IN THIS ISSUE
Welcome to the second issue of Artes Mundi e-Bulletin.
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Artes Mundi has moved. Please note our new postal address, telephone and fax numbers:
Artes Mundi
Studio 1
The Courtyard
Letty Street
Cardiff CF24 4EL
T: 029 2022 7600
F: 029 2022 7601
Our website and email addresses remain the same.
Artes Mundi Exhibition
(11 February – 7 May 2006)
Off Centre or Centre? Artes Mundi Conference
(30 – 31 March)
Artes Mundi selectors Ivo Mesquita & Deepak Ananth
Artes Mundi brings together its second international shortlist of artists for 2006. They are:
~ Eija-Liisa Ahtila ~
~ Thomas Demand ~
~ Mauricio Dias & Walter Riedweg ~
~ Leandro Erlich ~
~ Subodh Gupta ~
~ Sue Williams ~
~ Wu Chi-Tsung ~
Click here to read more about the artists on the Artes Mundi website
Selected by Deepak Ananth and Ivo Mesquita, all the artists have achieved recognition for the quality of their work, which reflects in some way the human form or the human condition and adds to our understanding of humanity.
Artes Mundi includes a major exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff, a public event and education programme, a partnership with the BBC to produce several documentaries examining the role of the artist in society, a publication and a conference. A fund of £30,000 will enable works by some of the shortlisted artists to be purchased for the National Collections of Wales and one artist will become the recipient of the £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize.
Click here to read more about the award on our website
Artes Mundi Exhibition (11 February – 7 May 2006)
The exhibition comprises a body of work by each artist. It includes large paintings, humorous drawings, compelling photographic images, as well as fictional films of human drama or documentary discussion. Each artist comments on society in a different way, with different materials. Artes Mundi celebrates some of the world’s most significant artists working today, and their perspectives on real and imagined worlds and cultures.
Click here to read more about the exhibition on our website
The Artes Mundi International Conference will take place over two days at the National Museum Cardiff and Swansea Institute. A key aim of the conference is to bring together artists, curators and critics, to discuss how visual artists place themselves and their work in the world today and to consider ideas on presenting contemporary visual arts or creating platforms in places not perceived to be at the ‘centre’. Contributions will be made by some of the shortlisted artists as well as internationally renowned curators, art critics, art historians and cultural commentators, who will consider a number of questions, including:
- notions of collective cultural identity
- how we connect to the centre
- what connects those places that are off centre
- how artists negotiate positioning
The conference will be Chaired by Declan McGonagle and speakers include: Deepak Ananth, Thelma Golden and Ivo Mesquita.
To register for a place at the Artes Mundi Conference 2006 please fill in the booking form and send it with a cheque for full payment of your fee to Artes Mundi at the address above, no later than 3 March 2006. Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served, basis
Fees for the two-day Conference are: £70 and £35 Concessions (full–time students, seniors & unwaged). These costs include travel between Cardiff and Swansea; an evening reception at the Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea; lunches, teas and coffees, and VAT.
Click here for more about the conference and a downloadable booking form
For more information, please email Tessa Hartog, Projects Officer, on tessahartog@artesmundi.org
Education is at the core of the Artes Mundi programme. We are committed to making contemporary art accessible to a wide range of audiences, stimulating public interest in and broadening understanding of contemporary visual art.
The Artes Mundi education and public programme offers groups and individuals a wide range of innovative ways to get involved in the project and explore the exhibition including:- lunchtime talks
- a major international conference
- artist-led tours
- family workshops
- school workshops
- education pack
- teachers' preview
Click here to find more details of any of these on our website
The Info Room is a space within the exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff where visitors can go to find out more about the works on show in the exhibition and Artes Mundi. Visitors are invited to use the resources which include publications and internet access for research, leave a written comment about the exhibition or simply relax. It is open to everyone and no booking is necessary.
Artes Mundi also runs a number of innovative outreach programmes taking contemporary visual art and culture out of the Museum into the wider community.
For more information please email Liberty Paterson, Education Co-ordinator on libertypaterson@artesmundi.org
Explore the world with Wales’ leading contemporary visual art initiative
Artes Mundi is a unique celebration of visual culture from around the globe, celebrating artists who produce work that adds to our understanding of humanity. If you are interested to know more and be involved in the contemporary visual arts you can make an important contribution by becoming a Friend of Artes Mundi.
Friends benefit from a range of Artes Mundi events, newsletters and discounts:
- Exclusive opportunities to meet international artists, selectors and judges during the Artes Mundi exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff
- Guaranteed places at the biennial Discovery event, a private viewing with curator-led tours
- Regular newsletters and advance information on forthcoming and additional events
- 10% discount on the exhibition catalogue
- 10% discounts on merchandise at the Museum Shop during the exhibition
Becoming a Friend of Artes Mundi costs only £25 a year or £40 for two people living at the same address.
Mike Tooby of National Museum Cardiff
at a recent event for friends and sponsors
3 March at 13.05 17 March at 1.05pm February 11 to May 7 2006 , 11am, 1pm & 2.30pm Click here for more information about these and other events |
Artes Mundi is generously supported by the Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff Council, National Museum Cardiff, Arts Council of Wales, Arts & Business Cymru, Artsworld, BBC Wales, BT, Cardiff School of Art & Design – UWIC, Cardiff University, City and County of Swansea, Colwinston Charitable Trust, Contemporary Art Society of Wales, The Derek Williams Trust, The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Francis Balsom Associates, Geldards LLP, KPMG LLP, The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust, The Myristica Trust, S&G Print Group, Sydney & London Properties, The Ernest Cook Trust, Swansea Institute, University of Glamorgan, University of Wales Swansea, Wales Arts International, Wales Tourist Board, Welsh Development Agency and Western Mail & Echo.
the first artwork arrives at
National Museum Cardiff
Artes Mundi Prize Ltd
Studio One,
The Courtyard,
Letty Street,
Cathays,
CARDIFF
CF24 4EL
Artes Mundi Prize Ltd is a registered charity (number 1097377)