Rituals
16 May 2012 Leave a Comment
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Strike a Light has confirmed that it will be curating an event at Fabrica gallery on Thursday 6th September 11-4pm on the theme of Rituals as part of the national Heritage Open Days events which are open to all, and free!
We are really excited about the event which will feature amongst others:
A series of events celebrating the role of ritual in our lives through a contemporary slide reel of memory and family rituals, a dance event, a talk, an Armchair Critics event, and a drop-in workshops with two artists - Jane Fordham, and Clare Nias.
Historian Sarah Tobias will also be giving an interactive talk about Victorian Death & Mourning, apt given that Fabrica is based in an old church!
And Catherine Tajima Powell will be exhibiting her ‘Traces’ work for the event. All washed down with free tea and biscuits! Now there’s a ritual!
Fabrica is a visual arts organisation based in a former Regency church in the heart of Brighton that commissions contemporary visual art installations specific to the building. There is capacity for 150 persons.
Find out more about the venue here: www.fabrica.org.uk or email: info@fabrica.org.uk
Fabrica event soon!
16 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Arts, Community Arts, Events Tags: activities, art, event, Fabrica, film, free, gallery, laughter
Thursday 14 June, 11-4pm
A free drop in event at Fabrica, celebrating the them of laughter. An exploration of the joys that bind, shared laughter and experience through generations which work across the age divide. Creative workshops, exhibition, talks and free cafe. Aimed at the whole community, especially older people, visitors are invited to encounter art in a relaxed and exciting way.
In collaboration with Strike a Light. In conjunction with Cinecity.
Film screening The Artist
Thursday 14 June, 6-8.30pm
A cosy evening showing of The Artist with cushions, wine, nibbles and cocoa – all for £1.
A homage to the silent era of movie, The Artist is a black and white (mostly) silent film. Jean Dujardin stars as George Valentin a world famous silent movie star, who’s life takes a dramatic turn with the onset of talking pictures. Co-starring Bérénice Bejo as Peppy Miller a young talented dancer.
In collaboration with Strike a light. In conjunction with Cinecity.
http://fabrica.org.uk/exhibitions/event-calendar/laughter-lines/
Laughter Lines at Fabrica
05 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
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Laughter Lines
19 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
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Strike a Light is curating a new and free event at Fabrica gallery on Thursday 14th June called Laughter Lines. ‘An exploration of the joys that bind, shared laughter and experience through generations which work across the age divide…’
We hope to follow this with a film collaboration with Cine City from 6-8.30pm where we will create a cosy space in the gallery with bean bags, cocoa, wine and nibbles. All welcome!
Laughter – Fabrica
20 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
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Strike a Light is curating an event at Fabrica gallery on Thursday 14th June along the theme of laughter – ‘Laughter is the shortest distance between two people’. An exploration of the joys that bind, shared laughter and experience through generations which work across the age divide..
The free event will comprise a series of workshop activities with artists, exhibitions, and a cafe between 11am-4pm, as well as a film showing from 6-8pm for £1 on the same date. Say tuned for more details on this, as it is being programmed at the moment. You can also follow Strike a Light on Twitter @strikerlight
Reminiscence
20 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
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Strike a Light will be running a reminiscence activity for Dementia sufferers on Thursday 1st March, alongside willing 75 year old volunteer Rod Patterson. We will be using a memory box, postcards and ‘memory triggers’ to create a comfortable and safe space for the residential care residents to explore their heritage and life experiences.
Community History Making
20 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
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Strike a Light will be staffing a stall for Queenspark Books for the Community History Making lecture at the University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton. Stella Cardus from Queenspark Books will be making a presentation about the organisation’s history.
The event is free and open to all. 5.30-7.30pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012
20 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
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Nicola Benge from Strike a Light was on the radio recently representing the ALT-Brighton Graphic Novel project from Queenspark Books. Listen to the Radio Reverb interview with radio presenter Melita Dennett here:
Hope Springs Eternal re-visited
13 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
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The 15 minute film ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ which Strike a Light created in collaboration with filmmaker Si Mitchell in October 2011 continues to receive positive responses. It was shown at White Night 2011 in Brighton as part of a wider event organised by Strike a Light also called ‘Hope Springs Eternal’, and again in December at Fabrica gallery as part of the ‘Relativity’ event.
‘Taking part in the ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ film was an interesting experience. I so hope that such a film will help to inspire similar events’.
Creative Archives
13 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
Strike a Light attended a really interesting Arts Council funded Artist in the Archive day at the BBC Archive building store in Perivale, North West London in February.
This was organised by Archives for Creativity and invited artists from around the South East to look at new ways to contextualise and explore archives. It was a wonderful opportunity to see a working archive, as well as accessing a venue which is not usually open to the public. We had a grand tour and saw a variety of processes relating to archival, restoration and digitisation.
The artist Chris Dorley-Brown spoke about a previous project he’d worked on in collaboration with the BBC Archive which was fascinating and informative, and it was also a good chance to see what other artists are working on, relating to archives in the area.
The BBC is exploring the idea of a creative archive plan further to allow greater usage of its images, photos, radio and TV.
Further examples of archives can be found here: http://www.archive.org/
