London Art College

www.london-artcollege.co.uk

I highly recommend the online courses run by the above.

Completed Chinese Brush Painting Course last year - a real step away from anything I have done before.

 

"Painting Ollie"

After 2 years working on my picture storybook I am finally there. I reworked Molly several times whereas Ollie was always Ollie. He was a pleasure to work with…Molly was more difficult.

Ollie and Molly.jpg

Created Out of Mind

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All the latest news, events and activities from the Created Out of Mind team. 
 

We have had a very busy month at Created Out of Mind!

We were honoured to have been selected as finalists for the esteemed Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Arts and Health Award. We were one of 3 finalists in this particular category, and only 21 nominees overall, out of over 700 applicants.

Members of our team joined other finalists at a prestigious awards ceremony at the East Wintergarden in London, hosted by RSPH President Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE and broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky, to celebrate achievement and best practice in public health.

We feel very privileged that the hard work and passion of our team has been recognised by the RSPH, and would like to say a particular thank you to them, to all of our collaborators and, most importantly, to the people experiencing dementias who inspire and work with us to enrich narratives & challenge perceptions.

On 23rd September we held our short film festival, exploring unique and diverse stories of dementias in the stunning Phoenix Cinema in North London.  We had a fantastic turnout and selection of films - from evocative dramas and documentaries to award-winning animation - including 2 UK premieres. The films inevitably stimulated some thought-provoking debates and discussions, and we hope to keep this conversation going. Watch this space!

A huge thank you to our panel, which included people with lived experiences, clinicians and researchers, filmmakers and diversity champions. Find out more about some of the acclaimed films here (some are freely available to view online). 

We also joined the UCL 'Activism!' Hub at Bloomsbury Festival in London last weekend - sharing dementia stories through interactive installations, animation and film. 

The latest run of ''Many faces of dementia' - a free online course from our UCL collaborators - began this week. You can still sign up to explore the rarer dementias through stories, symptoms and science. Also, look out for the next run of Created Out of Mind's dementia and the arts course, which starts again on 19th November.  

Finally our collaborators have published two exciting new articles exploring novel approaches to dementia and the arts. Scroll down for more details and links.

As always, please feel free to get in touch with any feedback, questions or ideas. 

The Created Out of Mind team

Open Call | NAVS’ Art for Animals 2018, USA

Artists who love painting animals will find this interesting.

Deadline for submissions: Friday 27 July

NAVS’ Art for Animals contest provides an opportunity for artists of all skills and ages to create images that inspire others to extend compassion, respect and justice to all animals.

For the 2018 competition, National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) is looking for fresh perspectives to illustrate their mission of ending the exploitation of animals used in science, as well as messages of hope and compassion throughout the year. Art for Animals provides an opportunity to get creative and give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. Your artwork could appear in print and online messages from NAVS for Labor Day, the Fourth of July, World Week for Animals in Laboratories, or on greeting cards and in social media throughout the holiday season.

Cash prizes will be given to First, Second and Third Place winners, one Youth, and one Best in Show winner.

Submissions may be digitally-created artwork, as well as digital images of original paintings, illustrations or photographs.

Artwork files may only be submitted via email, CD/DVD-ROM or portable flash drive. No physical artwork will be accepted.

From Scottsdale to Santarém, from Rockville to Rio De Janeiro, NAVS’ last Art for Animals competition was a truly international affair, with 163 entries from 18 countries around the world.

For more details, please visit the official website: navs.org/

 

Kylemore Abbey en plein air residency

I am just back from a residency in Kylemore Abbey. An amazing experience. Our Tutors were Jaclyn Dooner  and Simon Ramirez.

http://international.nd.edu/global-centers/kylemore/residency-programs/

Illustration

one of my favourite children's illustrators 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8c3w89hjk&sns=em

Art as Therapy

 

I found this article in the Irish Times re a new book  Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton and John Armstrongby very interesting. Working as an art facilitator it is the therapeutic qualities of the art process that I focus on. It is important to recognise also the power of engaging with a painting.

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/art-for-therapy-s-sake-can-books-and-paintings-cure-what-ails-us-1.1647234

 

Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton and John Armstrong is published by Phaidon Press (£24.95). Available from phaidon.com/store and good bookshops The free Art as Therapy app is available at artastherapy.com

VAI Get Together

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SAVE THE DATE! Get Together 2018 on Monday 21 MAY at IMMA

 

This year we will welcome lots of new curators to speed curating, artist presentations and panel speakers. It’s also a great chance to reunite with old friends. The theme for this years event is “Opportunities”. More details coming soon!

Get Together is Ireland’s National Day for Visual Artists. A wide range of artists, curators, galleries and institutions attend each year. It provides the opportunity to make new connections and opens up new possibilities of working together.
Tickets will go on sale in the coming weeks, with limited early-bird reduced price tickets available.

Have you been to Get Together or ever wondered what it is like? Take a look at this video, it gives a beautiful insight into what the day is all about – our artists!
WATCH HERE: youtube.com/watch

 

Louvre Abu Dhabi

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I was fortunate to be able to visit the new Louvre in Abu Dhabi in February. It did not disappoint in what I had read about it previously.