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 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…
We have some exciting things going on right now, we’ll keep it all under our hats for the time being, we’re rather excited about where it all goes next in terms of Cultivate. For now a slightly different open call… THE (ACCIDENTAL) MARKS MADE WHILE MAKING ART, AN OPEN CALL The (Accidental) Marks Made While…
Okay, so things have been a little quiet since the adventures and the seaside treats of Folkestone, all the ponies sold straight away of course and a fine day was had by all. You can read lots more about Folkestone via the Organ pages and the link comng up underneath the first image… ORGAN THING:…
The Something Blue show opened almost two weeks ago now, the third in a trilogy of experimental art shows from Cultivate that started in February with the Red show, carried on in April with Something Black and continued this August with Something Blue. The Something Blue show, featuring around 50 artists and 130 or…
The Art Car Boot Fair is off to the seaside again. Each year the Art Car Boot Fair follows the main London event by taking to the road. In past years we’ve been to Liverpool, Hastings, Margate, this year we return to Folkstone for the opening day of the always excellent Folkestone Triennial. Once again…
Something Blue, the third in a trilogy of on-line group shows, will open at 6pm (UK time) on Tuesday August 8th on line at cultivategallery.com and organthing.com
The 2017 Art Car Boot Fair is almost upon us, always one of the highlights of our art year, Sunday 9th July is the date, Whitgift Street, Vauxhall, London, SE11 is the place so don’t be making for Brick Lane this year, Vauxhall is the place (which is good for regular event sponsors Vauxhall cars)…
One week on, and yes, I will say so myself, I thought Interact was excellent, Sir Ian McKellen didn’t comment on his pasty or his pastry but he probably did as well, Marnie Scarlet got all brilliantly yellow, the neighbours got worried about the number of people showing up, there was interaction, cross-pollination, artists…
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