Eastside Projects featured on The Double Negative’s Field Trip Reviews
Painter Andrew Foulds, of the Royal Standard, recently visited Birmingham, stopping off at Eastside Projects, Grand Union and the Lombard Method. To read his Field Trip report, including his views on Eastside Projects and our recent exhibition ‘Painting Show’ click the image below.
Posted by Eastside Projects | May 1st, 2012 | Posted in Exhibitions, Extra Special People, Gallery, Reviews
Castling, ESP initiated exhibition for Glasgow International Festival
20 April–7 May
The Wasps Factory, Glasgow
Featuring Max Slaven, BAZ, Nadia Rossi, Andrew Gannon and Sparrow + Castice.
‘Castling’ is a collaborative project between artists in Birmingham and Glasgow initiated by Extra Special People (ESP) for Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2012. The project will take the form of a billboard exchange. Referencing the exterior billboard structure at Eastside Projects in Birmingham, two additional billboards will be constructed in the Hanson Street Studios Project Space.
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Posted by Eastside Projects | April 19th, 2012 | Posted in Exhibitions, Extra Special People
Corridor Plateau II Reviewed in POV Magazine
Our recent exhibition Corridor Plateau II, conceived by Christian Freudenberger and Markus Karstieß, directors of Kunstverein Schwerte, Germany, has been reviewed in POV Magazine. To read the article click the image below to see an online version of the magazine, the review is on page 202.
Posted by Eastside Projects | April 13th, 2012 | Posted in Exhibitions, Gallery
Yangjiang Group and David Rowan in Area
A sneak preview of our upcoming exhibitions Yangjiang Group ‘After Dinner Shu Fa at Cricket Pavilion’ and David Rowan ‘Pacha Kuti X’ appear in this months Area, the Monthly Pocket Culture Guide for the West Midlands. Our new exhibitions launch 16 March, 6-8pm Click below to see more.
Posted by Eastside Projects | March 9th, 2012 | Posted in Exhibitions, Gallery
Group Occupation residency artists announced
Extra Special People (ESP) and The New Art Gallery Walsall (TNAGW) have teamed up to offer Group Occupation, a series of short, practical residencies for ESP members. Working in the Artists’ Studio at TNAGW, artists will occupy the space in groups of three for one-month at a time during March, April and May 2012.
An Endless Supply, Adam Smythe and Flore Nove-Josserand will be working in the Artists’ Studio during March, Georgie Park, Matt Westbrook and Alex Bailey during April and Jo Masding, Helen Brown and Samuel Rodgers in May.
Posted by Eastside Projects | February 15th, 2012 | Posted in Events, Staff
Painting Show Review by Oliver Basciano
Painting Show featured in Art Review. Click below to download pdf of this review:
Posted by Eastside Projects | February 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Exhibitions, Reviews
Honk! Our New Billboard
Honk If You Heart Contemporary Art! New billboard from recent residents of Curfew Tower: Cheryl Jones, Nathaniel Pitt and Matthew Westbrook.
About Curfew Tower
Posted by Eastside Projects | February 1st, 2012 | Posted in Gallery
Associate Director Ruth Claxton wins Arts Foundation Award
Ruth Claxton is the 2012 winner of the Arts Foundation Award for sculpture. Ruth was selected by judging panel, James Lingwood and Alison Wilding to be awarded a £10,000 fellowship. The Arts Foundation Awards identify the most talented and deserving artists in each of the five art forms chosen each year across the fields of fine and performing arts, literature, craft and new media.
Posted by Eastside Projects | January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Gallery, Staff
Review of Painting Show by Elinor Morgan
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Posted by Eastside Projects | January 19th, 2012 | Posted in Exhibitions, Reviews