Friday, February 19, 2010

Fwd: Spike Island events - Activities for Families & Artist Talk: Susan Collis



Artists in discussion with audience with lighthouse drawings in background
Activities for Families *This Weekend*
& Artist Talk: Susan Collis

*This Weekend*
Blue paper cut out of a stag on someones head, against a green backdrop
 
Activities for Families with Oliver Sutherland
Saturday 20 February, 12-5pm, Gallery 2
 
Activities for Families continues this Saturday 20 February hosted by Oliver Sutherland. This week visitors can join Oliver in making brightly coloured animal heads. You can assist in creating magical scenes in front of which you and your animal head can be photographed, adding to a colourful tableaux of wildlife in the gallery.

Additional activity sheets from artists Milo Brennan, Lee Marshall, Hannah James and Anouk Mercier are also available.
 
All ages welcome. Join us for a fun afternoon of colourful activity! Free event.
 
 
For further information on Activities for Families please visit: www.spikeisland.org.uk/events/activitiesforfamilies
 
Artists in discussion with audience with lighthouse drawings in background
As good as it gets (details) 2008. 18 carat white gold (hallmarked), white sapphire, turquoise, onyx. Image courtesy of Seventeen Gallery.
 
Artist Talk: Susan Collis
Thursday 25 February, 6pm, Associates Space.
 
As part of her research in to aspects of the 'precious' for the Rootstein Hopkins Award, Zoe Williams has invited London based Artist, Susan Collis to give a talk on her intricate practice at Spike Associates.
 
Collis's practice involves the subversion of time frame and visual perception through the manipulation of everyday objects. Ladders, screws, lengths of timber and dust sheets -appear stained and discarded at first glance, yet on closer inspection are found to be made from precious materials. White gold screws and platinum nails protrude from a carefully inlaid piece of rosewood, whilst diamond encrusted coral Rawl plugs line the walls, redeeming that which would otherwise have been plastered over.
 
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