Art's Birthday UK

Art's Birthday, Swansea 2011

2011-01-10T12:16:00.002Z

Dear all,
Yes, it's nearly the 17th of January again. In other words:
Art's Birthday.
Take part in this international event and the fourth year of celebrations in Swansea and join us for Art’s 1,000,048th birthday.

On Friday the 14th of January we have a gallery “day” at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery kicking off at 1pm with what looks set to be a fascinating lecture by Dr. George Nash, archaeologist and specialist in prehistoric and contemporary art, entitled “New for Old.” Dr. Nash will discuss the birth of art, its earliest manifestations in Wales and how modern graffiti might hold a key to understanding prehistoric art.

This will be followed by a discussion about the ideas behind Art’s Birthday and the launch of some long-term projects, including the Three Year, Four Day Working Week and Supersaurus Radio (going out live on Monday 17th January!).

Steven Paige will also be on-hand facilitating the production of an Art’s Birthday magazine.
Add to this live music (acts to be announced) and we think this will be an all-round special day not to be missed.

If, for any reason you cannot attend, why not send us an A4 page of readily-photocopyable material to be included in the magazine? Email it to ABUK1701@googlemail.com or even send it to the gallery in an envelope addressed to “Art’s Birthday” C/O Thomas Goddard, The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Alexandra Road, Swansea. SA1 5DZ. UK.

Or send us something for the radio show – a sound, a request, a comment, a proposal, etc (to the email address above).

Keep up to date with the Swansea activities (including a link to the radio) here.

Find out if there is anything happening nearer you at: www.artsbirthday.net

Looking forward to seeing or hearing from you,

Barnaby Dicker, Owen Griffiths, Tim John, Dan McCabe, Aled Simons, Fern Thomas, Adele Vye.

2010-12-30T09:46:00.001Z

Get Ready for the Three Year, Four Day Working Week...

Be at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery for 1pm on the 14th January...
Or send something by post.

Fri - Sat Notes

2010-01-16T15:55:00.000Z

Art’s Birthday 2010, Swansea, echo Thursday: BBC Radio Wales Arts Show – Western Mail – Friday: midday, Glynn Vivian gallery, Matt Hulse, Barrie Hole, The Audible Picture Show! (Bigger audience than Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago!), no questions, Matt and Barney merrily filled the gap - Elysium gallery, decked out nice, “Art’s Birthday” written with a sponge in mud (from a bucket) in the window, giant birthday card (erection first thing drawn on card), false moustaches (“no moustache, no drink”), some little cakes, lots of people, portrait painting corner, Caroline Sabin’s “Small Tides” opens downstairs!, one quarter of the Stylophone Orchestra of Great Britain arrives (plus entourage). Saturday: Café-Génie, Owen Griffiths (“matey”), Barrie Hole, coffee, bucket and sponge moved...

2009-12-22T08:19:00.003Z

With most things in place, it seems like a good opportunity to say a big thank you to our sponsors, supporters and collaborators: The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Dubreq, and, of course, our stunning 'acts'.

The Glynn Vivian's offer to host the opening event was fantastic and really gave form to our plans. Thanks especially to Gordon Dalton.

Matt Hulse's immediate enthusiasm for Art's Birthday and in bringing The Audible Picture Show to Swansea was also fantastic and gave further form to our plans.

The Stylophone Orchestra of Great Britain's enthusiasm was similarly fantastic and plan-firming. As was Dubreq's fantastic enthusiasm for sponsoring the Stylophone Orchestra's gig. Given that Dubreq are THE manufacturers of the Stylophone it could not be more fitting that they do so. We have a feeling that this will be an historic occasion!

The input of Barry Hole's Hitlist presents Andy Candles and the Party Poppers as support act for the Stylophone Orchestra and contributors of new work for The Audible Picture Show only makes things more fantastic.

All in all it has made us realise that we didnt really have any plans before all of the above got involved. One last thing: this is the last Art's Birthday for a while that falls on a weekend - let's celebrate accordingly!

Check out Dubreq's new Stylophone: www.stylophonica.com

www.weareframework.org www.elysiumgallery.com
www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6379

2010 Line-Up

2009-12-14T19:18:00.001Z

Art's Birthday 2010

2009-11-25T07:30:00.001Z

Well, the celebration is shaping up nicely. Details to appear very shortly...

2009-01-17T19:04:00.002Z

Our provisional 'Book ' can be downloaded here !!!! now

http://www.4shared.com/file/81144095/347e3f80/artsbirthday2009.html

Tuesday, Wednesday

2009-01-15T13:30:00.002Z

Well, things have been going well and have been fun...Pictures and video would be nice, but they are still floating around slightly out of our reach...soon...

Festivities Begin!

2009-01-12T16:32:00.002Z

For the sheer cheeky joy of it, we would like to declare Art's Birthday 2009 underway!

This morning at 9.30 GMT Barnaby Dicker and Owen Griffiths orchestrated some 100 art students in singing Happy Birthday in English and Welsh and all wearing Art's Birthday hats!

Pictures and/or video to come!

Happy Birthday Week!

Carrion Book Model

2009-01-09T12:38:00.002Z

We will be using Ulises Carrion's The New Art of Making Books as our model.

Take a look, its available here:

http://www.arts.ucsb.edu/faculty/reese/classes/artistsbooks/Ulises%20Carrion,%20The%20New%20Art%20of%20Making%20Books.pdf

Project

2009-01-07T16:59:00.000Z

This year we propose to make Art a book, which will be available online as a PDF. It will, however, be no ordinary book! Following this year's proposed global themes – 'Magical Music Machines' & 'Change' – could lead us to all manner of methods of creating the book! It will be linked to all the other celebrations for Art’s Birthday across the world.

‘Official’ celebrations begin on Firday 16th and end on Sunday 18th of January to ensure everyone around the world gets a fair chance to celebrate. We are going to start on Tues 13th at our very own Framework Social and end late on Saturday night at the Elysium Gallery! Tickets will be available for all other events during that week at the Social and from members of Framework.

Everyone is welcome to contribute in any way they feel appropriate to Art's book (perhaps: pictorially, sculpturally, sonically, verbally, scripturally, etc.) We will gather in Elysium Gallery, Swansea on Saturday 17th. Please come along and take part. If you are unable to pop by, the address to send material to is: abuk1701@gmail.com

Work may be of ANY subject, in ANY style, involve ANY media, etc. as long as one
sees the work as being something Art would like or failing that, that it relates to the day (17th January (2009)) or to your own birthday. Quality is not an issue - it’s the thought and gesture that count! Please help make a great contribution to this worldwide project. This is a unique opportunity!

Send them in person, digitally, with or without a comment, etc. etc. And please could you name any files after yourself (eg. BarnabyD001.tif)

We hope this all sounds like fun! Write it in your diary! Join in with the Swansea events or make your own day, meal, evening or perhaps only 10 minutes of it! Just send us an image!

CONTRIBUTE, GET INVOLVED!

Programme

2009-01-07T16:50:00.004Z

Well, here it is:

A R T ’ S B I R T H D A Y
E X T R A V A G A N Z A 2009

UK ACTIVITIES IN SWANSEA

Framework | Fframwaith & Barnaby Dicker

T I M E T A B L E January

13th ~ The Launch at the Social. A very special Social launching the weeks events, activities, 15 seconds of fame, collage club, ‘Cash Generator’ Art Rock, Instructional leaflets, FLUXUS, Tickets for all the weeks events available at the Social Entry: £2
St James Jazz Club, 40 St James Crescent, Swansea

14th ~ Barrie Hole’s Hitlist presents Barrie Hole’s Hit Parade. Human Juke Boxing and sound play – www.myspace.com/barrieholeshitlistpresents. Limited Spaces. Free.
Secret Location

15th ~ Cigarette Cinema Old Vanguard Heyday Special
Details only available at the Social, entrance by ticket only £2.50. Black Tie
and Cocktail Dresses. Limited Spaces.
Secret Location

16th ~ ‘Cabba Hey’ Mr & Mrs Clarke will be ‘creating a post Xmas January Blues Cabba Hey’, 7.30pm.
Elysium Gallery, High St. Swansea
www.elysuimgallery.com 01792 641313

17th ~ 'Arts Birthday – The Actual Birthday' 12.00pm – 6.00pm Call in with your contribution for Art's Birthday book either on paper or disc, all day activities etc.
Elysium Gallery, High St. Swansea

Evening Event, 7.00pm Fancy Dress Three-Course Meal. (£5.00 inc supper)
Come as your favorite artist or artwork at Elysium Gallery and enjoy a vegetarian three course art-meal and performances. After Dinner speaker, performances and
visual experimentica.. Professional Interval entertainment will be provided by
Barrie Hole’s ‘Birthday’ Presents, ‘Tony and the Art Breakers’. Entrance by ticket only – tickets available at Framework Social.
Elysium Gallery, High St. Swansea

frameworkcontact@yahoo.co.uk
abuk1701@gmail.com

Prologue

2009-01-07T08:29:00.000Z

Thanks to Swansea's Framework collective, The Half-Way House and Elysium Gallery, Art's Birthday will be an extravaganza! The celebrations will kick-off on Tuesday 13th at the Framework Social and climax on Saturday 17th in Elysium, with something happening every night in-between...