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#MOOCVoices
"To make art and performance in public space: it is life, it will disappear, it will finish but when it is here, when it is happening, it is like a very direct contact."
Kubra Khademi is an artist and performer in Afghanistan. The mentionned performance was given at SIGNAL, a festival produced by CIFAS in Brussels.
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COME & MEET US!
Follow the FAI-AR team along the festivals and meetings…
--- On Saturday September 7th at 12:30: Fira Tarrega festival (Spain) - international MOOC release at the professional area
--- In Paris (France) On Monday, September 9th at 6:30pm: national MOOC release at ARTCENA, national center for circus, street arts and theater - 68 Rue de la Folie Méricourt, 75011 Paris - France
Contact point for further information or to plan a meeting:
+33 6 51 30 22 58 or info@createinpublicspace.com
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IN SITU Communications Officer Job Opportunity |
IN SITU is the European platform for artistic creation in public space and they are looking for a new communications officer!
Click on the link below for a PDF of further details and the job offer in English and in French.
The position is for beginning of September 2019 until end of October 2020. Deadline: 1st of June 2019.
Since 2003, IN SITU has supported more than 200 artists working outside conventional venues and contributing to the transformation of our territories. IN SITU is an ecosystem connecting a new generation of artists with audiences, programmers, and key-players involved in the economic, political and social realities around Europe. IN SITU develops an ecology of creation based on transnational artistic workshops and laboratories, European and international residencies and collective mentoring for pilot artistic projects. IN SITU also designs tailored consulting and expertise for European cities, online training modules (MOOC) and a Think Tank dedicated to artistic creation in public space.
IN SITU is led by Lieux publics - European and national center for artistic creation in public space (France), and brings together 20 partners from 12 countries: Artopolis Association / PLACCC Festival (Hungary), Atelier 231 / Festival Viva Cité (France), CIFAS (Belgium), Ctyri dny / 4+4 Days in Motion (Czech Republic), FAI-AR (France), Freedom Festival (United Kingdom), Kimmel Center (The United States of America), Metropolis (Denmark), La Paperie (France), La Strada Graz (Austria), Les Tombées de la Nuit (France), Lieux publics (France), Norfolk & Norwich Festival (United Kingdom), Teatri ODA (Kosovo), Theater op de Markt (Belgium), On the Move (Belgium), Østfold kulturutvikling (Norway), Oerol Festival (The Netherlands), Terni Festival (Italy), UZ Arts (United Kingdom).
IN SITU ACT 2016 - 2020 is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
Since 2018, the IN SITU Cloud gathers new associated members around IN SITU.
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New line up for Sura Medura Feb - Mar 2019 |
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UZ Arts are delighted to announce the next artists in residence at Sura Medura, Sri Lanka artist residency centre.
Sue Hill – visual Imwen Eke – digital & participatory
Pippa Taylor & Jony Easterby – multi-disciplinary & sculpture
Kathy Hinde – Audio-visual
Jane Pitt – Sound Anne Milne – Film Jamie Wardrop – Video
Alice Cooper – Performance
The end of Sura Medura residency exhibition will be in Hikkaduwa. Keep up to date with the artists’ blogs and work during the February/March residency at the Centre on the Sura Medura website. 
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Exciting new developments are afoot with new residency artists announced at Sura Medura and The Snowball Effect project about to take flight. Stay tuned for more information soon. UZ Arts are delighted to announce the next artists in residence at Sura Medura, Sri Lanka artist residency centre. Zephyr Liddell - sculpture and costume Dave House - sound artist Cocoloco - outdoor theatre performance The end of Sura Medura residency exhibition will be in Hikkaduwa 7-9th December. Keep up to date with the artists' blogs and work during the November/December residency at the Sura Medura website.
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Moving Out Comes to Paisley 2018 |
UZ Arts in association with Renfrewshire Leisure presents
MOVING OUT SYMPOSIUM
PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
Friday 7th September 2018
10.00 - 16.00
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Scotland’s Meeting Place for all artists, programmers and producers working outside conventional venues.
Who has the ideas?
Where is the money?
What are the opportunities awaiting in 2019 and beyond?
Expert presentations, networking, food, film, performance and more.
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Friday 7th September 2018
10.00 - 16.00
Paisley Arts Centre
15 New Street
Paisley
PA1 1EZ
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Moving Out is Scotland’s Annual Symposium for Scottish based professionals working in public space. Chaired by Steve Stenning, Director of Culture and Development at the British Council, in its 4th edition, Moving Out comes to Paisley to discuss opportunities for producers, programmers and artists working in the sector.
Speakers include:
Chair Steve Stenning (Director of Culture and Development at the British Council)
Morag Macpherson (Head of Cultural Services
Renfrewshire Leisure)
Pete Irvine (Edinburgh's Hogmanay, Scotland the Best)
Neil Butler (UZ Arts and IN SITU)
Marie Christie (Head of Development Visit Scotland’s Events Directorate)
Jaine Lumsden (Theatre Officer - Physical Performance Specialist - Creative Scotland)
Brian Hartley (artist, designer and performer)
plus more to be announced.
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Tickets available at Eventbrite - £12 includes light lunch and documentation
Limited bursaries for Symposium only available - contact info@uzarts.com for promotional code
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It has been a busy winter and now we look forward to an exciting summer working with established and new partners.
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Proposals for the Never Ending Glen, Kelburn
Volunteers to work with Olivier Grossetete
UZ Arts are working with French IN SITU artist Olivier Grossetete to make a massive building in cardboard on Glasgow Green as part of the Festival 2018. If you are interested in learning about Olivier’s techniques by volunteering to work with Olivier's Team to create the “bricks” (July 29th - 2nd August) or help create the building on the 3rd August (minimum 4 hours) contact maria@uzarts.com
Residency Opportunities at Sura Medura, Sri Lanka
UZ Arts are seeking proposals from mid-career artists wishing to attend the Sura Medura Residency, Sri Lanka. There are two residency periods, from 28th October - 10th December 2018 and from 11th February - 24th March 2019. Scotland-based artists are fully funded through the support of Creative Scotland. The official call out is yet to be published but join our mailing list to hear first. |
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Over the winter of 2017/2018, UZ Arts welcomed 14 artists to the Sura Medura Residency in Sri Lanka.
In November 2017, Scottish-based artists Rae-Yen Song (visual), Anders Rigg (sound/performance) and Kyna Hodges (visual/performance) were in residence with English-based artists Helen Ottaway (sound/music), Flick Ferdinando (performance/visual) and Lorna Rees (visual/performance). They worked individually for 4 weeks and then collaboratively for 2 weeks to present the outcome of their residency through performance installation, video and exhibition in Hikkaduwa and at the inaugural Festival of Art and Human Rights in Colombo.
In February 2018, Scottish-based artists Rob Mulholland (visual/performance), Brian Hartley (visual/dance/photography/video), Emma Brierley (installation/performance) were joined by English-based Tanuja Amarasuriya and Tim X Atack (Sleepdogs - visual/film/performance), Claire Raftery and Damian Wright (Periplum - performance) and Subathra Subramaniam (choreographer/dancer) and worked individually and collectively to create an exhibition/performance in Hikkaduwa. Artists form the residency also worked with school children in the fishing village of Dodanduwa, Galle International college and the Kalapityia Teaching Hospital, Galle.
You can find out more about the artists and their work through their blogs.
The residencies were funded by Creative Scotland and the Arts Council of England and supported by Colombo University of Visual and Performing Arts, the National Arts Council of Sri Lanka and the Open Brain network, Sri Lanka.
Exhibition
UZ Arts will be presenting two exhibitions featuring these Sura Medura artists.
Rae-Yen Song, Anders Rigg, Kyna Hodges, Helen Ottaway, Flick Ferdinando, Lorna Rees, Rob Mulholland, Brian Hartley, Emma Brierley, Tanuja Amarasuriya and Tim X Atack (Sleepdogs), Claire Raftery (Periplum), Subathra Subramaniam
Summerhall 1,
Summerhall,
Edinburgh
EH9,1PL
August 2nd – September 23rd 2018
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Brian Hartley and Rob Mulholland
The Briggait,
141 Bridgegate
Glasgow
G1 5HZ
August 3rd – August 12th
Please join our mailing list if you wish to attend the private views.
The Arts Council of England continues to support the residency and English artists will be in residence over the 2018-2019 winter season. There will be symposia featuring Sura Medura artists in 2018 in England. Details to be announced on the Sura Medura website. Please join our mailing list for updates.
Creative Scotland has awarded Sura Medura funding to send 5 Scottish-based artists to Sura Medura over the same season. If you wish to apply please see the Opportunities page where they will be published soon. Closing date for applications 29th June.
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Nursery Crymes - Mischief La Bas
UZ Arts supported the development of “Nursery Crymes” by Scottish-based theatre company Mischief La Bas. The sell out show was premiered to rave 5 star reviews from the Scotsman and Glasgow Herald in December 2017. Mischief plan to tour the show in the UK and Europe. For more information contact kat@mischieflabas.co.uk
Wall of Death - Stephen Skrynka
UZ Arts are working with Glasgow-based artist Stephen Skrynka to develop a show based around a motorcycle "Wall of Death".
Stephen joined Neil Butler for an IN SITU residency in France in November 2017 and with the support of the IN SITU network, created a devising residency in Ireland in April 2018 where they brought together stunt rider Henne Kroeze (Netherlands), writer Chris Dolan (Scotland), circus performer Angelica Bongiovonni (Canada) and director Hilary Westlake (England). They gathered at the farm of Connie Kiernan where 30 years ago Connie and friend Michael had built a Wall of Death that inspired the cult film “Eat the Peach”. Stephen had worked with them to build a new wall and over the course of a week, a new show started to develop and was filmed by a documentary crew led by the producer of the original "Eat the Peach" film. For more details and regular updates see the UZ Arts website and the UZ Arts Facebook page
The Snowball Effect - UZ Arts
“The Snowball Effect” is a UZ Arts initiated and produced show that is an international collaboration between co-producers in Czech Republic, France, Italy, Austria, Sri Lanka, England and Scotland. A six week residency in November will bring together artists and performers from all the participating countries working across all art forms to create a show that will be presented in Sri Lanka in 2018 and then toured in Europe in 2019/20. It is funded by Creative Scotland, IN SITU and the National Arts Council of Sri Lanka. For more details and regular updates see the UZ Arts website and the UZ Arts Facebook page
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UZ Arts are working in partnership with festivals and arts organisations across Scotland, the UK and wider Europe to present artists from the IN SITU network.
Museum of the Moon - Luke Jerram and UZ Arts
In May, we bring Luke Jerram’s “Museum of the Moon“ to Scotland. From 11th May – 26th June the Moon appears at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed, Mackintosh Queen's Cross church in Glasgow where we’re working with Synergy Music, the Take Me Somewhere Festival, Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church and the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society to create a series of events inspired by the artwork.
On June 29th, the Museum of the Moon goes to the Kelburn Garden Party as part of a visual art programme created by UZ Arts in partnership with the Kelburn Estate including work from Richard Weisner, Rob Mulholland, Maria McCavana and Neil Butler.
Please join our mailing list to get an exclusive invite to the Kelburn Garden Party Museum of the Moon private view.
Tiree Music Festival - UZ Arts, Neil Butler and Maria McCavana
On July 13th, we go to Tiree for the Tiree Music Festival where we present work by Neil Butler and workshops by Maria McCavana.
Port Eliot Festival - UZ Arts, Neil Butler and Maria McCavana
On the 26th July, we go down South to the Port Eliot Festival to present work and a workshop by Maria McCavana, work by Neil Butler and a symposium on “Festival Futures”.
The People Unite - Olivier Grossetete
During August 2nd - 12th, the European Championships come to Glasgow. To help celebrate, UZ Arts has invited French artist, Olivier Grossetete, to return to Glasgow where he will be creating a massive structure in cardboard with workshops from the 29th July – 3rd August. On August 3rd, the cardboard “bricks “ will be transported to Glasgow Green where they will be formed into a massive building that will remain until August 4th, when it will be ceremonially toppled.
UZ Arts are seeking volunteers to help build the bricks and the structure. If you’d like to get involved email maria@uzarts.com
Neil Butler
Artistic Director and Chief Executive UZ Arts
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We hope you enjoy our occasional newsletters and the benefits that come with being on our mailing list. We take your privacy very seriously and would never sell your information to any third party, however, there has been a change in EU law regarding the EU General Data Protection Regulations and so we have updated our privacy policy.
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Summerhall Talk Series: Art & Health |
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SUMMARY OF ARTIST AS HEALER
 
UZ Arts, in association with Summerhall, presented a new talk, 'Artist as Healer: the relationship between art and the health service' on 21st August 2014 as part of the Summerhall Festival 2014 programme.
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IAN SMITH Artist and Performer 
Ian Smith, who has died aged 55 after a long struggle with severe depression, was an artist, performer, art gangster and mischief maker. He leaves a massive legacy of work and memories for the hundreds who have worked with him and his company, Glasgow-based Mischief La Bas. If you have ever had your shoes washed by the Elvis Cleaning Company or seen a group of terrified Christmas trees being chased by a mad cartoon axe man, you will have seen his work. Or perhaps you attended a Festival Of Fudge or the Market of Optimism or were lucky enough to be accosted in some far-flung Scottish village by a tribe of Vikings desperate to make amends for that burning and pillaging all those centuries ago. Or maybe just last week you were astonished to see the Fan Families, six teetering towers of puppets moving amongst the crowds at the Commonwealth Games. Ian Smith moved between making art and making entertainment with ease, confidence and charm. He was constantly creating and finding new ways of sharing his view of the world through every available medium: art to performance, radio and television to cabaret and circus. |
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GRAEME GILMOUR An Appreciation 
Graeme Gilmour was one of Scotland's great theatre designers and makers. When we set up UZ Events in 1994 he was part of a group of talented sculptors and designers – Acme Presentations. We started what was to become a creative friendship where ideas were pooled and shows and events created that featured his often playful but always beautifully executed designs.
We developed annual large-scale parades to celebrate Glasgow and its communities for a festival called Shine On Glasgow. Over the years he introduced a wide range of artists from his days at Glasgow School of Art and Welfare State: Andy Scott, Ewan Hunter, Caroline Scott, Wilma Eaton, Julian Crouch and many more. |
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