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
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!
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:
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/
Relativity update
13 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
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Strike a Light’s events at Fabrica Gallery in Brighton in December 2011 went well and were well received, involving local artists and groups attending a variety of curated activities at the centrally located contemporary visual arts venue.
The film showing of Mid August Lunch was especially popular, although this may have been the free mulled wine and cosy beanbags to accompany the viewing which went down very well indeed!
Following meetings in 2012, Strike a Light will be organising two further events in 2012. The first on the subject of laughter on Thursday June 14th from 11-4pm. You can keep up to date with information about this here or on Twitter @strikerlight
The second event to be curated will be on Thursday 6th September also from 11-4pm, which will form part of the national Heritage Open Days programme of free events. Keep an eye out for information and activities around these events!
You can also check Fabrica Gallery’s webpage for more information and join their mailing list: http://fabrica.org.uk/
Intergenerational Arts
15 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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Strike a Light attended a really interesting and useful session about Intergenerational arts earlier this month at the cultural venue Rich Mix in Bethnal Green, London. It was organised by Audiences London in collaboration with Magic Me, a commendable London based organisation specialising in intergenerational arts. The Magic Me Director, Susan Langford MBE gave an inspirational talk followed by a sort of networking speed dating event between participants, and some much needed refreshments to conclude.
Archives for Creativity
09 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
Strike a Light is attending an interesting course in February 2012 called The Artist in the Archive run by an organisation called Archives for Creativity. See more about the organisation below.
Why Archives For Creativity?
Moving images are central to literacy today. They are transforming how we learn, how we play and how we communicate. We draw on television and film to inform our ideas and our vocabulary. But the rich works of the past are still locked up in archives, for use by the few. By using new technology and new business models we can combine preservation for the future with access for the public today. Moving images will become a source of ideas, creativity and stimulation alongside books and the written word.
