8 December 2011
11 October 2011
VINTAGE EXTRAVAGANZA
The University of Essex Student's Union, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, £1 entry
Over 20 of the best vintage fashion sellers from all over the UK will be winging their way to Colchester THIS THURSDAY, 13th of October, for a vintage fashion fest.
Clothes for men and women, vintage accessories, jewellery, up-cycled / reworked vintage pieces and not forgetting beautiful cupcakes and a bloody lovely cup of tea.
NATURE AND ANIMALS: THE GALLERY COLCHESTER
EXHIBITION RUNS FROM THE 15TH OCTOBER - SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER
Featuring artists Lisa Gorrod, Lee Thomas, Sara E Napoletani, The Essex Print Club, Steve Panton and Nem Sarton (Main Room). Also featuring ‘The Aviary’ at The Gallery
A MERZ OF BIRDS An Installation by Chris Andrews (Inner Room)Collections and assemblies featuring the Bird Box, Cockateel Cabinet, Chicken Coop and Ghost Birds, Psychological collages of birdlike obsessions. (www.gallerydesign.co.uk)
CLARE WOODS AT THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD GALLERY
This new exhibition by Clare Woods will explore her interest in the power and history of rock formations in the British landscape, and its various manifestations in the works of artists such as Hepworth, Moore, Sutherland, Piper and Nash. Her large-scale paintings (approximately 10 metres in length) use layers of enamel paint on aluminium. The paintings are often visually ambiguous and claustrophobic in their detail, combining abstraction and controlled figuration, held together by webs of paint and luscious reflective surfaces.
Exhibition runs from 22nd October - 29th January at the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery (www.hepworthwakefield.org)
20 YEARS OD DAZED AND CONFUSED AT SOMERSET HOUSE
Dazed & Confused has been a go-to reference for style and culture since its explosive launch in London in 1991 by Jefferson Hack and renowned photographer Rankin. Work featured includes ground-breaking photography by Rankin, Nick Knight, David Sims and Terry Richardson, specially commissioned projects by artists Jake & Dinos Chapman, Damien Hirst and Sam Taylor-Wood, cutting edge fashion pages by stylists Katie Grand, Katy England, Alister Mackie and Nicola Formichetti, and specially selected designs by fashion giants Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Gareth Pugh.
EXHIBITION OPENS 4TH NOVEMBER 2011 - 29TH JANUARY 2012 FREE ENTRY
THE PHOTOGRAPHS GALLERY AT THE V&A
On 24 October 2011, the V&A’s new Photographs Gallery will open to the public.
The Photographs Gallery will draw upon the V&A’s internationally renowned collection of photographs, and will chronicle the history of photography from 1839 up to the 1960s. In 1858, the V&A became the first museum to exhibit photographs, and the new Photographs Gallery is able to showcase some of the most technically brilliant and artistically accomplished photographs in its collection. Temporary displays, primarily showcasing contemporary photography, will be shown in the V&A’s existing photographs gallery.
GLAMOUR OF THE GODS: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Glamour of the Gods is a celebration of Hollywood portraiture from the industry's 'Golden Age', the period 1920 to 1960. From Greta Garbo and Clark Gable to Audrey Hepburn, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. Featuring over 70 photographs, most of which are exquisite vintage prints displayed for the first time, the exhibition is drawn from the extraordinary archive of the John Kobal Foundation and demonstrate photography's decisive role in creating and marketing the stars central to the Hollywood mystique.
On until October 23rd at the National Portrait Gallery (www.npg.org.uk)
10 October 2011
LOST IN LACE
The Crafts Council and Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery (BMAG) will work together to deliver a major contemporary craft exhibition in autumn 2011. This exhibition demonstrates why artists are getting into lace and explores the relationship between traditionalmaterial and space with a host of leading artisits creating amazing instillations. The exhibition called Lost in Lace will take place at the Gas Hall at BMAG from the 29 October 2011 to 19 February 2012. (www.bmag.org)
ANGIE LEWIN & ROB RYAN CAMBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY ART
Angie Lewin and Rob Ryan are teaming up to stage an exhibition at Cambridge Contemporary Art October 28th - November 20th, Cambridge Contemporary Art, 6 Trinity Street, Cambridge. Visit www.cambridgegallery.co.uk
5 October 2011
DESIGNERS MARKET
2 years running, Stour Space Designers Market is a platform for creative independent makers / artists / enterprises to sell and promote their work.
On the last Saturday of every month Stour Space opens its doors for local produce, craft, design and creative entrepreneurship.
Visit www.stourspace for more info.
THE POWER OF MAKING
6 September 2011 – 2 January 2012 at the V&A. Power of Making celebrates the role of making in our lives by presenting an eclectic selection of over 100 exquisitely crafted objects. Curated by Daniel Charny, the exhibition is a cabinet of curiosities showing works by both amateurs and leading makers from around the world, presenting a range of skills with imaginative and spectacular results.
SLACK SPACE EVENTS
Slack Space Black History Month exhibition and events
From Wed 5th Oct – Sat 22nd Oct Slack Space is pleased to be working with the Colchester Black History Month (BHM) organising committee to present ‘One Drop’ a BHM exhibition exploring identity. From Wed 12th Oct – Sat 15th Oct this will be extended by the freestanding exhibition ‘Uganda or UK?’ This display of photographs and objects for hands-on interaction will appeal to parents and children, ages 6 to 14. A facilitator will be on-hand to provide guidance.
Supporting BHM events at Slack Space include:
Wed 5th Oct 7.30pm
One Drop launch party
Special preview event to launch the Slack Space BLACK HISTORY MONTH program. Invite only. colchesterslackers@googlemail.com
From Wed 5th Oct – Sat 22nd Oct Slack Space is pleased to be working with the Colchester Black History Month (BHM) organising committee to present ‘One Drop’ a BHM exhibition exploring identity. From Wed 12th Oct – Sat 15th Oct this will be extended by the freestanding exhibition ‘Uganda or UK?’ This display of photographs and objects for hands-on interaction will appeal to parents and children, ages 6 to 14. A facilitator will be on-hand to provide guidance.
Supporting BHM events at Slack Space include:
Wed 5th Oct 7.30pm
One Drop launch party
Special preview event to launch the Slack Space BLACK HISTORY MONTH program. Invite only. colchesterslackers@googlemail.com
VINTAGE MARKET
16th OCTOBER, IPSWICH QUAY, 16TH OCTOBER
VINTAGE/RETRO FURNITURE/FASHION/ACCESSORIES ETC. Look out for MaryLu stand for some bargains...
20 September 2011
POSTMODERNISM STYLE AND SUBVERSION 1970 - 1990
At the V & A from Saturday 24th September - 15th January 2012
NOT TO BE MISSED!
30 August 2011
23 August 2011
BRING MCQUEEN EXHIBITION HOME...
The Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, closed on Monday (August 8, 2011), after becoming one of the most successful shows in the museum's history. Despite the huge success there are NO plans to tour the exhibition, and NO plans to bring the exhibition to England. Sign this petition if you feel the exhibition should come home...
Sign the petition to bring McQueen show to the UK... ps you don't have to pledge money at the end... just close. This will make sense when you sign up!
#BringMcQueenExhibitionHome
TREASURE OF HEAVEN; SAINTS, RELICS AND DEVOTION IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE. THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Get close to these beautiful treasures in the exquisite setting of the domed Reading Room and witness stunning craftsmanship from an era of deep piety and devotion. Over 150 objects have been drawn from institutions from The Vatican to European church treasuries to museums in USA and Europe and from the British Museum’s own collection.
The British Museum, exhibition on until 9th October...
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC AND JANE AVRIL. COURTAILD GALLERY, LONDON
Jane Avril, the dancer, was one of the stars of the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. Known for her alluring style and exotic persona, her fame was assured by a series of dazzlingly inventive posters designed by the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This landmark exhibition is the first to celebrate this remarkable creative partnership which has come to define the world of the Moulin Rouge. Bringing together Toulouse-Lautrec's most famous paintings, posters and prints from international collections.
Ends 18th September click here for more info.
29 July 2011
VINTAGE FESTIVAL 29TH - 31ST JULY
A must if you are in London this weekend... Designer Wayne Hemingways Vintage Festival at the Southbank Centre visit www.byhemingway.co.co.uk for more info
THE GALLERY
Pop in to see this exhibition when you are next in town, this is a great gallery that heavily supports local creatives, get yourself down there and get networking!!!
LN-CC
New concept store Late Night Chameleon Cafe has teamed up with set designer Gary Card for his first interiors project. The industrial looking store is split into menswear and womenswear, a library and a club space complete with dance floor! LN-CC, 18 Shackwell Lane, London E8 by appointment only. www.ln-cc.com
LAST CHNACE TO SEE...
Four artsists - Darren Harvey-Regan, Julie Cockburn, Francis Mason and Noemie Goudal set out to prove that photography can be so much more than just an image. Some artists add physical materials such as plaster and wod to their work, while Goudal creates sets by placing her pictures in contrasting surroundings...
'Photography as Object' July 7th - 30th Sumarria Lunn Gallery, 36 South Molton Lane, Mayfair, www.sumarrialunn.com
22 July 2011
LUCIAN FREUD 1922 - 2011
Lucian Freud, considered one of the leading contemporary figurative painters, died in his London home on Wednesday 20 July. Born on 8 December 1922, he died peacefully in his sleep, “far removed from the noise of the art world” according to gallery owner William Acquavella, who represented the artist.
21 July 2011
The Design Museum recommends: Seymourpowell, in partnership the Design & Technology Association + James Dyson Foundation, have made a film to promote the importance of design education in schools and universities in Britain. The film features contributions from leading figures from across business and industry including Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic, Sir James Dyson, Sir Paul Smith and many more. #creativebritain
SOMERSET HOUSE TOURS...
Somerset House guided tours, a chance to find out about the buildings history dating back over 500 years? Find out more on their FREE guided tours. Somerset House is also regularly used for filming locations - from Sherlock Holmes to The Duchess. Click here for more info
THE DESIGN CREATIVES
Click here to see Will's website for his short courses in photoshop. Some students have just attended one and found it very useful so if you think you need more of and idea about how to develop designs using photshop get yourself signed up. This is a great opportunity to learn the skills you need to design textiles for the textiles indusrty taught by a successful and established textile designer... highly recommended.
15 July 2011
THE HIGH SHERRIF AND THE ROMANCE OF THE ROAD
A collection of High Sherrif uniforms and realia, on loan from John Richards OBE. The Macclesfield Silk Museum, The Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 6UT. On until 23rd July Tel: 01625 612045.
LONDON ANTIQUE TEXTILE FAIR
A sale of antique textiles and good quality vintage clothing and textiles from around the worl. Chelsea Old Town Hall, London SW3 5EE ON 2ND October 10.30 - 4.30 www.textilesociety.org.uk
THE VORTICISTS: MANIFESTO FOR A MODERN WORLD
Tate Britain: 14th June - 4th September
Focusing on the only two Vorticist exhibitions mounted during the lifetime, in London and New York, this striking exhibition brings together over 100 key works; including photography and literary ephemera, as well as seminal pieces by Wyndham Lewis, Jacob Epstein and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.
This exhibition aims to shine a new light on this revolutionary group of artists, presenting the style, radical aesthetics and thoughts of one of the most truly avant-garde art movements in British history.
click here for more information
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY: NEW YORK
This exhibition is still running so if you are lucky enough to be going to New York it's a must. On until 7th August at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Visit www.metmuseum.org for more information.
12 July 2011
MASTERS OF STYLE: CELEBRATING THE STORIES BEHIND ITALIAN FASHION
Somerset House, London, until 14th August
To mark the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification, Masters of Style brings together six of Italy’s most influential fashion houses to celebrate the stories behind Italian fashion. Looking at defining moments from their advertising campaigns, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Gucci, Missoni and Prada will showcase a personally hand-picked selection of images from their collections and archives, bringing to life iconic style moments and offering an insight into the passion and influences behind their work.
THE ESSEX PRINT CLUB: WATERSIDE GALLERY BRIGHTLINGSEA
The newly formed 'Essex Print Club' is opening its first pop up shop/gallery in Brightlingsea and will be selling all forms of printmaking and illustration from screen printed textiles and lino-cut prints to handmade books by a group of undergraduate or newly graduated students studying fine art and graphic media at Colchester School of Art, Design and Media. It is the first of its kind for quite some time, and promises to be an exciting start for 'Essex Print Club'
for facebook users have a look at and like their page here - it's good to support the art school and your peers so pop along if you find yourself in the area...
WEB WEEKEND AT THE V&A
Friday 15 July 18.30–22.00
Saturday 16 July 10.30–17.00
Sunday 17 July 10.30–17.00
An exciting weekend of free, fun and interactive events to celebrate the V&A's new website. Explore how the web connects people, places and ideas, encourages communication, enables collaboration and creates communities.
See V&A website for more info...
HOUSE OF HACKNEY: BE PREPARED TO BE INSPIRED!
"Inspiration for my work comes from all around me. London has an enduring hold on my imagination and my work is rooted in my constant preoccupation with it. Music, books, films and friends provide the inspiration… The Smiths are always relied upon musically." Suzy Su (House of Hackney blog) Click here to read more and to be inspired...
TRACEY EMIN: LOVE IS WHAT YOU WANT
The Hayward Gallery, London: on until 29th Aug
Tracey Emin is one of Britain's most celebrated contemporary artists. This major survey exhibition covers every period of her career, revealing facets of the artist and her work that are often overlooked. The exhibition features painting, drawing, photography, textiles, video and sculpture, in works that are by turns tough, romantic, desperate, angry, funny and full of longing. Seldom-seen early works and recent large-scale installations are shown together with a new series of outdoor sculptures created especially for the Hayward Gallery.
TOMMY NUTTER: REBEL ON THE ROW:
Fashion and Textiles Museum: 20 May 2011 - 22 October 2011
When Nutters opened in 1969 on Savile Row, the staid and traditional world of bespoke tailoring entered a new era. Tommy Nutter, with master cutter Edward Sexton, combined up-to-the minute styling with classic techniques to create the brand that set the Row swinging. The shop - financed by Cilla Black, James Vallance White, and Beatles’ executive Peter Brown – opened up the experience of bespoke tailoring; catering to rock stars, artists and aristos who wanted to custom fit with the new shapes and details pioneered at Nutters.
NEW ONLINE EXHIBITION: YELLOW WALLPAPER
The Yellow Wallpaper has been curated by artist Tom Gallant and is centred on ‘Dress 09’ – a dress made in collaboration with fashion designer Marios Schwab that was acquired for the Crafts Council Collection in 2011. Its intricately cut surface and multiple layers prompted an investigation into the story behind its making.
Viewers of the exhibition can flick through Chinese papercuts, watch a piece from silhouette animator Lotte Reiniger’s 1926 film Prince Achmed, hear an interview with furniture maker Gareth Neal and see work in-depth by photographer Nick Waplington. And not forgetting, the beautifully crafted 'Dress 09', viewed in 360˚ rotation.
Click here to view
27 June 2011
GRAPHIC MEDIA EXHIBITION
BA Hons Art and Design Graphic Media students have put on a retrospective exhibition at Slck Sapce, the work exhibited is a representation of the work that has been carried out this year by year 0,1 and 2. If you are in town pop in and have a look.
15 June 2011
8 June 2011
GRADUATES FOR URBAN OUTFITTERS...
About the project
Need a place to showcase your work? How about right here?
UO wants to provide an area for the most creative new graduates to display their work and highlight their talent. Every day we'll be choosing one graduate to feature online from the end of June and throughout July.
Whatever your discipline: designer, artist, illustrator, photographer - send us your work now!
How to submit
Want to be featured? Send the following to:
UOCommunity@urbanoutfitters.com
- Name
- University
- Course
- Your website
- Contact details
- A selection of 3 images (only one will be featured) that best represents your work. Preferably landscape 800 X 600px. If your image is portrait please save to 600px height. Include images as single attachments within the email, not as zips or pdfs please.
- Plus a short paragraph about yourself and your work.
BEYOND RETRO STYLING OPPORTUNITY...
"This Saturday London fashion photography company We Are Photogirls are taking over Brick Lane to bring to you the Beyond Retro photo shoot and styling challenge!
Mismatch prints, go neon, wear red with orange and stripes with stripes. If your outfit clashes, great! The look for Spring/Summer 2011 is loud, proud and in your face. After all, fashion is supposed to be fun and this season, anything goes!
Come down on the 11th June, get styling on yourself or a friend with a hand-picked range of clothes from our store and shoot in our professional photographic studio! The best styling will be judged by our panel; the winner and runner up of our GO LOUD OR GO HOME! fashion shoot challenge will win Beyond Retro vouchers! All images will be available to download for free from the Beyond Retro blog after the event." Click here for more info.
110-112 Cheshire Street, 1pm - 4pm Saturday 11th June
HARRIS TWEED: THE WEAVING INDUSTRY OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES - VIDEO
This 'champagne of fabrics' is used by companies from Yves Saint Laurent to Converse. And it's made on a tiny island in the Outer Hebrides, click here to watch this inspirational short film from the Guardian website
6 June 2011
COLCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART DESIGN AND MEDIA GRADUATE FASHION WEEK 2011
Graduate Fashion Week Earls Court 2 Sunday 5th June - Wednesday 8th June...
GEORGE AT ASDA CHILDRENSWEAR COMPETITION
Well done to Sinead Ruddy and Emma Byford (HE2) for being 2 of 10 finalists selected for the George childrenswear competition in association with Graduate Fashion Week. Winner will be announced on Wednesday. Good Luck!
29 May 2011
TOMMY NUTTER: REBEL ON THE ROW. FASHION AND TEXTILES MUSEUM
20TH MAY - 22ND OCTOBER
When Nutters opened in 1969 on Savile Row, the staid and traditional world of bespoke tailoring entered a new era. Tommy Nutter, with master cutter Edward Sexton, combined up-to-the minute styling with classic techniques to create the brand that set the Row swinging. The shop - financed by Cilla Black, James Vallance White, and Beatles’ executive Peter Brown – opened up the experience of bespoke tailoring; catering to rock stars, artists and aristos who wanted to custom fit with the new shapes and details pioneered at Nutters.
This exhibition not only explores the Nutter style but will also analyse the contribution of this legendary individual in the marketing and branding of a Savile Row company. A range of suits takes the viewer through the changes that Nutter introduced and will place his work in the social and historical context of the late 60s to the 1990s.
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am - 6pm.
Last Admissions 5.15pm.
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Entrance: £7 / £4 for eligible concessions.
To book in advance call 020 7407 8664
27 May 2011
GRADUATE FASHION WEEK PRESS
One year on Kitty Keay: winner of the Mulberry Accessories Award 2010 (Colchester graduate)featured in last weeks Company magazine.
17 May 2011
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