Focus LDN’s ‘Contemporaries’ show finished last week – Visit www.focusldn.com to keep up to date with future shows.
Author: Rebecca Geary
Open Studios this weekend!
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MAKE SPACE OPEN STUDIOS 2017
Over 60 creative spaces to explore in Waterloo
Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 June
Join us for our annual Open Studios!
Discover fine artists, from painters to sculptors: designers, from theatre to fashion, as well as goldsmiths, photographers, ceramicists and more, in a thriving and evolving community of over 60 artists nestled amidst the ever-changing landscape of Waterloo.
These independent artists are proud to offer a rare glimpse inside their studios and invite you to meet the makers and buy direct from them with 0% commission. Join us for this free, fun-packed weekend celebrating creativity with art, music and events.
Pre-book here HERE for an opportunity to enter our raffle.
Prizes include:
- A meal for two at Florentine Restaurant
- A free stay for two at the luxurious Park Plaza hotel
- The original artwork on the front of this flyer, framed and signed by political cartoonist, Patrick Blower
Address: Make Space Studios, Newnham Terrace, SE1 7DR, London.
Email: info@makespacestudio.com
Closest tube stations
Lambeth North (1 minute walk)
Waterloo (5 minute walk)
Buses
3, 12, 53, 59, 148, 159, 341, 344, 360, 453, C10
Hiroko Imada at the British Museum
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Hiroko Imada is a Japanese print maker and has long been a Make Space resident artist! Her Hokusai inspired wave installation is now on show at the British Museum and you can take part in free workshops all this week.
Find out more here: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/event_detail.aspx?eventId=3639&title=Hokusai:%20making%20waves&eventType=Half-term%20activities
Jan Bo Vinter Poulsen: Interview
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Japanese printing at the British Musuem
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Hiroko Imada teaches Japanese print workshops at the British Museum and The Prince’s School, as well as teaching one to one lessons here at Make Space Studios. Take a look at the amazing work her students have produced!
Interview: Chris Vervain
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Teatum Jones’ SS17 Collection
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Teatum Jones revealed their Spring / Summer 2017 collection last Friday at London Fashion week.
Check out the collection here.
Video: The Spring Collection
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THE SPRING COLLECTION
28th February – 4th March @ The Menier Ground Floor Gallery
Exhibiting the hottest contemporary artwork London has to offer for 2017.
In our first open exhibition of the year we are proud to have such a fantastic line up of artists, including previous best sellers Ernesto Romano, Sarah Fosse and Brad Kenny, the raw emerging talent of Dean Rossiter, Tom Cox and Fabrizio Acquista, and established names like David Taylor.
We are also lucky to have the Instagram famous @Levanterman in his first ever gallery exhibition!
From prints and paintings, to photography and digital art, this exhibition is not to be missed! Join us for our latest show at London Bridge’s prestigious Menier Gallery.
Watch the teaser video here
Focus LDN – The Spring Collection
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The Spring Collection
27th February – 4th March @ The Menier Ground Floor Gallery
As the long nights of Winter fade and the first daffodils of Spring begin to blossom, Focus LDN will be presenting The Spring Collection: Exhibiting the latest and best contemporary artwork that London has to offer.
This is an open themed exhibition with a maximum of 30 artists!
As our Winter Exhibition was such a success we are continuing our relationship with The Menier and The Spring Collection will launch at The Menier Ground Floor Gallery in London Bridge on the 27th February – 4th March 2017.
We invite London based artists of all disciplines to submit their work to this exhibition.
Submission: free
Please send up to 6 high quality JPEGs of your proposed artworks toinfo@focusldn.com with the subject line Spring Collection and a brief 100 word artist statement.
Include the medium, dimensions and price of each work you are submitting.
If selected there is a participation fee of £175 and 10% commission on sales. For this you will get approximately 1.5 m wide x 2.5 metres high of exhibiting space.
The work will be curated throughout the gallery, the amount and size of artworks will be confirmed with the curator. Please consider that we will be allowing for space around the works as we do not want to over crowd the space.
New artists will be interviewed and have their articles published on the Focus LDN website and there will be promotional films before and during the event.
More information will be sent on application.
For examples of our previous shows visit the exhibitions section of our website.
Deadline 15th January.
Ceramics classes
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Take part in ceramics classes here at Make Space Studios with Camilla Webb Carter. Find out more here: www.camillawebbcarter.com
