March 6th, 2010
An exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Bryanston School and HM YOI Portland.
This exhibition explores the ideas of ‘freedom and confinement’ from the perspectives of the young men at Portland YOI and sixth form students at Bryanston School in Dorset.
The exhibition contains a number of personal representations of what freedom and confinement mean to the individual artists as well as a number of collaborative pieces produced in recent workshops held at Portland YOI.
This exhibition is curated by Adam R. Grose & Dr. Hannah Fearnley.
Tags: art, Bryanston School, exhibition, YOI Portland
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February 15th, 2010
This site is a wonderful resource for a variety of subjects, recorded as conversations, lectures and discourses. Here’s a conversation with Chuck Close, one of the greats of our time in the world of art.
http://fora.tv/2009/07/01/In_Conversation_with_Chuck_Close
Tags: art, chuck close, conversation, painting, portraits
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February 14th, 2010
I sometimes wonder why women have never got the exposure they so deserve for the Art they create; then i came across this lecture. An in-depth analysis on Art created by women. A fascinating discourse worth checking out.
http://fora.tv/2007/10/10/Women_Who_Transformed_Contemporary_Art
Tags: art, discourse, women
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February 2nd, 2010
The new issue of ‘Reflections’ is now available!
The Winter 2010 edition features a fab colour cover by graphic novelist Adam Grose, who also gives us a graphic short story inside the magazine.
There’s fiction by Ben Tallamy, Laura Quigley and Matthew Banks, and poetry by Juliet Warry, Steve Smith, Matt Ashford, Matthew Turner, Ruth Butler and Carly Lightfoot, plus artwork by Emma-Jane Lewis.
‘Reflections’ is on sale in Exeter at Martian Records and Electric Gypsy for the price of £4.00, and by mail order from me at £4.50- email me for details. Or I’m sure I can be found in town at some point with a couple of copies in my pocket!
If you get a copy from Martian or Gypsy could you let me know so I know when to restock them- also all feedback is welcomed.
Contact me (Steve Smith) at http://www.exeterrelfections.co.uk
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February 2nd, 2010
The following is an actual question given on a University of Liverpool chemistry final exam.
The answer by one student was so “profound” that the professor shared it with colleagues via the Internet, which is why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.
Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle’s law that gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed or some variant.
One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving.
I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let’s look at the different religions that exist in the world today.
Most of these religions state that, if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell.
With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell. Because Boyle’s Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay constant, the volume of Hell must expand proportionately as souls are added.
This gives two possibilities:
1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over. So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Sandra during my freshman year, that “it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you,” and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is endothermic and has already frozen over.
The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting anymore souls and is extinct, leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being – which explains why, last night, Sandra kept shouting “Oh my God.”
THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY “A”.
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January 16th, 2010
Welcome to 2010.
After the successful exhibition of the Portland Arts Centre in December 2009, the centre has laid plans for another exhibition titled ‘Fire and Ice’. More details can be viewed over at the website www.portlandartscentre.co.uk
December Exhibition – 5th/ 19th Dec 2009
The night began well and was a very successful opening night for the new centre for the arts in Portland and Weymouth and as my last write up said, one of the best exhibition spaces in the South showing contemporary art. The night was very busy with lots of people appearing for an evening of music, viewing and conversation from across the spectrum.
Here are a few photos of the evening.
The exhibition ran for four weeks with many people coming from all over the South West, up to 50 visitors a day. The exhibition was well received with a great response with many excellent comments left in the visitors book.
Talking with the Sam and Kat they were very happy everything went well and the amazing amount of praise for their hard work. All looks well for the new year. I am certainly looking forward to the coming new year; looking forward to the upcoming exhibitions and an opportunity to see the work of the amazing variety of artists who have booked space in the centre.
2010 looks to be the year of great things for the centre and I am glad to have been given the opportunity to have taken part in this exhibition and its beginning.
Well done Kat and Sam! I raise a glass to your hard work and wish you all the best for 2010 and beyond!
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November 30th, 2009
Portland Arts Centre is having a fundraising exhibition on the 5th December 2009.
The exhibition of Weymouth and Portland’s only contemporary art show of the year (my opinion) has art exhibiting over 70+ artists from a variety of disciplines and will be available to view from the 6th.
There are still tickets available for the opening night which runs from 7pm – 11pm. A free glass of champagne, live music and bar will entertain you throughout the evening while you view the variety of art in the show and all for sale…
If you would like to print off this larger poster and put it up in your area to help advertise, this would be very much appreciated. Spread the word as this is a great opportunity to bring more art to the area and boost the creative arts for all.
If you are looking for that extra special gift for someone this Christmas Portland Arts Centre is the place to come before any where else. Painters, Sculpters, Alternative Media Artists, Photographers, Print makers, Illustrators, Book Publishers and more.
The variety of art on show is astounding and breathtaking in its scope, depth and skill with many perspectives from each artist. Seascapes, sea life, abstract art, portraits, experiments, figurative, landscape, skyscape, paintings form the inner mind and many many more…
Check out the link here for more details on getting there, opening night, news and tickets. Also check local press this Friday/ Saturday.
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November 30th, 2009
Portland Arts Centre is having a fundraising exhibition on the 5th December 2009.
Tickets are available via the website and on the opening night (5th) which runs from 7pm – 11pm. A free glass of champagne, live music and bar will entertain you throughout the evening while you view the variety of art in the show and all for sale…
The exhibition and P. A. C. is run by Samantha and Katherine. This contemporary art show of the year (my opinion) has a lot of art exhibiting over 70+ artists, from a variety of disciplines and will be available to view from the 6th Dec (unless you are coming on the opening night – highly recommended, as it is a chance to talk with the artists attending the night).
If you would like to print off this larger poster and put it up in your area to help advertise, this would be very much appreciated. Spread the word as this is a great opportunity to bring more art to the area and boost the creative arts for all.
If you are looking for that extra special gift for someone this Christmas Portland Arts Centre is the place to come before any where else. Painters, Sculptors, Alternative Media Artists, Photographers, Print makers, Illustrators, Book Publishers and more.
The variety of art on show is astounding and breathtaking in its scope, depth and skill with many perspectives from each artist. Walking around the huge space reveals many seascapes, sea-life, abstract art (painting and sculpture), portraiture, art experiments, figurative, landscape, sky-scape and much more…
I will write a more detailed review with pics after the opening night.
Check out the link here for more details on getting there, opening night, news and tickets. Also check the Dorset Echo this Friday/ Saturday.
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