Director's News

Our e-newsletter is a great way to let you know about Yorkshire Artspace events and studio developments but we have yet to use it fully to express the impact that our individual artists and makers have. In 2008/09 there were over two million visitors to exhibitions of our studio holders’ work from Glasgow to Japan. They delivered 1,656 days of education, outreach and life-long learning reaching almost eight thousand, mostly local, people. Our artists' work was profiled extensively locally but also nationally on Radio 4, in the Guardian, the Independent and the Financial Times, on the bbcnews website and on BBC1 and STV, raising the profile of Sheffield as a culturally productive city. 

These statistics come from our first Public Benefit Survey for ten years, the results of which have also led to some surprising revelations about working as a professional artist. Our artists are at all stages of their careers and by increasing the number of studios we are able to offer, 42% of them established their professional careers within the last ten years.  50% spend more than 30 hours per week in the studio suggesting that making art is their main profession. And in answer to the question 'Why do artists need studios?' the majority identified being part of a network of artists, having time and space to work, ability to do larger scale work than could be done at home, peer support, links to work opportunities, help with marketing and the ability to share materials and equipment.

These impressive statistics support our ambition to contribute to the regeneration of Sheffield's neighbourhoods, as well as the city centre, by building creative communities at their hearts.
 

Kate Dore
Director, Yorkshire Artspace 

Dates for your Diary

A quick glance at forthcoming event and exhibitions dates this month (see items in this newsletter for full details):

Art Sheffield 2010
Life: A User's Manual 
City Wide Exhibition/ Yorkshire Artspace 
6 March to 30 April 
Launch Evening
5 March 

Life: A User's Manual: Saturday Tours and Talks
To various venues from the Millenium Gallery
13 March until 1 May 

Art Sheffield: Meet the Artist Ruth Ewan  
Millenium Gallery
3 April 3.30-4.30 pm 

Studio Updates

Manor Oaks Studios
The bad weather has hampered the construction somewhat but we are still on course to complete the building work by early Summer 2010. Interviews took place on Wednesday 24 February and we selected the artists who will be offered a space in the brand new studio units at Manor Oaks. Their names will be announced in the near future. 
If you are interested in a space or want to visit the site, it is still possible to apply to be on the reserve list which will then become the waiting list once the studios are open. Please fill out a studio application form and return it at your earliest convenience.

Longley 4 Green Parson Cross

Knutton Road Studios 
Rachael Dodd & Stuart Wright have been out and about in Parson Cross exploring potential community spaces for creative workshops in the lead up to our new programme activity, supported through Paul Hamlyn Foundation, getting off the ground this year.
For more info http://artspace.org.uk/news/permalink/2009-11/knutton-road-studios)

We visited a number of venues including Longley 4 Greens which is a fantastic brand new community facility with a vibrant cafe and access onto green spaces. Run by an organisation called LOCAL, sessional space and workspace is currently available with potential for display/exhibition.
Any enquires should be made via Sheryl Roberts sheryl@local41.org.uk 0114 2332984

We also visited two Methodist Churches on Yew Lane and Wordsworth Avenue which again have potential to be used -alongside other church spaces in the area- for community based activities, exhibitions or similar events.
Any enquiries should be made via Nick Waterfield their community worker (who is heading up a new partnership project between all churches in Parson Cross, Southey and Longley) on freshexnick@live.co.uk or 07539 770 946

Exhibitions and Events

Art Sheffield 2010 - Life: A User’s Manual
6 March and 30 April 2010

Life: A User’s Manual is organised by Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum and takes place across the city's gallery spaces: Bloc, Graves Gallery, Millennium Gallery, S1 Artspace, Site Gallery, Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works, Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery, other venues and the public realm. 

Yorkshire Artspace will be showing the work of Rotterdam based artist Rachel Koolen whose work "brings into play and confronts administrative society and uses this subject matter to act like a chameleon; speaking the rational, dry language that she recognises as her own and simultaneously evoking a specific humour”. 
Art Sheffield 2010 publicity.

Launch Evening: 5 March
Museums Sheffield: Millennium Gallery:  5.45 - 7.45pm 
Speeches at 6pm 
S1 Artspace 6.15 - 8.15pm 
Bloc 6.45 - 8.45pm 
Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery and Yorkshire Artspace 7.00 - 9.00pm
Site Gallery 7.30 - 9.30pm 

For further details of the exhibition, launch and Saturday tours visit www.artsheffield.org
 

Residency 

Ruth Ewan
Art Sheffield: Meet the Artist at the Millennium Gallery 
3 April 3.30 pm

Artist Ruth Ewan works in a broad range of media including performance, print and installation. Ruth will give an introduction to her practice and the ideas behind her residency at Yorkshire Artspace and her new work Moderately Wrathful for Art Sheffield 2010 – Life: A User’s Manual.
Places are limited so please book. Call 0114 2782655 or email: learning@museums-sheffield.org.uk

Robert Casselton Clark
The bad weather has interfered with our schedule to install the new work behind the glass façade of Persistence Works. Hopefully in March we will see its completion. Our official launch event to celebrate this new artwork is now planned to take place in May.

Starter Studio Programme Silversmiths 

Anne Davis (cheese board )

We were awarded £4000 from the Sheffield Church Burgesses Educational Trust to support the Starter Studio Programme for Emerging Silversmiths for another year. This is great news for the immediate future of the Programme as it will enable us to keep Cameron Maxfield, our technical and design expert on for another year and to support another Little Gems exhibition.
If you like more information on our Starter Programme, please visit  http://artspace.org.uk/programmes/starter-studios 
Our current Little Gems exhibition is still on public display in the foyer of Museums Sheffield: Millennium Galleries.

Artist Professional Development

Craft Rally: London & Sheffield
Craft Rally is part of the Craft Council Collective programme. This first rally by makers, for makers and with makers has been organized by Artquest and Yorkshire Artspace with input from independent maker/curator/writer Helen Carnac.

Details of the these events in London and Sheffield have now been confirmed so for the latest information on speakers, workshops and activities, please visit the Craft Council website. 

1-2-1  Advisory Sessions

.  For career development and funding applications: Contact Mir Jansen, Programme Manager professional development on 0114 2130111 or mir@artspace.org.uk

• For arts education & outreach: Contact Rachael Dodd, Programme Manager education & outreach on 0114 2130111 or rachael@artspace.org.uk

Opportunities 

Call for Submissions
Museums Sheffield
Metalwork Design Award
ENTRIES CLOSE ON 31 MARCH 2010

The Metalwork Design award was launched in 2008 to demonstrate the talent and creativity of artists and craftspeople working with metal in the UK. In 2009 the £10,000 prize was awarded to Cameron Maxfield for his Tea Bag Pot. Cameron's work epitomised what the Metalwork Award is about; bold, imaginative and contemporary design which signposts the future of UK metalwork.
For 2010 we are seeking to build on the award's successful launch by inviting entries from as many makers as possible from across the UK. 
To find out more about the award and to download an application pack, visit www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/metalworkaward

Life Drawing Sessions
Porter Brook Studios
Tuesdays 7 pm - 9 pm
Cost: £5 per session 

To book a place or for more information:
email pblifdrawing@fsmail.net or phone Rebecca on 07957 507147 

Call for Visual Artists
Open Up Sheffield 2010
12-13 & 19-2o June 
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 29 MARCH 2010

''Open Up Sheffield offers artists opportunities to showcase their work, engage a curious public, and network with other artists, all within a supportive digital and live environment. We aim to serve visual artists, participants and audiences by serving and developing their longer-term needs, creating long-term value to our work.''
Full Participation: £80.00 
Associate Participation: £50.00 
For more information visit www.openupsheffield.co.uk or info@openupsheffield.co.uk

Call for Designer/Makers
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
Manchester 
21-24 October  2010
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 1 MAY 2010

The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair is a three day, high profile, high quality selected event showcasing the finest contemporary craft coming out of the North, giving makers from other parts of the country an opportunity to establish a northern client base. The event, with a preview evening and awards ceremony, will be held between 21-24 October 2010. Further information and application packs visit http://www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk or email info@greatnorthernevents.co.uk
 

Michael Landy: Art Bin
South London Gallery
29 January – 14 March 2010 

Michael Landy, who famously destroyed all his possessions in his 2001 installation Break Down, has transformed the South London Gallery into Art Bin, a container for the disposal of works of art. 
Artists Paul Evans, Tracey Holland and Sarah Staton from Yorkshire Artspace are amongst those whose work is being disposed of in the Art Bin
For more information or to apply to dispose of art works in Art Bin visit www.art-bin.co.uk 
 

Call for proposals from Artists, Designers and Architects  
Wirksworth Festival 2010 
Derbyshire
10 - 25 September 2010. 
(See website below for submission details)

The festival will explore the relationship between Art & Architecture, the nature, meanings and uses of buildings/ indoor and outdoor space/ public and private space in a number of ways and is inviting proposals from architects, designers and film makers.

For more details email info@​wirksworthfestival.co.uk or visit http://www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk/home/trails/proposals-2010. 
 

Contact Details

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Persistence Works
21 Brown Street
Sheffield
S1 2BS
www.artspace.org.uk
info@artspace.org.uk 
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