CAM members are involved in a truly international art and photography exhibition, part of the Cambridge Heart of the World music and culture festival running from July 12th to 24th.
CAM artist Deanna Tyson will curate the painting exhibition that runs from Monday 12th to Saturday 17th July, then Chris Williams, owner of Williams Art, CAM”S home gallery, will curate the professional photographer’s exhibition and the “Picture the World” photographic competition which is open to the general public, running from the 19th to 24th July.
Some of CAM’s international artists will exhibit alongside China’s “Fish King”, Chen Hong and the Anglo Indian contemporary print maker, Natasha Kumar.
All work will be for sale with a percentage donated to the Haiti appeal run by CBM in support of overseas aid for the disabled.
The Picture the World exhibition also features an open evening on Monday 12th July at which artists and CBM will talk about their work. The event takes place at the Michaelhouse Café and Centre,Trinity Street, between 6pm and 8pm, to which all are welcome.
If you would like to enter the competition please visit the CAM websites. For information about the festival visit www.heartoftheworld.co.uk
The classic Motown song has been the inspiration for a dozen CAM artists to create some very varied work, on display at Williams Art until 7 July. Some of the more eccentric submissions include Maureen Mace’s version of La Giconda (Mona Lisa) and Robert Good’s retro mirror with a lipstick ‘kiss’ on it. Get along to see it soon, or better still, come along to the Private View on Wednesday 30 June between 6 and 8pm.
They say time flies when you’re having fun – well it certainly doesn’t seem like over six months since my last post, when I was just starting out on my MFA adventure. Back in October, I was beginning to get to grips with conceptual art; now, I’m wondering why it took me so long to take the plunge. I love the way in which art can be a vehicle for exploring ideas, relationships and themes. Of course, this can still be done with oil on canvas, and I haven’t stopped painting. But finding and creating objects and placing them in new contexts opens up a whole new vocabulary of exciting possibilities.
So I’ve been using old books as raw materials: sorting, collaging, and photographing them to create new and unexpected combinations. For example, the official history of Sixties pop group The Mamas and The Papas may not at first sight seem to be a natural bedfellow for Samuel Johnson’s eighteenth-century travel journals. But their titles are just made for each other. And so I created ‘Go Where You Wanna Go (A Journey to The Western Islands of Scotland)’ and placed them together on the shelf, allowing me to ask questions about history, culture and all sorts of other things besides.
I’m participating in Cambridge Open Studios again this year, so do call in and take a look for yourself at what I’ve been up to. I’ve got a new series of ‘Splendid’ paintings, plus pictures of my ‘monster’ Flying Spaghetti Monster commission, a brand new ‘Collector’s Corner’ and much else besides. Full details in the Open Studios handbook (available free from CAM and many other Cambridge outlets) and on my website. I hope to see you!
CAM is proud to be supporting and curating Picture the World, the Heart of the World exhibition being held at Michaelhouse on Trinity Street, Cambridge which runs 11-24 July. Visit Williams Art for more details.
This weekend at Williams Art!
The 35 or so artist members of the Cambridge Arts Movement, based at the Williams Art Gallery at Dales Brewery, Gwydir Street, are each donating a piece of artwork to be auctioned for the Haiti Disaster Appeal. Many well-known and successful artists will be represented, a list of these can be seen at www.williamsart.co.uk
The show will be mounted this Friday and will be available for public viewing and the taking of fixed bids until this Sunday the 24th. The auction will take place at 3pm on Sunday, so come along and get a genuine Cambridge original at a knock-down price.
More information from Nick Ellis on 01223 500506 or from Chris Williams, Williams Art, 5 Dale’s Brewery, Gwydir Street, Cambridge CB1 2LJ . Tel: 01223 311687. The gallery is open 10am till 6pm, Tuesday till Sunday each week.
CAM artists are donating works of art to be auctioned at 3pm on Sunday 24th January at Williams Art. Bids are welcome from 11am Friday 22nd until 3pm on Sunday, either in person at the gallery or by email for mailing list customers.
Many of the artworks will be viewable on the WA website later in the week. Click the Williams Art link in the menu bar above.
All proceeds will go to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
The table below is now on show at Williams Art Gallery:
CAM artists Loukas Morley and Ashley Baldwin-Smith pooled their talents to create this very distinctive, contemporary table. Ashley fabricated the frame from recycled metal frames (supplied by Loukas), the beautiful table top is one of a series created by Loukas. This is a perfect example of the Cambridge Arts Movement in action, one artist collaborating with another.
CAM is very pleased to welcome its five new artist members:
Rosemary Catling, Mohammed Djazmi, Valerie Sims, Rebecca Ilett and last but definitely not least Marina Yedigaroff. We hope to see works by these fine artists adorning the walls (and glass cabinets) of the Gwydir Street gallery very soon.
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