The Edge – Shifting Practice, Transforming Community”. We are
calling for submissions of work that intersect with our theme in any way. We
will accept work from artists in:

* visual artwork in any media
* new music
* webart
* writing, both critical and creative
* discussion on new music and art forms
* streamed audio and performance
* reviews
* essays and articles reflecting contemporary arts practice

We prefer e-mail submissions. Please send us an inquiry before making a
submission to indieartscoop@hotmail.com We will answer all inquiries
promptly. Deadline for submitting to the first edition is January 15, 2007.
All artists chosen for the e-publication will be paid a fee for the
presentation of their work. It will be our tendency to accept submissions.

We hope that new relationships will form as a result of this project,
creating opportunities for exchange and collaboration. We are also very open
to any and all suggestions and are looking for partners to work with. If you
are interested in finding out more about us or this project please email us
at: mailto:indieartscoop@hotmail.com

EVALUATING YOUTH ARTS PROJECTS – limited availability!!

Date: 27 November 2006
Venue: Paddington Arts, London
Time: 9.45 am- 4 pm

This creative, interactive one day workshop explores the benefits of
meaningful evaluation of youth arts projects. Beginning by addressing
preconceptions around evaluation (constructive exercise or chore?) the
course will progress to examine methodologies, structured approaches and
case studies using a series of collaborative exercises and tutor led
presentations.

An excellent course for evaluators, youth workers, project managers,
artists, local authorities, arts organisations, volunteers or youth arts
workers. Informative and practical, this course will provide you with a
toolkit of ideas, and help you develop your own individual approach to
creative evaluation and the confidence you need to engage with evaluating
youth arts projects.

Delivered by Artsplan, the in-house training provider of the English
National Youth Arts Network (ENYAN). ENYAN and Artsplan are delivered by
Artswork, the national youth arts development agency.

Prices (inc. lunch, refreshments & VAT):

**ENYAN Full Members benefit from an additional 10% discount on any prices below**

Supported: Freelancers/individuals/Youth Service – £95
Reduced: Voluntary Organisations/Charities – £115
Full: Public Sector/Commercial Companies – £135
Bursary: volunteers/unemployed/ Reg. Disabled – £47.50

Special offer!!!:
Anyone booking on to an Artsplan course also benefits from a special offer
price of £10 on the Youth Arts Directory – an invaluable resource for all
those working within the youth arts sector.

How to book:
If you wish to make a booking for the above courses please pick up an Open
Course Booking form from Paddington Arts, London or download a copy from our
website (www.artswork.org.uk/artsplan) and send with a cheque payable to
‘Artswork’ or details for invoicing.

Further details can be found on line at http://www.artswork.org.uk/artsplan or by
contacting Jay Barron,
Artsplan Development Manager at artsplan@artswork.org.uk, tel: 023 8063
0960, or Artswork, Fairways House, Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, SO14 0QB.

Euroart’s 5th Annual Open Studios Weekend.

PV Friday 6 October 6-10pm
Saturday/Sunday 7/8 October 2-6pm

All welcome – free entry.

Meet the artists in their studios. 42 studios – an eclectic mix of quality arts &
crafts.

Robert Aldous : Charlotte Amore : Felma Barbo : Anya Beaumont : Nigel Booth :
Stephen Buckeridge : Jeannine Case : Artistic Choice : Lorraine Clarke : Kelly
Davitt : Anna Dölling : Teresa Hales : Sam Hodges : David Hollington : Raymond
Isaac : Ella Johnston : Johanna Karznik : Nigel Kellaway : Can Koluman : Maria
Lopes : Nadine Mahoney : Ebony Manderson : Nusa Pavko : Edward C. E. Peake : Jim
Pipkin : Irini Politi : Caroline Raffan : Different Screen Prints : Kaila Simmonds
: Jane Stokes : Marc Sommersgill : Kate Sullivan : Arin Sunaryo : Anne Teahan :
Ross Walker.

Bargain table / silent auction / 10 minute cosmetic makeover & portrait photoshoot.

Euroart Studios, 784/788 High Road, Tottenham, N17 0DA.
BR: White Hart Lane station (2 minutes walk).
Tube: Seven Sisters (Victoria Line) then 5 minutes bus ride (259/279/149).
mailto:studios@euroart.co.uk
http://www.euroart.co.uk

ARTISTS ANONYMOUS SEEK ASPIRING PRODUCERS

Artists Anonymous are on the lookout for aspiring theatre producers to take
part in their networking events in London. If you are currently, or would
like to be, a theatre producer then please drop us a line at
mailto:info@artists-anonymous.org. We can help you get in contact with directors,
writers and actors and provide a forum in which you can find advice and
support for your projects.

We organise regular socials on the last Wednesday of every month. There is
also an email group which members can use to share advice, tips and news.
Membership is free – simply email join@artists-anonymous.org and you’re
ready to go.

If you want to attend our next social on the last Wednesday of this month
then drop us a line at mailto:networking@artists-anonymous.org – we’ll send you
all the details and reserve your FREE place.

http://www.artists-anonymous.org
Artists Anonymous is a Finger in the Pie initiative:
http://www.fingerinthepie.com

Corinthia, or The Origin of Painting

“Inspir’d by Love, the soft Corinthian Maid, her
graceful lover’s sleeping form portray’d” – William
Hayley “An Essay on Painting” 1778

“The Origin of Painting” by Disinformation -
Electromagnetic sound, shadow and live interactive
grafitti installation

Myatt’s Fields Park
Camberwell
London SE5
Fri 20 Oct 2006
6.30 to 8.30
Admission Free

“The Origin of Painting” was first exhibited (under a
different title) at The Hayward Gallery in the “Sonic
Boom” exhibition in Jan 2000, and (under the present
tile) at Nederlands Instituut voor Mediakunst
(Amsterdam), Fabrica (Brighton), CCCB (Barcelona), The
Huddersfield Art Gallery, The Mac (Birmingham), Quay
Arts (Isle of Wight), The Ashcroft Centre (Fareham), Q
Arts (Derby), The Brunswick Centre housing estate
(London), South Hill Park (Bracknell), as part of the
Wembley Public Arts Strategy (London), in a disused
railway tunnel under Sydenham Hill Woods (London), and
at an MTV Awards party at Palau Sant Jordi (the
Olympic Stadium in Barcelona).

“The Origin of Painting” installation is created in
homage to “The Corinthian Maid, or The Origin of
Painting” by Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby) 1785, and
appears as part of the “Light It” festival – also
featuring The Barefoot Company, Circus Space, Poulomi
Desai, Sofie Layton, Mandinga Arts, Howard Matthew and
Ali Zaidi. “Light It” is organised by Moti Roti and
Home Gallery, and supported by The Arts Council,
Lambeth Arts and The Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

“The Origin of Painting” functions as a contemporary
interactive vanitas painting, as Sci-Fi author Jeff
Noon wrote in The Independent – “people are fascinated
by this work, it brings a shiver, a sudden recognition
of death, as if we have seen or heard our own ghost”.

The Metro described “The Origin of Painting” as
“visually stunning” and “daunting yet engaging”, The
Financial Times described it as “actively thrilling”,
and The Guardian wrote that “Disinformation combine
scientific nous with poetic lyricism to create some of
the most beautiful installations around”.

Next Disinformation solo exhibitions…

Wrexham Arts Centre
Rhosddu Road
Wrexham LL11 1AU
28 Oct to 2 Dec 2006
Opening Reception
6 to 8pm Fri 27 Oct

Saltburn Artists Projects
30-32 Marske Road
Saltburn by the Sea
Teeside TS12 1QG
20 Jan to 11 Mar 2007

Disinformation CDs are released by Ash International,
Iris Light and Adaadat Records.
E-mail mailto:joe2banks@yahoo.co.uk for confirmations.

Exhibition Opportunity

The Food Gallery is a new art gallery and cafe in Blackburn, Lancashire. The
gallery, dedicated to showcasing the work of artists based in the North of England,
exhibits and sells a wide range of contemporary art, including photography,
sculpture and quirky illustrative works.

We are currently seeking artwork to exhibit in our forthcoming season of
exhibitions and invite artists based in the North to submit work for consideration.
The Food Gallery will curate each exhibition from the open call of submissions
into group or solo shows.

If you are interested in submitting your work please send us a recent CV, artist
statement and images of your work, stating whether you wish to be considered for a
group or solo show.

Please send images either in print or on a CD ROM in PC Format (including details
of title, date, medium, dimensions and price). Additional supporting material
inc. publications, press reviews, links to relevant websites if available may also
be sent. Please note – If you would like your images returned, please include a
stamped and self addressed envelope.

Submissions should be posted or emailed to: Bob McKnight, Director, The Food
Gallery, 54 Bolton Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3P2 or
mailto:thefoodgallery@btconnect.com

Closing date for submissions is October 31st 2006. Shortlisted artists will be
invited to bring the original work to an informal meeting at The Food Gallery and
the final decision will be given after the meeting.

For further information please call Bob McKnight on 01254 290208

Course News

Berwick Writers Workshop are now againmeeting at The Maltings, Eastern Lane,
Berwick upon Tweed, and about to begin two WEA creative writing courses. Students
on these courses could also have the chance to see their writing published next
year.

Poetry for the Terrified, 7pm on Wednesday 11th October, is as much about
understanding poetry better as about writing it and can be studied on that level
if the individual wishes.

Writing for Beginners 2: Turning Fact into Fiction, 7pm on Wednesday 18th October,
aims to help writers turn their life experiences into fictional short stories.

Both courses will meet fortnightly with 5 sessions before Christmas and 5 in the
New Year. Cost of each course – Full fee £39, Concessions £27 & £3. All welcome.
Distance learning possible by arrangement.
Further information: Tel. (01289) 302929
or email mailto:Berwick_writers_workshop@yahoo.co.uk

John Siddique at York Library

In advance of National Poetry Day, poet John Siddique will be giving a public
reading in York Library at 7pm on Tuesday 3rd October.

John will be reading new work from his recent commission by Read Write York. John
has been working with pupils at Westfield Primary School and visitors at York
Minster. His observations at both of these sites have been developed into a new
collection of work that is a modern-day Book of Hours, reflecting upon how we live
our lives against time. This will be the first public reading of John’s new work.
John will also be reading from his recent collection, ‘The Prize’.

As part of the Inscribe programme, John will also be delivering a creative writing
session between 6.00 and 7.00pm for writers of African and Asian descent.
Participants will need to bring an item of clothing belonging to someone else to
refer to for inspiration during the session. The creative writing class will take
place in the Marriott Room. The session is free to attend and we welcome all
levels of experience. Advance booking is essential. Contact 01904 554316
or email mailto:read.write@york.gov.uk to book.

Anne Mortimer
Literature Development Officer
Read Write York
01904 554316

Indian Arts Festival, Somerset

The Merlin Theatre in Frome, Somerset is holding it’s first ever Indian Arts
Festival this October.

The four day festival of films, books, music, food, dance and workshops has been
co-curated with Merlin Affiliated Artists: Mayuri Boonham and Subathra Subramaniam
of Angika Dance who will also be running workshops in local schools in the time
running up to the festival.

The festival takes place from Thursday 26th October to Sunday the 29th of October
and the programme of events is as follows:

Thursday 26 October 7.45pm
Pather Panchali – Song of the Little Road (U)
1955, India, dir Satyajit Ray, b&w, 115 mins
A landmark of World Cinema. A family saga set in a remote village in Bengal.

Friday 27 October 7.45pm
Desi Dance Club

Come on down to the festival party for bhangra, global dance tunes and desi beats
from the decks with live Dhol Drumming.

With live VJ ing, henna artist and food.

The evening will feature a short dance created during the Bharata Natyam dance
workshop.

Tickets: £5 (£4)
Recommended: 12 plus

Saturday 28 October 11am
Same, Same But Different Theatre presents An Epic Indian Adventure

Interactive storytelling with traditional Rajasthani puppets.

Tickets: £4
Running Time: 50 mins
Recommended: 4 -7 years

Saturday 28 October 7.00pm*
Dhoad Gypsies from Rajasthan

An authentic and magical experience. Close your eyes, and let the hypnotic rhythm
of this exceptional group of musicians evoke the spirit of these mystical lands.

Dhoad brings together several talented musicians, all Rajasthani, but from
different communities, religions (muslim and hindu), and different artistic
castes; they comprise the sapera-kalbelya (‘fakirs’, dancers, and snake
charmers), the langas (poets), the manganyar (troubadours) and musicians.

Together, these artists create an atmosphere of magical enchantment, an
extravaganza of sound expressed through a whirlwind of glittering, shimmering
colours and dance:

Tickets: £14 (£12.50) Friends: £13 (£11.50)
Running Time: 2 hours including interval
Recommended: 8 plus suitable for a family audience note family friendly start time*
Post show supper: join the musicians and crew in the foyer for a post show buffet
of traditional Indian food £6 per head – limited space so book early.

Sunday 29 October
Film, Chai and Tiffin

2pm Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (U)
1955, dir V Shantaram, India, 143 mins
The first colour Bollywood movie, a great
classic with staggeringly spectacular dance.
Presented with the support of the South Asian Cinema Foundation.
With English subtitles

4pm Tiffin: Chai (tea) and exquisite Indian sweets

5pm Monsoon Wedding (15)
2001, dir Mira Nair, 114 mins
The rain is coming and so is the family.

Tickets:
Both films plus tiffin £12
One Film plus tiffin £8
Films £5 each
must book tiffin by Friday 27 Oct

Workshops at the Merlin Theatre

Bharata Natyam Dance Workshop with Angika
Participants will perform a brief ‘curtain raiser’ at the Desi Dance Club.
Sunday 22 October 2-5pm
Friday 27 October 6pm -7pm plus brief performance at 7.45pm
£25 (£15) – includes free ticket to Desi Dance Club

Workshops at the Black Swan Arts

Textile Printing with Rita Gupta
- for Children
Tuesday 24 October
10am – 12.30pm & 2pm – 4.30pm
£7 per child Age 7 and over

-for Adults
Saturday 21 October
10am – 4pm
£35 (£28)

Talk: Inspirations from India by Sue Conrad
Thursday 26 October 6.30pm
£5
Sue Conrad talks about her travels in India and how it has influenced her recent
work. Sue will be exhibiting at Black Swan Arts in March 2007.

Black Swan Arts: 2 Bridge Street, Frome, 01373 473980

There really is something for everyone so don’t miss you chance to get involved.

For more details or to book for any of the events or workshops call the Merlin
Theatre box office on 01373 465949. http://www.merlintheatre.co.uk