NEW EXHIBITION OPENS AT ARTSWAY

Great new exhibition opened today at ArtSway - and there are some brilliant associated events. The exhibition - Based on a True Story - "features artists whose work explores the varying levels of reality and fiction that shapes and informs our collective experiences and shared histories".

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Cover image: Emily Allchurch, Urban Chiaroscura 2: London (after Piranesi), 2007, transparency on lightbox. Image courtesy of the artist.

Based on a True Story

3 July - 30 August 2010

Preview and Artist Reception:

Saturday 3 July 2010, 2pm - 5pm

Exhibiting Artists:

Emily Allchurch, Ronnie Close, Andrew Cross, Michelle Deignan Sarah Dobai, Rachel Goodyear, Jock Mooney, Kirk Palmer

Exhibition Associated Events:

Preview, Director’s Welcome and Book Launch

Saturday 3 July 2010, 2pm - 5pm

ArtSway Director Mark Segal will give an official welcome at 3pm, followed by the launch of a publication featuring works by all of the artists included in Based on a True Story. FREE: All Welcome.

Free Coach from London for Preview of Based on a True Story

Saturday 3 July 2010

A free coach from London will leave from opposite Tate Britain, Millbank at 10:30am for the opening of the exhibition. The coach will return to London for 7pm. Refundable deposit: £5 per person to reserve a seat which will be refunded on arrival at ArtSway. Please contact the gallery for payment options.

Portfolio Day

Friday 16 July 2010, 10am - 4pm

Ten half-hour slots for artists from all backgrounds for critiques, portfolio reviews and career advice from ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell and ArtSway Associate Artist, Dinu Li.

COST: £5 per person. Booking Essential.

’INTERVENTION, projected’ by Tim Simmons

Thursday 22 July - Saturday 24 July 2010, dusk - 11pm each day

ArtSway is pleased to present a presentation of Tim Simmons’ ‘INTERVENTION, projected’, a companion event alongside Based on a True Story. A large screen will be situated in ArtSway’s courtyard, onto which Simmons will project examples of his many photographic works.

FREE: All Welcome.

Gallery Talk: Tim Simmons: ’INTERVENTION, projected’

Friday 23 July 2010 at 7pm

Photographer Tim Simmons will give a talk on his work, and his installation ‘INTERVENTION, projected’, situated in ArtSway’s courtyard.

FREE: Booking Essential.

Art in Context: Curator’s Talk: Based on a True Story

Wednesday 11 August 2010 at 7pm

Join ArtSway Curator Peter Bonnell for a special tour of the exhibition Based on a True Story. Following the tour there will be a lecture focusing on the work and ideas that inspired the exhibition. FREE: Booking Essential.

Special Screening and Gallery Talk: Andrew Cross

Saturday 28 August 2010 at 7pm. Screening: dusk - 11pm

As part of Based on a True Story, Andrew Cross will give a talk, at ArtSway, about his work and ideas. Following his lecture, there will be a special screening of Andrew’s new film The Solo (2010) in ArtSway’s courtyard, from dusk to 11pm. The Solo is a film made in collaboration with Carl Palmer, the drummer from 70s rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

FREE: Booking Essential

To book a place on any event please contact Jack Lewis on +44 (0)1590 682260 (+6) or email: jack@artsway.org.uk

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