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METAMORPHOSE The Galleries Islington Arts Factory Autumn Salon Call for Entries 14th - 28th November 2008 Islington Arts Factory invites recent arts graduates, emerging talent and local Islington artists to exhibit at the Autumn Salon exhibition. This is an opportunity to showcase new 2-dimensional work (drawing, painting, photography, print etc.) alongside up and coming artists and establish networks with like-minded individuals. The Autumn Salon has been designed in keeping with IAF's ethos of welcoming a diverse variety of contributors and creating a launch pad for emerging talent. Curation of the show will take its inspiration from 17th century French Salons to create a busy atmosphere and promote formal and informal discussions around contemporary art themes. There will be networking opportunities and workshops in-built in this two-week live forum event. A panel of practising professional artists will also award prizes of excellence that will include art materials and vouchers to successful exhibitors. To apply please email us the following: * A jpeg image that best shows your work. The maximum image resolution should be 150 dpi * Details of your work: title, date, dimensions, and materials. * A short artist's statement of no more than 50 words that will be included in the accompanying information for the show. You are welcome to propose a selection of works. Send all submissions to iaf_art@btconnect.co.uk and we will contact you once selected. Deadline for entries is 17th September 2008 at 5p.m. Please note there will be a fee of £10 for each work selected exhibited to cover admin charges. Representations of Identity 9 August - 5 September Ann Foster, Carla Chait, Charne Menta, Chez Naude, Cleo Leng, Danai Fessas, Debbie Evershed, Evi Michalaki, Foster, Janice Fisher, Jillian Freyer, Julie McNamara, Kath Hurley, Maria Robinson, Marie Maynard, Penny Price, Sharon Ferris, Silvia Cristo, Susanne Junkers, Veera Saila, Vanessa Seaforth, Velika Janceva, Viv Galvagna WAM (The Women’s Art Movement) is an umbrella organization structured for creative and career minded women to collaborate on art projects. Professional female artists, exhibiting a collection of mixed medium artwork. All Galleries No Constitution 13 September - 3 October Nae Bunthita, Emily Carris, Robin Dring, Rebecca Galer, Simon Robinson Great Britain does not have a written constitution, we are both flexible and vulnerable as our lives are ruled by precedence. No Constitution is a discourse on the changes and altercations that have made Britain the place it is today. With this Britain ever present in our minds we are free to question the effects of our industrial past and the underlying uncertainty of our precarious future. Uncomfortable questions of Britain’s people boundlessly arise, issues of an environmental and industrial past, present and future. All Galleries The Black Art of Making Mas 10 October - 26 October Glorious Backstage Arts & IAF Ever wondered where the fantastic costumes at Notting Hill Carnival come from? Making Mas is an exhibition series that explores the history and development of Black British Carnival Arts from the traditional, subversive themes and characters of old Mas to the exotic fusion of Afro-Caribbean and Latin inspired designs we see today. Masquerade costumes, images and backstage arts create this maverick art form as Islington Arts Factory joins Glorious Backstage Arts to celebrate Black History month. Metamorphosis inconclusion 31 October - 7 November Jane Archer, Holly Chadd, Jeremy Evans In Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man a Jesuit pries says: “The object of the artist is the creation of the beautiful. What the beautiful is is another question.” Starting from the position of flux, working with and in a space that is defined by its original purpose and role in the community that has shifted in concept, one question raises another, creating a nebulous state of inconclusion and ambiguity. Each artist tries to put this question to the work, to themselves and to the viewer. If the second question is “what is beautiful?”, the first question must be “What is the object of the artist?” Presenting a range of works across a variety of media, this exhibition attempts to find a moment of certainty. All Galleries MAKEART 12 December - 21 January ArtStart and MakeArt Students The MakeArt exhibition is the exciting annual showcase for IAF’s vibrant after school programme. The show includes individual and group works from all the after school classes with contributions from artists aged 4 - 16 years. The classes embrace a variety of media, including Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Photography and Video. You will be amazed at the many different approaches; the imagination and the wild and vivid imagery. All Galleries IAF
Call for Entries Gallery Exhibitions We encourage first time exhibitors and emerging artists in particular to submit proposals. Hire rates are very reasonable and discretionary discounts are considered for students. Submissions are invited from all artists and photographers for exhibition during 2009. Work in all media and all themes will be considered. Send 6 - 10 jpegs via email or prints of work via post together with a short statement about your proposed exhibition. Call Eleanor Pearce on 020 7607 0561 on for further details.