FROM GROCER SHOP TO ART GALLERY

artisan opens its doors with a debut exhibition of:

Ceramics by Claire Pearson
Hot Glass by Jeff Wood
Jewellery by Simone Selaib-Salandini
Photographs by Naomi Harrison

16^th November to  9^th December.  Tuesday to Saturday  10am to 4pm.

artisan, 80 Harlesden Road, London NW10 2AJ

Situated on the corner of Harlesden and Parkfield roads, the former organic shop has been transformed into a gallery/studio.  BAR member Naomi Harrison recently moved out of her Portobello studio to open artisan, a combination of gallery and working studio. This first exhibition brings together work from four different artists whose work, although very different, compliments each other.  With Christmas fast approaching artisan’s exhibition offers an opportunity to purchase unique and bespoke gifts for all.

Claire’s handcrafted pet bowls offers something for the discerning pet and her studio pieces displays her versatility.  Jeff’s kiln glass is vibrant in colour and design making his work both decorative and practical.  Whether you want something simple or something special Simone’s jewellery collection provides something for everyone and Naomi’s images of landscapes and flowers would look beautiful on any wall.

Brent Affordable Art Fair – Call for Entries
You are invited to bring artworks to sell at the Christmas Brent Affordable Art Show. Please click on ArtistForm to download further information (this is a Word file – in case of difficulty in downloading or opening please contact Lorenzo).  Selling price of artworks should be in the region of £100 or less.

Please note: This is a revised form which replaces the original.  The date for the Preview Party is Wednesday 18 November, 6 to 8pm, and not Thursday 19 November as stated in the original downloadable form.

Grand SWAP Exhibition
We’re organising the Swap Exhibition (alongside the Brent Affordable Art Fair) in which members will be able to swap one of their own works for a piece from another artist. This will be a great opportunity to get together with other BAR members to discuss their works and generally have a good time.  It will also be an opportunity to have your work exhibited on The Wall for two weeks.

Values

Curated by Edward Bettella
22 October – 13 November
Open daily 2-6pm

You are cordially invited to the
Preview party: Thursday 22 October, 6-8pm

Brent Artists Resource in collaboration with the curator Edward Bettella is pleased to present: Values. A selection of ten up and coming artists explore their values by depicting what they hold dear to themselves.

Object & Loss by Debbie Adele Cooper

Siobhan Beaton, Daryl Wells
Simone Wallace, Nishad Karim
Klara Smith, Melanie Blackwell
Debbie Adele Cooper, Adam Hedley
Sarah McHarg, Myra Fricker

World recession and plummeting prices poses the question, what is valuable? Using the current crisis as a point of reflection, ‘Values’ aims to explore this question through art by bringing together a group of artists to express values they hold dear to themselves. As well as financial stability, friendships, political ideals, memories, cultural, moral and religious identity are all values that we may hold dear. The expression of values through art will provide the viewer with a chance to contemplate what is valuable to them.

Email: edbettella@hotmail.com
Mob: 07903 733 034

TheWall@TheGallery

Life Transitions

a group Show curated by Sarah Harris
20 October – 13 November
Open daily 10am – 11pm

You are cordially invited to the Preview party: Thursday 22 October, 6-8pm

Day and Night by Maria Gouveli

People go through many changes in the course of their life.  They progress from being a student to work, from being single to married to possibly divorced or widowhood status.  They become parents, lose close ones such as parents.  Later on in life they realise they are just not going to do certain things any more such as going to late night parties, playing tennis or going on long distance travel.  Dreams they may have nurtured are just not going to be realised.

The theme is particularly apt in this time of economic downturn when many people are losing jobs and even homes and having to adapt to straitened circumstances.   Sometimes one is able to prepare for change as with a long engagement or retirement.  More often that not, change happens suddenly and is thrust upon us by means beyond our control.

One often thinks one cannot cope but in fact once you reach the opposite shore you find you can.

Emerge - I want to work in Education, but I don’t know how
Wednesday 28^th October, 6.30 – 8.30pm

The Photographers’ Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW
Bookings via www.emergelondon.org.uk

Emerge is hosting its first event of 2009/10 with The Photographers’ Gallery. Entitled ‘I want to work in Education, but I don’t know how’ it is intended as a first stop for artists to get to grips with how their practice could connect with, and be supported by a variety of approaches to working within Education.