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Art Tour Saturday 20 June 2.00-3.30pm Meet at Millennium Gallery Reception (Arundel Gate entrance) Sheffield based artist Paul Evans will be leading a tour of the city's contemporary art spaces this Saturday. Part of a series of regular tours organised by Sheffield Contemporary Art Form, each event has a different speaker as its ‘tour guide’, offering a personal insight into the work of local, national and international artists currently on display in the city. Meeting at the Millennium Gallery at 2pm, the tour will start with a visit to Berlin based artist Nicolas Moulin's exhibition 'Blanklumdermilq' at Site. It will then stop off at Yorkshire Artspace to catch a rare ‘behind the scenes’ glimpse of the award winning Persistence Works studio complex, as Paul will be inviting visitors to his studio to talk about his work. The tour will then move on to A42D, the drawing exhibition at BLOC, and then to Kim Coleman and Jenny Hogarth's show 'Glare' at S1. There will then be an optional extension that will take in the new exhibition of paintings by Francis Berthault at Cupola, Hillsborough. Paul is an active member of the local art scene and beyond. After winning the Eyestorm Gallery award for contemporary painting in 2007, his recent work has shifted between abstract and representational modes of expression and is based on 'a complex set of responses to the natural world'. His last major project, an installation in the x-church project space in Gainsborough, featured a life sized, 10m high drawing of a sperm whale which was presented with live poetry readings and song. Examples of his work can be viewed at http://www.origin09.org the Art Tour is free, no booking required, so just turn up!

Welcome to the latest offering from Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum, telling you what’s on in Sheffield this month. Full listings can be seen at - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/ and all exhibitions and events are free to attend, unless otherwise stated. If you are an artist or work in the arts industry, the Information for Artists page is regularly updated with news and opportunities, so visit - http://www.artsheffield.org/category/info-for-artists/ for more info . this month - 01. Three openings in one night: Access Space, Site & Bloc - Fri 12 June 02. Artist Talk at the Site: Nicolas Moulin - Sat 13 June 12 noon 03. Symposium at the Site: Nicolas Moulin - Sat 13 June 2-5pm 04. 12×12x5 by Stephen Carley - Sat 13 - Sun 14 June 11am-3pm 05. Opening at Sylvester Space: happenstance - Weds 17 June 6-9pm 06. Opening at Clock Tower Gallery: Another Self - Thurs 18 June, 6-8.30pm 07. Opening at Access Space: Anagram - Fri 19 June 5.30-8.00pm 08. Book launch and screening at Site - Fri 19 June, 6pm 09. Saturday Art Tour with Paul Evans - Sat 20 June 2-3.30pm 10. New artist video podcast: Glare at S1 Artspace News and events in full 01. Three openings in one night Fri 12 June 5.30 onwards 5.30-8.30pm: Access Space Minnie Goes Silicone and Other Fillers, Ann Foster Sexuality and gender are central issues in Ann Foster’s work. Femininity is a theatrical prop used to question the socially acceptable. Cultural bondage passed on through generations of parental messages are challenged without apology. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1802%00 7-9pm: Site Gallery Blanklümdermilq, Nicolas Moulin The first UK solo exhibition by Berlin-based artist Nicolas Moulin, who began a three-month residency at the University of Sheffield in February 2009. The exhibition will show a range of his recent works in video, photography, sculpture and sound including two new commissions. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1817 7-9pm: Bloc A42D A group show by Sheffield based and national artists who have shown as part of Bloc’s exhibitions programme since its inception in 2005. The work is unified through medium and scale - all pieces are drawing on unframed, A4 paper - and is partly a reflection on the effects and potential limitations on creative output within the context of a recession. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1790%00 02. Artist Talk at the Site Nicolas Moulin on Blanklümdermilq Sat 13 June 12 noon Nicolas Moulin will be giving a talk about his first UK solo exhibition Blanklümdermilq, which presents new work developed during a recent three-month residency at the University of Sheffield Please. To book places email events@sitegallery.org or call 0114 281 2077. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1827 03. Symposium at the Site: Visual art, urban and public spaces Sat 13 June, 2-5pm Nicolas Moulin, whose show Blanklümdermilq opens this month at the Site Gallery, has been involved in a series of public workshops to explore the intersections between the visual arts, urban and public spaces during his residency at the University of Sheffield. This symposium will explore in depth the themes that have emerged during his residency and workshop series. Speakers include: Christophe Egret, architect on Sheffield's Park Hill; Cllr Tim Rippon, Labour Councillor, previously Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration Culture and Planning; Dr Anna Jorgensen, Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield; Dr Steven Gartside, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design. Places are limited, so please contact the gallery on info@sitegallery.org for more details. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1833%00 04. Stephen Carley's studio 12×12x5: Intermittent loud noise and quieter sounds Sat 13 - Sun 14 June 11am - 3pm Over the coming year artist Stephen Carley’s studio will be the context for a variety of monthly exhibitions or ‘visual trials’. Sometimes existing artifacts will be exhibited, or the space adapted or changed in some way or used for collaborative ventures. Guest curators will occasionally be invited. The concentration will be fully on process, ideas, context and communication with an audience and build up a coherent body of work filtered by the structure of 12X12 and the monthly interaction with an audience. Intermittent loud noise and quieter sounds will feature needles stuck in the groove, spinning records, A jelly castle, dust, an idyllic scene and a blackboard for you add your own thoughts… - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1785%00 05. Opening event at Sylvester Space happenstance Weds 17 June 6-9pm Every year the final year MA Contemporary Fine Art students at Sheffield Hallam University show their work at the end of their course in an exhibition open to the public. This year the show will present works from seven artists. The work on show is the culmination of a period of intense and focused investigation of critical theory and their individual art practices. The artists’ diversity is reflected in the show happenstance ‘a letting go, a hand’s off strategy, an embracing of chance and contingency allowing the unexpected and unplanned to surface.’ - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1701%00 06. Opening event at Clock Tower Gallery Another Self, Helen Purdie and Jonathan Michaels Thurs 18 June, 6-8.30pm Helen Purdie and Jonathan Michaels have worked within multi-disciplinary healthcare teams in hospitals for many years. As part of the team each takes on their assigned role, playing the part that they and others have come to expect, acting out preconceptions and professional stereotypes. In this exhibition Helen and Jonathan explore their “other self”, exposing to public view aspects of themselves previously hidden under the professional facade. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1714 07. Opening event at Access Space Anagram: sound installation Friday 19 June 5.30-8.00pm The opening event for this site-specific sound installation for the Access Space foyer by Lincoln-based media artist, Sunshine Gray. Transitions from natural to electronic sounds in the area between the exterior world and the interior of Access Space inspired by the fact that “electronics” and “stone circle” are anagrams. She uses recycled computers, stone, and sheets of fabric to achieve the visual aspect of the installation. Exhibition continues until 20 July. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1809 08. Event at the Site Gallery Unload book launch and unloud film screening Fri 19 June, 6pm An event to launch Duncan Higgins’ new publication unloud book which has resulted from a two-year collaboration between the artist and Dust – an innovative commercial arts and design studio in Sheffield, working together with the artist-publishers RGAP. Alongside the book launch will be a screening of unloud film, a recent work made by Duncan Higgins and Fred Perkins. Please book places by emailing events@sitegallery.org or call 0114 281 2077. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1839 09. Saturday Art Tour with Paul Evans Various Venues Sat 20 June 2-3.30pm A bit of culture for those who fancy trying something a bit different on a Saturday afternoon. Join Paul Evans, an artist based in Sheffield, who will introduce you to different art venues in the city. Paul will talk about the work on display and share insights into his own arts practice. Free event - no booking required. Meet at the Millennium Gallery Reception at 2pm. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1842 10. New video podcast for Glare http://artsheffield.blip.tv/ Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum has commissioned a new video podcast, showing artists Kim Coleman & Jenny Hogarth talking about their work in Glare , a new exhibition at S1 Artspace. Glare is an exhibition of newly commissioned work by the two artists. Video-making has an inherent connection with light and in this series of new digital video works, Coleman and Hogarth explore the processes of making and destroying visual effects through the depiction of light and reflective surfaces ‘performing’ to the camera. More about the show Other exhibitions on this month Cupola Gallery Tapis Volants (Flying Carpets)- Francis Berthault Paris based artist Francis Berthault is welcomed back to Cupola for his second solo exhibition at the Hillsborough based gallery. His richly coloured paintings of twisted pastoral or urban landscapes, magical or folktale like scenes, are inhabited by anthropomorphic animals and highly stylised figures bursting with wit and humour. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1632%00 Museums Sheffield: Graves Gallery Blue Bird, Seiko Kino****a A new piece of sculptural art commissioned by Museums Sheffield, created by Sheffield based artist, Seiko Kino****a. Working with paper as a material, Kino****a has transformed the stairwell of the 1930s Art Deco building. The piece consists of 560 bird shaped paper yarn woven pieces, suspended from the top of the stairwell. - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=8%00 Museums Sheffield: Millennium Gallery Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft Presented by the V&A and Crafts Council, Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft will bring together the work of artists from the UK, America, Nigeria, China and Japan. Taking inspiration from the familiar and the forgotten, each of these artists has used traditional craft techniques at the heart of their contemporary art practice. Starts 25 June - http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1405 Subscribe to the Art Sheffield mailing list - http://www.artsheffield.org/mailinglist.php listings of art exhibitions and events in Sheffield http://www.artsheffield.org/listings/ Re: Read our online magazine about art in Sheffield http://www.artsheffield.org/re/ Twitter Get quick updates on forthcoming openings, exhibitions and events http://twitter.com/artsheffield Myspace http://www.myspace.com/artsheffield Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sheffield-Contemporary-Art-Forum/27993116986 Flickr Browse photos of recent gallery crawls and other events http://www.flickr.com/photos/artsheffieldambassadors/ Blip tv See video podcasts of artists talking about their work http://artsheffield.blip.tv/

added to this - My Secret Heart as part of Sensoria festival. Music and film installation, on a 360° screen with surround sound, by Sheffield’s own Flat-e, Warp’s Mira Calix and Dave Sheppard. Commissioned by Streetwise Opera. Electronic composer and Warp Records artist Mira Calix, video artists Flat-e and sound designer Dave Sheppard worked with around 100 Streetwise performers to create this unique work on a purpose built 360 degree screen with surround sound. The piece is inspired by the Allegri’s 17th-century choral work Miserere Mei, a piece so protected by the Vatican that they put an embargo on it. Mira Calix and Flat-e have used the theme of secrecy to explore movements and singing with Streetwise’s participants to create this new century-leaping work. Thursday 30 April 1pm-7pm Sheffield Independent Film Price: Free more info on the Art Sheffield web listing - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1579 Wet Sounds and Advanced Beauty Sensoria has brought together the underwater music experience that is Wet Sounds with a special selection of visuals from Universal Everything’s Advanced Beauty (as featured at Lovebytes fest) to create a unique experience that is a treat for the ear and eye. Presented in association with Onedotzero. Wet Sounds is a listening gallery of sound art by artists from around the world played back through underwater speakers to a floating and diving audience. With ears submerged the listener is immersed in sound perceived through the ears and through the body. Advanced Beauty is a collection of digital artworks curated by Universal Everything and musician Freeform. The collection is a series of audio-reactive ‘video sound sculptures’. These videos are physical manifestations of sound, sculpted by volume, pitch or structure of the soundtrack and for the first time will be projected and broadcast underwater. Saturday 25th April 4.30pm – 7.00pm Ponds Forge Diving Pool Price: Pool Charges more info on the Art Sheffield web listing - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1575

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Welcome to the monthly e-newsletter from Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum, telling you what’s on in Sheffield this April. Full listings can be seen at - artsheffield.org/listings and all exhibitions and events are free to attend, unless otherwise stated. If you are an artist or work in the arts industry, the Information for Artists page is regularly updated with news and opportunities, so visit - artsheffield.org/category/info-for-artists/ for more info . this month - Opening event at S1 Artspace Sound Spill (working title) Thursday 23 April, 6.30-8.30pm The next S1 Members & Associates exhibition is curated by Thom O’Nions and Haroon Mirza and will be the first in a series of shows addressing the problem of sound spill in group exhibitions. The issue of sound spill is rarely addressed beyond the simple practicalities of it; the sound from one work merging with the sound from another is generally considered a problem that the curator does their best to minimise. More info - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1337 Open Studios at Persistence Works Open Up Sheffield & South Yorkshire 2009 Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 April 11am - 4pm Yorkshire ArtSpace: Persistence Works will be taking part in this annual open studios event, when artists and makers once more open their studio doors to the public, involving all kinds of artists and makers across the city and beyond into South Yorkshire. Talk to artists and learn more about the ideas behind their work, explore Persistence Works, and relax in the summer cafe in the Atrium. More info - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1427 Art Tour A guided tour around the galleries with artist Lesley Guy Saturday 25 April 2-3.30pm A bit of culture for those who fancy trying something a bit different on a Saturday afternoon. Join Sheffield based artist Lesley Guy as she takes you round a selection of galleries and studios in Sheffield, and shares insights into the work exhibited. The tour will start at the Millennium Gallery Reception at 2pm. More info - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1438 Exhibitions on this month Yorkshire ArtSpace: Persistence Works Reworking (until 26 Apr 2009) - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1208 Museums Sheffield: Graves Gallery A Picture of You? Identity in Contemporary British Art - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=922 Access Space Place, Identity, Possessions, Trevor Tomlin - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1410 S1 Artspace Sound Spill (working title), S1 Members & Associates (opens 24 Apr) - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1332 Site Gallery Guido van der Werve - artsheffield.org/listings/?p=1000