January at Surface Gallery

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The International Postcard Show 2013

16th January - 2nd February

Private View: 15th January, 6-8pm. All welcome.

Surface Gallery is delighted to present our first exhibition of 2013, the International Postcard Show. This long-running annual exhibition is an integral and highly popular feature of the exhibitions calendar at Surface Gallery, and will feature hundreds of original artworks by established artists, students and newcomers from all over the world. The works will celebrate the sheer diversity of practice to be found in international contemporary art.

Following on from the success of last year, all participating artists will have the opportunity to exchange their postcard with another artist selected at random at the end of the exhibition. We hope that this remote exchange will foster new connections and encourage ongoing communication amongst artists from diverse backgrounds and different parts of the world.

All artworks will be priced at £15 throughout the exhibition, so this is a great opportunity for visitors and aspiring art collectors to snap up an original work of art at an affordable price.

Call for Submissions: The International Postcard Show 2013

Surface Gallery invites artists from across the world to participate in our first exhibition of 2013, The International Postcard Show taking place from 15th January - 2nd February.

We are now accepting entries of original artworks to be exhibited alongside hundreds of local, national and international works. This long-running annual exhibition is an integral and highly popular feature of the exhibitions calendar at Surface Gallery, and will showcase the work of established artists, students and newcomers alike, celebrating the sheer diversity of practice to be found in international contemporary art.

Following on from the success of last year, we will be offering all participating artists the opportunity to exchange their postcard with another randomly selected artist at the end of the exhibition. We hope that this remote exchange will foster new connections and encourage ongoing communication amongst artists from diverse backgrounds and different parts of the world.

All works received with a completed application form before the deadline will be accepted and exhibited as part of the show. Artworks in any medium are welcome, but must fit the postcard-sized specifications of 4x6 inches with a maximum depth of 5mm.

Deadline for submissions: 6pm, Friday 11th January 2013. (Please account for delivery time when posting your submission).

Download the application form here: http://www.surfacegallery.org/index.php/opportunities/

EM12- Call for Submissions!

Surface Gallery is calling for submissions for the upcoming EM12 Show!

Now heading into it’s fourth year EM12 is Surface Gallery’s annual graduate exhibition, which brings together work from some of the finest young creatives within the East Midland area. EM12 is a platform for this year’s graduates to show new work and to engage critically with each other as they work together to curate the show. 
 
To be eligible applicants must be 2012 graduates from a university within the East Midlands (University of Derby, De Montfort University, Lincoln University, University of Loughborough, University of Northampton, University of Nottingham or Nottingham Trent University).

The closing date for applications is Friday the 5th October.

Submissions are online only, and should be sent via email to: em12.surfacegallery@gmail.com
Application Form: EM12_Application_Form_Final.doc
Terms and Conditions: Terms_and_Conditions_Final_.doc
 

Future Shots Event

Surface Gallery would like to invite you to Future Shots, a unique evening courtesy of Just Ask Nottingham!

Young people part of the Just Ask project’s employment campaign organised an event called Photo Jam in the Market Square in May, asking young people what motivates them. These young people were asked to write down what motivates them onto a board and were then photographed. The project was inspired by a survey completed in the Victoria Centre in October when over 1000 people were asked why so many younger people were unemployed. Many felt that young people were unmotivated and many employers did not see the value of having younger people on their team. This sparked the idea of the “Photo Jam” event as they wanted to show employers that there are motivated young people in Nottingham. The photos have been posted on the Just Ask Facebook page and we held a competition for the most liked photo / most inspired motivation. The top 30 most popular photos are to be shown in the motivational event at Surface Gallery on Thursday 30^th August at 6pm – 8pm.

On the night, our young people on the project will be performing their motivational speeches and canapés and drinks will be served.

The young people would like to invite you and your colleagues to come and support them on the night.

International Open Show 2012

8th - 25th August

Private View: Tuesday 7th August, 6-8pm

The International Open Show 2012 is Surface Gallery’s annual open submissions exhibition. Now heading into its tenth year, the Open Show presents the huge diversity of practice in contemporary art, and provides a platform for emerging and established artists working in a wide range of media.

The works in this year’s exhibition were selected from a vast number of entries from artists all over the world, and were chosen for their original and thought provoking qualities. The nature of the Open Show means that very different and sometimes opposing areas of contemporary practice are brought together in a gallery environment, generating an unusual narrative between the works and their audience.

On the evening of the private view one artist will be selected as the 2012 International Open Show winner, and presented with the prize of a solo exhibition at Surface Gallery in 2013. This is a big opportunity for the winning artist, allowing them to challenge and develop their practice outside of the group show context, and is also an important part of Surface Gallery’s work to support the development of emerging national and international artists.

 2012 selected artists are: Jesse Morgan Barnett, Juliana Carey, Suzan Charlton, Aylwin Greenwood-Lambert, Listen04, David McLeavy, Alec Moors, Teresa Paiva, James Parkinson, Lisa Selby, Vishwa Shroff, Matthew Smith, Denise Stanton, Alex Widdowson

Want to chill with the Surface team? Become a volunteer with us.

Surface Gallery is run as a co-operative by a team of dedicated volunteers.

Volunteers at Surface Gallery take a proactive role in running the gallery, devising and delivering the exhibition programme, raising the profile of the gallery and working to develop the gallery as a significant resource. The organisation is keen to provide hands on experience for people wanting to work in the arts. All volunteers help invigilate the gallery’s exhibitions and assist with the day to day running and administration of the organisation. 

If you are interested in any volunteering opportunities download an application form and return it to the Gallery. You will be contacted to say that we have received your application form. You will then be invited to an interview to hear more about the Gallery and to assess whether volunteering is suitable for you.

For more information on the specific roles we are recruiting please visit our volunteering page Here.