Turning Point West Midlands' projects update

Turning Point West Midlands has been busy rolling out its TPWM Projects with its partner lead organisations: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, New Art Gallery Walsall, The National Trust, New Library Birmingham, Worcester University, Eastside Projects, Grand Union, and Writing West Midlands.

New Art West Midlands

As part of this new BA/MA graduate exhibition in 2013, five artist bursaries have been awarded. The bursary artists are: Rashid Khan (University of Wolverhampton); Stuart Layton (University of Worcester); Sophie Bullock (Birmingham City University) and Corey Hayman (Coventry University).

New Art West Midlands will take place at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery from Friday 15 February to 19 May2013, The Barber Institute from Friday 8 March to 19 May 2013 and Grand Union from Friday 15 February to 9 March 2013.

The New Art Gallery Walsall (NAGW) and Artist Development

A range of professional opportunities are being offered to artists through the NAGW/TPWM partnership including a 6 week artist residency at NAGW's studio.

The selected artist is Pak-Keung Wan. He has an MA from the Royal College of Art and is based in Birmingham. Pak-Keung will use the residency to develop Lune – a series of painstaking pencil drawings that link to a publication by NASA, and an animation. 
 
The National Trust

In partnership with TPWM, the National Trust have set up a new Artist Residency opportunity at Dudmaston Hall. The recipient will be announced on the TPWM website soon.

Eastside Projects

Stuart Whipps and Joanne Masding have been awarded the first Heterotic residencies, funded by TPWM, at Spike Island and Temple Bar Gallery and Studios respectively. Both artists will be resident during February 2013. 

New Library Birmingham

The Artist in Residence Faye Clarridge is currently showing work at the Towner Art Gallery. 

New TPWM Flyer

TPWM with Fraser Muggeridge Studio has produced a new flyer. With a minimalist but vital message`Visual Artists' Support/Support Visual Artists', the purpose of the flyer is to lead people to the TPWM website where they can find a wealth of information covering all aspects of the visual arts in the West Midlands and beyond the region.

TPWM Visual Arts Forum

Wolverhampton Art Gallery hosted the forum lead by represenatives of artist collectives from across the region. Professor Nabeel Hamdi followed with an inspiring talk on`Small Change'.

This is just a snapshot of the activity taking place across the West Midlands. More information on all projects can be found on the Turning Point West Midlands website.  

Exploring the Network: Visual Arts South West Regional Meeting 2012

An opportunity to hear about the work of Visual Arts South West, input your thoughts in to its future and discuss how we can strengthen and develop the visual arts in the South West.

29 November 2012, 10.30am - 5pm

Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), Exeter

With a keynote presentation from John Holden on Network Culture, the event will be an opportunity to make new connections, share knowledge and experiences and develop a shared vision for the creation, presentation and promotion of contemporary art in the region.

For further information and to register, please go to our eventbrite booking page.

'Anthology - Project Art Works 1997-2012' launches with a film screening and celebration at Tate Britain on 31 October

Project Art Works' new Anthology documents and explores the south east based organisation's work and legacy - using visual arts to create innovative collaborations involving artists, people who have profound intellectual disability and those that support them.

The book is edited by Kate Adams, the project’s co-founder and Director, and Phyllida Shaw and provides an insight into the breadth of the organisation’s pioneering methods addressing the social, political and cultural issues that affect people with neurological impairment.

CVAN South East has helped support the development of the work of this unique organisation, facilitating a programme of inclusive collaboration and partnership projects as part of its programme’s critical debate strand. Collaborating organisations include MK Gallery, Milton Keynes; Jerwood Gallery, Hastings and currently FACT, Liverpool. These new collaborations with Project Art Works have given the organisations an opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and work around accessibility in its broadest sense. CVAN south east plan to continue to build on this approach, particularly through its recent partnership with Artswork, the  South East Bridge organisation.

As Caroline Collier, Chair of the south east regional Arts Council and Director, Tate National says, The visual arts sector can and does learn a huge amount from the work carried out by Kate and her team, and the Anthology publication will prove an invaluable resource for everyone with an interest in driving forward excellence and inclusivity in the visual arts.” 

Earlier this year artist Project Art Works Director Kate Adams received an MBE for services to art and disability. Adams is the mother of a man who has severe and complex support needs. Her experience as a politically engaged carer and advocate informs the cultural and social connectedness of Project Art Works and its activities. 

Anthology Project Art Works 1997-2012 launches at Tate Britain on 31 October and costs £25 from Project Art Works

More about the Anthology on the Frame and Reference

For the CVAN (formerly Turning Point Network) evaluation case study Turning Point Network Final Evaluation Report 2011 pp 42-49