Arts GuideSpring 2015

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Plymouth Arts Centre

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Front cover, above and top left image: Graham Ellard and Stephen Johnstone, Everything Made Bronze (2013), courtesy of FVU

Graham Ellard & Stephen JohnstoneEverything Made Bronze28 March - 10 May

Everything Made Bronze is a study of the way light burnishes objects and magnifies form. The installation includes a 16mm film and sculpture that makes compelling use of two contrasting but related locations: Carlo Scarpa’s famous Gipsoteca plaster-cast gallery in the Museo Canova in northern Italy, and the Venice-based plaster workshops of Eugenio De Luigi, one of Scarpa’s most important collaborators. The Gipsoteca’s architecture suggests poise, stillness and undisturbed contemplation while its dependence on natural light means it is in continual flux. The film follows the sudden changes in the gallery’s play of light as the sun is veiled in cloud or suddenly reappears to bathe the space – and Canova’s sculptures – in a warm, gilded luminescence Everything Made Bronze was commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella. Supported by Arts Council England; The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts; The Henry Moore Foundation; Goldsmiths, University of London; Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. With the kind cooperation of the Fondazione Canova, Possagno and the De Luigi workshop, Venice. With thanks to the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art.

Artist’s Talk: Graham Ellard & Stephen JohnstoneThursday 7 May, 6pm £3. Free for PAC Home members and students

Graham Ellard & Stephen Johnstone will talk about their work in 16mm film, focusing on the current exhibition Everything Made Bronze. This talk is presented in partnership with (MIA) Moving Image Arts research at Plymouth University.

This is part of the Plymouth Art Centre’s initiative Sweet FA: A Journey Through Artists’ Film, a three-way collaboration with MIA and Sundog Media.

Woodcut image from “A true report of certaine wonderfull ouerflowings of Waters, now lately in Summerset-shire, Norfolke and other places of England...” printed in London 1607

Emma CritchleyWhen The Waters Recede20 February - 10 May

This is an exhibition of research, sketches, ideas and moving image works that will be developed towards the forthcoming project When the Waters Recede; a series of site specific installations across three locations along the Bristol Channel which respond to the 1607 floods, one of the largest and most destructive floods in British history. This project is due to be completed in 2016-17.

Emma Critchley has worked as an underwater image-maker for over ten years; through working with a combination of photography, video and installation she explores the human relationship with the underwater environment.

(This exhibition is on the first floor and accessible only by stairs)

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Matthew HouldingLagoon West 23 May - 19 July

Meticulously built environments celebrate modernist architecture and the pursuit of utopian ideals. On Saturday 23 May, the artistwill be in conversation with Freelance Curator and Art Consultant, Ceri Hand.

Creative PlayTuesdays 31 March, 28 April, 26 May, 1 - 2.30pm, £2 per childA stimulating environment where your child leads you on a journey of discovery. Artists and learning specialists support these open-ended activities for children aged under 6 and their adults. Booking advisable to guarantee your place.

FORTHCOMING

Scratching the SurfaceSaturday 11 April, 11am - 4.30pm £10. Concessions £5. PAC Home members free.

An introduction to 16mm film led by artist film-makers Stuart Moore and Kayla Parker of Sundog Media, working with clear film and found footage, using creative interventions such as drawing, scratching and Letrasetting. Booking essential.

SWEET FA: A JOURNEY THROUGH ARTISTS’ FILM

Artist’s Open Studio: Carl SlaterSaturday 11 April, 12-5pm, free Plymouth-based artist, Carl Slater presents work from his Crowd Control/Hyper.Crucible project. Slater’s research into Plymouth’s early ‘90s rave culture and ‘The Warehouse’ building on Union Street considers parallels between its previous and current use.

Reg’d Charity No 800664

FORTHCOMING

Elizabeth Masterson & Lizzie Ridout Tanks and Tablecloths: An Exploded Book, Part 2 1 May - 19 July

In this exhibition, the artists respond to the extensive archives of Devonport Naval Heritage Centre.