Steve McCurry - Iconic Photographs - National Portrait Gallery

3 July 2010, 15:00

Ondaatje Wing Theatre

15:00

Tickets: £5/£4 concessions and Gallery Supporters

A member of Magnum photos since 1986, Steve McCurry launched his career as a photojournalist when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan over twenty years ago. His remarkable coverage won him the Robert Capa Gold Medal, which is presented to photographers who exhibit exceptional courage and enterprise. His awards also include the National Press Photographer's Association's Magazine Photographer of the Year, the Olivier Rebbot Memorial Award (awarded twice) and won four first prizes in the same year at the World Press Photo Contest.

This autumn, Phaidon Press will publish a specially bound large format limited edition book featuring 200 colour photographs taken not only in Southeast Asia but also Africa and Europe: Steve McCurry: The Iconic Photographs (Limited Edition). The images range from arresting portraits of children, pilgrims and farmers, to understated scenes of daily life as McCurry captures candid images of the acts of fishing, playing, working and praying; from the dramatic beauty of the natural surroundings captured in his landscapes to the stunning craftsmanship of ancient temples. Each copy is signed and numbered by the photographer, and accompanied by a signed and numbered limited edition print exclusively created by McCurry for this book. McCurry is one of the most admired and well-represented photojournalists working today, and this special limited edition will be sought after by collectors of his work as will tickets for his appearance at The National Portrait Gallery.

100 Square Feet - Last week - Call for Entries

http://www.100sqft.co.uk/

What is 100 sqft

An opportunity for artists to exhibit their work - no matter what their background alongside established artists and designers.

When and Where is the exhibition.

The 4th Exhibition will be at the beginning of August - with a Launch Party @ the Chomley Boys Club, 68 Boleyn Road, London N16 8JG, giving a chance for the participating artsists and those interested in meeting them to get together at one of Dalstons undiscovered gems - The deadline for submitted digital images will be the end of June - but it's best to get them in early so that we can promote your work.

We are inviting everyone to join us for the launch evening to meet up for a drink and enjoy the entertainment laid on by resident DJ's 'Our Friends Eclectic' - if you would like to attend and be kept in touch of proceedings please add your name to our mailing list (link at the top right) so we can contact you about tickets.

You will be responsible for delivering your artwork to the venue, and dates will be anounced well in advance when the 100sqft website board is full. If you are a new artist looking to be discovered this good be a great kick start to your career.

Who can enter

Anyone -Painters, Illustrators, Photographers, Multimedia artists, Sculptors

Whats the concept.

100 pieces of art each 1 foot square to be exhibited in a 10x10 grid at a gallery in North London. The layout will be displayed on the website - you simply book a square pay the 25 pound entry fee and send a 1000 pixel square image of your work by email - as soon as we receive the image we put it on the website. This means if you want to you can react to other artists work by placing your work alongside. Then when all squares are booked we take all the original pieces of work and display them in a gallery.

What size can my work be.

All submitted work must b 1ft square (or roughly 30cm) and although it can be 3 dimensional the depth must be no more than 2 inches. The artwork can be on any ground and in any medium. There will be a grid constructed to hold work for the exhibition so your work must be 1ft square and not irregular in shape or it will not fit. If your artwork is on paper we ask you to mount it on foam board before sending to us. We cannot exhibit any artwork that falls outside of these specifications.

The Benefits

• You join a network of artists from a huge variety of backgrounds
• We promote and aim to sell your work online through the website and through our press launch
• We provide a printed catalogue for sale featuring your work
• All printed promotion will contain your artwork
• We hold a great launch party at the Cholmeley boys club to celebrate
• We provide a great print sservice to enable overseas digital artists to send work & enter a london exhibition.
  

How much does it cost

Entry is just £25.00, This includes Entry to the Launch, Your work for sale online on our website, the exhibition and publicity, and printed flyers for you to mail out.

How will it be promoted.

Local press, web and flyers. Facebook twitter etc . . .

Booking form at the top of this page visit the Enter Work Section. . click on a square then pay and it's yours . . - if you need more info email us at art@100sqft.co.uk

Terms and conditions,

Acceptance of artwork is at the discretion of the organisers. By submitting an application to exhibit your work you agree to deliver to the gallery in time for the exhibition and notify the organisers if you are unable to do so. Refunds cannot be given under any circumstances so please make sure you read all entry requirements before submitting your entry. Work must be delivered by post and can be returned only if full return postage and packaging is supplied. Although the organisers will take great care with all submitted work we cannot be held responsible for damage that may occur to the work during the exhibition period, if you are concerned please insure your own work as the launch is at a pop up venue and cover cannot be provided.

Click here for link to the website: 100sqft

Call for Entries

If you fancy an involved and exciting project, this could be for you....please read on...

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Métamatic Research Initiative is launching a call for entries to commission six individual art works in line with its mission. The initiative welcomes proposals from visual artists working in all disciplines.The Métamatic Research Initiative’s mission is to stimulate research into ideas stemming from the work and philosophy of the French-Swiss artist Jean Tinguely (1925-1991). Specifically, the research initiative focuses on Tinguely’s exploration of the relationship between the artist, the art work and the viewer as expressed in his Métamatic sculptures. The call for entries is part of a broader effort of the initiative, in which funding will be given to both academic and artistic research activities, ranging from educational projects for young people to the commissioning of individual art works.THE MÉTAMATIC RESEARCH INITIATIVEThe Swiss born artist Jean Tinguely lived most of his artistic life in Paris, where he was one of the initiators of the Nouveau Réalisme movement in 1960. Tinguely was amongst the leading artists incorporating movement and other time-based elements in his work. By the late 1950s Tinguely embarked on a series of generative apparatus he called Métamatics, based on the idea of machines producing art works. With this series of works Tinguely not only problematised the introduction of the robotic machine as interface in our society, but moreover investigated the role of the artist, as well as that of the art work and the viewer. Out of a fascination with this specific topic within Tinguely’s work the initiative wishes to stimulate research into the ways in which contemporary artists deal with the relation between artist, viewer and art work. This project kicked off on 25-27 October, when the Initiative hosted an expert meeting in Amsterdam where 9 renowned scholars and artists gathered to discuss the topic, and to set parameters for further artistic and academic research.The aim of this research is two-fold: • to generate a high-profile collection of ‘art producing objects’, • to support and stimulate awareness and knowledge on the subject through: scientific research, exhibitions, and educational programmes on different levels.WHO ARE WE?The Métamatic Research Initiative is an initiative of the All Art Initiatives Foundation, based in Amsterdam. The foundation is a privately funded non-profit foundation set up to stimulate visual art through the funding of: • artistic and academic research, • monographs on artists and other publications, • projects that will increase exposure and make the media available to a wider audience, • stimulate the incorporation of relevant works in public collections, both in the Netherlands and abroad.The deadline for entries is September 1, 2010. For further information visit our website www.metamaticresearch.info. Press kits will be available upon request at info@metamaticresearch.info or check out the website: Métamatic Research Initiative

BP Portrait Award 2010

REDLESS SUMMER OPEN STUDIOS

11th, 12th & 13th June

Friday opening night - 6pm - 9pm

Saturday & Sunday - studios open 11am - 6pm

Redlees Studios

Redlees Park

Worton Road

Isleworth

TW7 6DW

Get there by bus:

from Richmond, take the H37

from Twickenham or Chiswick, take the 267

Enjoy art demonstrations, cooked food and live music on Friday evening.

Painting - Jewellery - Ceramics - Glass - Sculpture - Photography - Textiles - Leather