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Two GSA Sculpture and Environmental Art students, Fenella Gabrysch and Tess Wood, have been selected to participate in the Professional Development Programme as part of the Scotland + Venice presentation at the 2017 Venice Biennale, it has been announced.
This year the Scottish pavilion at the celebrated la Biennale di Venezia will feature a solo show by artist Rachel Maclean.
Scotland + Venice press release announcing the participants below.
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Scotland
+ Venice 2017
Media Release
Scotland + Venice partnership announces participants in the
2017 Professional Development Programme
14 students selected from six Scottish art colleges
Scotland + Venice at the 57th International Art Exhibition –
La Biennale di Venezia, 13 May-26 Nov, 2017
The students selected for the Scotland + Venice Professional
Development Programme 2017. Courtesy Scotland + Venice.
Photo by Neil Hanna
The Scotland + Venice partnership is delighted to announce that fourteen art
students from six Scottish art colleges have been selected for the Professional
Development Programme as part of the Scotland + Venice presentation of a solo
show of new work by Rachel Maclean at the 57th International Art Exhibition – la
Biennale di Venezia (13 May – 26 November 2017).
Working closely with Scotland + Venice and Alchemy Film & Arts, Talbot Rice
Gallery and the University of Edinburgh have been spearheading the programme,
initiating the partnerships with colleges across Scotland including Borders
College, City of Glasgow College, Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College
of Art & Design, Edinburgh College of Art, The Glasgow School of Art and
Aberdeen’s Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University.
Eleven undergraduates and three graduates from the six art schools will take part,
acting as ambassadors for Scotland in Venice, highlighting the importance of Scotland’s involvement in the Venice Biennale – the largest and most prestigious
visual art exhibition in the world. Students in Venice will be involved in welcoming
visitors, assisting with events and screenings, informing visitors about Rachel
Maclean and her new work, and maintaining the project’s online presence,
informing readers back home and in Venice about activity on the ground. For these
participants, it is also an opportunity to learn new skills and to expand their
network of artists and art world peers, inspired by the unique context of the Venice
Biennale.
The Professional Development Programme includes arts students: Catrina Barquist
(Borders College); Mhairi Rew and Michelle Fisher (City of Glasgow College); Jo
Hanning, Laura Gray and Nicola Donaldson (Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
& Design); Brandon Logan, Isotta Page, Florence Richardson and Siobhan
McLaughlin (Edinburgh College of Art); Fenella Gabrysch and Tess Wood (The
Glasgow School of Art); Jessica Barrie and Svetlana Panova (Gray’s School of Art,
Robert Gordon University). The senior team, visiting Venice for a period of 10
weeks on rotation, will include Gemma Batchelor (Edinburgh College of Art) and
Claire Hills (University of Edinburgh).
The Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme began fourteen
years ago in 2003. Since then, the programme has provided the opportunity for
over eighty students from eight colleges to spend time in Venice alongside like-
minded artists, experiencing the distinctive setting of Venice and expanding their
own practice.
Following a gathering this past weekend in Edinburgh, the group will meet again
in Scotland in April 2017 for training before travelling in pairs to Venice for four
weeks each, over the duration of the Biennale.
Amanda Catto, Head of Visual Art at Creative Scotland and Chair of the
Scotland + Venice partnership, said:
“The programme offers arts students from across Scotland a valuable experience
to work with the curatorial team, to build new professional relationships, and to
develop a much deeper understanding of the context in which they practice as
artists whilst getting to experience the very best international contemporary art
from across the world.”
Catrina Barquist, BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma, Arts & Design,
Borders College, said:
“I am excited for this opportunity as it is a chance to connect with other artists,
experience a difference culture and improve my own work. I plan to share my
experience with my fellow students at Borders by documenting my time there,
artist that I meet, films I see and creating a presentation for class, as well as on
my online blog.”
Stuart Fallon, Assistant Curator, Talbot Rice Gallery, said:
“I was part of the invigilation team for Scotland + Venice 2007 where I worked
alongside young artists from across Scotland. Many people I worked with and met
there became good friends and important collaborators. Spending 12 weeks in
Venice was an amazing experience, and has been integral to my subsequent
artistic and curatorial career. I am delighted to lead the Professional Development
Programme for Scotland + Venice 2017 on behalf of the University of Edinburgh,
and to make sure that this opportunity is equally significant and enjoyable for this
year’s participants.”
Venice was an amazing experience, and has been integral to my subsequent
artistic and curatorial career. I am delighted to lead the Professional Development
Programme for Scotland + Venice 2017 on behalf of the University of Edinburgh,
and to make sure that this opportunity is equally significant and enjoyable for this
year’s participants.”
Stuart Bennett, Deputy Principal, Edinburgh College of Art/ University of
Edinburgh, said:
“Art schools provide permissive environments for students to test out and make
manifest their ideas and this is critical for their development as artists. However
it is equally important that they understand and engage with the context that they
will move into once art school education ends. This programme provides vital
experience of working in a social role, engaging with public, working with
established artists and absorbing all that the Biennale and the city offer. The
selected students will work with each other from School and Colleges across
Scotland making contact with teams from other pavilions and this network will
provide them and their peers with fruitful connections for the future.”
To find out more please visit: www.scotlandandvenice.com / @scotlandvenice
Notes to Editors
1. Scotland + Venice is a partnership between Creative Scotland, the National
Galleries of Scotland and British Council Scotland.
Rachel Maclean’s presentation for the 2017 Venice Biennale is commissioned
and curated by Alchemy Film and Arts in partnership with Talbot Rice Gallery
and the University of Edinburgh. The presentation take place at a new venue,
Chiesa di Santa Caterina, Fondamenta Santa Caterina, 30121, Cannaregio.
The 2017 exhibition is the eighth Venice Biennale presentation by Scotland +
Venice, running from 13th May to 26th November. For further information and
to sign up for regular updates, please visit www.scotlandandvenice.com
@scotlandvenice www.facebook.com/scotlandandvenice.
2. Based in Glasgow,Rache lMaclean(1987)was educated at EdinburghCollege
of Art where she completed her BA in Drawing and Painting in 2009. Her work
came to prominence in New Contemporaries 2009 and she achieved significant
acclaim through her British Art Show 8 hit Feed Me in 2016. Rachel was
nominated for the Jarman Award in 2013 and 2016. In 2013 she won theMargaret Tait Award. Rachel premiered a new commission at Frieze Art Fair as
part of Frieze Film 2016. Her work is the subject of a solo show at Tate Britain,
as part of the Art Now series, on view until April 2017.Recent exhibitions include: ‘Wot U :–) About?’, HOME (2016-17); ‘We Want
Data’ (2016), Artpace, Texas; ‘British Art Show 8’ (2015-17), ‘Ok, You’ve Had
Your Fun’, Casino Luxembourg (2015), ‘Please, Sir…’, Rowing, London, (2014);
‘The Weepers’, Comar, Mull, (2014); ‘Happy & Glorious’, CCA, Glasgow,
(2014). Recent screenings include: ‘Feed Me’ at Athens and Luxembourg Film
Festival (2016); Moving Pictures, British Council and Film London, (2015-16);
‘Lolcats’, Impakt Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands, (2014).
www.rachelmaclean.com @Maclean_Rachel
www.facebook.com/artistrachelmaclean
3. Founded in 2010, Alchemy Film & Arts celebrates experimental film and
artists’ moving image culture in Scotland. Its annual Alchemy Film and Moving
Image Festival, now approaching its seventh edition 2-5 March, 2017, is
produced in partnership with Heart of Hawick in the Scottish Borders. Alchemy
Film & Arts also raises the profile of Scottish based artists internationally
through developmental projects for experimental film and artists’ moving
image, including artists’ filmmaking residencies, filmmaking symposia,
international and rural touring programmes, and community filmmaking
initiatives.
artists’ moving image culture in Scotland. Its annual Alchemy Film and Moving
Image Festival, now approaching its seventh edition 2-5 March, 2017, is
produced in partnership with Heart of Hawick in the Scottish Borders. Alchemy
Film & Arts also raises the profile of Scottish based artists internationally
through developmental projects for experimental film and artists’ moving
image, including artists’ filmmaking residencies, filmmaking symposia,
international and rural touring programmes, and community filmmaking
initiatives.
www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk
@alchemyfilmfestwww.facebook.com/alchemyfilmfestival
4. Talbot Rice is the University of Edinburgh’s public art gallery. As the project’s
creative and academic partner, Talbot Rice Gallery will host Rachel Maclean’s
work from the Venice Biennale in early 2018. Founded in the early 1970s,
Talbot Rice has an influential national and international reputation founded on
its exhibition and integrated education programmes. In the last decade the
Gallery has curated exhibitions with some of the most influential artists in the
world, including: Luc Tuymans, Jane and Louise Wilson, Joseph Kosuth, Jenny
Holzer, Lucy McKenzie, Alasdair Gray, Mark Dion, Rosemarie Trockel, and Tim
Rollins.
www.ed.ac.uk/talbot-rice @talbotrice75
www.facebook.com/talbotricegallery/
5. Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and
creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives,
works or visits here. We enable people and organisations to work in and
experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping
others to develop great ideas and bring them to life. We distribute funding
provided by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery.
www.creativescotland.com @creativescots
www.facebook.com/CreativeScotland
6. The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) looks after one of the world’s
finest collections of Western art ranging from the Middle Ages to the present
day. These holdings include the National Collection of Scottish art which is
displayed in an international context. Last year the NGS welcomed over 2
million visitors from Scotland and the rest of the world to our three Galleries
sited in Edinburgh. These include the Scottish National Gallery, the Scottish
National Gallery of Modern Art and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
www.nationalgalleries.org
finest collections of Western art ranging from the Middle Ages to the present
day. These holdings include the National Collection of Scottish art which is
displayed in an international context. Last year the NGS welcomed over 2
million visitors from Scotland and the rest of the world to our three Galleries
sited in Edinburgh. These include the Scottish National Gallery, the Scottish
National Gallery of Modern Art and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
www.nationalgalleries.org
7. British Council Scotland‘s mission is to build long-term international
relationships and trust between the people of Scotland and other countries
through the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information in the arts and
education. Our involvement in the arts arena stretches back to 1947 when we
helped to found the Edinburgh International Festival and every year we
continue to work on new and exciting cultural projects connecting Scotland and
the world.
www.britishcouncil.org/scotland.htm