NEWS
January 2024: Open Call from Palimpsest Projects for projects related to ‘palimpsest’, layering & erasure
Palimpsest Projects is a newly emerging not-for-profit contemporary artists’ and writers’ group based nomadically around London founded by Gina DeCagna. They are going to be curating at least 12 weeks’ worth of exhibitions in London this year and are seeking submissions and expressions of interest around the overarching theme of ‘palimpsest’.
Historically, a palimpsest has been a sheet with elements of erasure and rewriting, where traces of previous writing remain. The group is evoking ‘palimpsest’ conceptually and aesthetically.
Your contribution can be of any medium that involves levels of meaning, types of style, or other changes that build upon each other and showcase revision. Palimpsest Projects is interested in contemporary artworks, writing projects, documents or prints, architecture, and other cultural or academic performances and encourages open contributions from around the world from those who can share their work with audiences in London, UK.
Please complete an online submission form. All submissions will be thoughtfully reviewed, and if there’s a good fit, the curatorial team will get in touch to discuss your artistic requirements further.
***DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE GALLERY***
Christmas 2023
Christmas 2022
Whether it’s marketplace misogyny or unconscious collusion, female artists are losing out
We were pleased to host Bethany Minelle, Sky Arts correspondent in the gallery last week as she was reporting on Helen Gorrill’s hugely important research ‘Women can’t paint’ on the gender pay gap in art.
https://news.sky.com/story/the-ugly-gender-pay-gap-spoiling-arts-beautiful-aesthetic-12704030
Thinking about buying an artwork?
Have you found yourself gazing at a blank space on your wall, wondering what you could hang there? Perhaps you would like a print or a drawing or a 3D piece? Then do get in touch.
Have a look at the past exhibitions and upcoming shows here. Or if you would like to discuss ideas, just email us. We can put you in touch with lots of artists; you could have a virtual studio visit, choose a piece and buy direct from the artist.
2022 Open Call for Artists
We are now inviting proposals from individuals or small groups of artists working in any media, to present 3-week artist-led exhibitions from Autumn 2022.
We particularly welcome artists who would like the opportunity to experiment with non-commercial media and who would like to run workshops. We value diversity and actively encourage applications from those currently underrepresented in our programme and across the sector in general.
Deadline: Sunday 13 March 2022 at 10pm
To read more see: Info for Artists
Please send all proposals as a single pdf to [email protected]
Life Drawing
November 10.2021
Our life drawing classes are in full swing now, with this week’s class focusing on light and shade. Really interesting to see all the varied responses. Thank you to our great teacher @simonklein3 and this week’s model Tim.
We run the sessions in blocks of 5. If you’re interested in joining in the new year, make sure you sign up to our newsletter below and you’ll receive the information.
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Summer Holidays July – August 2021
Our summer programme has now ended and we will be back on Wednesday 8 September 2021 with the first in our series of amazing autumn shows. Thank you to all our brilliant artists and visitors for all your support! We wish you all a happy summer and see you again very soon.
For more information, about our upcoming programme, see Exhibitions and Projects.
Image: watercolour of Paved Court by John Govett
LOCKDOWN ART PROJECT: 25 Feb 2021
During winter 2021, the third national covid lockdown, we asked the One Paved Court art community – via our Newsletter and social media- to create and share a piece of art inspired by the gallery. (See previous post below)
We received a really interesting and thought-provoking range of work. Thank you to everyone who participated. It was so interesting at a time when every art gallery was closed, to see that people were still thinking about art, and our gallery and more importantly were still making work!
Have a look at the selection of the work HERE. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Lockdown Art Project: Jan 2021
As so many of you responded enthusiastically to our previous lockdown projects, we thought you might like another. If every day is Groundhog Day and you think a project could inspire you, please do take part. We will share a selection here.
WHAT? Create a piece of art inspired by One Paved Court. You could explore the architecture, a past show or artist you liked, or a visit you remember. It can be abstract or figurative and if you need inspiration have a look through the website at past shows HERE. It could be a collage, sketch, painting, 3D model, piece of text…it’s up to you.
WHO? Everyone is invited: artist or amateur, adult or child, solo or household.
WHEN? Take a clear picture of your work and email it to us as a jpeg by 15 Feb 2021.
One Paved Court by Roger Fleming-Gale
Art in Lockdown: 26 June 2020
In our June Newsletter, we asked our mailing list to share some images of art they have been making at home during the Covid lockdown and tell us a bit about it. We received some really thoughtful responses, which we have arranged into 3 pages. We hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we did.
Click to see the selection: People | Nature | Isolation
Corona Queue by David Natas
Art at Home
Lockdown: 20 May 2020
As most of us have been spending so much time at home at the moment, we thought it would be a welcome distraction to think about the artworks we have in our houses.
We asked our mailing list if they would be interested in sharing some images of artworks hanging in their homes and tell us a bit about the work and what it means to them. We got an amazing response, and people told us how much they have enjoyed the project. We have compiled the results into a fascinating record of photos and stories about collecting art, which we have split it into 4 sections.
Click to see the selection: Travel | Artists | Mood | Friendship
Argyle Street Project Collage by Bruce McLean
Thinking about buying a painting?
Have you found yourself gazing at a blank space on your wall, wondering what you could hang there? Perhaps you would like a print or a drawing or a 3D piece? Then do get in touch.
Have a look at the past exhibitions and upcoming shows here. Or if you would like to discuss ideas, just email us. We can put you in touch with lots of artists; you could have a virtual studio visit, choose a piece and buy direct from the artist.