In Conversation | Caroline Achaintre, Sara Barker, Alice Channer, Lisa Le Feuvre
Thursday 26 July
6.30-8pm
Eastside Projects

Lisa Le Feuvre, Head of Sculpture Studies at Henry Moore Institute, chairs this in conversation event with the sculptors currently exhibiting at Eastside Projects; Caroline Achaintre, Sara Barker & Alice Channer.

Studio Visits | Caroline Achaintre, Sara Barker, Alice Channer
Thursday 26 July
Deadline | Thursday 12 July

Caroline Achaintre, Sara Barker & Alice Channer will each make one studio visit with an ESP member on Thursday 26 July. This is a great opportunity to gain feedback on your work.

To apply send 5 low res images/ website link/ 5 min show reel, statement and current CV to info@extraspecialpeople.org by Thursday 12 July

Away Day | Nottingham
Thursday 7 June
Travel Bursary Deadline | 31 May

On Thursday 7 June ESP will travel to Nottingham to visit the new studio development Primary and, in the evening, attend a screening at Trade gallery which features work by ESP members as part of the event series, Short Sharp Blow to the Head.

We will also visit 1 Thoresby Street and Nottingham Contemporary making this a great opportunity to visit exhibitions as well as develop your networks in Nottingham.

There is a small fund available for members to support travel costs. To apply for a travel bursary please send an email to info@extraspecialpeople.org explaining how you will travel to Nottingham, the total cost and what benefit the visit will be to your practice (250 words max). A willingness to car share is an advantage.

http://www.nottinghamvisualarts.net/articles/jul11/1569/primary-concerns-new-studio-nottingham

http://www.tradegallery.org/

http://onethoresbystreet.org/index.php?/ots-thursdays/schedule/

http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/

Lunch Club
Thursday 31 May
1-2pm
Eastside Projects

Escape your desk or studio for an hour and join us for lunch. Everyone is welcome. We have an array of tea, coffee and herbal teas – all you need to bring is your packed lunch.

Exhibition Launch | Caroline Achaintre, Sara Barker, Alice Channer and ‘Its moving from I to It’ curated by FormContent
Friday 25 May
6-8pm
Eastside Projects

Please join us at the gallery to celebrate the launch of our two new exhibitions. ‘Caroline Achaintre, Sara Barker, Alice Channer’, a three person exhibition of new and recent sculptural works and ‘Its moving from I to It’ curated by FormContent for our second gallery.

Curators’ Introduction | Caroline Achaintre, Sara Barker, Alice Channer and ‘Its moving from I to It’ curated by FormContent
Thursday 24 May
6.30-8pm
Eastside Projects

Gavin Wade and Ruth Claxton introduce the latest exhibitions at this informal preview event.

The Reading Room
Opening night 6–8pm Friday 18 May 2012
Exhibition continues 19 May to 23 June
Open Thursday to Sunday 12–5pm

We are currently looking for volunteers to help invigilate our next exhibition The Reading Room…

18 May to 23 June 2012. You can find out more about the exhibition here http://www.grand-union.org.uk/project-space/current-/

We also need help with installation and distribution of marketing material on the following days: Friday 11 May, Saturday 12 May, Monday 14 May.

If you are interested and would like to find out more details, please contact me as soon as possible at this email address or T: 07866 589494 for details.

This is a great way to get to know the people who run Grand Union, and find out about future opportunities with us. Please feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested.

Cathy Wade is going to be working with the site over the next three years developing new projects and partnerships. She is onsite on Fridays do come over and say 'hello'.

hedgeenquiryedibleeastside@gmail.com
http://hedgeenquiryedibleeastside.com/
http://edibleeastside.net/

“As Edible Eastside actively develops it’s identity through exchange and enquiry, there is an opportunity for practice and research to reflect the changes as the site redevelops from a vacant concrete space to a hub for planting and growing. There are no fixed outcomes for the space and here it is appropriate that as the site develops itself so does a series of projects, that will run in tandem with the growth of Edible Eastside.”
http://hedgeenquiryedibleeastside.com/

Discussion: Artists’ Studios
Thursday 10 May
6.30-8pm
The Lamp Tavern, 157 Barford Street, B5 6AH

Bring your ideas, propositions and anecdotes to this informal discussion about artists’ studios, production facilities and workspace provision in the city and beyond. This event will take place in the Lily Langtry suite at the back of the Lamp Tavern.

Group Occupation | Open Studio
Alex Bailey, Georgie Park, Matt Westbrook
Saturday 5 May
2-4pm
The New Art Gallery Walsall

The New Art Gallery Walsall has teamed up with Extra Special People to host Group Occupation, a series of three, short, interconnecting residencies. Alex Bailey, Georgie Park and Matt Westbrook have been sharing the Artists’ Studio for the month of April and have been developing new work independently and collectively. They end their residency with an open studio event at The New Art Gallery Walsall on 5 May.

Nine artists will participate in the project altogether and at the end of each residency period will open the studio to share their new ideas. The final three Group Occupation artists, Helen Brown, Joanne Masding and Samuel Rogers, who will be in residence 8 May – 2 June and will host an open studio event on Saturday 2 June.