What’s in it for you?

Three selected CCI students will each work as ‘buddies’ with a commissioned professional artist who will lead the students in two FE colleges each, from the period September 2012 – May 2013. The participating colleges are South Downs, Highbury, Gosport, Havant, St Vincent’s, Fareham and Chichester.

The external influence of working with a professional artist, gallery, Faculty member and FE college will build your confidence and provide professional practice. You will experience how creative professionals work in education and learn how a ‘creative brief’ can be delivered in a wider cultural context, at the same time as learning personal skills such as negotiation, organisation and communication skills.

The project will give you the opportunity to make your own creative blog in support of the artists which will be linked to from the New Creatives website www.newcreatives.org.uk

What’s the job?

If selected you will be asked to:

• Attend a launch event on 22 October 2012 at Aspex Gallery.
• Liaise closely with one of the commissioned professional artists on your availability.
• Shadow or buddy the artist on two visits to FE colleges, observing, recording and assisting where necessary.
• Remain in contact with the CCI Faculty Promotions Manager as a link between colleges, artists and the University.
• Record your experience as part of your professional practice as a student creative practitioner.
• Act as an ‘ambassador’ for the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries in a key regional cultural project.
• Attend the exhibition preview at Aspex on Friday 8 March 2013.

How can I participate?

Please send a 200-300 word ‘expression of interest’ plus your CV, including your contact details by email to denise.callender@port.ac.uk.

Deadline for submissions: Monday 8 October 2012.

Contact

For more information visit www.newcreatives.org.uk or contact denise.callender@port.ac.uk or 023 9284 5197.

What did last year’s buddies say?

‘I have really enjoyed my time working on New Creatives. It has been a completely new experience for me to gain an insight into the workings of both colleges and a gallery, and also to buddy Patti Gaal-Holmes. I have particularly enjoyed helping the FE students to develop their initial ideas, and to provide advice from my own position as a third year Illustration student at university. Patti has also made the experience thoroughly enjoyable, and has been very helpful in telling me about her professional work and also allowing me to visit her studio at Artspace. All in all, this process has been beneficial to me in many ways, and I am looking forward to the exhibition at Aspex Gallery!’ Katie Beltrami, UoP BA (Hons) Illustration, ‘buddy’ to commissioned artist

“Working with the New Creatives project has been one of the greatest opportunities as a young artist so far. I have engaged with a variety of different people, of different ages and abilities. It has been interesting and fun working so closely with Dawn. The project allowed me an insight into how other artists work and how to encourage and nurture the ideas and creative possibilities of younger minds within the FE workshops.” Laura Fazackerley, UoP BA (Hons) Photography, ‘buddy’ to commissioned artist

The  group  of artists represented at this show  have all recently completed the MA Fine Art Degree at the University of Portsmouth, Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries.

Work in a  variety of media will be shown; including video projection, tapestry, film, ceramics, painting and glass.

Themes vary from the impact of cancer on the body, visual perception, and impressions of the seashore.

The artists:

Lucy Best
Susan Carter-Hearn
Phil Holehouse
Joy Moore
Krystyna Piliczewska
Sally Thomas
Ginny Topp

The exhibition takes place at:

Southsea Library
Palmeston Road
P04 3QQ

Opening times:

Monday-Wednesday 9-5, Thursday – Friday 9-7, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 11-4

More information can be found here.

Offsite exhibitions are showing in two locations this July & August:
Victoria Park, London E3: 27 July – 12 August 2012
Park House, 453 – 497 Oxford Street, London, W1: 27 July – 30 August 2012

Over the past three years The World in London have commissioned acclaimed and emerging British and international photographers to take portraits of Londoners of all ages and from all walks of life.  Each portrait is unique in its composition, setting and style.  Leslie’s work features two portraits of people from Jordon.

Coinciding with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this project brings together 204 portraits of 204 Londoners, each originating from one of the competing nations.

The World in London celebrates London as a place where individuals from all parts of the world live side by side, each of them contributing to make London the unique city it is.

All photographs will feature on the project’s website, launching on 27 July, which includes background stories on each of the participating Londoners.

They have set up a free training session with the Big Screen Producer who looks after the Big Screen Portsmouth and Dover for the BBC. You will be able to learn more about the Big Screen project, the key partners, what can and cannot be shown and also some useful photography and filmmaking tips.

The training session is being held on 21 June from 12pm – 2pm at the Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth.

If you would like to attend this session, then please contact: bigscreen@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to book your place. Please note that there are only 30 places available.

After attending this session, you will then be able to attend events, capture them on camera and film and have them showcased on the Big Screen this summer (once the BBC have checked that the material is suitable).

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Please come along to Cascades on the 15th June if you would like to join in, learn how to make flags, and then plan your own event.  Jon is encouraging people to get involved by making Flags and Bunting from old book pages – an extension of one of his current projects, Dysarticulate.

Dysarticulate encourages people of all ages to become an ‘artist for a day’ by creating and planting flags made from recycled book pages. Dysarticulate is influenced by Jon’s  dyslexia and his love of hidden meaning.  There is a DIY kit available to download to help you make your own flags and bunting.  This is available on the University website here:

http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/faculties/cci/air/projects/dysarticulate3/

A film about the ideas behind Dysarticulate can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/24215077

Information about the Torch relay in Portsmouth and a link to a pdf version of the route the torch will take can be viewed here: http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/London2012/torch-relay.html

Jon’s Dysarticulate (Flags) project is now in it’s third year, and this year has concentrated on involving schools with flag making events.  Thousands of children have been involved in the project, and you can see photographs and further information on the Dysarticulated Schools website here: http://www.dysarticulatedschools.org/

Image Courtesy: Portsmouth City Council

We want to encourage local deaf and disabled people to get involved by creating a piece of artwork based on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This will be showcased at a special exhibition as part of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay evening celebrations on Southsea Common from 2-5pm on Sunday 15^th July.

Eligibility:

Open to all deaf or disabled people of any age, who apply to show pieces of any media that are appropriate for the exhibition, this is open to all formats ranging from poetry, music and dance to photography, paintings and short films. All work will be considered, though you should contact london2012@portsmouthcc.gov.uk if you are unsure.

To Enter:

You may enter as many pieces as you like in any format, you can submit your artwork by e-mail to london2012@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or by post to Seafront Services and Events Team, Seafront Office, Avenue de Caen, Southsea, PO5 3NS.  Please forward us your entry form by 5pm on Monday 2^nd July. There is no entry fee.

Size of artwork:

While we are open to all submissions, the exhibition venue is an enclosed space and therefore we cannot guarantee that large scale pieces will be able to be displayed.  We do not want to discourage submission from any artists; we merely just ask you consider the space before completing your work.

Acceptance:  You will be notified by email by Friday 6^th July.

Security:

The exhibition will be displayed in a special marquee on Southsea Common, as part of the evening celebrations arena and will be staffed at all times, although all work is exhibited at your own risk.

Please direct questions to Craig Willcock at london2012@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, or telephone on 023 9283 4109

Their success with Britain in a Day builds upon success they had last year with ‘Life in a Day’ (also Ridley Scott), when although they did not make it into the actual film, they made it into the DVD montages and were listed on the credits.

Rebecca told us ”We’re over the moon that not only has our footage been included in a second Ridley Scott film, but also that we made it into the actual film this time rather than just the DVD!”

Britain in a Day asked members of the public to film themselves on the same day, 12 November 2011, and submit their videos via YouTube for inclusion in the feature-length documentary to be shown on BBC2 as part of the corporation’s Cultural Olympiad.

Ridley Scott, known for such seminal movies as Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator, has overseen the project which was inspired by a similar feature, the award-winning Life in a Day, made by his production company Scott Free London.

Scott said “Film-making has always been about just picking up a camera, getting out there and doing it. Our aim for this new project is to get everyone behind the lens and give us a window onto one day in Britain.”

Britain in a Day will be executive produced by Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald who also created Life in a Day from over 4,500 hours of footage submitted by people from around the world.

View a snapshot of the works created for the exhibition on the theme of ’courage and determination’ at the new website or celebrate with the young artists at the Preview evening on Friday 20 April, or visit Aspex up until 6 May.

Dates: 21 April – 6 May 2012, 11am – 4pm daily, Admission free

Preview: Friday 20 April 6-8pm

Venue: Aspex, Vulcan Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, PO1 3BF

Project Lead: University of Portsmouth CCI Faculty, Contact: Denise Callender

Partners: Aspex

Participating colleges: Chichester, Havant, Highbury, Fareham, Portsmouth, South Downs, St Vincent

Commissioned Artists: Dawn Burnham, Patti Gaal-Holmes, Melanie Rose

UoP Volunteer buddy placements: Laura Fazackerley, Katie Beltrami

Website: James Byford

Sponsors and supporters: CCI Faculty, Aspex, Creative Partnerships, Creative Campus Initiative Prospectus, Arts Council England, Inspire Mark