Slack Space newsletter 25 June 2011
Current exhibition
Upcoming exhibition
Music Works free taster sessions
Colchester Free Festival children’s workshop
Other upcoming events
Slack Space Carnival entry
Call for Wivenhoe pantomime
Call for young bands
Call for original musicians and groups
Call for voluntary workshop leaders for Colchester Free Festival
Current exhibition
‘Hindsight’ Wednesday 22 June - Saturday 2 July
A Colchester Institute graphic Media retrospective show for years foundation through two from the BA graphic Media degree scheme
“The work featured in this show is a chance for us to explore the process a Graphic Design student goes through when studying to become a fully developed practitioner. If we avoid the intrinsic process of Hindsight, we would simply be allowing our work to cycle endlessly. Hindsight is a graphic design student’s way to avoid this spiral, a way to exorcise the past through an evaluative and developing future. We hope this show introduces you to this principle and affords you the same enjoyment it does us.”
Upcoming exhibition
‘Open 3’ Wednesday 6 July – Saturday 23 July
The third Slack Space open show
Final selections are being made as we speak but, with over 70 applicants, this show promises to be as exciting and dynamic as previous Slack space opens. Slack Space open shows favour artists who live or work in Colchester Borough and have not exhibited in Slack Space before.
Music Works free taster sessions
Free Taster sessions: 12pm – 1pm and 2pm – 3pm at Slack Space, Colchester. Saturday 2nd July 2011.
New music company Music Works, set-up by co-directors Iain Court, Andy Lynham and Fiona Mason, is launching in August with a weekend music workshop in contemporary vocals and home recording at the Lakeside Theatre at the University of Essex, Colchester.
The company’s philosophy is all about empowering you to get the most out of your music to create your own sound and they believe that you learn best when you’re enjoying yourself. Music Works provides focussed but fun group and individual music training and coaching in contemporary vocals, contemporary instrumental technique, group performance, performance technique, studio preparation, studio engineering, production, yoga and relaxation for performance and the music business.
As a taster of the August workshops Music Works is running two free contemporary vocal workshops on Saturday July 2nd at Slack Space in Colchester from 12pm - 1pm and from 2pm - 3pm. Andy and Iain will get you singing and you’ll get a chance to find out more about Music Works. To book your place or for more information please email learn@music-works.net or call 01206 625562 and visit www.music-works.net
Colchester Free Festival children’s workshop
Sunday 10 July 11.30am - 14.30pm / drop in
Kidstival ‘Space and Beyond’ Prop Making Workshop
Help create amazing alien creatures, space rockets maybe even a moon buggy! Your masterpieces will be used to decorate Kidstival at the Colchester Free Festival on Saturday 27th August, in Castle Park
Design and make the best Alien competition
Please bring any crafting materials you may have laying around, especially tin-foil, paints, brushes, glue & old newspapers. All ages welcome, we want to get the kids involved too
For more information please contact Jo Coldwell colchesterjo@googlemail.com
Other upcoming events
Wednesdays11.30am – 1.30pm
Weekly drop in Knitting & Crochet Circle ‘Slack Stitch’
Fridays11am – 6pm
The Slack Space piano and organ are available for anyone who would like to practice or play. Just pop in and have a tinkle! All welcome
Saturday 25 June 2pm - 3pm
Slack Jazz
An informal jam, bring an instrument and join in or just come and enjoy the music!
Sunday 26 June 11am - 4pm
Free carnival costume making workshops
11am to 1.30 making wire backpacks and Fabric covered wings
2pm to 4 pm making Headdresses
Booking essential lisagorrod@btinternet.com
Thursday 30June 7.30pm - 9.15pm
Singing group
Souterrain - Slack Space’s new free and accessible singing group
Saturday 2 July 12pm – 3pm
Music Works
Contemporary vocals workshop 12pm – 1pm and then 2pm – 3pm
Further details above.
Wednesday 6 July 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Craft club
Monthly adults craft club with local artist Paula McGregor
Saturday 9 July 2pm - 4 pm
Slack Folk
Free and accessible afternoon folk club.
Sunday 10 July 11.30am - 14.30pm / drop in
Kidstival ‘Space and Beyond’ Prop Making Workshop
Further details above.
Slack Space Carnival entry
We’re really looking forward to taking part in this year’s Colchester Carnival! Would you like to join us? We’d love as many of our friends and supporters as possible to take part…….
We’ll lend you a Slack Space T shift (if you haven’t already got one), otherwise wear something bright and colourful!
We’ll supply streamers, or bring your own!
Anyone with poi, juggling balls or anything else wonderful particularly welcome!
Consider attending the free Slack Space Carnival costume making workshop (details above) to make yourself a colourful back pack or headdress to wear for the procession
We will be accompanied by live musicians led by the fantastic Slack Jazz team! We would like to invite other musicians to join the procession with us. In order to participate you will need to play an instrument that doesn’t need amplification and be familiar with these two songs, which will be played around the route. Percussionists are welcome. We will be setting up a rehearsal nearer the time which we would encourage you to attend:
In the Mood (in G) Glen Miller
Feeling good (in E minor) Nina Simone (Michael Bublé version)
Please e mail colchesterslackers@googlemail.com to register your interest
Call for Wivenhoe pantomime
Wivenhoe Pantomime are looking for someone to help with wardrobe this year. If anyone is interested please contact them on wivpantogroup@googlemail.com
Call for young bands
Teenage Rampage – Call for performers
Slack Space will be holding a showcase of music from young local bands on Saturday 17th September. We are currently looking for acts to perform either covers or originals and the only criteria is that all members must be 16 or under.
If you are interested please contact Phil Wyard on phil.wyard@gmail.com
Call for original musicians and groups
Escalator Music is still going strong as a ground breaking talent development project for the best original musicians and groups in the Eastern region. It is run by Norwich Arts Centre and supported by Arts Council England, East. They have another round of selections coming up. If you would like to nominate somebody or encourage them to apply it’s very easy.
Simply send 3 or 4 recent music tracks and fill in a short application form which is on the website at www.escalatormusic.co.uk. Just click on the words “submission form” in the ‘Apply’ section of the website. Email the form and the tracks to rosie@norwichartscentre.co.uk or send to Escalator Music, Norwich Arts Centre, 51 St Benedicts St, Norwich, NR2 4PG.
Escalator are generally looking to make timely interventions in the musical careers of individuals or groups who produce their own original and exciting material.
The provisional closing date for this round is Thursday June 30th.
Call for voluntary workshop leaders for Colchester Free Festival
We will be running our popular pop up gallery at Colchester Free Festival on 27 August. We are looking for artists willing to run voluntary workshops for the community in our area – either just for a few hours or for the whole day. Please contact Gary Hill garyhilluk@live.co.uk if you think you might be able to help.
All events and activities at Slack Space are free and accessible.
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