Current Events #1. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 1 of 2017.
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Journeys Through the In Between
9 January – 10 February 2017
Ralph Overill solo exhibition of recent large-scale prints made as part of his research studies at Chelsea and Camberwell College of Arts.
Brentwood Road Gallery
Frances Bardsley Academy
Romford
RM1 2RR
Float in a Mustard Tonic
21 December 2016 – 28 January 2017
Ian Goncharov solo exhibition. Facebook event page.
Caustic Coastal
Unit 2, Regents Trading Estate, Oldfield Road
Manchester
M5 4DE
Stills
9 December 2016 – 15 February 2017
The Keeper – Acrylic on linen, 120 x 100cm, 2016
An exhibition of paintings by Fausto Assuncao.
Too Many Cooks at The Metal Box Factory
30, Great Guildford Street
London
SW1 0HS
Outside the Lines
8 December 2016 – 28 January 2017
Outside the Lines questions and explores ‘drawing’ in contemporary arts. The exhibition includes artworks by the following invited artists who live or work in Folkestone and Dover: Luke Jones, Susan McKenna, Helen Lee, Clare Smith, Kate Beaugié, John Wiltshire, Tania McCormack. Facebook events page.
Brew
83 Cheriton Road
Folkestone, Kent
CT20 1DX
Time & Tide Wait For No Man
2–27 January 2017
Work by seventeen artists and aims to highlight issues surrounding climate change and the environment as a whole. Following an open call for work by Eco Create, an art and craft network, finalists were chosen based on their interpretation of the theme – time and tide wait for no man – and works selected needed to be made using eco friendly and upcycled methods and materials wherever possible. Opening: 7 Jan 2017, 5.30-8.30pm
Banks Mill Studios
71 Bridge Street
Derby
DE1 3LB
Out Of Chaos
15 October 2016 – 26 February 2017
Works by 50 international artists including Frank Auerbach, David Bomberg, Marc Chagall, Chaïm Soutine and Alfred Wolmark, which address the universality of migration and resulting issues of identity and belonging.
Laing Art Gallery
New Bridge Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8AG
FBA Futures 2017
9–20 January 2017
Showcasing the outstanding art graduates of 2016, selected from across the country by members of the Federation of British Artists (FBA). The exhibition will be an exciting mix of degree show and newly made painting, sculpture and original prints, all exploring contemporary figuration and ideas of representation and draughtsmanship. Opening: 9 Jan 2017, 6pm to 8pm
Mall Galleries
The Mall
London
SW1Y 5BD
Everybody is always right
11 January–18 February 2017
Painting exhibition by Luca Bertolo. Opening: 11 Jan 2017, 6 – 8pm
Arcade
87 Lever Street
London
EC1V 3RA
The Colour of Saying Glenys Cour: an artist and her world
10 December 2016 – 5 February 2017
This major exhibition, curated by Mel Gooding, celebrates the life and work of much loved Swansea artist, designer, teacher and mentor, Glenys Cour. It reveals the many different ways in which her role as an artist has contributed to the cultural life of the city of Swansea, and her influence on the artists she has taught and collaborated with during her long and successful career. The exhibition includes paintings, stained glass, theatre design and artist books.
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Alexandra Road
Swansea
SA1 5DZ
Small is Beautiful
7 December 2016 – 7 January 2017
Small is Beautiful, which was first established at Flowers Gallery in 1974, invites selected contemporary artists working in any media to present works with a fixed economy of scale, each piece measuring a maximum of 7 x 9 inches. On display at the Cork Street gallery will be over 100 works, offering a rare opportunity to discover the work of lesser-known artists alongside internationally recognised names.
Flowers Cork Street
21 Cork Street
London
W1S 3LZ
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The image at the top is:
Hairdo, 2016, Oil on canvas, 20.3×20.3cm (8x8in)
by Ishbel Myerscough who is showing at Flowers Cork St.
