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Exhibition 16 September – 12 October 2013
Open Thursdays and Fridays 10 – 5pm. Saturday 10 – 2pm. other times by appointment
PRIZEWINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 14 SEPTEMBER
RABLEY DRAWING CENTRE, Mildenhall, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 2LW
Handling a sketchbook takes us to the heart of the space inhabited by the artist. The turning of a page brings a flow of ideas: fragments of images to come, references to places visited, experiences absorbed and thoughts provoked. It is a unique and privileged position, the prospect excites and the time spent rewards. We hope you will visit and enjoy this unique exhibition. Meryl Ainslie, Artist and Director, Rabley Drawing Centre.
SEMINAR
SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2.15 – 5.15pm
Tickets £15 in advance only. Contact info@rableydrawingcentre.com
‘The Role of the Sketchbook in Contemporary Fine Art Practice’
The discussion panel will include Sarah Bodman, Senior Research Fellow for Artists’ Books at the Centre for Fine Print Research Artist Emma Stibbon RA, SKETCH2013 Selector, and Artist Sandy Sykes SKETCH2005 prize-winner. Cat Roissetter SKETCH2011 prizewinner. Invited artists from this exhibition with give short overviews of this sketchbooks and practice.
SKETCH2013 Open Sketchbook Drawing Prize and Exhibition uniquely promotes the diversity and importance of drawing, and the role of the sketchbook in contemporary fine art practice. This year 52 sketchbooks have been selected from national open submission by a distinguished panel of judges: Meryl Ainslie, Artist and Director of Rabley Drawing Centre, Mel Gooding, writer, curator and lecturer on art and architecture; Stephen Felmingham, Artist & Programme Leader BA(hons) Painting, Drawing & Printmaking, Plymouth College of Art; Sara Lee, Rabley Artist in Residence 2013 and Master Printer, Blackbird Editions and Emma Stibbon RA; Artist, Senior Lecturer Fine Art:Printmaking, University of Brighton.
SKETCH started in 2005 and is curated by Meryl Ainslie for Rabley Drawing Centre, a research and exhibition centre promoting the role of drawing today through the gallery, drawing school and artists’ projects.
Exhibition Dates and Venues
16 September – 12 October 2013
RABLEY DRAWING CENTRE, Mildenhall, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 2LW
10 January – 8 February 2014
BLACK SWAN ARTS – FROME, 2 Bridge St Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BB
17 March – 22 April 2014
PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF ART,
Tavistock Place,Plymouth,Devon, PL4 8AT
