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OrielDaviesOpenSpaceBackgroundFollowingsuccessfulfundingbidstotheEsméeFairbairnFoundationandArtsCouncilofWalesLottery,OrielDaviesisplanningtolaunchOpenSpaceinautumn2016.OpenSpacewillbeacreativehubgeneratingandpresentingabroadplatformofculturalactivitywithinadedicatedperiod.WeplanthisasaPilotProjectovera2-yearperiod,torunalongside,andinadditionto,theGallery'sexistingexhibitionandlearningprogrammes.EachyearitwilltransformoneoftheGallery'smainexhibitionspacesforablockof16weeksintoalive,dynamicandfast-changingspace,presentingarangeofprojectswhichwillexplore:shortandlonger-termartistresidencies,filmscreenings,performancesandperformanceart(music,liveart,dance),newcommissions,artist-andcommunity-ledworkshops,demonstrations,professionaltraining(portfolioandmentoringsessions);talks,presentations,discussionsanddisplays.IntheOpenSpaceprogrammeaudiencesandparticipantswillencounterartistsandparticipantsworkingdirectlyinthegallerytocreateacontinuouslychangingenvironment,whereanartist’sworkwillfeatureforafewdays,tobereplacedorjoinedbyacommunityorstudent’sgroup’screativework.Thiswillincludeliveart,performances,interventions,installations,workshops,discussionsanddebates.AguidingprincipleofOpenSpaceistodevelopnewmodelsofworkingandnewwaysofbringingartistsandaudiencestogethertodeepenunderstandingofandaccesstothevisualarts.Theprogrammeswillfocusondirectcontactbetweenartistsandaudiences,thecommissioningofnewwork,andactiveexplorationofpracticeandprocess,resultinginaspacethatembracesandcelebratesrisk,experimentationandparticipation.OpenSpacewillalsodeveloppartnershipsinandbeyondWales,forgingstronglinksandexchangeswithartistgroupsandtrainingandmentoringprogrammes.OpenSpacediffersfromOrielDavies’existingprogrammesbychangingtheexhibitiongalleryintoahighlydynamicandfast-changingenvironmentforexperimentation,activeparticipationandexcitement:aspacewhererisk-taking,debateandcreativeexplorationaremadepossible.InOpenSpaceweanticipateandwillactivelyencouragethattheboundariesbetweenartformswillmergeandtheboundariesbetweenartist,audienceandparticipantwillblur.ForsomeaspectsoftheOpenSpaceprogrammetheartisticoutcomeswillbeunknownanddeveloping,andabletobecarriedonfromoneyearintothenext.Thisapproachwillencouragethegallerytobemorefluid,flexibleandresponsiveinthewaywedevelopourprogrammes.Asanexample,intheOpenSpacefirstyear,aspectsofanartist’sresidencywillinvolveworkingwithaparticipatorygroup–beitschool,collegeorcommunity:wewillencouragetheartisttodevelopalonger-termrelationshipwiththegroup,resultingintheprogramme’ssecondyearwiththegroupandartistreturningtodevelopcreatingtheirownproject.

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AIMTodeveloptheGallery'sexistingartisticandlearningprogrammesbyexploringnewmodelsofworkingthatencourageabroaderspectrumofcreativeinputs/outputsandcollaborations,coupledwithparticipationandinteractionwithnewandexistingaudiencesandpartners.OBJECTIVES• TowidentheGallery'sspectrumofculturalproductionandpresentation• Toencouragevibrantandexperimentalactivity• Topromoteartisticexcellence• Increaseaccesstoandcreatenewculturalactivity• Tocross-pollinateaudience/participatorsbyusingacommonthreadacrosseach

programme• Tooffermoreartist/audiencecontacttimethroughresidencies,collaborations,

commissions• Tobuild,maintainandsustainnewpartnerships• ToenhanceoursupportandpresentationofWales-basedpracticesandinitiatives• Toworkcross-departmentally,togetherwiththeOpenSpaceCoordinator,to

overseeanddevelopprogrammesofactivity• Toreflectoneachprogrammeinordertoinformthenext• Tolookforsustainablewaystodevelopoutcomesforthelongerterm

OpenSpaceissupportedbytheEsméeFairbairnFoundationandArtsCouncilofWales