Author: info@hartslane.org

Artist Development and Access to Opportunities

DYCP Grant

Webinar
Artist in Residence Unwrapped

27 July – 16 August
One-to-One Sessions

Following discussions with artists, we have noticed there is a recurring theme surrounding a lack of support and accessibility to opportunities and arts funding applications. The creative sector deserves better than this – we want to collaborate by sharing our resources and experience.

We are offering a programme of artist development events and opportunities that take place either in hARTslane or online.

We currently offer:

Arts Council England DYCP (Developing Your Creative Practice) application writing group workshops and webinars.
ACE DYCP application support & review (both new applications and resubmissions)
We can help you obtain ACE Access Support for DYCP and NLPG funding applications and we can be your support worker
One-to-one advice & mentoring sessions: from career and practice development to funding, accessing opportunities, visibility, community engagement and project management.

Our group sessions normally cost £20 and one-to one online advice sessions are £40. For fees on application review and for more information please contact us via email at info@hartslane.org

DYCP Grant – Application writing webinar

Ongoing / Normally 4-6 times a year and near the ACE DYCP deadlines
Sessions last 90 minutes
New dates are announced on our Instagram page

Are you an artist looking to further develop your practice but you are not sure how to?
Are you planning to apply for Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) programme and are looking for inspiration, advice and support?
Join our Developing Your Creative Practice funding application writing workshop. We will share our knowledge and experience to help you create a strong Arts Council DYCP application.

What to expect:

During the workshop we will take an in-depth look at the DYCP programme application process: eligibility criteria and access support, the questions and what ACE assessors are looking for, how to create a solid plan and a budget.
We will look at examples of successful applications and we will share useful tips and resources to help you develop your ideas, plan and write your own application.
The session will be friendly and informal. There will be plenty of opportunities for discussion and questions.
This workshop is tailored to those who are planning to apply to Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice programme. However, it will be beneficial to all those who want to take a moment to reflect on how to develop their practice and decide to apply in the future or just want to bring their practice to the next level and don’t know where to start.

What is a DYCP?

Arts Council England’s DYCP supports individuals who are cultural and creative practitioners and want to take time to focus on their creative development.

Artis Residencies Unwrapped

Run by Cristiana Bottigella (hARTslane director) & Rain Wu (Artist & lecturer)

Join us at hARTslane to get inspired and discover everything you need to know about artist in residence programmes:

Why you should go

What they are

Where to find them

How to apply…and be successful!

1-to-1 sessions

These sessions are bespoke and they can be booked as a one-off or as a series.

This is an opportunity to get practical advice, receive feedback on your work and find out more ways to support your practice. There is no expectation of prior knowledge about funding and project proposals.
The sessions are informal and conversational.

Participants can use the advice session as they choose. This could involve:

A creative review of a project idea
Practice development; plan of action and target-setting
Funding opportunities; where to start and how to select the right ones
Help finding partners and creating meaningful exchange in working with local communities
Reading and commenting on a funding application/artistic opportunity or residency

Each session is a confidential, relaxed discussion about your ideas or project to explore the key issues and challenges you have identified. An advice session generally ends with a clear set of tasks and priorities or resources in order to progress to the next stage of your creative journey.
Sessions last 1 hour and cost £40.

For more information or bookings, please email us.

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Opportunities

Gravel V: Pit of the water’s tongue – Saturday 18th of March

Pit of the water’s tongue Gravel V

Part of the Telegraph Hill Festival 2023

Join us on Saturday 18^th, March 6-8pm, at hARTslane for another evening of live performance art, featuring 8 acts

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Niamh Hannaford

Claudia Ramirez

Ruby Reding

Aimée Lyon

Rachel Lonsdale and Max Melvin

Shuyi Gao

Chloe Kelly

Michal Adamczewski and Sarah-Athina Nahas

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This one is a special edition event that speaks to the theme of nature and the ecosystem

Curated by: Rachel Lonsdale, Max Melvin and Sarah Athina Nahas

Guest curator: Siin Lee

Tickets are £4

Pit of the waters tongue is about the dissolving boundaries between all life on earth. It centres on the idea written by Daisy Hildyard in her book The Second Body that “To be an animal is to be in possession of a physical body, a body which can eat, drink and sleep; it is also to be embedded within a worldwide network of ecosystems”. This idea of tapping into the intangible presents an art form which is its own document and has parallels with the ecosystem.

Find out more about Gravel

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Performance

Play the Lewisham Community Lottery and win £25,000!

Lewisham Community Lottery

WIN UP TO £25,000 WHILST SUPPORTING HARTSLANE
TICKET = £1 !

Play the Lewisham Community Lottery
It gets drawn every week on Saturday!

Lewisham Community Lottery is an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for good causes in Lewisham. All good causes supported by the lottery will benefit Lewisham and its residents.

Play the lottery, support Lewisham and hARTslane – it’s that simple!

hARTslane CIC is an art project space in New Cross Gate, rooted in the local community.
This is a place where artists and local people come together to share ideas, explore contemporary issues and be inspired.
We have a gallery space that we make available to artists to experiment and present their work to the public. This space is however in dire need of repair work.

We need your help for us to be able to improve our building so we can continue to offer and even expand our services.

Thank you for your support and good luck!

Yours sincerely,

The hARTslane team

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GRAVEL IV: If It Was My Trolley

If It Was My Trolley

GRAVEL IV

Saturday 3rd of December, 6-8:30pm

Trolls in my trolley what about you

“Trolls dwell in isolation, let’s break the trend” – avril lavigne

Join us on Saturday 3rd December at the gates of hARTslane gallery for another evening of live performance art.

Featuring artists:
Emma McAndrew D’Souza
Amy Gillies
Unamed Collective
Marta Burhan and Milan Tharmaratnam
Max Melvin
Karen Okpoti
Rachel Lonsdale
Sarah Athina Nahas and Michal Adamczewski
Charlotte Warne Thomas

Doors 6pm

Tickets are £4 via eventbrite

Wrap up very very very warmly

See you there!

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Performance

Come Dine in Blue Shop

Come Dine in Blue SHOP

To place an order, please make a bank transfer to
Hartslane CIC
Sort code: 089299
Account: 67219643
Reference: CDIB_your name

And email us with reference of your order, your full name and postal address. Please allow us 5 working days to process the order.

Blue Borough

Artwork by Tisna Westerhof.
Set in a traditional blue & white delftware backdrop, at closer look you recognise modern day life in Lewisham, the Blue Borough of London, celebrating diversity and unity.

50 Limited edition prints, signed and numbered
297 x 420 mm (A3 size)
£30 + £5 postage
Or collect for free from New Cross Gate, London.

Come Dine in Blue Publication

A book about the Come Dine in Blue participatory art project celebrating cultural identity and belonging, reclaiming heritage through the domestic Blue & White ceramics. Project inspired by the work of artist Tisna Westerhof and produced by Tisna Westerhof & Cristiana Bottigella. Over 100 South East London residents have come together to create a blue and white dining room installation sharing messages of hope, inspiration, nostalgia and community.

Editor: Frederica Agbah;
Design: Matteo Grotto (OpenEDU);
Contributors: Massimiliano Mollona, Amanda Holiday, Rachel Kanev & Chenjin Ying (Confucius Institute), Fr. Grant Bolton-Debbage, Jada Perry & Fiona Quadri (Be Seen Be Heard Youth Forum), Shoko Sakuma, Alice Qianhui Sun, Amelia Yang, Tang Victoria Hoi Yi, Fabiola Jimenez.
64 pages, colour
210 x 297 mm
Hardback, £10 + £5 postage
Softback, £8 + £4 postage
Or collect for free from New Cross Gate, London.

Flower Pot

Artwork by Tisna Westerhof.
People being creative together outside in New Cross Gate. A still life about a lively life.

50 Limited edition prints, signed and numbered
297 x 210 mm (A4 size)
£20 + £5 postage
Or collect for free from New Cross Gate, London.

The Wish Dish

Artwork by Tisna Westerhof.
A Willow Pattern inspired wish dish to bring fortune and happiness to elevate your day and welcome the visitors to your house.

50 Limited edition prints, signed and numbered
297 x 210 mm (A4 size)
£20 + £5 postage
Or collect for free from New Cross Gate, London.

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hARTslane refurbishment consultation 2022

Please join us on Wednesday the 9th of November, 6-8pm for the:

hARTslane refurbishment consultation

At hARTslane gallery, 17 Harts Lane (Behind TKMaxx)

We have taken onboard feedback and revised the plans for the proposed renovation of the building and we’d love to hear your thoughts.

hARTslane was established over 10 years ago as a place where artists and the local community could come together to share their love of art.

If you can not make it on the 9th or want to talk to us before then, please send us an email and we’ll arrange to speak and/or email you.

info@hartslane.org

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Come Dine in Blue

COME DINE IN BLUE

Inspired by the work of Tisna Westerhof.

Created and produced by artist Tisna Westerhof & Cristiana Bottigella.

Participatory art project bringing together more than 100 Lewisham residents with a migrant background creating a Blue-and-White dining room installation that tells personal and collective stories of identity and belonging, redefining heritage, celebrating different cultures and the journey to Lewisham.

Please read more about Come Dine in Blue project: An article by Miri de Villers for Eastlononlines and an interview by Ayokunle Oluwalana, community reporter for My London News.

Please visit our Come Dine in Blue Shop.

‘Blue Borough’ – Illustration by Tisna Westerhof
Buy it here

Supported by

‘Redefining heritage’ – Illustration by Tisna Westerhof

Artists and art facilitators: Tisna Westerhof, Amanda Holiday, Rain Wu, Clive Burton, Nadina Ali, Kai Christodulou-lee, Mary McInerney, Carla Thomas, Tang Victoria Hoi Yi, Amelia Yang and WhittyGordon Projects.

Participants:
Ainhoa Oleas, Al S. Family, Alan Chong, Alex & Lavinia Bajko, Anaya Hyde, Angeline Espinosa, April Lam, Asmahan, Aylin, Bella Alexandrova, Bernard, Biheri, Channan Warmington Lewis Moore, Dana, Deborah Thomas, Dulce, Edward, Elisabeth Grace Enriquez, Fabiola Jimenez, Fanyi Zhang, Farozan Saleemi, Farhnaz Saleemi, Faten, Fr. Grant Bolton-Debbage, Fiona Quadri, Flynn Richards, Fox Thomas Butler, Franklin Jackduring, Fransesca Telling, Freya Ye, Georgiana Hyde, Gustavo Barboza, Hanadi, Lloyd Richards, Hang Luc, Harris family, Iyamide Thomas, Jada Perry, James Attwood, Jane Dolores, Jessenia Parrez, Jinying Gao, Joshua, Julia and Jim Wells, Julia, Julia Deng, Julia Scoble, Kai Christodulou-lee, Ke Bao, Kiki Wong, Kyrah Warmington-Lewis, Leyre, Lia Ayuino, Lilyana Karavacheva, Limah, Linda, Lueillia Joseph, Luisa Chicaiza y Salvador Herrera, Maliha, Marianela, Marie Wotay Kamara, Marilyn Alfaro, Martha, Mary Shephard, Mateo Espinoza, Melvasquez, Mia Olaya, Mia Scoble, Mong Lang, Mutiat Oyesile, Nadina Ali, Naiala, Najm, Nicolas Saez, Petia Pakozdi, Pokuaa, Qianhui Sun – Alice, Quan Cao, Randolph Andy, Remmie Akibo-Betts, Rihanna Daño Cali, Ruby Seasy, Sabah, Sachi Slate, Sally Shao, Sanaya Havaldar, Sena Appeah, Serafina Min, Shoko Sakuma, Silvia, Sweeta jan, Tania Patiño Ariana Ruiz, Tolu Elusadé, Tom V., Vaura & Noah Viner, Veronica Ashley, Violeta Luna Enriquez, Waeed, Wiliam, Wagma, Woman from Syria living in Lewisham with her family, Xuemei Hwang, Yalda, Yen Trieu, Yiyun Li, Zainab, Zhuoyuan Zhang, Zoila y Luis Lema.

Part of We Are Lewisham, Lewisham London Borough of Culture 2022

Exhibition opening:
Saturday 24^th of September, 3-7pm
Exhibition open, Sunday 25^th – Thursday 6th of October. Weekdays, 3-7pm, Saturday & Sunday, 2-6pm.

Programme of the opening day:
Launch of the Come Dine in Blue film created by WhittyGordon Project and the Come Dine in Blue publication.
Free creative family workshops available throughout the opening day.
Food and drinks made by the participating community groups.
Come Dine in Blue artworks, publication and gadgets available to purchase.

Partner community organisations:
Refugee Council – Lewisham
Migration Museum
The Confucius Institute at Goldsmiths, University of London
JOY & The Tai-Chi community at All Saints Community Centre
All Saints Church, New Cross
Be Seen Be Heard Youth Forum – Young black artists in Lewisham/SE London aged 16-25
The Latin-American community of Lewisham & SE London
The community of La Placita Mall

Funded by:
The Arts Council England
The Heritage Fund
Lewisham Council

The programme of 30 creative workshops was led by artist Tisna Westerhof and curated by Cristiana Bottigella, in collaboration with South East London based artists and art facilitators: Amanda Holiday, Rain Wu, Mary McInerney and Carla Thomas. The 100 participants engaged in various craft-based activities and learned new creative skills whilst sharing their personal and collective stories and memories of family rituals around food, domestic and national celebrations as well as the challenges of migration and building their home in a new country. The creative workshops varied from creating clay pots, decorating vintage crockery using onglaze enamels and decal transfers, embroidering and textile screen printing, spoken word and collaging extra-large cut outs, quilting, decorating tiles and kiln firing. All the artworks made during the workshops are featured in the Come Dine in Blue Exhibition. The gallery is divided in a dining room and a kitchen presenting The Table of Be-Longing, Two-Towels, The Story Tile of Joy, Messages to Blue, The Women’s Quilt of Pride, The Wish Dish Collection, Lewisham Toile and The Melting Pots.

Originated in China, the Blue-and-White ceramic technique has travelled the world. From Dutch Delftware to Portuguese Azulejos, from the Italian Maiolica to the English Willow Patterns and the tin-glazed earthenware from the British Isles. Often intended for the Middle Eastern market, the Blue-and-White ceramic was exported to Japan, Korea, South East Asia, Europe and as far as Africa and South America. The Blue-and-White is the unifying language through which the Come Dine in Blue participants tell their personal stories and recollect their memories, domestic traditions and ancestral words of wisdom.

Come Dine in Blue publication:
Buy it here
Editor: Frederica Agbah;
Design: Matteo Grotto (OpenEDU);
Contributors: Massimiliano Mollona, Amanda Holiday, Rachel Kanev & Chenjin Ying (Confucius Institute), Fr. Grant Bolton-Debbage, Jada Perry & Fiona Quadri (Be Seen Be Heard Youth Forum), Shoko Sakuma, Alice Qianhui Sun, Amelia Yang, Tang Victoria Hoi Yi, Fabiola Jimenez.
Supported by The Heritage Fund

Special Thanks to:
Frederica Agbah, Bella Alexandrova, Massimiliano Mollona, Amanda Holiday, Father Grant Bolton-Debbage, Mia-Violet Leech, Liberty Melly, Eve Maia Annesley, Lois Nutt, Jane Keane, Yen Trieu, Mong Lang, Rachel Kanev, Jada Perry, Francesco Strocchi and Matteo Grotto, Renie Westerhof-Pot, Sigrun Sverrisdottir, Rachel Lonsdale, Max Melvin and the Refugee Cafe.

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Exhibitions, Participatory, Shop, Workshop

WUNDERTÜTE Exhibition opening Thursday 1st September 6-8pm

Wundertüte

Exhibition by Michael Kaul & Nicky Hodge

29.August – 4.September, 12-6pm daily
Opening on Thursday 1st September 6-8pm.

For this exhibition, two established abstract artists have brought together a selection of their paintings to hARTslane.

Michael Kaul (born 1957, Braunschweig, Germany) and Nicky Hodge (born 1957, Birmingham, UK) became familiar with each other’s paintings through instagram and felt that their work showed many affinities. Both painters make mainly monochromatic paintings in which the raw canvas is often exposed, putting emphasis on the edges and margins. Painting wet on wet, there’s a reliance on chance and accident, allowing the process to dictate with washes, bleeds and runs creating ambiguous forms. Differences and distinctions exist in subtle ways but it is the element of surprise – the possibilities that emerge once all the work is brought together in the space – that is the focus of this show. Even where paintings appear quite different in terms of style and feel, there is a sense of dynamism in the interplay as well as a quieter intimacy that exists between them.

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Exhibitions

Artist Residencies Unwrapped – Informal talk on Saturday 10th of September, 11-1pm

Are you an artist interested in ART RESIDENCIES but you have questions or you are not sure how to start?

Join us in hARTslane on
Saturday 10th of September 2022, 11-1pm

A unique and informal opportunity to get inspired and discover everything you need to know about Artist in Residence programmes.

WHY YOU SHOULD GO

WHAT THEY ARE

WHERE TO FIND THEM

HOW TO APPLY

Run by Cristiana Bottigella (hARTslane director & head of UNIDEE Artist in Residence, 2000-2009) & Rain Wu (Artist & Associate Lecturer at UAL and Goldsmiths).

Book your place

PART OF: Find the LANE to your ART!

An informal artist development programme run by hARTslane to advance your practice and fulfil your creative dreams!

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Opportunities, Workshop