Gypsy Caravan

Sunday 5 December 7.30pm

A film documentary. A dazzling display of the musical world of the Roma, juxtaposed to the real world they live in. This rich feature documentary celebrates the luscious music of top international Gypsy performers and interweaves stirring real life tales of their home life and social background.

Evening Wordship with John Hegley

Friday 3 December 8.30pm-late

A getting ready for festivities with family riddles, unicorn and dalek impressions and songs in praise of vegetables and buses. No raffle.

Hegley is known as a poet and singer with a common and comedic touch, hence the quotation from The Observer, 'Awesomely mundane'. The poet Adrian Mitchell said of him: 'Just because he is one of the funniest men alive, do not underestimate his dedicated gentleness.' And The Luton News said that his lyrics, '...quite often make little sense'

Keith Allen presents Ed' Tudor Pole

Saturday 27 November 8.30pm-late

An evening with Keith Allen as compere/cook with special guest Ed Ten Pole Tudor.

Ed' Tudor Pole & his band 'Ten Pole Tudor' enjoyed a number of UK Hit Singles between 1979 and 1981, with their signature Hit being 'Swords Of A Thousand Men' which hit the u.k charts at UK no 6 in 1981. Ed' Tudor Pole, a descendant of Henry VIII, fell in with The Sex Pistols in 1978 after the departure of John Lydon from the band, however, 2 weeks into the Pistols bassist Sid Vicious died, and the rest is history. After a wait of over twenty-five years the new 3rd Ten Pole Tudor Album "Made it this far" is out now.

Freakeasy Electro Swing
Friday 26 November 9pm til late

Halfway down the wormhole between Rick’s Bar and the Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the Freakeasy, where two epochs collide and unfold without heed to time or history. Freakeasy is the UK’s number one touring electro swing/cabaret night and its coming to Stroud! We will be bringing you the best new producers and DJs to shake your tassles to as well as brand new swinging cabaret acts and stunning remixed vintage visuals. Kicking off with DJ Future Swing Stories, a London based swingbeat sensation. Check it out and come on down!

Innamoriarti
Friday 19th November

Described as Gypsy Dub-Step by some, Eastern European Acoustic Electronic Glitch-Core Break-Beat post Drum and Bass Mania by others, this fresh new outfit is already raising eyebrows as far away as Latvia and Australia as it struggles to push the boundaries of what can be considered 'good taste' in a new century of broken dreams and jaded pallets.

Sleepy Cowboy - Kerry Phippen

13 - 20 November

A one off exhibition with over 60 pieces of work spanning the last 10 years.
Stroud House, Station Rd, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2HH

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Mezz#09

Cliff Gorman on Coyote

7.30–10pm / Thursday 14 October

For Mezz#09 Cliff Gorman offers the chance to experience, re-live or  re-view Beuys’ provocative Action Coyote: I like America, America Likes Me.

ALWAYS BEING PHOTOGRAPHED?
An exhibition by Brenda Miller

Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th September 10-4pm

A series of short films and knitted images based on the local wool production and retail trade. more info

Rabbit

Open from 29th May - 30th June for Site Festival weekends and events.Alice Hodge and Lorraine Robbins create the pop up cafe.

‘Rabbit’... hop into John Street for carrot cake, art and more.

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Ryota Sato

Site Festival 2010 artist in residence
22nd - 26th June

Ryota builds up multiple layered silk screen images on canvas to create poetic ghostlike effects. “Most young Japanese do not believe in any religion but many strongly believe in technologies or science but it is hard to point out exactly which part of technology that we believe in. This is creating the ghost and this ghost is what I am trying to capture.”

Glowing Pathfinder Bugs - A Squidsoup project

Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th May 11am-4pm at SVA

Using the shared environment of a sandpit, Glowing Pathfinder Bugs allows virtual creatures and real people to coexist and communicate.

www.squidsoup.org/bugs

Create your own Travel Journal

Wednesday 2nd June 11am-1pm at SVA

Following in the footsteps of athropologist and explorer Kitty Lake, come and create your own travel journal/diary that will transport you to deserts and mountains, to blue skies of remote island adventures in mysterious muddy patches closer to home.

Orchestra

Friday 4th June 6pm-9pm
Saturday 5th June 11am-4pm

Orchestra is an audio/visual installation by Ben Byford. Orchestra displays the hidden in plain view, explores people's expressions of themselves, and interprets sound as music between the lines of everyday speech into a musical whole.

Mezz #07 - Mikhail Karikis

Thursday 10th June 7.30pm

Coined by critics as a sound alchemist, Mikhail Karikis uses his voice as sculptural material. Pulling sounds from his gut, from a growl to a pure high tone, he explores the voice and its relationship to his body. more

666 - 6 artists, 6 days, 6 private views

Friday 11th - Sunday 13th June 7pm-9pm
Friday 18th - Sunday 20th June 7pm-9pm

Six artists - Matt Curtis, Nadine James, Helen Kincaid, Lorraine Robbins, Dan Sparkes and Ronan Shoemacker who share the shop front studios at the SVA will be showing their work in a series of one night only Private Views.

Bluebird - Puppet Show

Saturday 12th June 11am, 4pm and 5.30pm

Bluebird is a devised Bunraku-style puppetry performance based on the Maeterlinck play The Bluebird. Aimed at children (perfect for 5-8 year olds!), Bluebird is the story of a brother and sister who go on a magical journey in search of the Bluebird of Happiness. Their adventure takes them on a journey to many different lands that are terrible, tempting and wonderful. Through their journey, they discover that true happiness was closer than they ever suspected.

Soundclash

Saturday 12th June 9pm - £3 on the door

Step inside the sonic collider and witness long-cherished musical divisions put asunder! Trampled underfoot! Left torn and frayed! Hosted by crash-happy DJs Pavoid (Mockers) and Rbot (Resound) - plus a selection of hand-picked guests.

John Street Open Studios

Saturday 12th-Sunday 13th June 11am-6pm
Saturday 19th-Sunday 20th June 11am-6pm

SVA studio members will be opening their spaces to the public. Visitors will be encouraged to fully explore the studio working environment and to engage artists in conversation.

The studios provide a collaborative working environment and home for artist groups including Quercus, artNucleus, Studio Seven and Unit 4.

Journey to Lalibela, Ethiopia

Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th June - 11am-6pm
Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th June - 11am-6pm

Following on from last year’s ‘The Seven Poets’ Coat’s Project’, International artist Sally Hampson will create a site-specific installation, ‘Journey to Lalibela, Ethiopia’ as part of ‘The Kitty Lake Collection 1904-2001’ project.

Wupadupa

Wednesday 16th June 8pm

A very special music night with the Wupa dupa musicians collective. a night of honest lyrics, harmonic textures, astoundiing voices and blissful melodies, from Weston Green, Carrie Tree, Hot Tin Cat and Martha Tilston and maybe a little more...

Expect lush music, caberet tables, cushions and free cake!

The Jazz Session

Thursday 17th June 8.30pm

This new jazz night is for players and listeners alike. Stroud has a great range of jazz players, and you will find them here! This night will feature a performance by the house band and guest soloist and a stonkingly energetic jazz jam for all players and singers, aficionados and improvers, to participate in. All are welcome, to listen or perform.

£4/£3 musicians - Tickets are available on the door

Common Ground

Friday18th June 6.30pm-9pmFree

Common Ground presents new performance works by a group of artists firmly rooted in the visual art and action-based tradition. Coming out of Cardiff’s energetic performance art scene - the work promises to be at turns affecting, unsettling, amusing, restful, loud and intriguing.

Communion

Saturday 19th June 3pm

‘I hear voices, whispers on the wind, calling... no-one is visible - nothing but grass and sky, the water at my feet.’
Communion, the performance: images, music and words - a collaboration between Suze Adams (artist), Robert Perry (composer) and Anna Saunders (poet) plus friends.

mezz#06
Edwina Ashton

7.30pm / Thu 22 April 2010 / SVA / £4

In her videos and animations, Edwina Ashton brings a number of dreamlike creatures to life. Through a mixture of slapstick and pathos, she explores the allure of eccentricity and idiosyncrasy, often through the use of insects and bugs given human attributes to ridicule British politeness.

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do you believe in monoculture?

work by artist & designer Grant Cieciura

SVA Private View presents 'i am Globalopolis'. The project is a playful mixture of graphic art and typography
exploring the cultural differences between London, New York, Paris and Barcelona.

Friday 2nd April 2010. 6pm onwards.

SVA, (shop front). Free admission.

BEE LINES
new work by Alice Forward, the site09 darbyshire award winner

Exhibition dates: 27th February-14th March

‘BEE LINES’ features new work by artist Alice Forward, site09 Darbyshire Award winner. Forward's work explores the uneasy and complex relationship between man and nature. The migration of plants, colonisation and the use of both maps and bees as symbolic tools are all significant themes within her work.

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image: Poisoned Bee

Quercus Presents funky brunch and discussion

Sunday 7th February 11am-1pm

Join us for a morning of music, brunch and conversation followed by a discussion that explores the benefits and challenges of collaborative creative practice. 

Booking necessary as spaces limited.
Contact SVA on 01453 751440. 

MEZZ #05 - Neville Gabie

Thursday 4th Februray 7.00 –10pm

Neville will be presenting a multi-screen installation from Antarctica for the first part of Mezz #05 (7.00–8.30pm). This will then be followed by a talk (8.30pm) about his current work and how these environmental expeditions fit into his wider practice.

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Artist Spaces Seminar

A reflection on the current challenges, conflicts and opportunities for artists workspaces. With key Speakers from
Mother Studios and Bow Arts Trust, London; Islington Mill, and Islington Mill Arts Academy, Salford.

Friday 22 January - Saturday 23 January

Resound presents Sound Clash

Friday 22nd January 8pm -12pm

Step inside the sonic collider and witness long-cherished musical divisions put asunder! Trampled underfoot! Left torn and frayed! Hosted by crash-happy DJs Pavoid (Mockers) and Rbot (Resound) – plus a selection of hand-picked guests – previous altercations have included rock’n’roll versus electro, teenagers versus old timers, mp3 versus vinyl.

The Uplifter

Saturday 9th Jan 2010 9.pm till 3am

Tickets on the door £4.00 before 10pm
£5.00 after 10pm

Experience Roots Reggae, Digital Steppas UK style, Traditional Jamaican Ska and Reggae originating from New Zealand to Morocco all with the persuasion of positive Upliftment ...

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SVA Member Show

Stroud House, Station Road, Stroud
19th December - 9th January

...check out the future