Posts tagged with "slack space"
Transforming Spaces @firstsite
Saturday 17 March, 9.30am – 5.15pm
firstsite, Lewis Gardens, CO1 1JH
£32.40 incl. VAT, lunch and two refreshment breaks.
A great event hitting Colchester in March. Slack Space in partnership with firstsite are hosting a regional conference on the use and transformation of empty shops and disused spaces. The event will look at the current spaces and combine an interactive focus on case studies and success stories with practical advice and contextual understanding.
This event is suitable for artists, community groups, arts and regeneration professional as well as landlords and developers.
Partner Profiles
Slack Space is one of the premier ‘empty shop’ organisations in the UK and has been successfully putting art and performance into empty shops for over two and a half years.
firstsite is a contemporary visual arts organisation based in Colchester with a mission to make contemporary art relevant to everyone.
Artside is a CoExist project featuring two weeks of art and interventions in Southend High Street. Artists work directly with venues to create site-led work.
TAP is housed in a converted waterworks. Currently, it houses CoExist Galleries and Studios, The White Bus, MEET, Solug and Open Arts.
We are Bedford is a community collective. The group put on the Castle Quay Weekender in March 2011, an arts festival in seven empty shops, and run various other successful community events.
Meanwhile Space is led by the Development Trusts Association as part of the Advancing Assets programme, with support from the Department of Communities and Local Government.
Empty Shops Network is the national network for organisations and individuals working in empty shops and other disused spaces.
3Space offers a brokerage service between landlords / developers with empty space and charities or other organisations wishing to use that space.
There are 50 spaces free available. To apply please download the booking form here and return to firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH or email.
Deadline date to apply for a free space is Wednesday 15th February.
For more information and outline of the day visit the firstsite website.
Tickets can be collected from firstsite or posted for a £1 fee. The Box Office for this event will close on Thursday 8 March 2012.
Call for artists!
It will be the fifth Slack Space ‘Open Show’ Wednesday 15th February to Saturday 3rd March.
Slack Space are seeking submissions from local artists who have not previously exhibited with the local gallery.
Work can be in any media and on any theme. To submit please email digital images by Sunday 5th February.
Good luck!
Light and Dark @ Slack Space
We popped down to view their new exhibition ‘Light and Dark’.
A themed show featuring the work of local artists producing imaginative and high quality interpretations of the theme in a variety of media. Mainly wall based work, there are some stunning photographs that capture the brief perfectly.
Light and Dark features work from:
Eddie Bacon
Paula Vans
Andy King
Alexander Blustin
Stefanie Moss
Anthony Freeman
Sheila King
Stephen Waring
Jack Brown
Elin Evensen Eleanor Hilsden
The exhibition also has a double bill show in one of the side rooms entitled - ‘Primary 2’. Primary 2 follows on from their first Primary show featuring work from Myland Primary School, Stanway Primary School, Millfields school, Essex Home Educators and Colchester High School.
This is a charming display of work from the young artists featuring drawings, paintings and we even spotted a paper mache breakfast. We like!
Come and join Slack Space at their new premises at Victoria Place on Eld Lane Wednesday to Saturday 11am - 6pm.
Slack Space call for performers
Saturday 17th December
Slack Space @ Victoria Place
Find it on google maps here
The Slack Space Christmas Show is a get-together and party will take place at their amazing new venue in Victoria Place on Saturday 17th December from 7pm until late. It will be a bring your own drinks with a contribution to the food table affair.
Joint hem for a wonderful evening with at least three hours of music, songs, monologues, readings, dances- all with a christmas theme. It cant happen without you taking part, so they are asking any local creative would like to perform.
If you can find a good Christmas-themed reading or comedy routine ( family oriented, please) or a monologue, poetry a skit or sketch , or a song or instrumental that would be wonderful. It can be traditional, or it can be contemporary. It could even be a carol or even a dance. Whatever you feel like offering - if its fun and Christmas-themed Slack Space would love it!
Let Dorian Kelly know if you would like a slot, and give an idea of a broad outline and what it will consist of. If you need more information on Slack Space email colchesterslackers@gmail.com.
Slack Space @ Victoria Place
We were allowed to get a sneak peek into the new space Slack Space have taken over for the winter months.
Located down Long Wire Street on Eld lane just to the right of Belvoir letting agents as you can see above (find it on google maps here). They have free reign of the old Co-op office building.
Words and pictures @slack_space
Wednesday 16th November - 3rd December
Slack Space,
St James House, Colchester CO1 2PQ
Open Wednesday - Saturday
11am - 6pm
We went and popped down to snap Slack Space’s latest exhibition - Words and Pictures. This is a briliant showcase of graphic illustration and typography from Colchester creatives.
Paid marketing opportunity @ Slack Space
Following a successful funding application to hold a regional ‘empty shop’conference event in March 2012.
Slack Space is looking for a marketing creative to write and deliver the marketing plan for the event. Please email for a copy of the marketing brief.
Interested parties should then write a short piece on how they see themselves meeting this brief and the successful applicant will be notified.
The fee for this work is £750.
Good luck Colchester marketing creatives!
Slack Space art auction
Slack Space are putting out the call again for works of art to be donated to their December art auction.
Run completely by volunteers and receiving no regular funding. They rely on public donations to be able to do all of the wonderful things they do - and to offer them all for free!
One of the most important ways they raise funds is through their 6 monthly art auctions. The next art auction will be held on 4 December (just in time for Christmas!) and they are appealing for generous donations of art work in order to make this the biggest and best art auction ever.
They have just opened a new space on Victoria Place and by donating an artwork you are helping raise the much needed funds to opening this wonderful new property.
Please email if you are able to help. They would like responses by Monday 21st November.
