biaw 2008
Though
Braziers provides a highly successful artistic model for creative
enquiry, the success of the workshop has sometimes lead to artists
creating extensions of their existing practice and the focus has often
moved away from artistic risk-taking. Braziers 2008 seeks to redress
these imbalances by inviting artists to work collaboratively, to move
away from their practice in terms of materials and style and to show
a genuine willingness to place themselves and their practice into
question; truly exploring areas of artistic and cultural uncertainty
and seeking creative solutions through the collaboration, exchange
and cultural/artistic dialogue that is the hallmark of the Workshop.
Braziers 2008 will ask for a high level of commitment from its members
and it is recommended that potential applicants think carefully about
their own expectations and willingness to take risks before they apply
for this workshop experience. The structure of the workshop will be
determined by the selection panel’s choice of applicants.
Participating Artists:
Edwina Ashton: UK; Jonathan Baldock: UK;
Katy Beinart: UK; Hang Feng Chen: China;
Sunoj Damodaran: India; Julia Defferary: UK; Steven Eastwood: UK; Ghalib El Khalidi: Jordan;
Basel El Maquosy: Palestine;
Evgenia Golant: Russia; Uraline Hager: USA;
Ellie Harrison: UK; Isabelle Krieg: Switzerland;
Olawole Lagunju: Nigeria; Yingyu Na: China;
Barak Reiser: Germany; Christine Schiavo: USA;
Mia Taylor: UK; Pauline Thomas: UK.
Co-ordinating Artists:
Anna Boggon, Nicola Gray, Keran James, Jordan McKenzie, Bernadette Moloney.
Technicians:
Nick Davies, Damian Swarbrick.
14th biaw Open Day 2008
Sunday 17th August, 3 - 7pm
Braziers Park, Ipsden, Wallingford OX10 6AN
Tel: + 44 (0) 7970224474
The Open Day enables members of the public to visit Braziers Park and gives the unique chance to engage with the artists and their work in the context in which it is made. Braziers Park is an extraordinary place and there is plenty to stimulate your interest alongside the art. Tea, cakes and refreshments of a stronger nature will be available or you are welcome to bring your own food and picnic in the grounds.
Jenni Lomax, Director of Camden Arts Centre writes that: ‘The annual Braziers Workshop has become an important event in the arts calendar. Having regularly been invited to visit the Workshop I have grown aware of how beneficial the experience of Braziers has been to many artists from Britain and abroad. It provides a unique creative environment where a diverse group of artists can meet and share ideas and offers each individual artist the time and space to question and develop their existing practice. The Braziers programme has also allowed organisations such as Camden Arts Centre to forge fruitful new relationships with artists who might not otherwise be known to them’.