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Curate-a-SpaceMay - August 2008Hannah Stewart, Kat Östlundh, Su Grierson, Lauren Healey, Doireann Ni Ghrioghair The gallery space at Foldgallery has been programmed by four artists from England, Scotland and Ireland and Sweden for a series of new exhibitions. Each has responded to the challenge of our four-metre cube and rural location in ways we wouldn't normally programme ourselves. |
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FRED on FlickrA selection of photos of FRED 2007 can now be seen on Flickr. Most of the images were taken by our commissioned photographer Tony West. We've also set up a group album for anyone else to add their own best of FRED photos from this or any other year. There's an online discussion board where you can debate the merits of FRED and you can even comment on our favourite FRED pieces. It's free to use, you just need to sign up to Flickr and start uploading your photos. |
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FRED 0826th September - 12th October 2008The annual Art Invasion of Cumbria returns for one final visit. 38 artists from the UK, Germany, US and China create unique art installations and interventions across England's most scenic region. Expect the unexpected, with some additional surprises for its final year. |
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Jump Start!26th April
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In the Window...January - March 2008Sally Barker, Lee Cavaliere, Steve Messam, Irene Sanderson, Paul D Stevens, Patricia Townsend, Rupert White It's way too cold in the gallery over the dark winter months. As a solution, In the Window... does just that. For three months there will be a changing programme of contemporary rural work in our 1m wide window. From 2D work and installations, to moving image and interactive pieces. |
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Snowcase#61st December
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LandlinesAs part of the DOTT07 project in the North East of England, Fold is organising a major landscape intervention beside the East Coast Mainline. Six artists and designers will work with local farmers as part of a 10-day sustainable tourism design camp. Expressions of interest are welcome from artists and designers from any part of the world. |
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FRED 200728th September - 14th OctoberEighteen thousand sandcastles on St Bees beach, models of iconic buildings made from sheep droppings and twigs, and a light installation under Coniston Water were all part of this year’s FRED. From Sept 28-Oct 14 Cumbria hosted Europe's biggest outdoor art show, turning its forests, paths, lakes, mountains and coast into a giant al fresco gallery. This year we had the best part of 80 artists and 43 projects in 50+ locations across the length and breadth of England’s largest and most rural county. |
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Personal Expressions16th June - 1st SeptemberThe Personal Expressions project, run by the Rural Education and Arts Project (REAP), gave Young Farmers in Derbyshire a unique opportunity to use photography to reflect the hardships and joys of rural life. The exhibition is a social documentary about the issues faced by young people in rural communities. |
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Art Strike!8th June - KendalFeel marginalised by the art world? Isolated and alone? Speak up at the Art Strike at Art '07. Art Strike gave a voice to artists during an innovative and enjoyable intervention at Art '07 in Kendal. Artists from across the UK (and beyond) were invited to this placard-waving gathering. There were badges for everyone who took part, and the lucky few got to wear the t-shirt. |
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Gravity!221st AprilA day of Gravity-sports related activities hit the town on the 21st April for Gravity! 2. Featured were Park our demonstrations, mountain boarding, performances by Euphoric Circus and Extreme Kung Fu Positioning workshops. |
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Art 24/7Rural HayvendFold is host to Cumbria’s first Hayvend machine. The bright yellow art vending machine gives people the opportunity to buy art multiples for very little money. Each box of work costs £2 and they are mixed together and sold randomly in the reclaimed sanitary towel vending machines. Fold’s Hayvend machine, apart from being the most remote location, is also the first 24-hour model. Not only can visitors to the upper Eden town get access to affordable contemporary art without traveling to the Baltic in Gateshead, or the Tate gallery in London, but they can also buy it at anytime of day or night! see the Hayvend website for more information.. |
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Can you be A*sed?free qualification!Fold is looking at ways to bring rural artists together and get their work out to the widest possible audience. If you can be a*sed to fill in our lovely O-level paper, we'll give you a genuine certificate to prove your worth. It only takes a minute and we won't bombard you with junk email... You can also download reports and other lovely booklets from our new publications page... |
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... art & other stuffThis year promises to be just as good as last years - and then some. Expect to see more FRED, more rural artists doing amazing things, topical art, tup-ical art and some no-so-subtle guerilla tactics. For the first time we are also venturing outside Cumbria and crossing the border into the North East of England. We will be extending our community and education programmes to enable more people from more areas the opportunity to get their hands dirty and get involved with creating exciting contemporary work. Our key theme this year is sustainability and we are joining up with other exciting projects, like DOTT to get things moving. A new monthly newsletter is on the cards to keep you posted with our projects and those of other like-minded people around the world. 99% of the world is still rural! If you want to get involved with Fold and any of its projects, please get in touch. |
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fold is a not for profit organisation that seeks to provide and promote access to innovative contemporary art in rural environments. fold is run by artists for artists and the communities they live and work in. |
