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**FREE BUS** FOR CHARTER OF THE FOREST
July 2011
Don’t forget if you are planning a trip to Charter of the Forest on 6th / 7th August there is a FREE bus from outside The Collection, Danes Terrace, Lincoln. It is about a 5 minuet walk from Lincoln train station.
Book on the bus at www.charter.eventbrite.com
Lincoln is approximately 1.5 hours from London with regular connections, and is easily accessible from other areas of the UK.
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NORDIC ART
July 2011
The Lincoln Art Programme curators have just returned from a research visit to Norway, the trip was supported by Nabroad (Norwegian Artists Abroad) who organised studio visits with artists in Oslo. The curators also visited the town of Moss to see the Momentum the Nordic biennial of contemporary art.
Above is Tori Wranes posing with some of the objects from her studio.
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MOST NORMAL PEOPLE IN LINCOLNSHIRE UNCOVERED
June 2011
The Lincolnshire Echo have broken the news; we now have the winners of the Normal Competition, Ellen Clayton 83, and the illusive Mr Normal, 77, will be at the Lincolnshire Show on June 23rd to judge the Parade of Normal Things.
Lincolnshire Echo article link
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EXPLORING A LOVE OF TRAINS
May 2011
23rd May - 1st June
Uddin and Elsey
stop look listen
Lincoln Central Railway Station, St Marys Street, Lincoln, LN5 7EW
Over the ten day period Uddin and Elsey will intervene in the stations environment, exploring the English fascination with rail travel. Situated within two of the stations waiting rooms the works aim to give brake the tedium of waiting for imminent train. On Friday 27th June, the Lincoln Beavor Band will play at the Collection, 7.30pm, an extension of the station interventions.
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CHARTER OF THE FOREST
May 2011
The exhibition that our August programme stems from held at the Collection opens on May 27th, artists in the exhibition include Peter Doig, Andy Goldsworthy, Mariele Neudecer, Natalie Gale, to name a few. Our programme in the woodland at Chambers Farm Wood will happen on the weekend of August 6th and 7th buses to the woodland will be running from outside the Collection.
You can book places on one of buses at www.charter.eventbrite.com
Buses will leave from outside the Collection, Danes Terrace, Lincoln on the Saturday and Sunday at 11.00am and will return at 3.00pm.
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THE BEGINING
May 2011
The Trivia of Eccentric England is underway, Uddin and Elsey are planning to open their work stop, look, listen with a brass band on Monday 23rd at Lincoln Central Railway Station. We opened this years programme with a talk from Henry Hemming sharing his experiences as he attempted to discover the true meaning of eccentricity. __________________________________________________
SEARCH FOR NORMALITY BEGINS
March 2011
Anthony Schrag’s project to find the most normal person in Lincolnshire has got off to a flying start. The entries have come flocking in after an article in the Lincolnshire Echo and feature on the BBC Look North News. Anthony is looking for the most normal person in Lincolnshire to lead the Parade of Normal Things which will happen this June.
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A GROWING TEAM
March 2011
Lincoln Art Programme would like to welcome Martyn Surfleet to the team. Martyn will be with the organisation undertaking an internship until the end of October this year.
Later in the year we will need volunteers for various projects, if you are interested in lending a hand on a casual basis please get in contact with Martyn who will be leading on our volunteer programme. Martyn can be emailed on: [email protected] __________________________________________________
NEWSPAPER LAUNCH
Jan 2011
The Lincoln Art Programme 2010 newspaper is hot off the press. The newspaper documents the activity of the organisation through the four main commissions in 2010. Newspapers will be available in various venues in Lincolnshire.
For your free copy email [email protected] with a postal address.
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‘CHARTER OF THE FOREST’ SITE VISIT
Jan 2011
Lincoln Art Programme visited Chambers Farm Wood, the location for the forthcoming ‘Charter of the Forest’ programme. Jeremy Webster from the Collection led the team through the accessible route in the wood.
The Collection will be hosting the main exhibition for 'Charter of the Forest' in their flexible gallery space. Although the wood was covered in frost, by the time the project occurs in the summer the wood will look completely different.
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2011 INTERNSHIP
Jan 2011
Lincoln Art Programme have a new internship position available. The internship will cover working on our forthcoming programmes; 'Trivia of Eccentric England' and ‘Charter of the Forest’.
The deadline for application is 17th February.
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‘TRIVIA OF ECCENTRIC ENGLAND’ SITE VISITS
Dec 2010
On a cold snowy day in Lincolnshire, artists Anthony Shrag and Uddin and Elsey visited Lincolnshire for a site visit. We spent time travelling around Lincolnshire looking at various sites of historical interest, in preparation for next years programme.
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2011 FUNDING
Nov 2010
Lincoln Art Programme are proud to have been awarded funding from Igniting Ambition and Arts Council England for the 2011 programme the 'Trivia of Eccentric England'.
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Our new news section will keep you up to date with what is happening behind the scenes in preparation for the forthcoming programme. We will post news when something worth mentioning happens.
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