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This month, The Basement’s co-produced programme with the 44th Brighton Festival is jam-packed with creative performance, beginning with SEEING THINGS from 1st to the 5th, a showcase that is encountered by one audience member at a time. Following on from this The Two Wrongies present their WORLD OF WRONG, a double act that ‘dare to do dirty’ which is SOLD OUT on both the 7th & 8th, with KIM NOBLE MUST DIE continuing the explicit theme at later performances where jars of his sperm will be available to populate his genius seed. Brighton Festival partners CARAVAN and THE GREAT ESCAPE program both international performance and underground new music during the second week in May. More performance with CUTTING THE CORD in an exploration of ‘home’ on the 17th, 18th and 19th, which is followed by a later showing of Belgian artists Manah Depauw & Bernard van Eeghem in HOW DO YOU LIKE MY LANDSCAPE. Finally, on 21st – 23rd, Curious present their performance THE MOMENT I SAW YOU I KNEW I COULD LOVE YOU set in the belly of a whale, with regular early work night SCRATCH rounding up the month on Thursday 27th May.

If you are having difficulties receiving our newsletter please enter the above address into your address book, this will help prevent the newsletter from being put straight into your junk folder. LIVE ART SCRATCH! The Basement, Brighton, 27th May, Doors: 7.30pm, Entry: free! Continuing our support of early career artists and the promotion of new work, The Basement is pleased to present Scratch! This is an opportunity for early career artists to present works in progress and for audiences to contribute their thoughts and critical insight to the creation process. Each Scratch! event will present 3 – 4 short excerpts from brand new performances followed by a post show discussion with the artists. If you are interested in presenting work at Scratch! Please e-mail Greg Mickelborough: [email protected] SEEING THINGS (A 1-ON-1 EXPERIENCE) The Basement, Brighton.1st -5th May. Timed appointments every 15 minutes from 12 noon - 8 pm. Only 15 tickets available per day. £18. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to appointment; late-comers will not be admitted. Exploiting The Basement’s haunting, subterranean atmosphere, this showcase will present 4 performances to be experienced by one audience member at a time. The audience member will experience a series of intense, beautiful and claustrophobic encounters worlds that are both vivid and hallucinatory. Info and tickets: http://www.brightonfestival.org/ WORLD OF WRONG, THE TWO WRONGIES 7th & 8th May. 7.30 pm £8. This is the upfront, personal and schizophrenically chaotic world of The Two Wrongies. Onstage its show time, glitz and glamour, dance and comedy. Offstage it’s all talk: fast, furious, honest, and at times, very rude. The Two Wrongies invite you to glimpse into their world…a world that reveals an underbelly of murk beneath the glistening spotlight. Celebrating and re-interpreting the classic double act in an unrestrained and honest female sort of way, The Two Wrongies subvert the Locker Room mentality in a brave expose of the female psyche. Their onstage relationship, playful rivalry and absurdist humour is not for the faint- hearted! Please note, this performance features material of an explicit nature. Over 18s only. Info and tickets: http://www.brightonfestival.org/ KIM NOBLE WILL DIE at The Basement, Brighton. 7th & 8th May. 9pm, £10. Life is tough. Kim Noble will help you get through it whilst laying bare his plans for departing this world. Forced to assess his meagre legacy as his contemporaries become more and more successful, what Kim bequeaths to the world has become of utmost importance to him. In a series of benevolent acts, audience members are written into Kim’s Last Will and Testament, provided with guides to surviving terrorist plots on the underground and, perhaps most touching of all, containers of Kim’s sperm will be available to female audience members in a bid to populate the world with genius once he is dead. Please note this performance features material of an explicit nature. Over 18s only. Info and tickets: http://www.brightonfestival.org/ CUTTING THE CORD, FLYING EYE at The Basement, Brighton. 17th May, 8pm Tues 18th & Wed 19th May, 6.00pm & 8.00pm, £8. Limited Capacity. Booking essential. When you are miles away from the place of your birth, can you ever feel at home? Confused, fatalistic, loyal, Japanese. This solo show for a small audience tells the story of Sachi, a young woman, and her comedic, yet sincere search to find a ‘home’. Performed up close, personal, and partly promenade, Flying Eye’s magical theatricality invites people of all backgrounds to celebrate their own journey in finding home. ‘This magical 45-minute piece made us feel like the lucky few to catch a glimpse of a mini masterpiece...’ OneTaste Cutting the Cord is supported by The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and the Japan Foundation. Info and tickets: http://www.brightonfestival.org/ HOW DO YOU LIKE MY LANDSCAPE at The Basement, Brighton.17th May 9pm 18th & 19th May, 7pm & 9pm, £10. Limited Capacity. Booking essential. “And God felt great and powerful and He thought some animation should be very cute and He ordered little animals, first a brown antlered deer, then two spitters or little deer, one must be dotted, they were so beautiful” (Genesis). In ‘How do you like my landscape’ Manah Depauw and Bernard Van Eeghem use sharp imagination, a miniature landscape and fake plastic animals to redefine the place of the human body within the history of the earth and society. The four-episode spectacle takes place around a landscape where apparent tranquillity only serves to camouflage the terrible beasts of desires that we prefer to remain hidden. The audience follows a world that transforms and develops through over four ages... Info and tickets: http://www.brightonfestival.org/ THE MOMENT I SAW YOU I KNEW I COULD LOVE YOU at The Basement, Brighton. 21st -23rd May, 5pm, 6.10pm, 7.20pm, 8.30pm, £10. ‘This is how I dream it. This is how it feels. And I am not a sailor. I cannot steer a craft. I cannot tie a reef knot. I cannot swim. But still, this is how it ends. I am out here with the lost mariners, the castaways, the shipwrecked and the sea-swallowed.’ A new Curious performance made in collaboration with film-maker Andrew Kötting, composer Graeme Miller and performers Claudia Barton and Joseph Young. It is about gut feelings; fight, flight and freeze reactions; impulse, love and undefended moments. Set in the belly of a whale. Info and tickets: http://www.brightonfestival.org/ LATE AT TATE 9 April, Tate Britain, London. Tickets: FREE. Shards of Utopia is an event incorporating live art, music, installation and discussion. Situating itself in a post-utopian world in which we struggle to accept the notion of a holistic, universal idea of utopia, Shards of Utopia explores how cultural remnants of a revolutionary and hopeful past continue to be powerfully resonant for our present. www.tate.org.uk WHAT IF…FESTIVAL Brighton and London, until 11th April. A festival drawing from work in film, dance, live and visual art co-curated by 5 artists with a background in dance, visual art and film-making. What if… is the second in a series of festivals initiated by Independent Dance seeking to encourage an expanded perception of what might be seen as dance work. What if… takes place throughout the Siobhan Davies Studios with affiliated talks in Brighton, and is comprised of installed film and video works, film screenings and live performance. The festival responds, through the perspective of dance artists working with the moving image, to recent thinking about choreography as an expanded field - of the choreographic as something that can be separated from dance and dancing and that involves unique ways of thinking to do with structure and a sense of embodiment. Info and tickets: http://www.whatiffestival.co.uk/ THE MANY HEADED MONSTER - THE AUDIENCE OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE The Many Headed Monster is an original and inventive resource for anyone interested in contemporary performance practices and their relationships with audiences. Info: www.thisisUnbound.co.uk EVENTS WHITE RABBIT PRESENTS… ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? SECRETS! The Basement, Brighton, 14 April, Doors: 7.30pm, Entry: £6 / £4. Grab your cloak and dagger for a furtive yet sumptuous evening of original storytelling in the White Rabbit's candlelit warren. Part fifties tearoom, part deranged children's party, we reveal clandestine new stories written in invisible ink, featuring local writers for this month’s theme: SECRETS. We invite you to enjoy FREE cakes, sweets, treats, and to use our confessions box to air the skeletons in your closets! Grab a ”Teapot Cocktail" from the bar, cross your heart , hope to die, and follow the bunny ... down, down, down If you are a writer and have a short story to share with our audience, please e-mail Bernadette Russell: [email protected] THE TRAVELLING BAND with Support LUCKY JIM The Basement, Brighton, 21st April, Doors: 7.30pm, Entry: £8 / £6. Manchester six piece, The Travelling Band take influence from folk, country, psyche and rock before filtering it through their own sunshine-POP sensibility. On their debut album, Under The Pavement rarely has a British band of recent times sounded this fresh and timeless, here is a band who excel at sounding happy, sad, frustrated, and vulnerable, often at the same time, and their best songs, whether they’re fast or slow, feel like they’re bursting with energy and wisdom. The Travelling Band’s live show is a feel-good tour-de-force. Supported by Lucky Jim, "bruised acoustic melancholia" UNCUT **** Info: www.thebasement.uk.com NEDRY WITH LOST IDOL AND RAF & O The Basement, Brighton. 24th April, 8pm £5 + BF adv Available from Rounder Records 01273 325440 / Resident 01273 606312. Chris Amblin and Matt Parker met and formed Nedry through a shared obsession with the film Jurassic Park to form Nedry. Their distinctive, spectral soundscapes provided the perfect context for vocalist. Ayu Okakita, whose arrival from Japan added a new dimension to their occasionally noisy electro-neurotic sound. Info: http://www.thebasement.uk.com/ THE BOOK & THE ROSE Jubilee Square, Brighton on Sunday 25 April, 11am-5pm. Entry: FREE. Brighton & Hove will be celebrating St Georges Day in its own unique way with the second year of The Book & The Rose . Shakespeare died on St George’s Day and it is only fitting that we celebrate his great contribution to the culture of the world through celebrating the power of the word through books, poetry, spoken word, prose and song. Some Artists, Speakers & Stallholders; Foster & Gilvan, Short Fuse, Nick Pynn & Jane Bom Bane, Packpins Madrigal Group, Festival Shakespeare Company, Hanover Poetry Festival, Hammer & Tongue, Short Fuse, and many more. 77 MILLION PAINTINGS – BRIAN ENO Fabrica, Brighton until 23 May. Time and a play of light in the darkness; a striking image of the human condition and a contemporary focal point for quiet reflection as part of Brighton Festival. Info: www.fabrica.org.uk PLATFORM X at Permanent Gallery, Brighton – 2nd-11th April. Max Mosscrop as the first PLATFORM X artist. Info: http://www.permanentgallery.com/ ARMCHAIR CRITICS at Fabrica, Brighton. 13 April. Lorenza Ippolito and her guest Jonny Gumbel, Curate, St Peter’s Church, discuss and explore religious and secular ideas of Surrender, inspired by Brian Eno’s 77 Million Paintings. Info www. fabrica .org.uk IN FLAME at Brighton Little Theatre, Brighton.13th -17th April 7.45pm, £7.50. In Flame, by Charlotte Jones, juxtaposes different periods. The present where we see Alex, a young woman, coping with a mother who has Alzheimer’s disease. Not only does she have to cope with her mother but Alex also has to deal with a difficult flatmate and a selfish married lover. Meanwhile in 1908 Yorkshire, Alex’s ancestors have a similarly stressful time: the simple minded Clara and the oppressed Livvy live with their stonily severe Gramma. Info and tickets: http://www.the-little.co.uk/ LAUNCH OF ‘MIMING SILENCE’ at Iambic Arts Theatre, Brighton. 14th April. £6/£5 (conc.) Author Bernadette Cremin, with special guest Bridget Whelan, launches her 3rd collection of poetry. Info: http://www.iambicarts.com/ BRIAN GITTINS AND FRIENDS at Upstairs at Three and Ten, Brighton. 15th April, £8/£6. 8pm. Pyecombe's finest roadside cafe owner Mr Brian Gittins welcomes you to another evening of entertainment. Info: http://www.upstairsatthreeandten.co.uk/ BRIGHTON YOUTH FESTIVAL LAUNCH at The Old Market, Brighton. 15th April, 7pm FREE. A showcase featuring creative work produced by young people including art, theatre and music. Info: http://www.theoldmarket.co.uk/ SARA PASCOE VS HER EGO at Upstairs at Three and Ten, Brighton. 16th April, £5, 8pm. Sara Pascoe (Free Agents, Campus, The Thick of It) is a very arrogant lady. Come see how brilliant she is at stand-up and find out why! Show contains intelligent nonsense and many lies plus a very special and super good, guest support act. Info: http://www.upstairsatthreeandten.co.uk/ THE TAMSYNETTES at Transition Gallery, London. Tamsyn Challenger broadly concerns herself with the steady march of time upon the body; on her own, on those whom she loves, male and female, and on the desperate ravages inflicted on a woman's form by the warping of beauty into an ideology, where the natural becomes perverse. Until 18 April 2010. Info: http://www.transitiongallery.co.uk OXFRINGE 2010 until 11th April, Oxford. Visit the website for more details. - www.newwritingsouth.com / www.oxfringe.com. ‘LAURA’ LAUNCH PARTY The Temple Bar, Brighton. April 21st, 7.30pm £3. To launch the upcoming Brighton Fringe show ‘Laura’ enter her world for an evening of love hearts in excess, music from ‘Paul Diello’, fairy cakes, an amazing raffle with prizes from local artists and a sneak preview of ‘Laura’s’ own personal home made video that will be a part of the fringe show. Info: http://spunglasstheatre.blogspot.com/ KATY AND RACH MAKE STUFF UP at Upstairs at Three and Ten, Brighton. 21st April, £7/£5, 8pm. You’ve never seen anything like Katy and Rach. It’s spontaneous theatre. Two award-winning actresses, one story, real characters. One hour. Completely improvised. It’s like watching people fly. Info and tickets: http://www.upstairsatthreeandten.co.uk/ 'CONFIDENTIAL' PERFORMANCE STORYTELLING at Iambic Arts Theatre, Brighton. Fri 23 Apr 8pm £7 / £5. Amasu aka Amanda Evans will delight you with a selection of autobiographical tales, excerpts from her own writings and some traditional tales to put into the mix. Info: http://www.iambicarts.com/ JULIE DOUCET at Castor and Pollux, Brighton. 23rd April- 21st May. FREE. The first exhibition in 2010. A show of lino cuts from Canadian artist, Julie Doucet. This small, but perfectly formed group of prints were made as illustrations for ‘Chroniques de New York’ by Jean-Francois Jouanne. Info: http://www.castorandpollux.co.uk/ TERRAIN at The Rodhus Gallery, Brighton. A new site-specific installation produced by Caitlin Heffernan following an Artists' Residency in Nigeria. Until 24th April. Info: http://www.therodhusgallery.com/ KING OF THE GYPSIES at Upstairs at Three and Ten, Brighton. Sat 24 Apr 7.30pm £9/£7. The modern Gypsy and his trailer has become one of the most hated visions in our towns and our countryside. From verbatim interviews, conversations, songs and rants, ‘These Colours’ bring their unique blend of physicality and vibrant sounds to this most contentious & passionate of subjects. Info: http://www.upstairsatthreeandten.co.uk/ ARTIST STORY at Fabrica, Brighton. 29 April. Jessica Curry – an illustrated talk offering insight into recent projects. An award winning composer and sound artist, Curry’s work incorporates performance, video, installation, public art, virtual worlds and computer games in an ongoing exploration of human identity. Info www. fabrica .org.uk SEVEN FOLDS IN TIME at Frith Street Gallery, London. Jaki Irvine: In this multi-screen installation, the artist foregrounds the relationship between music and image focussing on the rigours and pleasures of playing an instrument and bringing together the private space of practice with the possibilities of the performance it anticipates. Until 30 April. Info: http://www.frithstreetgallery.com BRIGHTON FESTIVAL 1st-23rd May. Info and tickets: http://www.brightonfestival.org BRIGHTON FESTIVAL FRINGE 1st-23rd May. Info and tickets: https://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk MADE IN ITALY - THE INFLUENCE OF ITALIAN DESIGN at The Basement Brighton. 12 May. 7.15pm, £10 / £5 Made in Italy: Italian Design on the Road. Contemplate and debate how modern Italian design, and the skills and craftsmanship at its heart, continue to transform our notions of style and functionality. Led by acclaimed author Andrew Nahum, and bringing together a range of designers, this talk will analyse the rationale and processes behind the making of the Italian car.For tickets and info: www.designmuseum.org/talks LE MÉPRIS FILM SALON- at De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill. 22 May. Writing workshop, discussion and film screening with novelist and biographer Harriet Vyner and literary event curator Jay Clifton. Booking essential www.dlwp.com or 01424 229111 SOUTHAMPTON ARTS FESTIVAL THE EJECTOR SEAT 5 June, Palmerston Park and hold a Music Stage, Film Tent and Arts Market. Using the Park as an open air Gallery, the aim is to celebrate and promote local artists in a unique and exciting atmosphere, for the public to enjoy for free. Drums – To represent the creative elements at the festival. Info: www.ejectorseat.co.uk OPPORTUNITIES

SUPPER CLUB 2010- CALL OUT The Basement, Brighton is calling all live artists, creators of innovative or eccentric performance and experimental musicians. Supper Club is a night of performance curated by The Basement’s own supported artists. The previous 9 events have present work by over 150 artists from across the UK and beyond. We are seeking a range of work including bite-sized 10-30 minute performances, durational work, video pieces, interventions, one-on-ones, and short sound / musical sets. Please send one page of A4 outlining your proposal, technical requirements, brief biog, images and if possible video documentation to:[email protected] or post to Supper Club, The Basement, 24 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ. For further details call 01273 699733 or see www.thebasement.uk.com CALL FOR WORK! SCRATCH! AT THE BASEMENT Continuing our support of early career artists and the promotion of new work, The Basement is programming a series of performance events in 2010 entitled Scratch! with the purpose of providing a platform to present work-in- progress or previously unseen work. Fundamental to Scratch! will be critical feedback given after each performance by members of the invited audience, drawn from partnered institutions, local and national artists, members of the public, other arts organisations, as well as the other performers, providing an invaluable aid in further development of the works performed. The next Scratch! will be at The Basement we are looking for artists for is on Thursday 27 May. Please submit as much detail as possible about the work you wish to show, including a description of how you envisage the performance looking on stage, alongside details and information of previous performances of other works. Please also enclose a CV, and a DVD or links to online media about the work you wish to show and any other previous works. Please note that the purpose of Scratch! is to show work that is currently being developed to aid with the development process, not as a platform for previously performed work. Technical set-up and get-in will be limited, as will the provision to construct large sets, so please supply as much detail as possible regarding your requirements in order for them to be discussed with the Venue Manager. Info: [email protected] Deadline: 1 May CALL FOR ARTISTS – ARTSADMIN’S ARTISTS’ BURSARY SCHEME Offers bursaries to artists working individually or collaboratively in Live Art, and is open to UK-based artists who have been making work for up to and no more than ten years. This year Arts Council England have provided us with funding to address the under-representation of Deaf and Disabled artists in Live Art by supporting a minimum of three bursaries specifically for artists who define themselves as Deaf or Disabled. We therefore particularly welcome artists who define themselves as Deaf or Disabled to apply. Deadline: 8 April. For information on how to apply, please see: http://www.artsadmin.co.uk/opportunities/bursary.php?id=1 CALL FOR ARTISTS- ARTIST RESIDENCE A Regency Square hotel in Brighton, with a gallery and studio, is looking to sell work from local artists over Brighton Fringe Festival. Prints, jewellery, sculpture, paintings, textiles, photography, clothes etc are welcome. For info: [email protected]. Deadline ASAP CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - CONCRETE GEOMETRIES Spatial Form in Social and Aesthetic Processes, research Cluster at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London is seeking submissions of work from the fields of art, architecture, sciences and humanities that explore the relationship between spatial form and social or aesthetic processes. Info: www.concrete-geometries.net. Deadline: 12 April TWO ARTISTS COMMISSIONS- ZEST ARTS An opportunity for 2 artists, who will work concurrently, over a 12-month period, within the team at Zest. One artist will work in digital media and one in either 2D or 3D art forms. They are looking for dynamic artists, who enjoy collaborative working. Info: www.zestarts.org.uk. Deadline: 12 April SUMMER WORKSHOP PROGRAM - PICTURE BERLIN - Picture Berlin is 4-week summer workshop program (July 5th – Aug 1st) designed for emerging artists working and using the medium of photography. This program gives participants an opportunity to develop their individual portfolios while immersing themselves in Berlin's multifaceted culture. Info: http://www.pictureberlin.org. Deadline: 19 April INTERNATIONAL DANCE CONTEST - THEATRE DE LA VILLE In Paris; Danse Elargie on 26 & 27 June 2010 is open to any kind of dance, to artists from all generations or nationalities. There are only 2 rules: present a dance piece lasting max 10 mins, for a minimum of 3 performers on stage. Contact [email protected] / http://www.danse- elargie.com/ Deadline: 19 April RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY - BRAZIERS INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP The 2010 workshop is for artists who are interested in human connections and interactions. The workshop is open to professional artists, writers, musicians and performers from all countries, who have been out of college for at least 2 years. Visit www.braziersworkshop.org for full details. Deadline: 19 April (extended) CALL FOR ARTISTS: ACT ART 8 – CENSORED 9th July@ The Islington Metal Works, London. 100 Artists, 1 Venue, 1 Night, 5 Rooms, 10 Live Spaces, Seated Cinema + DJ’s. Artists are invited to submit proposals for work based on or connected to CENSORSHIP for the 8th ACT ART event, as well as work that’s unrelated. Info: www.actart.co.uk Deadline: 24 April CALL FOR ARTISTS: LUMENORTIS PRESENTS: ARTIFICIAL LIGHT 24th April. A free outdoor light installation, illuminating the Central Gardens of Bournemouth’s Gardens will serve the space for the installation, transforming its historical parks and gardens into a unique spectacle of light. Info: www.lumenortis.co.uk. CALL FOR ARTISTS – FREE TO AIR This is a call for London-based artists to submit development proposals to form part of FREE TO AIR – a four-year programme of artistic activity delivered by Film and Video Umbrella and funded by London Councils. Provides artists with an opportunity to further their practice, through a six-month collaborative period with Film and Video Umbrella’s creative team. Deadline: 29 April, 3pm. Info: www.fvu.co.uk/submissions CALL FOR PROPOSALS – PERMANENT GALLERY Inviting proposals from individuals and groups to take part in its forthcoming series of bursary supported opportunities - PLATFORM X. Fee: £1k per opportunity. Open to all artists, designers, photographers, makers, performers, musicians, architects, curators, programmers, choreographers, educators, film and video makers, etc. Deadline: 29 April. Info: www.permanentgallery.com/platformx CALL FOR ARTISTS - FRESH AIR LIVE ART PLATFORM FRESH AiR is a brand new initiative from Queen Mary, University of London offering recent Live Art graduates and emergent artists in London support, advice and professional development. The FRESH AiR PLATFORM is aimed at artists who are at the beginning of their practice and have made at least one professionally presented piece of Live Art. Artists wishing to present their work in the FRESH AiR PLATFORM should submit a written proposal with a completed application form. Please note that FRESH AiR can only accept applications received by email. Applications forms are available on request from Rose Sharp on 0207 882 5196, Email: [email protected] or can be downloaded from www.thisisliveart.co.uk . Deadline: 30 April CALLS FOR FILMMAKERS - AESTHETICA SHORT FILM COMPETITION All genres of film are being accepted: drama, documentary, music video, animation, satire, comedy and artists' film. Films should be up to 20 minutes long. Info: www.aestheticamagazine.com/film_submissions.htm. Deadline: 30 April THE MARÍA JOSÉ JOVE FOUNDATION'S 4TH INTERNATIONAL AWARD Submissions can be of any topic and technique. A maximum of two of their own original works: painting, sculpture, photography, engraving and new disciplines. Any subject matter, dimensions should not exceed 200 x 200 centimetres. www.fundacionmariajosejove.org Deadline: 30 April CALLS FOR ARTISTS- ORIEL DAVIES YOUNG CURATORS 2010 are calling for innovative artists working in any media to submit work for a major exhibition ‘Lines of Desire’. For full details on how to apply visit www.orieldavies.org Deadline: 30 April CALL FOR ALL ARTISTS - ELEPHANT PARADE A CONSERVATION campaign that shines a multi-coloured spotlight on the urgent crisis faced by the endangered Asian elephant. Over 250 brightly painted life-size elephants located over central London this summer 2010. Info: www.elephantparadelondon.org/ CALL FOR ARTISTS - SOUNDFJORD SoundFjord is a gallery and research station newly instigated to address the lack of exhibiting space exclusively for works of Sound Art. Info: [email protected] and [email protected] CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS UK YOUNG ARTISTS 2010 The first UK Young Artists event will take place in the autumn of 2010. Artists who are selected to take part in this event could also be selected to represent the UK at the XV edition of the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean. Info: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/uk-young-artists- 2010-call-submissions-going-live-/ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - CENTRESPACE, Bristol Unpaid (Voluntary) Full time. An independent exhibition space to rent in the heart of Bristol, close to the Watershed Media Centre, the Arnolfini Gallery and Bristol City Centre The ethos of the gallery is to show fresh and interesting work with a preference for encouraging up and coming artists. Info: www.centrespacegallery.com Deadline: 30 April CALL FOR ARTISTS – THE 12 GALLERY April, May, June, July, August (probably a graduate show) and December, we have confirmation for September, October and November. We are also looking for applied artists and designer makers for our December indoor market. Info: www.the12gallery.com CALL FOR BIZARRE AND BEAUTIFUL CABARET ACTS to try out for Glastonbury Festival opportunities on The Snake pit stage Shangri-La field. Please send pics and descriptions of act to [email protected]. Live performance try outs at the Komedia, Brighton on 2 May CALL FOR ARTISTS - David Steer is in the process of organising an open air art gallery to exhibit the best of Brighton’s artistic talent. This gallery will be called the Water Front and hopes to run from May/June right through to September of this year. He is currently seeking contemporary artists/photographers/sculptors/mixed media/graffiti artists to exhibit via the gallery. If interested email: [email protected] CALL FOR PERFORMERS - THE PLAYGROUND Recently rated as one of the top three events in London by the Guardian, The Playground continues make its mark by bringing together all that is avant-garde within music, fashion and art. Info: [email protected] TRAINING & WORKSHOPS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR CREATIVES CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS Southampton Row 12 -15 April, alongside talent, artists, designers, and creative professionals have prospered through a variety of means. Many skills need to be enhanced or acquired to acquire success as a practitioner or build a business within the creative industries. Info: www.csm.arts.ac.uk PHYSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP Towards Organic Presence International Centre for Theatrical Research and Training, France 17 July – 7 August A practical exploration of the body, the voice and movement. Info: [email protected] Application deadline: 15 April CEREMONIES AND CELEBRATIONS - RITES OF PASSAGE WORKSHOP Brighton 13 – 17 April, five intensive days exploring the "whys" and "hows" of ritual and celebration in both public and personal ceremonies, for anyone with a curiosity about the role of ceremony today and for those who wish to go on to devise and lead ceremonies. Info: www.deadgoodguides.com MOTION GRAPHICS FUNDAMENTALS - TRAINING 1 & 8 May 2 day workshop£200/£170 Lighthouse, Brighton Adobe after Effects and Photoshop Adobe after Effects and Photoshop are the two most essential applications for budding motionographers to master. More: http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/opportunity/motiongraphicsfundamentals.htm PHOTOSHOP FOR MOTION GRAPHICS TRAINING 15 & 22 May 2 day workshop Lighthouse,£200/£170 Brighton Using: Adobe After Effects and Photoshop Level: Intermediate On this course we will thoroughly navigate this territory, from a comparison of rotoscope options, to mastering the Vanishing Point process, rigging characters and video mapping strategies. Establish common ground between Photoshop and After Effects. Info: www.lighthouse.org.uk SELF-WITH-OTHERS: ENSEMBLE PHYSICAL IMPROVISATION six day residential workshop Au Brana Cultural Centre between Toulouse and Bordeaux in the South of France between May 16th and 21st 2010 May 15th, work 16th - 21st and depart on 22nd. Info: www.ensemblephysicaltheatre.com

VISUALISING MUSIC WITH MOTION GRAPHICS TRAINING 29 May & 5 June 2 day workshop Lighthouse, Brighton £200/£170 Using: Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere + various real-time/VJ applications Level: Intermediate. Info: www.lighthouse.org.uk INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING Until 7 July 6.30pm - 8.30pm Lighthouse, Brighton. The syllabus for this course was commissioned by the UK Film Council to provide writers with foundation skills in screenwriting. It forms part of an integrated approach to the provision of skills for the audio-visual industries. Info: www.lighthouse.org.uk EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INTERNSHIPS - BRIGHTON PHOTO BIENNIAL is currently recruiting interns for 3 posts, Communications and Marketing Assistant, BPB Office Assistant and a Gallery Assistant. www.bpb.org.uk Deadline: 8 April FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ILLUSTRATOR Needed for small job, to produce original image and layout text for flyer and poster for Ricochet - an anti-gun and knife crime event for young people in NW London. We are looking for someone who has experience of producing artwork for print, who can work to a brief and tight deadline. Deadline: Friday 9 April. Info: [email protected] PRODUCTION DESIGNER – Theatre 6 – Production Designer required to work on a new production; a revival of Christopher Durang's 'Beyond Therapy' playing at The Hen and Chickens from 1st - 19th June 2010. For more information about the show's director or the company please visit: www.theatre6.co.uk or www.katemcgregor.co.uk. Unpaid position. Deadline: 12 April ARTS AND REFUGEES PROJECT COORDINATOR Location: Brixton, London. Refugee Week UK Team are looking for a motivated Project Coordinator with enthusiasm for this area of work, who has knowledge of the arts and refugees field and experience of project management, website content and event management. Deadline: 19 April . Info: www.refugeeweek.org.uk/vacancies. ART & ARCHITECTURE COURSE TUTOR WHITECHAPEL GALLERY East London. £80 per week, for a period of 6 weeks. 28 April –3 June. Info: www.whitechapelgallery.org DANCE TEACHER - HUNGARY A friendly dance school in Budapest Hungary needs someone aged 18 + who would be capable and love teaching all ages from tots – teens (to include baby ballet and tap, musical theatre, street jazz, teen’s hip-hop.) Commitment is needed until June 2010 and then from September – June the following academic year. Accommodation and a negotiable wage. Contact: [email protected]. Paid: £10-15k. Deadline: 30 April http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/vacancies/ APPRENTICESHIPS AVAILABLE IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES These are one year full time work and training programmes targeting the creative industries. We offer Creative Apprentices in Live events and promotion, the Music business (Recording industry), Technical theatre (rigging, lighting & sound), Costume and wardrobe, Cultural and heritage venue operations and Community arts management. Info: [email protected]. Deadline: 30 April. STAFF WANTED FOR NEW INTERACTIVE ART SPACE An exciting opportunity for someone with a very keen interest and knowledge of the contemporary and urban art scene, with experience of working front of house and dealing with the public. Required to work occasional evening when we have a private view. Send CV to [email protected] PART TIME VOLUNTEER USHER - THE GATE THEATRE Volunteer ushers will work alongside the Box Office Assistant and Duty Manager during the show shift and will be located inside the auditorium during the performance to ensure that health and safety and licensing regulations are met. Info: [email protected] EVENT & OFFICE CO-ORDINATOR Manchester Jazz Festival Paid (£15k-20k pro rata) Part time two new posts: one to assist with running the city-centre office and the festival itself, and another with marketing. The workload is seasonal with a peak of activity in the spring and summer and during the festival itself in July. Info: [email protected] & www.manchesterjazz.com PERFORMING ARTS PARTICIPATION OFFICER - HARINGEY SHED COMMUNITY THEATRE Delivering, planning and directing workshops and performances of Haringey Shed’s Children’s & Youth Theatre Company and Schools Outreach Programme. Info: www.haringeyshed.org/jobs STAGE CREW – GATE THEATRE London (£50/8 hour day then £10/hr) alongside a broad knowledge of technical theatre applicants should display a willingness to specialise in either lighting, sound, set construction or stage management. Info 020 7229 5387 & [email protected] Deadline: Ongoing

GREAT OFFICE/WORKSPACE AVAILABLE -Top floor, South facing, lots of natural light, high ceilings, newly decorated, approx 333sq ft, secure and self-contained, 24hr access with shared kitchen/wc. Central Brighton location, close to Station, with plenty of local parking and amenities. Would suit individual or group....viewing highly recommended! Rent £500 per month including utilities and rates (+1 month as deposit) Available from 30th April 2010... For viewings or further info, please call 07977659526 or 07747752445 SHOP & STUDIO SPACE An opportunity for a person or group to rent a small affordable shop in central Brighton on London Road near St. Peters Church, Brighton. This may suit a gallery or craft worker wishing to sell their own work or to be used as a workspace. There is a shared kitchen and w.c. with 24hr access. Available from June 2010. For full details contact [email protected] A separate studio/work space is also available at £150pcm with 24 hour access. Deadline: May 2010 THE GREAT ESCAPE 2010 Tickets now on sale: Rounder Records (19 Brighton Square), Resident Records (28 Kensington Square), The Dome (29 New Road) Info: www.escapegreat.com 'FRAMEWORK250' COMPILATION - FRAMEWORK EDITIONS compilations are only available by making a donation to the framework radio show. Please support Framework and get in on this splendid collection of music and sounds. Info: http://www.murmerings.com/radio/framework250/ AFFORDABLE COSTUME HIRE FOR FESTIVAL FRINGE EVENTS GLADRAGS is a Brighton based charity stocking 5000 quality theatrical costumes. We hire to fringe groups at £5 an outfit per week for members and £10 a week for non-members! Reduced rates for rehearsal weeks. Costumes include Historical - Medieval through to Present Day, Musical/ Pantomime and World Dress. We are open by appointment Tuesdays and Thursday and other days by arrangement. Info: 01273 609184/ 07940 295623/ www.gladragscostumes.org.uk REHEARSAL SPACE- KOMEDIA Brighton’s 3 award winning venues are available throughout the day for rehearsal hire at great rates for local theatre groups, comedians and musicians. Basic rates start from £10 per hour, Info: [email protected]. WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR ARTISTS - Cromatico is a web and graphic design team with a specialisation in the arts. Create completely personalised websites as well as flyers, posters, logos and any other type of graphic material. Info: www.cromaticodesign.com

AR TISTS’ STUDIOS AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE PRODUCTION PARK - FEASIBILITY STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE Artists in East London and the East of England are being offered an opportunity to become part of a new creative community in the Thames Gateway. A study is underway to assess potential interest in a purpose-built, artists’ studio building as part of a new £60million cultural centre in Thurrock, Essex, less than 30 minutes by train from London. Artists can register an interest in taking a studio or comment on and influence the final outcome of the project itself. Info: www.acme.org.uk/thurrock.php. Deadline: 30 April

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