DRAWING EXCHANGE FESTIVAL 24TH APRIL - 04 MAY 2009

drawing_exchange@irational.org | Spike Island - 133 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 1UX | www.spikeisland.org.uk

VENUES - All events take place in Bristol UK - The base venue is Spike Island Gallery 2

Arnolfini, Renatos, The Scout Hut, Bristol County Sports Club, Liegh Woods, The Cube Cinema, Picture This, Bristol City Docks, Stokes Croft, Station, Clifton Suspension Bridge, The Lantern Room, The Old Council House and Station.

ARTISTS - Kayle Brandon and lady lucy present

Alice Forward, Anna Lucas, Andrew Mania & Daniel Rush, Animate, Aviv Kruglansk & Vahida Ramujkic, Brian Dawn Chalkley, Corey Orbisons, Emma Bush & Pete Harrison, Fránçois Marry, John Stark, Jessica Marlowe , Keira Rathbone Goodiepal, Heath Bunting & Sarah Flint, Laura Oldfield Ford, Lady Stubbs, Marcia Farquhar &Mahali O'Hare, Patricia Jordan, Rebecca Swindell, Simon Webb and Tom Stubbs & Micheal Smith.

Some of the events have a limited number of places, you can book a place via the Spike Island box office or email us.

Some events will provide a few drawing materials but always bring your own along. After each event we hope to collect the works produced (this however is not compulsory), so we advise to use loose paper or sketch pads that you are willing to take the pages from.

Thanks

Jess Voremberg, Lucy Byartt, Alicia Miller, for help making this happen.

SCHEDULE

fri 24th April ~ Andrew Mania + Daniel Rush sat 25th April ~ Lady Lucy sat 25th April ~ Goodiepal sun 26th April ~ John Stark + Kayle Brandon + Lady Stubbs sun 26th April ~ Anna Lucas Mon 27th April ~ Rebbecca Swindel Tue 28th April ~ Animate Wed 29th April ~ Heath Bunting + Sarah Flint Thu 30th April ~ Laura Oldfield Ford Fri 1st May ~ Vahida Ramujkic + Aviv K Fri 1st May ~ Tom Stubbs + Micheal Smith Sat 2nd May ~ Brian Dawn Chalkley Sat 2nd May ~ Marcia Farquhar Sun 3rd May ~ Pete Harrison + Emma Bush Sun 3rd May ~ Patricia Jordan Sun 3rd May ~ Alice Forward Mon 4th May ~ Exchange Event Mon 4th May ~ Jessica Marlowe Various Dates~ Keira Rathbone Date Unknown~ David Hopkinson

THE DRAWING EXCHANGE FESTIVAL
IS SUPPORTED BY:

ARNOLFINI

SUBJECT ~

CAVE

DETAILS ~

The cave is many things; the birth place of drawing, a member of the shadow kingdom, a Freudian sex symbol and our original home. Caves are still here regardless of our techno-evolving, under the city's wing, within the minds and territories we inhabit, original cave states persist. We will visit a few of these hollow, natural passages within the enclave of Bristol's Liegh Woods, the guides will take you down a path interspersed with cave-like concerns. Expect a drawing journey with fire, re-enactments, questions and experiments. Bring only black foods and ingredients and be prepared to climb some potentially slippery and slidey slopes.

BIO~

Kayle Brandon
Kayle Brandon loves nature and is an artist researcher interested in public, spatial and social relations, domestic infrastructure, country crafts, ecology, outward bound adventure and naturalist pursuits.

Lady Stubbs
Lady Stubbs eats only black food, she lives in a cave and works at the Arnolfini bookshop; if you would like to hear more of her life story go and see her.

John Stark
John Stark likes how myths and legends make sense of the world, everyday he goes to his studio and paints like it's a is a ceremonial exploration of the hermetic labyrinth, where the dead stuff of paint becomes charged, like hosts such as bread and wine becoming sacred through ritual blessing or blood becoming paint on sacrificial totems... When he finishes for the day sometimes is 'call to the wild' desires are satisfied.

LINKS~

John Stark
Kayle Brandon