Opening night…, originally uploaded by wysingartscentre.

Everything is being prepared for this evening’s opening celebration, with a couple of hundred guests expected to celebrate the re-opening of Wysing and the opening of the new buildings… we’ll be putting more photos and some videos up as the evening progresses

You can hear Director Donna Lynas and Helen Robinson talk about our new building and today’s re-opening on this podcast - click here to download the MP3 or check out Artstalk

An excerpt from Katherine’s new work, Untitled (morning light) , being shown as part of Wysing’s re-launch exhibition.

Since graduating from Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2004, Katherine has continued to develop work across video, photography and performance. Katherine was selected for a bursary scheme in 2005 with the Babylon Gallery, Cambridgeshire, which culminated in her first solo show, Embodied Existence.

Katherine was a participant of the Franko B Mentoring Scheme in 2005/06.

Katherine has also participated in group exhibitions, including Suffolk Showcase, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery; Kettle’s Yard Open, Cambridge: East End Collaborations Platform, London and Artsadmin Summer Season, London.

In February 2008 Katherine will present ‘You and Me and Nothing’ at the National Review of Live Art in Glasgow.

Wysing Arts Centre is one of seven fantastic new artistic venues that will open to the public in the East of England over the next 18 months.

We at Arts Council East are particularly proud of the investment we have committed to this strong, visionary organisation which we think has the potential to attract and develop new artistic talent in the East of England. We are confident that Wysing Arts Centre will fast establish itself as a national and international centre of excellence for the development of visual artists, and play a large part in building a world-class cultural offer in our region.

We look forward to joining you all for a glass of champagne this Friday to celebrate the launch of the new centre!

The Communications Team, Arts Council England, East

inside,

re-organising the work space and the various activities is a bit like re-organising the brain,

find the right corners to put in all the thoughts

elena

Wysing, originally uploaded by wysingartscentre.

We’ve got space on the Flickr photo-sharing website, so if you want to see photos of the site, the artists, the team and the re-opening you can find us there… and here too, of course.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wysingartscentre/ for the photos

We also have a Flickr group where you can add your own Wysing photos - it’s at http://www.flickr.com/groups/wysing/ so come along - anyone can join.

Abbas Hashemi, Studio 23

Since I have been a full-time sculptor, I have found more scope for integrating my cultural roots with the other artistic influences which have been important to me. In particular, some of my recent Letter-sculptures and Lettering-art show the direct influence of Persian Calligraphy. With these works I try to present traditional Persian calligraphy as a modern art form, and make it as popular in the 21st century as it was in previous ages.

Please visit: www.abbasculpture.co.uk

Most of my time these days is taken up with Public Art projects: applying for, proposals, designing, running/supervising fabricators, making and community liaison etc.

I enjoy the demands and creative restrictions / opportunities (maintenance / vandal proof issues) that this type of work brings and am constantly looking to push things creatively in new areas, from say lighting ideas to interactive work, to new materials.

Current projects include:

Numerous items for a new housing development in Fulbourn to the west of Cambridge, spread over the next couple of years. Seating, Lighting Sculpture, Human Sundial etc.

Just starting a new project working with a local architect

Council buildings in Gt Yarmouth starting later on this year

Please visit www.andrewtanser.com. You can also find me at Studio 22 at the new Wysing Arts Centre (grand opening weekend Saturday 19 January and Sunday 20 January 12-6pm)

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–adjective
1.far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil. 2.out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop. 3.distant in time: remote antiquity. 4.distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor. 5.operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control: a remote telephone answering machine. 6.far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions. 7.not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential: the remote causes of the war. 8.slight or faint; unlikely: not the remotest idea; a remote chance. 9.reserved and distant in manner; aloof; not warmly cordial.

–noun
10.Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location
outside a studio. 11.remote control (def. 2).

Distant in space: located far away;
Distant in time: the remote past.