PaintLounge BERLIN 2018

PaintLounge is bringing together painters from the UK and Germany for a salon style exhibition. The exhibition and series of 'Painters in Conversation’ talks are part of @sluice__ Sluice Exchange Berlin hosted in the Kühlhaus Berlin. The exchange is part of the British Council's UK/Germany season, celebrating the "cultural connections between the UK and Germany". PaintLounge Berlin and Sluice Exchange Berlin will be open to the public on Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 November 2018. We warmly invite everyone to come along and explore interests common to painters internationally.

PaintLounge is artist-curator run initiative organised by Paula MacArthur & Wendy Saunders, generously supported by Arts Council England’s Artists’ International Development Fund.  @aceagrams  

PaintLounge
Sluice Exchange Berlin 2018​ at Kühlhaus Berlin, Luckenwalderstraße 3, 10963, Berlin @kuehlhausberlinofficial 

Vernissage: Friday 16 November 2018, 6pm - 10pm
Exhibition dates: 17 & 18 November 2018, 11am - 7pm

www.paintlounge.info  paintlounge18@gmail.com  @paintlounge_

AA2A Project Placement - Bucks New University

November starts...

Bucks New University © Bucks New University

Alex has been selected as part of the @aa2aproject placement at Bucks New University. A supportive platform enabling Alex to use university facilities to stretch her painting practice. She will be working amongst the hub of the university's textile dept, The Red Shed Workshops & Studios @bucksnewuni

Alex aims to test dye-methods, mark marking, staining and dying, plus applying, embedding colour with transparent fabrics (silk, nylon), for painting.
Resulting outcomes will be shared with fellow aa2a artists, Bucks students and the community. To follow Alex's progress please keep an eye on her aa2a profile/blog https://aa2a.biz/network/user/alex18

Arts Council of England assisted, the AA2A project (Artists Access to Art Colleges) provides placements for visual artists and designer makers in Higher and Further Education institutions across England.  https://aa2a.biz/

Life Drawing at DPUK, new starts, extra workshop days add, spaces still available...

Image credit and © 2018 Drawing Projects UK

DPUK announce,

"Our popular Life Drawing Sessions with artist-tutor Alex Roberts start again on 16 October 2018. This autumn we are offering a 9-week term of Tuesday evening life drawing sessions (6-8pm) until 11 December".

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE 

Advance booking is essential via Eventbrite

If you are considering booking single sessions (subject to availability) please email info@drawingprojects.uk

PLUS, DPUK are pleased to present a full day life drawing session, with multiple models, on Tuesday 23 October from 10am-4pm Booking info

Life Drawing at Drawing Projects UK - 16 October new sessions start!

DPUK announce,

"Our popular Life Drawing Sessions with artist-tutor Alex Roberts start again on 16 October 2018. This autumn we are offering a 9-week term of Tuesday evening life drawing sessions (6-8pm) until 11 December".

Image credit and © 2018 Drawing Projects UK

For more information and how to book please click here

Remembrance Ballet 2018 - Sept/Oct UK Tour

Hugely exciting seeing this coming to light, following some early stage sketching from Alex, to visually support Greg Billingsley getting his Remembrance narrative/vision off the ground. Congratulations and good luck to all involved. To the wider public - do not miss out, book while you can!

All details can be found on the New English Ballet Theatre's website here

Embrace, Remembrance (ballet sketches), 2011

Previous blog post - 'initial illustrations to choreographed concept' here

New work available to view!

10 Uhr, 11B nach London I, 2018 (detail).
Image credit: Laurin Gutwin

10 Uhr, 11B nach London III, 2018 (detail).
Image credit: Laurin Gutwin

The nach London series has expanded.  Please view via Alex's website

The Drawing Week, Bath School of Art and Design: 3-7 September - further info!

To register your interest, or if you have any questions about the workshop, please contact Cathy Leng at the Bath School of Art and Design: c.leng@bathspa.ac.uk
Further details can be found here