Artists & Writers In Residence - Phase One

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    ARTISTS & WRITERS IN RESIDENCE | PHASE ONE
    Poster Club
    Anne-Marie Copestake
    Frances Davis (Cooper Gallery Group Critical Writing) 28 June – 31 July 2015
    In addition to the CURRENT | Phase One exhibitions, three residencies will take place during the exhibition period in June/July 2015 at Shanghai Himalayas Museum’s Residency Venue Zhujiajiao Art Museum located at Zhujiajiao town, a picturesque watertown in the southeast of Shanghai.Immersed in the historical, social and cultural context of China, the residencies will enable the artists and writer to interact with contemporary art communities in the region. This unique experience will open up new positions, ideas and creative approaches for the artists and the writer, which will be shared with artists, writers and audiences in Scotland through a special programme at Cooper Gallery on their return. From 28 June – 5 July, Poster Club members Ciara Phillips, Michael Stumpf, Nicolas Party and Anne-Marie Copestake will undertake a week-long residency to recalibrate the group’s ideals “to make posters and to collaborate”, throughout July Glasgow-based artist Anne-Marie Copestake will be in residence and developing her work with local musicians in Shanghai, then from 15 – 31 July, art writer and member of Cooper Gallery’s Group Critical Writing initiative, Frances Davis will be the Art Writer in Residence, reflecting and annotating upon CURRENT | in Shanghai.
    Period28 Jun 201531 Jul 2015
    Event titleCURRENT: Contemporary Art From Scotland - Phase One
    Event typeExhibition
    LocationShanghai , ChinaShow on map