Filter: An Evening of Video at The Bag

The Bag Factory presents FILTER, the results of a one-night exhibition of video art works by young South African artists including:

Lawrence Lemoana, Mary Sibanda, Shane De Lange, Jan-Henri Booyens, Lerato Shadi, Rob Steenpoorte, Rika La Grange, Eric Rantisi, Bongi Bengu & Nadine Hutton.

This event showcases the outcomes of an extensive introductory workshop in Video Art co-presented by Garreth Fradgley and Johan Thom, at the Bag Factory during November 2007.

Date: 18h00, Saturday, 1 December 2007
Venue: Bag Factory Gallery, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg Johannesburg
Contact: +27 (0)11 834 9181
Web: www.bagfactoryart.org.za
A cash bar will be available

The Bag Factory gratefully acknowledges the kind support of the Ford Foundation, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, and
Digitalfilm (Jhb) for making the workshop and the exhibition possible.

Artist Award: 10 years on the Greenwich peninsula

Closing date for proposals – Monday 3 December 2007
Applications available from the website

This new Award initiated by English Partnerships celebrates the first ten years of regeneration on Greenwich peninsula.

The peninsula was once a derelict brownfield site, and is now one of London's largest regeneration projects; a place in the making. The peninsula has been transformed over the past decade and the next ten years will see even more dramatic changes. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an artist to create work which responds to this transformation.

The brief is to create an art work in response to the art in the public realm curatorial strategy and the concept of transformation. The art work may be temporary or permanent however there must be an outcome to present to an identified audience on the peninsula which marks a moment in the context of the ten year milestone.

Artists must submit...
-A brief proposal outlining the initial ideas and approach (no more than 2 sides A4);
-An initial outline budget including artist fees, materials, production and presentation/installation;
-Timeline;
- An up-to-date CV;
-Up to 6 images of previous work;

Three to four proposals will be short-listed and those artists invited for interview on the 13th December 2007. The interview panel will include representatives from the client group, visual arts sector and local community. There will be a fee of £175.00 payable to each of the short -listed artists.
The final art work should be completed by June 30th 2008. A presentation of work in progress is required to coincide with a community festival in May 2007. The overall budget for the project, to cover all costs including artist fees, client liaison, community engagement, materials, fabrication/production, and presentation/installation, will not exceed £24,000. VAT inclusive if applicable.

Registration for Market Photo Workshop Closes this Month