Ch-Art  -  an artist led initiative for artists, craftspeople and art students from West Sussex. Regular meetings held on the second Thursday of each month, 6 – 8pm, at Pallant House Gallery (and other events as programmed); FREE (inc. free entry to the Gallery).

Ch-Art was set up to support artists and craftspeople who currently operate independently or in small groups in the Chichester area, to come together in different venues in order to build new creative networks and/or informal relationships, to offer feedback on each other’s work, to develop their creative practice, to learn new things and enter into debate, and ultimately to influence the development of new creative possibilities for creative practitioners in Chichester. Ch-Art is an artist led programme supported by Pallant House Gallery, Unity Arts Trust and independent artists.

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EVENTS PROGRAMME Spring 2012

Thursday Feb 9th  6-8pm

• PechaKucha Night Chichester – a lively event that brings together creative people from different artforms and media to share their ideas and inspirations. For the first Pecha Kucha Night Chichester, 8 artists from Unity Studios will each present in under 7 minutes something about their art practice.
• PechaKucha – Deriving its name from the Japanese term for the sound of ‘chit chat’, PechaKucha Night, devised and shared by Klein Dytham architecture, consists of a series of presentations where each participant shows 20 images for 20 seconds.
• Venue: Pallant House Gallery – Room 11 upstairs.
• Price: £2 (to go towards equipment, promotion, events), inc. Free entry to PHG
• Light drinks/refreshments available.
• LIVE MUSIC, experimental electro-jazz-fusion soundscape by Tudor and Jim
• Note: Pecahkucha will feature regularly in Ch-Art events and YOU will have the opportunity to present your work too. Please email tiffany.robinson@btinternet.com if you’d like to take part, and if you’d like support in putting together and presenting your work.
• Park Tavern: move on for casual drink and chat 8pm – late, the pub next to Priory Park.

Thursday March 8th 6-8pm.

• Follow up 1-1 Surgeries:
• 6.00pm – Surgeries on the subjects of ‘What makes a good artists’ website?’, ‘Photographing your work’ and ‘Statement/CV writing’ – Bring your own issues, questions or examples relating to these 3 topics to discuss with Tudor, Maria or Tim.
• plus, to be confirmed – from 7.00, a tour of the Vaughn exhibition upstairs.
• Venue: Room 11 upstairs
• Drinks/refreshments
• LIVE MUSIC, experimental electro-jazz-fusion soundscape by Tudor and Jim.
• Venue: Room 11 upstairs.
• Park Tavern: move on for casual drink and chat, 8pm – late, the pub next to Priory Park.

Thursday April 12th  6-8pm

• PechaKucha Night Chichester – a lively event that brings together creative people from different artforms and media to share their ideas and inspirations. For the second Pecha Kucha Night Chichester, 8 more artists (perhaps incuding you?) will be doing speedy presentations about their work, their studios, what inspires them, work-in-progress, how they work, funny anecdotes etc. Each will each present in under 7 minutes.
• PechaKucha – Deriving its name from the Japanese term for the sound of ‘chit chat’, PechaKucha Night, devised and shared by Klein Dytham architecture, consists of a series of presentations where each participant shows 20 images for 20 seconds.

Saturday April 21st  6-8pm – DETAILS, DATES AND TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED.

• MATT ROBERTS OPEN FORUM EVENT –  Following five years of producing international touring exhibitions and providing artists’ professional development support Matt Roberts Arts is partnering with Unity Arts Trust and Ch-Art on Saturday 21st April 2012 (tbc) to provide a lecture entitled “How to Apply to Prizes and Awards”. The evening lecture will reflect on Matt Roberts’ five years of running the Salon Art Prize, Salon Video Prize and Salon Photo Prize, how to make the best possible application and what mistakes to avoid (www.mattroberts.org.uk).  The event will be ticketed, details to follow.