måndagen den 21:e december 2009
God Jul
Taidevirasto toivottaa kaikille oikein hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta !
torsdagen den 17:e december 2009
Ti arbeit (i lag)
Konstkraftbyrån består av professionella konstnärer i Österbotten som vill sprida den samhällsrelaterade sociala konsten i och utanför regionen. Konstnärerna är intresserade av och vill utveckla samarbete mellan kultursektorn och den offentliga samt privata sektorn. Konstkraftbyrån vill skapa nya samarbeten och ordnar konstprojekt mellan konst, kultur och samhälle.
Som nästa projekt sammanställer Konstkraftbyrån ett verk till en grupputställning med österbottniskt tema i Pro Artibus' galleri Elverket i Ekenäs. Öppning av utställningen blir i februari 2010. Verket kommer att bestå av två porträtt, ett kvinno- och ett mansansikte, ihopsatta av fotografier tagna av vuxna Österbottningar från hela regionen med temat "Ti arbeit".
Samtidigt samlar vi in lokala dialektala uttryck som sammanställs till en text som en österbottnisk blandad kör kommer att sjunga. Sången spelas in och bildar ett ljudverk på utställningen i Ekenäs.
Nu behöver vi alltså din hjälp!
Under frågeställningen "Ti arbeit", alltså vad är arbete för dig. Vi ber dig fylla i en blankett samt ta ett fotografi av det som du anser är "Ti arbeit" och skicka fotografiet till oss. Fotografiet kan föreställa precis vad som helst som du förknippar med arbete, t.ex. en plats, en person, ett verktyg. Vi samlar in totalt ca 500 bilder . Dina kontaktuppgifter samlar vi in för att kunna kontakta dig senare ifall vi har frågor kring din bild eller de dialektala uttryck du uppgett. Vi har redan fått in en del bilder och uttryck men vi behöver flera och alla kommer att behövas!
Senast den 31.12.2009 behöver vi ditt bidrag. Den ifyllda blanketten och din bild kan du skicka per e-post till info@konstkraftbyran.com och mera info om Konstkraftbyrån hittar du på vår hemsida: www.konstkraftbyran.com
Om du har frågor så tveka inte att höra av dig till oss per e-post!
Här finns blanketten att ladda ner (klicka på länken):
måndagen den 7:e december 2009
Nil Desperandum: Contemporary artists respond to the legacy of John Knill

12th - 24th December
Knill House, 50 Fore Street, St. Ives
Opening Friday December 11th 7-9 pm
On the 12th of December an exciting exhibition of contemporary art will open at Knill House, St Ives. Nil Desperandum brings together a group of local and international artists to pay tribute to John Knill, the late Mayor of St. Ives and the building’s former resident.
The artists included in the show were asked to provide work in response to the legacy of John Knill, whose family motto Nil Desperandum inspired the title of the exhibition. Some of the pieces take a direct influence from the history of Knill, who left a sum of money in his will for the residents of the town to conduct a celebratory parade in his honour every five years. Other artists produced work which explored more universal concepts of ritual, tradition and storytelling.
The exhibition includes St. Ives local participatory artist Lois Wild, who has produced an interactive, sound accompanied walk around St. Ives. Visitors to the exhibition can download the sound file from the gallery during the show, and listen to stories and memories of the John Knill celebration as they explore the town.
Nil Desperandum also includes Cornwall based artists Ann Haycockand Ally Mellor who are joined by a range of national and international artists including Slovenian artist collective BridA, (Sendi Mango, Jurij Pavlica, Tom Kersevan) and Finnish artist Therese Sunngren. In the words of co-curator Sally Noall, "It's really exciting to be able to provide a platform to show the work of Cornish artists alongside those working elsewhere in the UK and Europe. It's a valuable opportunity to view local artist's work in a wider context and a chance to see international work that's never been exhibited in Cornwall before."
Other exhibiting artists are: Oliver Braid, Rita Heck, Anna Howarth, Doug Jones, Hayley Lock, Randy Richmond and Charlotte Young. The resulting exhibition combines diverse practices, from sculpture to moving image and paper cutting, to produce a show that confronts our attitudes towards tradition and folklore and explores the blurring lines between historical fact and fiction.
John Knill was born in Cornwall in 1733, becoming a well respected, if somewhat eccentric, customs officer and mayor of St Ives, In 1782 he commissioned the building of the Knill Mausoleum in St Ives. In his will Knill bequeathed the town a sum of £25 for a celebration and procession to take place every five years. The people of St Ives have faithfully fulfilled this legacy since 1801. The Knill Family motto, Nil Desperandum, is carved on the Knill monument and translates from its original Latin to 'Never Despair', a sentiment worth remembering in these times of financial instability.
Nil Desperandum is co-curated by Sally Noall and Phil Rushworth. The use of Knill house has been kindly donated by Scott Lovelock, who currently holds the lease to the building and will be opening the shop as an antiques dealership in the forthcoming year.
Nil Desperandum, at Knill House, 50 Fore Street, St. Ives runs from the 12th to the 24th of December and is open Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm and Saturdays 10am - 6pm.
The opening night is Friday 11th December, 7pm - 9pm.
For more information visit sallynoall.co.uk/
Or contact: nildesperandum@
Artists
Oliver Braid, Glasgow
BridA / Sendi Mango, Jurij Pavlica, Tom Kersevan, Slovenia
Ann Haycock, Penzance, Cornwall
Rita Heck, Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany
Anna Howarth, London/ Cornwall
Doug Jones, London
Hayley Lock, Suffolk
Ally Mellor, Perranporth, Cornwall
Randy Richmond, Iowa, U.S.A
Therese Sunngren, Jakobstad, Finland
Lois Wild, St. Ives, Cornwall
Charlotte Young, Nottingham