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GSA graduate, Graham Fagen, with some of the students who will benefit from the Learning Programme aligned to his Scotland + Venice solo exhibition.
GSA students Polly Johnston, Stefano Pia and Robert Mills stand behind Fagen.
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Three third year Fine
Art students from The Glasgow School of art are among the group selected to be
part of the Learning Programme aligned to GSA graduate Graham Fagen’s
exhibition curated by Hospitalfield and staged at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la
Biennale di Venezia (9 May – 22 November 2015). Painting and Printmaking
student, Polly Johnston, Sculpture and Environmental Art student, Stefano Pia
and Fine Art Photography student Robert Mills will benefit from the scheme which
gives art school students and graduates the opportunity to learn and develop
new skills within the context of the Venice Biennale. Fagen’s solo exhibition of new work will be
on show in Palazzo Fontana – a new location for the Scotland + Venice
presentation – which is located off the Grand Canal in the Cannaregio district
of Venice. It will run from 9 May – 22 November 2015.
Art students from The Glasgow School of art are among the group selected to be
part of the Learning Programme aligned to GSA graduate Graham Fagen’s
exhibition curated by Hospitalfield and staged at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la
Biennale di Venezia (9 May – 22 November 2015). Painting and Printmaking
student, Polly Johnston, Sculpture and Environmental Art student, Stefano Pia
and Fine Art Photography student Robert Mills will benefit from the scheme which
gives art school students and graduates the opportunity to learn and develop
new skills within the context of the Venice Biennale. Fagen’s solo exhibition of new work will be
on show in Palazzo Fontana – a new location for the Scotland + Venice
presentation – which is located off the Grand Canal in the Cannaregio district
of Venice. It will run from 9 May – 22 November 2015.
“We have
inherited this wonderful Learning Programme that has been developed in each
edition of Scotland + Venice since 2003,” says Lucy Byatt, Director of
Hospitalfield. “The opportunity to
shoulder considerable responsibility as the public face of Scotland + Venice
and to spend a month living and working in Venice is an experience that I am
sure we all wish we had when we were at college. I very much look forward to
working with the students that we have selected from each college and thank all
the staff who have worked with and guided us. It has been a hugely rewarding
experience to meet so many astonishing young people with so much
potential”.
inherited this wonderful Learning Programme that has been developed in each
edition of Scotland + Venice since 2003,” says Lucy Byatt, Director of
Hospitalfield. “The opportunity to
shoulder considerable responsibility as the public face of Scotland + Venice
and to spend a month living and working in Venice is an experience that I am
sure we all wish we had when we were at college. I very much look forward to
working with the students that we have selected from each college and thank all
the staff who have worked with and guided us. It has been a hugely rewarding
experience to meet so many astonishing young people with so much
potential”.
“The
Glasgow School of Art is once again pleased to be able to support students to
take part in the Scotland + Venice Learning Programme at the Venice Biennale in
2015,” adds Mick McGraw, Undergraduate
Programme Leader for Fine Art at The Glasgow School of Art.
Glasgow School of Art is once again pleased to be able to support students to
take part in the Scotland + Venice Learning Programme at the Venice Biennale in
2015,” adds Mick McGraw, Undergraduate
Programme Leader for Fine Art at The Glasgow School of Art.
The Scotland + Venice
Learning Programme offers participants training, mentoring, support and work experience,
as well as an opportunity for students and recent graduates to immerse
themselves within the context of the Venice Biennale. Each of the students will
spend up to four weeks in Venice, greeting visitors to Fagen’s exhibition. A
key aspect of the Scotland + Venice team’s role will also be to communicate the
impact of the programme through a new initiative called ‘The Loop’, which
provides an opportunity for the students to produce a collaborative project and
share their experience in Venice with other art and design students across
Scotland.
Learning Programme offers participants training, mentoring, support and work experience,
as well as an opportunity for students and recent graduates to immerse
themselves within the context of the Venice Biennale. Each of the students will
spend up to four weeks in Venice, greeting visitors to Fagen’s exhibition. A
key aspect of the Scotland + Venice team’s role will also be to communicate the
impact of the programme through a new initiative called ‘The Loop’, which
provides an opportunity for the students to produce a collaborative project and
share their experience in Venice with other art and design students across
Scotland.
Beginning with an intense
Residential Learning Weekend in March 2015 at Hospitalfield, the Learning
Programme will take place alongside the Scotland + Venice 2015 solo
presentation of new work by Graham Fagen, one of the most compelling artists
working in Scotland today.
Residential Learning Weekend in March 2015 at Hospitalfield, the Learning
Programme will take place alongside the Scotland + Venice 2015 solo
presentation of new work by Graham Fagen, one of the most compelling artists
working in Scotland today.
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Notes for Editors
Scotland
+ Venice is a partnership between
Creative Scotland, the National Galleries of Scotland and the British Council. Since its inception in 2003, the Scotland +
Venice partnership has supported the development of students and emerging
artists. Formerly referred to as the ‘Professional Development Programme’, the
Learning Programme was formally initiated in 2009 when Dundee Contemporary Arts
curated an exhibition by GSA graduate Martin Boyce who wnet on to ein the
prestigious Turner Prize.
+ Venice is a partnership between
Creative Scotland, the National Galleries of Scotland and the British Council. Since its inception in 2003, the Scotland +
Venice partnership has supported the development of students and emerging
artists. Formerly referred to as the ‘Professional Development Programme’, the
Learning Programme was formally initiated in 2009 when Dundee Contemporary Arts
curated an exhibition by GSA graduate Martin Boyce who wnet on to ein the
prestigious Turner Prize.
GSA
Graduate, Graham Fagen, is one
of the most compelling artists working in Scotland today. His work mixes media and crosses continents;
combining video, performance, photography, and sculpture with text, live music
and plants. Recurring social and political themes use flowers, journeys and
popular song as metaphors to unravel and decipher the powerful forces that
shape our lives. Fagen studied at The Glasgow School of Art (1984-1988, BA) and
the Kent Institute of Art and Design (1989-1990, MA). Fagen lives and works in
Glasgow and teaches at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee.
Graduate, Graham Fagen, is one
of the most compelling artists working in Scotland today. His work mixes media and crosses continents;
combining video, performance, photography, and sculpture with text, live music
and plants. Recurring social and political themes use flowers, journeys and
popular song as metaphors to unravel and decipher the powerful forces that
shape our lives. Fagen studied at The Glasgow School of Art (1984-1988, BA) and
the Kent Institute of Art and Design (1989-1990, MA). Fagen lives and works in
Glasgow and teaches at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee.
Recent
exhibitions include In Camera, with
Graham Eatough at the Panorama, Le Friche, Marseille, France and Cabbages in an Orchard at The Glasgow
School of Art, as well as participation in GENERATION:
25 Years of Contemporary Art from Scotland at the Scottish National Gallery
of Modern Art in Edinburgh. Fagen is represented by Matt’s Gallery, London and
Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin. For further information, please visit
www.grahamfagen.com or follow him on Twitter @grahamfagen
exhibitions include In Camera, with
Graham Eatough at the Panorama, Le Friche, Marseille, France and Cabbages in an Orchard at The Glasgow
School of Art, as well as participation in GENERATION:
25 Years of Contemporary Art from Scotland at the Scottish National Gallery
of Modern Art in Edinburgh. Fagen is represented by Matt’s Gallery, London and
Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin. For further information, please visit
www.grahamfagen.com or follow him on Twitter @grahamfagen
Palazzo Fontana is
located at Cannaregio 3829, Venezia (access for the public via Strada Nuova,
Calle Fontana), near Vaporetto stop Ca’ D’Oro. The exhibition will open 10am – 6pm every Tuesday –
Sunday from 9 May – 22 November 2015, with press and preview dates on 5 – 7 May
2015. Admission is free.
located at Cannaregio 3829, Venezia (access for the public via Strada Nuova,
Calle Fontana), near Vaporetto stop Ca’ D’Oro. The exhibition will open 10am – 6pm every Tuesday –
Sunday from 9 May – 22 November 2015, with press and preview dates on 5 – 7 May
2015. Admission is free.
Hospitalfield
is the
19th century home of artist Patrick Allan-Fraser in the beautiful
rural region of Angus on the east coast of Scotland. Left in Trust in 1890 as one of Scotland’s
first art schools, today’s programme balances access to outstanding 19th
century interiors and collections whilst generating a valued, sustained and
distinct contemporary art programme that plays a significant part within the
current dynamic arts ecology of Scotland. The emphasis on the provision of
residencies for artists and others working in relation to the visual arts is
linked to the programme of new commissions. The organisation is also currently
undertaking a major capital development led by architects Caruso St John.
is the
19th century home of artist Patrick Allan-Fraser in the beautiful
rural region of Angus on the east coast of Scotland. Left in Trust in 1890 as one of Scotland’s
first art schools, today’s programme balances access to outstanding 19th
century interiors and collections whilst generating a valued, sustained and
distinct contemporary art programme that plays a significant part within the
current dynamic arts ecology of Scotland. The emphasis on the provision of
residencies for artists and others working in relation to the visual arts is
linked to the programme of new commissions. The organisation is also currently
undertaking a major capital development led by architects Caruso St John.
Over the last two years,
Hospitalfield’s Graduate Residency Programme has offered 12 graduates from
Scottish art and design courses the time to work at Hospitalfield on a specific
project within a collegiate setting.
Individual artists and designers are selected from an open call to
students who have completed an art and design undergraduate and postgraduate
course of the past two preceding years. Hospitalfield works with influential
selectors from the cultural sector to choose the final groups of 12 each year.
The intention of the residency is to allow time to focus on the development of
new work and to build a useful network for the residents. For further
information on Hospitalfield, please visit: Hospitalfield.org | Facebook | @Hospitalfield
Hospitalfield’s Graduate Residency Programme has offered 12 graduates from
Scottish art and design courses the time to work at Hospitalfield on a specific
project within a collegiate setting.
Individual artists and designers are selected from an open call to
students who have completed an art and design undergraduate and postgraduate
course of the past two preceding years. Hospitalfield works with influential
selectors from the cultural sector to choose the final groups of 12 each year.
The intention of the residency is to allow time to focus on the development of
new work and to build a useful network for the residents. For further
information on Hospitalfield, please visit: Hospitalfield.org | Facebook | @Hospitalfield