Camberwell College Of Arts

CAMBERWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS SUMMER SHOW 2008

Camberwell College of Arts
Peckham Road, London SE5 8UF
Tuesday 17–Saturday 21 June 2008
Tuesday–Friday 9am–8pm; Saturday 11am–4pm
Free
An exhibition showcasing the work of graduating students at Camberwell College of Arts with Diploma in Foundation Studies, BA (Hons) Ceramics, FdA Design Practice, BA (Hons) Drawing, BA (Hons) Graphic Design, BA (Hons) Illustration, BA (Hons) Painting, BA (Hons) Photography, BA (Hons) Sculpture, BA (Hons) 3D Design: Materials & Critical Practice.

LET US BE YOUR GUIDE

Guided tours of the Summer Show at Camberwell College of Arts
Limited spaces, booking essential; to book please call 020 7512 6302 or email enquiries@camberwell.arts.ac.uk
All tours are free

LET US BE YOUR GUIDE – KIT HAMMONDS

Tuesday 17 June, 6-7pm
Kit Hammonds is an independent curator based in London and a tutor on the Curating Contemporary Art MA at the Royal College of Art. He was a curator at the South London Gallery from 2005 – 2008, a curator of Arts & Ecology for the Royal Society of the Arts in 2004, and founded the artist-led publication fair and archive Publish and be Damned in 2003. He is a London correspondent for Tema Celeste and his writing has appeared in magazines such as Art Monthly and Untitled.
LET US BE YOUR GUIDE –
MARK MCGOWAN
Wednesday 18 June, 6 –7pm
Mark McGowan has been described by Will Self as ‘the pre-eminent performance artist working in Britain today’ and is best known for his ‘unconventional approach to public protest and demonstration’. He has eaten a small corgi, pushed a monkey nut along the road with his nose, left a tap running for one month in a gallery, to highlight water wastage and re-enacted the appalling Abu Grahib human pyramid with six teenage girls. Mark studied at Camberwell College of Arts and Goldsmiths. www.markmcgowan.org

LET US BE YOUR GUIDE – MARGOT HELLER

Thursday 19 June, 6–7pm
Margot Heller has been Director of the South London Gallery for the past six years, prior to which she was Director of Southampton City Art Gallery before joining Anthony d’Offay Gallery as Director of Exhibitions. She has served on the Government Art Collection Committee since 2002, was a judge of the Turner Prize in 2006 and is one of the selectors for this year’s Zoo Art Fair.

LET US BE YOUR GUIDE – MATTHEW STONE

Friday 20 June, 6–7pm
Matthew Stone is a London based artist who emerged from the strongly collaborative South London squat-scene of young artists, actors, writers, musicians, moviemakers and designers, most notably the !WOWOW! collective. His multidisciplinary practice sees him assuming the role of art shaman staging performances, photographs and films that feature friends and collaborators and have ‘the aura of secret ancient initiation rites’ in which participant and viewer become witness to the potential of created communal situations. Matthew studied at Camberwell College of Arts.
www.myspace.com/artshaman –
www.optimismasculturalrebellion.blogspot.com

CAMBERWELL SHORTS

A screening of short films and animations by Camberwell College’s students
Tuesday 17 June, 7.15pm
Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road, SE5
Free
For the third year running, Camberwell Shorts will present a special screening of a diverse collection of original and imaginative short films produced and curated by Camberwell College’s students.

TYPE CLUB

Hands-on typography workshop
Wednesday 18 June, 6–8.30pm
Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road, SE5
Free. Limited spaces, booking essential; to book please call 020 7512 6302 or email enquiries@camberwell.arts.ac.uk
Typography surrounds us all day every day but few people give it a second thought and skilful typographers are rare. Inspired by the Summer Shows, this workshop offers anyone with an interest in typography and type design a great opportunity to join in practical activities and discussion.
Type Club was started in 2007 by Annabel Fraser, Ben Freeman and Sarah Gottlieb at the Royal College of Art to address a desire within many design students and members of the public to learn more about typography. Type Club is a series of workshops with an ethos of learning by doing.

OPEN HOUSE at Camberwell College of Arts

Hands on activities for all ages
Saturday 21 June, 11am–4pm
Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road, SE5
Free. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Explore the Summer Shows and take part in fantastic free arts workshops, such as photography, mono printing, animation, flip books, kaleidoscopes, performance and more. Our highly popular t-shirt screen-printing workshop has limited spaces only, so make sure you come in early to reserve a place and don’t forget to bring your own t-shirts or bags!

PECKHAM SPACE

SOCIAL CHANGE / CONTEMPORARY ART? Public Talk presented by Peckham Space

19 June, 7.15pm
Lecture Hall, Wilson Road, Camberwell College of Arts, London SE5
Free
Demos, the think tank for ‘everyday democracy’, will be in conversation with Peckham TV artists Harold Offeh and The People Speak. This round-table discussion will address issues of democracy and social change in contemporary art. Peckham TV is the first project to launch Peckham Space’s artistic programme. Peckham TV will broadcast a live mix of public opinion in a game show format creating a collective vision for the future of Peckham.
www.peckhamspace.com

PECKHAM TV

Live Broadcast on Peckham Square
Saturday 21 June, 4–8pm
Peckham Square, Peckham Road, London SE15 8RS
Free
Peckham TV will broadcast a live mix of public opinion in a game show format creating a collective vision for the future of Peckham. The event will feature 3D visualization and an open microphone session, resulting in a grand finale where participants are invited to vote on a new identity for the public face of Peckham!
Peckham TV is a collaborative project by the artists Harold Offeh and The People Speak. The project is the result of a period of research carried out by the Mothership Collective into the future of Peckham. During this research one of the participants stated ‘…it is not Peckham that is the problem – it is the media’s representation of it’.
Peckham TV marks the launch of Peckham Space’s artistic programme that promotes participation as an emerging field in contemporary art. www.peckhamspace.com