ART BLOC

In celebration of the first year of existence of our York based contemporary art collective, ARTBLOC, we are showing the work of a collaborative project:

O N E

Visual and performance art by various artist involved with ARTBLOC (York), EAST STREET ARTS (Leeds)  and CONTENTS MAY VARY (Manchester).

Each participating artist produced a set of instructions around the theme ONE. These instructions were passed on to another participating artist who responded in their own style, medium and interpretation.  The result was unveiled at the celebration evening.  

Art Bloc artists Charlotte Sykes & Roddy Hunter perform in The Sixth National Whippit Night curated by fellow art bloc’ers Nathan Walker & Victoria Gray

20th February 2010, Space 109 Walmgate, York.

Art’s Birthday Event

Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 January 2010.
16 January, 10am onwards. 17 January, 2pm onwards.
Project Space, ESA Patrick Studios, St. Mary’s Lane, Leeds. LS9 7EH.

On 17 January 1963, artist Robert Filliou proclaimed Art was 1,000,000 years old, proposing ‘a public holiday to celebrate the presence of art in our lives’. So according to this, Art will be 1,000,047 years old on 17 January 2010!

To commemorate this event, you are invited to join ESA and Art Bloc, York’s contemporary arts collective, for activities and discussions connecting West and North Yorkshire to international celebrations!

Programme:
Art’s Birthday at ESA Patrick Studios will be a two-day networking meeting in the spirit of Fluxus:

Saturday 16 January 2010
10am onwards
Situation for Performance: Workshop for Permanent Creation
Led by Roddy Hunter.

The workshop will use the Fluxus Performance Workbook as its starting point and will explore issues of composition and questions of practice in the art of action as inspired by Robert Filliou’s conception of ‘permanent creation’ and the broader Fluxus conception of ‘event score’.

7.30pm – 10pm
‘Potluck’ Dinner / Information and Idea Exchange
Project Space, Patrick Studios
Artists’ network meeting and open opportunity to show and discuss practice, ideas and projects.

Sunday 17 January 2010
Art’s 1,000,047th Birthday!

ART’S BIRTHDAY CAKE NON-BAKING afternoon led by Catherine Scriven. Come and help preparing the birthday cakes that do not need baking!

MAKING MAIL ART AND SENDING IT An open workshop where participants will make reproducible paper and drawing based items to send through postal and fax systems to friends, collaborators, artists and other art’s birthday party-ists. The participants will also map the network and works made on walls of the space. Led by Nathan Walker.

CRAFT CORNER with Happycat. Happycat is a collective of likeminded people, Mel and Jade so far, who believe that art should be accessible and affordable to everyone. They say “We make zines and drawings and music and things … lots of things. Happycat are joining the Art’s Birthday celebration because they like art and party hats.” They also think Filliou was probably a really nice man to be friends with….

RECREATIONAL CREATION Games collected by Art Bloc, York. Amongst others we will attempt to reconstruct ‘Leeds: A New Card Game’ following Filliou’s instructions.

ART ‘N’ FLUX QUIZ featuring a special Birthday Bonus round by Contents May Vary, Manchester.

CQ GAME with Benedict Phillips. cq was developed as a strategic learning tool designed to highlight the complexities of urban planning and development. Luckily its also a three in one fun board game!

FIELD STUDY Artist book works and artifacts by Benedict Phillips in Studio no 5. Field Study is a collaborative initiative by Phillips and David Dellafiora in the spirit of Fluxus “created as a means of exchanging artworks, developing correspondences and establishing meetings that result in performances and group shows. At present Field Study have over 300 participants in Europe, USA, South America and Asia.”

THREE SIDED TABLE TENNIS designed by Jon Wakeman.

VIDEO SCREENING from the Bodor Hunter Studio Archive and other sources.

Art Bloc Restage Robert Filliou’s Leeds Card Game (1976)