The Tell-Tale Rooms

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Hastings Artists Use Virtual Reality to Step Into a Fantastical World A groundbreaking immersive VR experience, The Tell-Tale Rooms, comes to OBX at Hastings Commons in Hastings, from 13 to 18 March. The film and exhibition invite audiences to step into the extraordinary world of visually impaired, neurodivergent Hastings based artist Eden Kötting. Blending animation, archive footage, and live action, this 360° VR film takes viewers on a journey through Eden’s imagination, revealing a world where art, memory, and dreams collide.

Container for sale

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The Project Art Works shipping container is for sale. The container is fully lined and can be connected to an electricity supply. The size is roughly 20 x 8ft. Our ideal price is £500 but we are open to offers. Please note that the buyer needs to arrange collection and the costs. To buy or make an enquiry please email wendy@projectartworks.org or call 01424 423555. Collection is from TN34 1TD in Hastings.

SPECIALIST SUPPORT WORKER NEEDED

PERSONALISED PROVISION Experience and commitment to high quality care essential Join a resourceful team of experienced people facilitating a full and personalised life for a man who, among many amazing attributes, has complex support needs and who lives in his own home. This is a unique opportunity for someone who has experience in care is good-natured, creative and outgoing. It is a role where your personal qualities and ability will be valued whilst contributing to a progressive, independent provision.

Event: ‘Environments for Co-Creation’

New Build Event: ‘Environments for Co-Creation’ Wednesday 29 January 5-6.30pm at Bethlem Gallery Join Project Art Works and creative duo, Bea and Jill at Bethlem Gallery for a discussion on environments and co-creation in creative practice. The event will be in the format of a ‘Long table Discussion’, which invites a range of perspectives to a conversation exploring themes of agency, consent, and the adaptation of spaces to support meaningful and personalised artistic engagement.

Opening Party – Michelle Roberts

Join Project Art Works at the Opening Party for Red, Blue, Up, a solo exhibition from Michelle Roberts. De La Warr Pavilion warmly invites you to celebrate the opening of their new exhibitions. Jaki Irvine, Shh Ow, on the Ground Floor Gallery and Michelle Roberts, Red, Blue, Up, on the First Floor Gallery Friday 21 February 6pm Doors open, welcome drinks on arrival 7pm Speeches 8.30pm Event ends If you are able to join us please RSVP to specialpreview@dlwp.

Mono – Online Exhibition

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Project Art Works presents Mono, a new online exhibition at Untitled Gallery. Mono brings together a selection of black, white, and monochromatic works by artists from the Project Art Works studio in Hastings. This collection reflects the depth and diversity of artistic practices within the studio, showcasing works that explore contrast, texture, and form. Image: Carl Sexton, Untitled, 2016, pen on paper 33cm x 38cm Image: Unknown, Untitled, 2016, etching on paper, 29cm x 29cm (framed)

Art Breaks – February

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Join Project Art Works for our Art Breaks this February half term. Art Breaks focusses on children and young people with complex needs, alongside their parents, carers and siblings. These sessions will take place at the Project Art Works studio in Hastings on Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 February. There are two sessions per day, 10.30 -12.00 and 13.30 – 15.00. To apply please use the link below and complete the form by 17.

A look back at 2024

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As the year comes to a close, we want to express our gratitude to everyone who has contributed to the Art, Freedom, Care studios and workshops. The artist makers who join us each week, bringing creativity and passion, an amazing group of artist facilitators who do so much to support everyone, and the parents and carers who have become a big part of our community and shared their lives with us.

Update on Arches Development

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Work continues into 2025 as work on site at the Arches in Hastings takes shape. Renovations will greatly improve the Arches, resurface the front yard and provide completely new studio spaces in Arch 3. As part of the funding for the site we have received over £70,000 for a lift and Changing Place facilities from the Hastings Skills Capital Fund. The funders for the Arches development are: Arts Council England, Wolfson Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Clothworkers Foundation, Foyle Foundation, and Levelling Up Partnership funding (who have also funded some of the development work at Trinity Hall as well as the Architectural Heritage Fund).

Residency at Bethlem Gallery

In January 2025 we will launch a residency by Project Art Works across the Bethlem Gallery and the National Autism Unit. The exhibition (Jan 28th – Feb 7th) invites visitors to experience an environment informed by the strengths and interests of people who have been before them. Supported sessions in the pop-up studio will enable a range of people to represent themselves on their own terms through authentic responses which become part of an evolving installation.

COP16 Biodiversity Conference

Alrededor del Árbol for COP16 Biodiversity Conference, Cali, Colombia, 2024 Earthrise Studio invited Más Arte Más Acción (MAMA) to join them at Project Everyone’s Nature House during the COP16 biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia. In response, MAMA produced a special version of the circular table installation and soundscape, incorporating contributions from Centro Siembra and the Atrato Guardians. Presented in October 2024 in partnership with Global Witness, the installation highlighted the stories of the Atrato Guardians—14 Indigenous and Afro-Colombian representatives dedicated to defending the rights of the Rio Atrato in Chocó.

20th Edinburgh Art Festival 2024

Around a Tree for the 20th Edinburgh Art Festival, Scotland For the 20th edition of the Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF), Around a Tree brought together ecology, botany, and the arts at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) from 9th to 25th August 2024. At the heart of the project was a stunning 6-meter diameter circular table—crafted from the timber of a diseased Lebanese Cedar and built around a young Portuguese oak—that served as a hub for activities, accompanied by the evolving soundscape.

XX International Botanical Congress, Madrid

Around a Tree for the XX International Botanical Congress in Madrid 2024 Invited by Dr. Lucia Lohmann in collaboration with the International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT), Around a Tree contributed to the XX International Botanical Congress (IBC) in Madrid, July 2024, to explore the critical role of botanical research in addressing ecological and climate challenges. The focuss was on conducting video interviews with scientists from diverse career stages, geographic origins and ethnic backgrounds, creating an Oral History of Botany that documented career trajectories, assessed changes in the field and highlighted the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.

ATBC Kigali, Rwanda

Around a Tree for the 60th Annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Kigali, Rwanda 2024 Dr. Lucia Lohmann, President of the ATBC and member of the Around a Tree team, invited MAMA to participate in the 2024 ATBC meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, to document the vital work of delegates through video interviews. These interviews focused on the impact of climate change on plants, conservation efforts related to their work around the globe and the significance of the ATBC as an international network for tropical biology and conservation.

Irish Plant Science Annual Meeting

Around a Tree for the Irish Plant Science Annual Meeting in Cork 2024 At the 2024 IPSAM meeting, leading international botanist Professor James Richardson of University College Cork played a pivotal role in kick-starting this stage of Around a Tree. Held on June 17-18, the project featured interviews with scientists that explored humanity’s relationship with plants in the face of rapid biodiversity loss. Uniquely, some questions were posed from the perspective of plants, encouraging deeper reflection on ecological interconnections.

Around a Tree: Overview

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Around a Tree: Connecting People and Plants Through Art and Science Originally presented by Más Arte Más Acción for Documenta15 in Kassel, Germany, in 2022, Around a Tree brings together art and science to explore humanity’s connection with trees and plants amidst the climate and biodiversity crises. In 2023, evolutionary biologist Professor James Richardson approached MAMA to see how to creatively address the impact of climate change on plants, during the XX International Botanical Congress (IBC) in Madrid.

Invitation: 24 November Event in Van Abbemuseum

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Join us on November 24th, the final day of the Soils exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, for a special event dedicated to Watching Cow and Landscape (Kijken naar Koe en Landschap). This project explores questions that are not only relevant to farmers, but concern us all, such as solutions for sustainability. We welcome both experts and enthusiasts to look at the soils with us. How can the museum, and especially the art of seeing and watching, help us answer the important questions?

OIL publication: launch and story so far

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OIL online launch Thursday 7th November 6-7pm GMT This publication has developed from ‘Oil as far as the eye can see – Energy regimes in the everyday’ a tour curated and guided by Rachel Grant that took place across Aberdeen, as part of Myvillages’ Summer Camp titled ‘Who Has the Energy’, commissioned, produced and held at Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Lumsden, July 2023. Join us for a presentation and discussion with OIL publication author and editor Rachel Grant (Fertile ground, Aberdeen), Sam Trotman (Programme & Partnerships Director Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden, Aberdeenshire), Kathrin Böhm (Myvillages) and Scott Herrett (Just Transition Organiser for Friends of the Earth Scotland and member of Friends of St.

SOILS at Van Abbemuseum

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The Brabant chapter of the Cow and Landscape is part of the SOILS exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, until 24 November 2024. What place can Dutch rural and more-than-human life be given within contemporary art amid growing demands for agricultural transition? We believe that good coexistence between humans and the more-than-human requires us to recognize how the economy is rooted in local cultures and (natural) environments. The work introduces the conceptual framework rural sociologist Inez Dekker and visual artist Wapke Feenstra developed together for this project as they journey through the Netherlands from autumn 2020 to spring 2024.

Pasang Surut: Edisi Khusus Vol. III – Sebelum Hancur Lebur – Martin Suryajaya

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Bersama:Martin Suryajaya (penulis dan pengajar)Nurul Muthmainnah (pegiat Riwanua)Harry Isra M. (pegiat Riwanua) Sabtu, 13 Juli 202416:00 WITA – selesai LURING di RiwanuaKompleks Perumahan Dosen Unhas, Tamalanrea, Blok H14Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan Pasang Surut adalah salah satu wahana percakapan tentang buku di Riwanua yang terjadi sekali dalam dua minggu sejak 2023 dan membahas beragam literatur tentang Indonesia dan dunia, baik fiksi maupun non-fiksi. Pada Pasang Surut: Edisi Khusus ini, Riwanua membahas karya terbaru Martin Suryajaya, Sebelum Hancur Lebur (Penerbit baNANA, 2024).

Lammas Land Haystack

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Haystacks are a series of gatherings about rural undercurrents and practices in urban settings, set up by Kathrin in her home town London May 2013. Haystacks paused during the pandemic, and are restarting with the 2024 Lammas Land Haystack. Haystacks have no fixed location. Previous haystacks are listed here. /|\///|\\\///|||\\\\///\/\\//|\\\//|\\//\\||//|\\

Provoke to think

The book that won’t be written Más Arte Más Acción (MAMA) has been reflecting on its past and future. We intended to write a book about it, but instead came up with a card game using some of the words, phrases and questions harvested from our many conversations. It seemed like a good way to open up our reflections to others, to move away from an introspective process towards sharing in a more open space.

Gudskul Shortcourse 2024

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Gudskul Shortcourse 2024Info lebih lanjut: +62 813 9466 1335gudskulshortcourse@gmail.com Gudskul ShortCourse adalah program belajar yang menyenangkan yang diadakan oleh Gudskul: Studi Kolektif dan Ekosistem Seni Rupa Kontemporer. Dilaksanakan secara Hybrid, program ini menawarkan berbagai subjek untuk mendalami cara membuat karya seni, dari medium arsip, filem, video, sejarah sampai seni media baru; menulis tentang seni; mengenalkan seni di rumah, membuat karya komik, jurnalisme musik dan mengelola ruang kreatif. Setiap kelas difasilitasi oleh seniman, desainer, musisi, sutradara, dan praktisi yang berpengalaman di bidangnya lebih dari sepuluh tahun.

Pakghor – Palan, After Rain, Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale_2024

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Pakghor – Palan, After Rain, Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale_2024 Britto’s another version of PAKGHOR and PALAN at AFTER RAIN, Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale After Rain Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024 20Feb- 24 May 2024 Artistic Director: Ute Meta Bauer Curators: Rose Lejeune, Wejdan Reda, Anca Rujoiu, Ana Salzar Herrera Adjunct curator: Rahul Gudipudi Palan & Pakghor 2024 Commissioned by : Diriyah Biennale Foundation A collective project by artists, craftsman and community as part of Britto Arts Trust

Rasad, In Focus. A Closer Look at Photorealism_2024

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Rasad, In Focus. A Closer Look at Photorealism_2024 Britto’s “RASAD” (an unique version) is currently on view as part of a larger exhibition “In Focus. A closer look at Photorealism” at the Centraal Museum Utrecht, Netherlands From 10 February to 9 June 2024 Curated by Esmee Postma. Artists AKM Maynul Islam Alok Raj Bongshi MD. Aminul Islam Ashim Halder Sagor Farhana Ferdausi Imran Hossain Piplu Mahbubur Rahman Shimul Saha Shimul Datta S.

New text in the library: As if it was a farm

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We just added a new text to the website library: "As if it was a farm" was first written by Kathrin and Wapke from Myvillages in November 2023, and revised in January 2024, with input from Inez Dekker and Indra Gleizde, reflecting on questions and suggestions discussed during a Rural School of Economics gathering of friends, collaborators and comrades during the 20th anniversary weekend in Rotterdam in November 2023: “Looking back to the future we want”.

Pasang Surut: Edisi Khusus Vol. II – Perang Suara: Bahasa dan Politik Pergerakan, Hilmar Farid

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Bersama:Hilmar Farid (sejarawan)Besse Puspita Syarif (pegiat Riwanua)Fathul Karimul Khair (pegiat Riwanua) Jumat, 26 Januari 202414:00 WITA – selesai di RiwanuaKompleks Perumahan Dosen Unhas, Tamalanrea, Blok H14Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan Pasang Surut adalah salah satu wahana percakapan di Riwanua yang terjadi sekali dalam dua minggu dan membahas beragam literatur tentang Indonesia dan dunia, baik fiksi maupun non-fiksi. Pada Pasang Surut: Edisi Khusus ini, Riwanua meluncurkan dan membahas Perang Suara dan Bahasa Politik Pergerakan karya sejarawan sekaligus Direktur Jenderal Kebudayaan, Kemendikbudristek, Hilmar Farid yang diterbitkan oleh Komunitas Bambu baru-baru ini.

Panggilan Terbuka Studi Kolektif 2024

GUDSKUL STUDI KOLEKTIF 6 2024 “Praktik Lumbung” Panggilan Terbuka: 11 Januari – 11 Februari 2024 Masa Studi : September 2024 – September 2026 (dua tahun)Panggilan terbuka untuk kolektif seni di Indonesia yang ingin bergabung dalam Studi Kolektif Gudskul 2024. Studi kolektif dengan format belajar yang berbasis inisiatif pesertaBerintegrasi dengan de Appel’s Curatorial Programme (Amsterdam) dan Sandberg Institute Temporary programme: Lumbung Practice (Amsterdam)Ditujukan untuk enam kolektif seni di Indonesia melalui proses seleksi, dengan dua orang perwakilan per kolektif* (total 12 peserta)Durasi dua tahun, diikuti secara hibrida (daring dan luring)Mempelajari praktik kuratorial kolektif, bagaimana menggalang dana, estetika kolektif, mengelola kelembagaan kolektif seni, mengembangkan program, mencari strategi keberlangsungan ekonomi bersama, serta merawat ekosistem seniStudi kolektif terdiri dari kelas bersama, residensi seni, riset, kunjungan antarwilayah, proyek kolaborasi dan festivalPeserta kolektif akan berpartisipasi dalam berbagai kelompok kerja lumbung yang sudah terbentuk pada documenta fifteen, Kassel, 2022**Studi kolektif bertujuan untuk membuat model lumbung bersama dan menciptakan jejaringan lumbung di wilayah masing-masing kolektif pesertaBiaya studi kolektif Rp 10.

Speech by Ade Darmawan (ruangrupa) in the Committee on Culture and Media, German Bundestag, July 6, 2022

Dear members of the Bundestag, my name is Ade Darmawan, and today I’m addressing you as part of ruangrupa. Let me start with a brief comment about history. In 1955, Arnold Bode established documenta in Kassel, Germany, to heal the wounds of the Second World War. A few months before, in that same year, a group of leaders collectively laid the ground for what would be known as the Non Aligned Movement, in Bandung, Indonesia, discussing a way forward independent from and built on the wounds of the colonial powers.

Pasang Surut: Edisi Khusus Vol. I – Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict – A Primer, Phyllis Bennis

Pasang Surut #8 (Edisi Khusus): Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict – A Primer, Phyllis Bennis Tongkrongan kali ini barangkali tongkrongan paling emosional sepanjang seri Pasang Surut. Sebabnya, karena buku yang dibicarakan tidak lain dan tidak bukan berjudul ‘Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: a Primer’ karya Phyllis Bennis. Fakta bahwa buku ini ditulis oleh seorang kulit putih membuat kita dapat mengerti bahwa isu Palestina dan Israel bukanlah isu agama. Ia merupakan isu kemanusiaan.

Pasang Surut #7: Gadis Kretek, Ratih Kumala

Pasang Surut #7: Gadis Kretek di Antara Dua Wahana Pasang Surut kali itu kami adakan malam hari. Dan oleh suatu kesepakatan, maka mulai vol. 7, Pasang Surut akan selalu diselenggarakan malam hari. Lulu dan Zaki butuh waktu dari Gowa ke Riwanua karena jarak yang lumayan jauh dan kemacetan yang kerap terjadi di sore hari. Pasang Surut kali itu diikuti cukup banyak orang: Uul, Neriah, Besse, Unu, Lulu, Zaki, Rahma, Megu, Aqram, Andan, dan Fathul.

Pasang Surut #6: Kejatuhan dan Hati, S. Rukiah

Pasang Surut #6: Kejatuhan dan Hati, S. Rukiah Novel ini pertama kali diterbitkan pada tahun 1950. Sebuah novel lama. Lalu pada tahun 2011 diterbitkan lagi dalam Bahasa Inggris oleh Yayasan Lontar dengan judul ‘The Fall and the Heart”. Tahun 2017, Ultimus menerbitkan kembali versi Bahasa Indonesia dengan ejaan yang telah disempurnakan. Namun, semua peserta Pasang Surut saat itu merasa desain sampul dari Ultimus seakan dikerjakan asal-asalan. Saya dan Munib mengira kalau gambar perempuan pada bagian sampul merupakan potret Rukiah.

RSoE Writer in Residence - Kevser Güler

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RURAL SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS WRITER IN RESIDENCE ROTTERDAM 2023 We are happy to announce a new activity of learning and reflection in our school - writers in residence. It is made in collaboration with Goethe Instituut Rotterdam. Kevser Güler - a Turkish curator - from 8 till 19 November will be a writer in residence for Rural School of Economics (RSoE), in our base - Rotterdam. She will meet our network and write about our birthday party.

Pasang Surut #5: Kota Palopo yang Terbakar, Musytari Yusuf / Mohajus Abukomar

Pasang Surut #5: Kota Palopo yang Terbakar, Musytari Yusuf / Mohajus Abukomar Tongkrongan memulai pembicaraan tentang buku ini pada pukul 5 petang sembari berdoa hujan akan turun. Suasana memang agak gerah sebab di luaran mendung tengah menggelayut, tetapi hujan tak jua kunjung turun. Novel ini merupakan pemenang sayembara penulisan roman UNESCO-IKAPI pada tahun 1968. Penulisnya bernama Musytari Yusuf yang ketika pertama kali menerbitkan buku ini, ia menggunakan nama samaran ‘Mohajus Abukomar’.

Pasang Surut #4: Dawuk – Kisah Kelabu dari Rumbuk Randu,  Mahfud Ikhwan

Pasang-Surut #4: Antara Teknik Penceritaan dan Kemasukakalan Karya Pasang Surut telah di volume keempatnya! Pada pertemuan yang membahas Dawuk: Kisah Kelabu dari Rumbuk Randu kepunyaan Mahfud Ikhwan ini, saya masih terlambat datang. Perjalanan ke Riwanua terasa begitu jauh, macet di sore hari begitu membuat risau. Sepertinya, banyak hal yang saya lewatkan karena keterlambatan. Jika melihat ke belakang dan mengingat kembali aspek apa saja yang telah dibahas di klub buku ini, topik apa kiranya yang tidak sempat saya dengarkan sedari awal?