Edinburgh Art Festival

Edinburgh Art Festival runs from the 2nd of August until the 2nd of September and there are LOADS of exhibitions and events happening - many of which are free of charge.  A lot of the events and exhibitions overlap each other so you should be able to fit a lot in on a single visit.

The one that I'm most interested in seeing is Dieter Roth at The Fruitmarket Gallery - The Fruitmarket is one of my favourite galleries in the UK, and I think its a great venue in terms of the versatile space that they have available and the clean, simple way that they present their shows.  The Lucy Skaer exhibition in 2008 was phenomenal and I had to go see it several times.  The scale of her work is breathtaking and the research behind it is fascinating.  I don't know much about Roth, but if his work has been selected by the gallery then I reckon it's worth a visit.

I'm also interested in seeing the 'Lying and Liars' installation at Collective and 'Cheer Up! It's not the end of the world...' at Edinburgh Printmakers. 


There are over 30 venues involved in the festival and the programme seems really diverse.  More info below-

Edinburgh Art Festival - http://www.edinburghartfestival.com/
The Fruitmarket Gallery - http://fruitmarket.co.uk/exhibitions/current/
Collective - http://www.edinburghartfestival.com/exhibitions/collective/
Edinburgh Printmakers - http://www.edinburghartfestival.com/exhibitions/edinburgh_printmakers/

Griffin Art Prize 2012

The winner of the Griffin Art Prize 2012 will have a large, well lit studio space with the additional benefit of a supply of materials from top fine art brands: Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Conté à Pari. The studio is located next to a state of the art Innovation & Development department, where chemists work on the development of fine art products. The winner of the Griffin Art Prize 2012 will be in the unique position of having this fine art materials' expertise on his or her doorstep.

The winning artist will have the time and space to produce work for a one person exhibition in the Griffin Gallery. Accompanied by a catalogue, this exhibition will be an outstanding individual showcase. The Griffin Gallery and artists' studios are in The Studio Building, two minutes' walk from Latimer Road tube station and ten minutes from Shepherds Bush. The Studio Building is based in a part of West London with an urban and business mix in addition to a strong creative community with many artists' studios nearby. A small allowance will be available to the winner to help meet expenses.


Find out more and apply here - http://www.griffingallery.co.uk/the-prize.html

Thanks to www.re-title.com for listing this opportunity.

Photography Contest

The photography prize of the Foundation des Treilles - deadline 02/09/12

Open to all professional photographers

Created in 2011, this prize is committed to providing means for the production and the promotion of photographic works, which subjects are related to the Mediterranean world. The prize is made of both an allowance of 2650 euros per month for a period ranging from two to eight months coming with a living residency which can not be less than one month, specially in order to insure the achievement of the development of the photos at Les Treilles.

You can find out more here -

http://www.les-treilles.com/newsite/uk/Art_and_literature/Condi_particip_Photo.html

Thanks to www.re-title.com for listing this opportunity.

Creative Banter July at The Victoria

Hello from Creative Banter!  Our informal networking events for creatives began in May this year and have since been attended by numerous individuals working in the arts, dance, film, photography, design, marketing, TV and printing.  For our third event, on the 17th of July, the group met at The Victoria Bar and Bistro at 159 Bridgegate Glasgow -

A diverse mix of previous attendees and new faces ensured plenty of interesting conversations. We would like to say thank you again to all who made the effort.  The new venue went down well, so a big thank you to both Alan and Saverio. 

As usual the attendees were happy to share advice and knowledge with each other.  Creative Banter is open to all individuals within the creative industries, new and established businesses alike.  The group operates on a drop-in basis between 10am until 12noon.  The next meeting is on Tuesday 21st of August at The Victoria.  Individuals working in the creative industries are welcome to attend and there is no joining fee.  If you would like more information, please contact me @CreativeBanter on twitter or email rebecca.creativebanter@gmail.com

You can find out more about Creative Banter if you follow this link - http://www.businessbanter.co.uk/inside-the-business-banter/specialevents/creative-banter.htm