We shall be taking a small Cultivate stall along to Hackney City Farm’s Christmas Fair on Saturday December 9th, expect a selection of very affordable pieces of art. And may we politely point out (again) that original pieces of very affordable art do make for far far better gifts than some heartless piece of mass…
We did a mailout a couple of days ago, if you missed it then here’s what you missed (if you’re not on the mailing list then you can sign up for it here). Here’s the mailout you might have read already or might not have read because you’re not on the mailing The (Accidental) Marks Made…
Intent – :the state of mind with which an act is done. Intent – a cultivated art show in two parts. intent – ɪnˈtɛnt/ – noun : intent; intention or purpose. synonyms: aim, purpose, intention, objective, object, goal, target, end; design, plan, scheme; resolve, resolution, determination; wish, desire, ambition, idea, dream, aspiration, hope adjective: intent…
Busy cooking up some exciting new Cultivation today, the first shows of 2018 from Cultivate are coming together rather nicely, watch this space, announcements later today or maybe tomorrow. We’re working on something in terms of physical gallery flavoured engagement and at the same time something on-line and the worldwide engagement that comes with an…
THE (ACCIDENTAL) MARKS MADE WHILE MAKING ART – The accidental marks made while making art are always intriguing, the floors of artist’s studios, their boots or dresses or shirts, the outside wall that a canvas might have been propped against while being painted on. The photographs of studio floors, paint covered boots, colour-encrusted easels, old…
The artists have been selected, the many (many submissions have all trawled through, the (accidental) marks explored and enjoyed, some artists studios visited, photographs taken, people chased up, thanks everyone (well almost everyone). The show will open on-line both here via the Cultivate website and via our sister website that is Organ magazine next Monday. Expect…
Oh the pleasures of running an open call and being on the receiving end of it all. Now we’ve been very loud and vocal here about out policy in terms of open calls and how they work, the complete and utter cynical scam that is the pay a gallery a fee just to submit a…
CULTIVATE... Artists doing it our way 