site09 Artists Talks and Discussions at SVA

Thinking Landscape
Tuesday 23rd June 2am-5.30pm

The landscape genre, in the visual arts, performance and writing, continues to reinvent and extend itself conceptually into agendas around space, place and identity. It is developing ever-more complex, cross-disciplinary methodologies, in the wider context of sustainability and climate change. This seminar will explore some of the emerging contours, layers and boundaries of the field, focusing on the thinking, approaches and work of local artists, writers and arts groups, in advance of a major symposium on landscape planned for Stroud, in October. A collaboration between PhotoStroud, SVA and Stroud College in Gloucestershire, the seminar builds on new initatives in the Stroud Valleys and precedes one of the ‘Figuring Landscapes’ evening screenings presented by Mezzanine for site09

£6/£4 (c) limited places.
Includes light refreshments
For bookings tel: 01453 824212
email: info@photostroud.co.uk

In the Mind's Eye

Sunday 7th June 11am
£3 For bookings tel: 01453 751440

An exploration into the process of healing lies at the heart of this talk by artist Carolyn White and herbalist and healer, Nathan Hughes. A series of paintings and pastels from 'visualisations' arising out of Nathan's treatment at Ruskin Mill Apothecary heralds a new creative landscape for Carolyn White.

Joseph Beuys: the man, his art and his world view

Wednesday 17th June 8pm
£3 For bookings tel: 01453 751440

Cliff Gorman will explore Joseph Beuys’ influences and influence. Beuys was one of the most important artists in the 1970/80's. His solo exhibition, 30 years ago, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, created such a furore that patrons swarmed the sales desk demanding their money back, after seeing what they considered fraudulent art. At the same time in Germany 'Der Spiegel’s' cover was devoted to a picture of Beuys (a rare occurrence for a living artist) that led with the question: "Beuys, charlatan or genius?" Today his ideas still have the power to create waves. Beuys was a founder member of the German Green Party, an environmental artist and campaigner. His statement 'Everyone is an Artist' encapsulates the importance he gave to art. He wanted to expand the very notion of art and considered his teaching as his most important art. Beuys studied the works of Rudolf Steiner. Some argue that all his art was influenced by Steiner