About me: Framework is a group of six artists working in Swansea. Their individual practices have a multidisciplinary approach ranging from live work, participatory work, video and installation, but what is key to their shared practice is the need for community and interaction. The groups launch event in February 2007 Bring Music Bake Bread in Mission Gallery, Swansea invited people to bake bread together in the gallery space whilst listening to favourite pieces of music and resulted in over one hundred people baking bread together over the course of the evening.
The group started by meeting regularly in order to discuss each other's work and ideas and to support each other in the transition from degree to practising artist. With the belief that there was a lack of a sense of community for artists in the area, and that this was a major factor in people leaving the city after graduation, they decided to extend the support they had created for each other by creating a space for artists to meet and socialise and to show work in a supportive environment; Framework Social. Held in an old Social Club since May 2007, artists have been invited to participate in the event in different ways. It has facilitated lively performance work, installation, poetry, book launches, interactive works and one-night residencies from emerging and more established artists alike and continues to build on a sense of community for artists in the area, enabling a sharing of ideas and the forming of new collaborations.
Framework Social is held on the first Tuesday of every month in St.James Social Club, Swansea. If you would like to get involved please contact us frameworkcontact@yahoo.co.uk.
Members are Owen Griffiths, Dan McCabe, Tom O’Sullivan, Fern Thomas, Adele Vye and Paul Woodland.
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Who I'd like to meet: artists & those who like art. we are looking for artists who would like to contribute to our Framework Socials which are held on the first tuesday of every month in St.James Social Club, Swansea. we want: Performance/ Live work, Video, Participatory work, Installation, Spoken Word, Experimental DJ'ing, Music/Sound/Sonic Art work & all forms of multi-disciplinary work.
As we are playing Metal Camp festival in Slovenia in a few weeks on July 5th we have decided to upload to 2 brand new tracks from our forthcoming debut album. The songs are called:
Hello Framework Mr and Mrs Clark have a new show at the end of May. Walk The Dead Dog starts in Swansea 28th and 29th May and will be at the Riverfront Theatre Newport 30th May. Big production, cast of 7.....5 of them young and talented and us. Be great to see you there and there is a reception on opening night and you guys are invited if willing Clarks xx
Framework. I can confirm that at least one of my acts are available for the date specified. My wife will be in contact regarding payment arrangements. Barrie Hole.
"Through the Forest with Virgil" 2008 a room installation for commissioned and curated by Nicole Bartos for a strand of the Independent Biennial Liverpool
I've just been reading about you. It is very inspiring what your group is doing - baking bread together. There is a similar effort in Los Angeles, specifically the art school Cal Arts. There is a professor Matias Viegener who brings people together to make jam and talk and have fun. This is a BIG shift, perhaps. A sign of things to come. Yours, Maxi. Much luck to your life shifts, I'm looking forward to your future creative endeavours.
Hey Thom, what do you think of my new ride? retro! I need to get some Audioslave on the stereo for it too, what do you think about me driving down to Swansea in it soon? I dont know when G is gonna be back, or if Claire or Carla will be coming down Would be ace Write back dude
!!!SAVE POLAROID FILM!!! Body: you may not know, but polaroid is ceasing production on all of their film. by the end of next year, it'll be all gone.
they are looking for someone to purchase the rights to make the film, however, which i think has a strong chance of happening since there are about 30 million of us out there that use the film.
so there's a petition now that will hopefully do one of two things:
make polaroid corporate reverse their decision (probably not) or make a smaller specialty company realize there is a market for polaroid film (possible).
but we need signatures. lots of signatures.
help keep this art form alive and prosperous for years to come!
thanks.
-scott (www.thelovelyroad.com)
ps-spread this link all over the web. tell your friends, coworkers, customers! post to your blog, myspace, facebook!
as poet-in-residence at the next Framework Social (feb 12th) I'm putting out a call for in-advance poetry prompts; i plan on doing a mixture of prepared pieces and new stuff based entirely on audience suggestion. I'll have a booth at the gig as well as taking suggestions beforehand. E-mail me at: graisaac@gmail, myspace me at this myspace or at www.myspace.com/thisiswhywecanthavemyspace or just will your ideas into thin air. there'll be a totally sweet prize for best ideas and the more people interact, the more fun the night'll be. I promise.
Hehe, yeah lego men probably wouldnt fit would it lol, was just a quick thought, Im going to a model shop today so i'll look Whens your next showing again? did you see my blogs, do you have much canvas stuff?
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