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@edinburghcoll #CAPalumni pals win fellowship to Venice Biennale

HND Contemporary Art Practice graduates Lauren Wilson and Aimee McCallum have beaten off strong competition form across the country to  spend a month living and working in Venice at the worlds largest and most prestigious  contemporary art expo the Venice Biennale. 

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The pair who first met here at Edinburgh College while studying on the foundation course went on to join us on CAPetc… Graduating in summer 2017 they then took up their guaranteed places on the BAhons Fine Art course at the University of Cumbria as part of our articulation agreement.

Although they are currently working hard on their respective degree shows, both are looking forward to spending the month of July immersing themselves in this fantastic opportunity.

Find out more about what Aimee and Lauren will be doing and how they and their current lecturers feel about their achievement by clicking the link:

https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/about/news/articles/articles/fine-art-friends-win-prestigious-british-council-fellowships-for-world-famous-venice-biennale.php#

CAPetc… go HAWFERS with Lewis Bissett

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Preview: Friday 28th September 7:30pm
Dates: 29th – 30th September 12 – 4pm

An exhibition that brings together 20 Scottish-based artists including 12 former and current, Edinburgh College HND Contemporary Art Practice graduates, artist and residence and staff,  of different disciplines and backgrounds to collaborate in the creation of ten “Hawf ‘n’ Hawf” football scarfs. This project curated by artist Lewis Bissett, invites artists to revisit the medium used in his piece “K.W.A.M (ken wit a mean?)” from his solo show “BOAIS ANE”. Those involved were encouraged to represent their own artistic identity and practice, while considering the concept of football scarfs. It’s a pal’s act, ken wit a mean?

Exhibiting Artists:

Andrew Bell
Fiona Beveridge- CAPetc…
Lewis Bissett – CAPetc…
Lora Caffery – CAPetc…
Joe Coghill ​
Niamh Cullen-Dunphy – CAPetc…
Kieran Curran
Joel Davidson – CAPetc…
Alessandro Di Massimo
Scott Dowson
Alan Holligan – CAPetc…
James Howden – CAPetc…
Lynne McBride – CAPetc…
Gloria Oyster
Scott Pearce –  CAPetc…
Joe Raffles – CAPetc…
Jamie Watt
Alex Weir/SMEX
Charlie Wilkie-Sullivan – CAPetc…
Boab Winton – CAPetc…

Sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery

BOAIS ANE: lewis Bissett AIRetc…

We are delighted to present a solo exhibition of new work by Lewis Bissett produced during his AIRetc.. residency at Edinburgh College Granton:  

LEWIS BISSETTFawkirk-Born ‘n’ Embra based Artist Lewis Bissett examines his working class up bringing in central Scotland  and uses the following anagram tae describe his practice:

Opening 29th September 7pm
30th – 2nd October open 12 – 4pm

S ymbolism
H istory
I nstitutions
T he Scottish language…
E mphasis on the small detail and
S chool boy humour

BYOB (donations tae DOK welcome)

Thur will be a bar and might be munchie boaxies…if yer good

 

 

Life After Art School?

A massive thank you to #CAPetcAlumni Natasha Kemp, Karen Fleming, Natalie Doyle and Lynne McBride from the Reunification Collective for giving such an inspirational talk at their exhibition ETC… at Gayfield Creative Spaces. CAP1&2 colleagues were given great insight into what lies ahead for them in the coming years of developing as artists, getting used to crits and presentations, applying for art school,  what to expect when they get there and the realities of life afterward.

All four artists have made fantastic starts to their careers and are involved with a great range of projects with highly respected art organisations and companies. Natasha who graduated from the painting school at ECA is working from her new studio in Dunfermline and is represented by a London based gallery. Karen also a painting graduate of ECA is working closely with the company behind Ocean Terminal to develop studio and gallery space as part of a new creative hub at the terminal site. Natalie a GSA environmental art graduate is currently at Stills Gallery and working on a new body of work and finally Lynne graduated from DJCAD fine art has recently taken up a key role on the committee of Generator Projects in Dundee and is working at Dundee Contemporary Arts. (DCA)

#CAPetcAlumni REUNIFICATION ETC… Edinburgh Exhibition Opens

REUNIFICATION is a diverse collective of 9 recent graduates (2014/15) from 3 of Scotland’s Art Schools. However this is not the only thing they have in common as

the seeds of the collective were sown when the artists worked side by side in the HND Contemporary Art Practice studios of Edinburgh College Granton.

In their most recent exhibition “ETC…” opened last night at Edinburgh’s G4 Bunker, which is part of the Gayfield Creative Spaces project.

Coming hot on the heels of their successful show at the critically acclaimed Generator Projects space in Dundee this summer the current exhibition presents a variety of contemporary artworks including video, painting, sound work, performance, installation and sculpture which offer an insight into concerns around the passing of time.

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In the roughly constructed subterranean spaces of the bunker history is brought forward into the present, challenging the idea of finite timelines. This creates the opportunity for dialogues with an audience, as they are encouraged to deepen their understandings of past cultures and history. New meanings are explored in overlooked materials, be they behaviors, spaces or ephemeral objects, that hold specific importance to their respective times in history and culture.

REUNIFICATION Collective are:

ETC… is open daily until Thursday 10th Sept

See previous REUNIFICATION projects on their website: https://reunificationcollective.wordpress.com