A Village Lost and Found

Jan 8-March 4  2012

Royal West of England Academy
Queen’s Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX

Brian May, of Queen fame , and photo-historian, Elena Vidal, have revived a renowned series of 59 photographs produced by a master of Victorian stereoscopic photography, Thomas Richard Williams. The pictures leap into glorious 3D, viewed in the new focusing stereoscope, which May has designed and produced, to bring the stereos to life.

The result is a powerfully atmospheric and touching set of photographs.

For more info let your mouse do the fandango to  http://www.rwa.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/2012/02/exhibitions-a-village-lost-and-found/

THE ART OF ARCHITECTURE
A series of exhibitions that looks at how artists engage with the built environment and how artists influence the world around us.

Exhibitions include a fascinating 3D structure designed by award winning architect Will Alsop, video work from acclaimed film makers Harrison and Wood, suspended sculptural forms from Heather and Ivan Morrison and photography from Andy Day and Rick Davies.

27 January to 20 May 2012

THE PUBLIC
New Street, West Bromwich
West Midlands B70 7PG

FOR MORE INFO se the website   http://www.thepublic.com/exhibitions/art-architecture

The Art of Architecture -The public

Artists in Residence 2011

21 Jan 2012 – 25 Feb 2012

PA Gallery, Trongate 103  Glasgow  G1 5HD

Admission: Free

The exhibition marks Project Ability’s Residency Programme 2011, set up in 2010 to support both Project Ability and Scottish based artists by providing time, space and facilities in which to concentrate on artistic development in a supportive and engaging environment. The selected artists were resident for short and intense working periods lasting one month exploring individual practices and integrating within Project Ability’s collaborative community.

See the website for more details     http://www.project-ability.co.uk/exhibitions/residency-

Project Ability - Artists in Residence

Turner and the Elements
Eighty-eight works by Britain’s best-loved painter, JMW Turner, many from Tate’s collection, will go on show in the major exhibition Turner and the Elements at Turner Contemporary in Margate from 28 January –13 May 2012.   FREE Admission.

Opened today, Turner was a frequent visitor to Margate, many of his seascapes were inspired by  the Kent coast.

Turn your browser to  http://www.turnercontemporary.org/exhibitions/turner-and-the-elements  for more information on this exhibition.

One reviewer said     “Magnificent paintings worth crawling on your hands and feet to Margate to see”

(Novelist and Psychogeographer Iain Sinclair reviews Turner and the Elements
on Radio 4 Front Row)

Turner is THAT good.

The New Moon JMW Turner .. (Tate) Turner and the Elements.

Bus Tops?

Bus-Tops is a collaborative public art installation across 20 London boroughs. There are 30 red and black LED screens dotted around London, on the roofs of bus shelters. ANYONE in the world can create artwork for them, creating a new exhibition space for the public.

See   http://bus-tops.com/  

Until March 25th  2012

Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

The ten drawings will travel to 5 museums  across the country and Birmingham will hold the first exhibition.

Note that the museum warns  that:   “This exhibition is free and it is not possible to book tickets. It is anticipated that this will be a popular exhibition and so queueing may be necessary.”

See the website for more information

http://www.bmag.org.uk/events?id=1389

Da Vinci Drawings B'ham museum

George Shaw: I woz ere

Herbert Gallery Coventry until  Sun 11 March 2012

Admission free

Paintings of the Tile Hill housing estate where Turner Prize nominee George Shaw grew up. They span 15 years of his life and have become a sort of  ’I woz ‘ere’  retrospect.

Go to the website at:

http://www.theherbert.org/index.php/home/whats-on/george-shaw-i-woz-ere-

The Fall . George Shaw: I woz 'ere -- Herbert Gallery Coventry.

for more details.

Last few weeks to see - Government Art Collection: Selected by Simon Schama: Travelling Light

until Feb 26th 2012Whitechapel gallery London.  Admission free

Government art - Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips on show at Whitechapel Gallery

Simon Schama selects works from the Government art collection on the theme of travel.  Featuring works from the 16th century to today.

Travel to the Whitechapel website for much more detail :

http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/government-art-collection-selected-by-simon-schama-travelling-light