Exhibitions

Dundee Degree Shows 2015

This week saw the start of the 2015 art school degree show with the opening of the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (DJCAD) show in Dundee. Unfortunately we couldn’t make it to the opening but Colette, Jen and I made it up on Saturday to see the show and catch up with the #CAPalumni who are graduating this year.

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Rythmic Structures: #AIRetc at Modern 1

“New works by Julie Duffy developed during her Residency in the HND Contemporary Art Practice #AIRetc studio.

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Julie’s new work for Pig Rock Bothy at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is the result of a 5 month residency at Edinburgh College, Granton Campus.  Julie spent this time researching the collaborative work of Merce Cunningham, John Cage, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg alongside Oskar Schlemmerā€™s ā€˜Das Triadische Ballettā€™.  The work explores the formal qualities of dance, with the purity and severity in the movements of Cunninghamā€™s choreography, juxtaposed with the extreme colour palette and costumes of Schlemmerā€™s ballet. The Bothy will be home to a screen-printed floor, hanging drapes and delicate sculptures made from felt, card and expanding foam. The final phase of the work will see dancers from Edinburgh Collegeā€™s BA Hons Dance take-up residency in the Bothy. This residency will give the dancers the opportunity to choreograph a piece in response to Julieā€™s work. Speaking about the installation SNGMA Curator Julie-Ann Delaney said:

ā€œThe Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is delighted to be working with Julie Duffy on the presentation of her ambitious new installation within Pig Rock Bothy at Modern One. Julieā€™s work has transformed the internal of the bothy, and the culmination of the project – which will see a newly choreographed dance work made by Edinburgh College students – will further this by bringing the space to life in a manner unlike ever before.ā€ Julie-Ann Delaney. Curator, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

The AIRetcā€¦ programme was launched in 2010 and is an innovative scheme which provides recently graduated / professional artists with a dedicated studio space within Edinburgh College as well as access to specialist resources and facilities. The programme is open to practicing Artists who have previously studied Contemporary / Fine Art at Edinburgh College Granton and who wish to develop their practice and gain experience in learning and teaching in Further Education.

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Talking about the AIRetc experience Julie said:

ā€œWorking with the lecturers and students on the Contemporary Art Practice HND has been really stimulating. The AIR residency at Edinburgh College has been a wonderful opportunity to develop a new body of work in a creative and supportive environment. Showing my new work in such an internationally significant institution wouldnā€™t have been possible without the AIRetc programme.ā€

AIRetc coordinator and Contemporary Art Lecturer Alan Holligan added:

“Julieā€™s show at in the Bothy is a mark of the quality of the artists graduating from the HND Contemporary Art Practice Course who then return as Artist In Residence.  Julie’s contribution to the course has been excellent and her influence on students is clear. I’d like to thank the Scottish National Gallery of Modern art for their support.”

AIRetc Coordinator and Contemporary Art Lecturer at Edinburgh College Alan Holligan went on to say:

Julie Duffy graduated from the HND  at the former Telford College in 2008 and went on to gain a 1st class BA Hons Degree in Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD).  She is our eighth resident in the AIR studio with previous AIR’s having exhibited at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop and Creative Exchange.

Since graduating from DJCAD in 2011 Julie has developed new work and has exhibited regularly throughout Edinburgh including solo exhibitions at Summerhall and group shows at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. As well as developing her solo practice in sculpture Julie has more recently been developing collaborative practices with Hayley Mathers who, as well as being a former AIRetcā€¦. is also a graduate from DJCAD.

Julie is also an active member and former studio holder at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop where she has developed a curatorial role as a member of the 2 person TANK committee which is responsible for the programming of the TANK project and exhibition space at ESW.

Julie has already made a fantastic contribution to the HND CAP course by getting involved with studio / project crits and we are all really looking forward to the working closely with her over the next few months.

In August 2015 Julie will move to Glasgow to begin the Masters course at Glasgow School of Art.

Thanks:

Julie-Ann Delaney, Curator, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Staff and students HND Contemporary Art Practice Edinburgh College

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Au revoir Julie Duffy AIRetc

Goodbye is so very hard to say so as its au revoir to artist in residence Julie Duffy whose tenure in the AIRetc studio came to an end last friday. It has been a fabulous 5 months working alongside Julie and we are all extremely grateful for the contribution she has made to the CAP course so far. AlthoughĀ Julie will be around the college now and againĀ as we prepare for her exhibition at the Bothy at the National Gallery of Modern Art next month it seemed appropriate to mark the end of her residency on Friday when she moved out of the studio. So it was juice & custard creams all-round courtesy of the students.

Further info on Julie’s exhibition will be posted soon but in the meantime you can take a look at her blog postings made during the residency here:Ā https://airetc.wordpress.com/tag/julie-duffy/

“For Reasons Unknown to Me”

The images below are from the opening ofĀ “For Reasons Unknown to Me” a group exhibition at Edinburgh’s Whitespace Gallery that featured new paintings by Beth Carey of CAP1 and sculpture & performance video by ex Foundation student Michael Kay.

Changes: Settlement Projects

In yet another foray into the community CAP2 recently embarked on a project inĀ collaboration Ā with the Settlement Projects community shop in Leith Walk. Participants in the project were tasked with selecting an object or objects from the shop and through a process of research and development effectĀ a change in relation to their chosen object.

The intention of the project was toĀ bring a new, alternate or enhancedĀ understanding to theĀ selectedĀ object. The change could be physical, conceptual or contextual.

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At the end of the project the transformed objects were represented in an exhibition organized by the participants.

We would like to thank the Settlement Projects Shop for their assistance, patience and continued support for the Change Project and we look forward to working with them again in the future.

The Edinburgh Settlement is a multipurpose organization with a rich history spanning more than 100 years of active local involvement. They are part of the international settlement movement; a global network of social action centres which aim to work closely with communities, representing and responding to their different needs and aspirations to promote social and environmental welfare and help bring about effective and lasting community development.

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