International Guerrilla Video Festival -Dublin- 19,20 February 5-10pm


The International Guerrilla Video Festival (IGVFest) is a mobile exhibition of video art that will be held
19-20 February in three unique areas of the Dublin: Talbot Street and Parnell Street (19 February), Rathmines (20 February). Using a converted rickshaw, the moving festival navigates the city stopping to project films directly on to buildings, monuments and temporary structures, illuminating the urban landscape with videos from over 50 artists.

Poet in the City’s “North & South” - 6.30 p.m. on Monday 16th February 2009

This highly entertaining event, inspired by the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell, brings together some of the UK’s finest and best-loved poets for a light-hearted look at the North-South divide, challenging all the stereotypes. Hosted by Judith O’Reilly, journalist and author of best-selling book Wife in the North, and featuring a fabulous line-up of poets - Wendy Cope, Paul Farley, Sophie Hannah, Jackie Kay and Kit Wright.

Taking place in Hall One at Kings Place, the new home of Guardian News and Media, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG. Close to King’s Cross, the transport gateway to the North.

Tickets priced £9.50 available from www.kingsplace.co.uk or for £11.50 from the box office on 0844 264 0321 (local rate). For booking enquiries please contact tickets@kingsplace.co.uk

Poet in the City’s “North & South” - 6.30 p.m. on Monday 16th February 2009

This highly entertaining event, inspired by the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell, brings together some of the UK’s finest and best-loved poets for a light-hearted look at the North-South divide, challenging all the stereotypes. Hosted by Judith O’Reilly, journalist and author of best-selling book Wife in the North, and featuring a fabulous line-up of poets - Wendy Cope, Paul Farley, Sophie Hannah, Jackie Kay and Kit Wright.

Taking place in Hall One at Kings Place, the new home of Guardian News and Media, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG. Close to King’s Cross, the transport gateway to the North.

Tickets priced £9.50 available from www.kingsplace.co.uk or for £11.50 from the box office on 0844 264 0321 (local rate). For booking enquiries please contact tickets@kingsplace.co.uk

SALON DE REFUSES OLYMPIQUE - Alternative Legacies
After October 2008's very interesting salon as part of TINAG festival we're following this up with another this coming Tuesday 3rd February 2009 from 5pm onwards at Elelvator Gallery, Mother Studios Queen’s Yard,White Post Lane, Hackney Wick, London E9 5EN
www.elevatorgallery.co.uk
Artists presentations followed by an evening of discussion and refreshments. For more information and full programme please contact hilary@optimisticproductions.co.uk

ROLLER SKATING

If you love roller skating or haven’t tried it since your younger days come and take part in a project happening in Archway throughout February. ‘Archway Nights, Roller Lights’ is a project by Hilary Powell commissioned by Alight at Byam Shaw School of Art, University of the Arts and London Borough of Islington to illuminate the dark nights and architecture of Archway.

It’s an invitation to don roller boots and mobile LED’s and come and skate in a most unlikely venue for the evening (every Wednesday evening of February 6.30-8.30pm) – playing your part in a film to be projected back into the space adjacent to Archway Tower in March.
Email hilary@optimistisproductions.co.uk if you are available to take part on one of these Wednesdays in February. Travel expenses paid.

Sunday 15th February 2009 11-4pm / LIMEHOUSE LOOP WALK

Meet Pavilion Café, Victoria Park, Grove Road, e3 5sn

A circular walk along starting in Victoria Park, then along the towpaths of the Hertford Union Canal, Limehouse Cut, through Limehouse Basin and then along the Regent's Canal. Finish back at Victoria Park

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1474059/

Sunday 1st February 2009 1-4pm / River Lea Vale Walk

Meet House Mill, Three Mill Lane, E3 3DU

A three-hour walk along the Lea Valley, starting from Three Mills and ending at St. James Street. Points of interest on the route: Abbey Mills Pumping Stations, The Greenway (Olympic Park viewpoint), River Lea Navigation, Old Ford Lock and Lock Keeper's Cottages, Middlesex Filter Beds, Lea Bridge Sluices, Walthamstow Marshes, Coppermill Lane.

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1383767/
http://bit.ly/river_lea_vale_walk

CREATING THE GLOBAL IMAGE ARCHIVE (FREE Workshop)
Mon 16 Feb 09, 10-6pm
Goldsmiths College, Ben Pimlott Lecture Theatre

A Workshop on images and their archives in cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary contexts.

Everlyn Nicodemus, Robert Nelson, Nick Higgins, Clare Harris, Erin Haney, Ajamu X, Joy Gregory, Elizabeth Edwards, Kristian Romare.

Organised by Jennifer Bajorek and Claire Colebrook

DWELLING, WALKING FALLING: A CONFERENCE ON THE EXPERIENCE OF EVERYDAY SPACE

Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, February 13-14

How do we experience space? How do we navigate and inhabit the city? The conference "Dwelling, Walking, Falling" addresses the social, political and psychoanalytical modes through which we encounter and interact with urban space. The focus will be on the individual and collective experiences of architecture and urbanism, and the ways in which these experiences operate at the levels of everyday reality as well as imagination and fantasy.

Registration fee: £30 (£15 student concessions)
For more information: Samantha Lackey (Samantha.lackey@manchester.ac.uk)
or Anna Dezeuze (anna.dezeuze@manchester.ac.uk)

* How can the cultural sector survive the financial crisis? *

Now Available: Text by Helmut K. Anheier

http://www.labforculture.org/

LabforCulture delves into the issues surrounding the cultural sector and the global financial crisis by inviting the esteemed Helmut K. Anheier to comment on the year ahead for us in How can the cultural sector survive the financial crisis?

Focusing on the concerns facing those working in the cultural sector, the article looks directly at the future role of governments and institutions, global, societal and economical trends and presents real suggestions for getting through the squeeze.

Is this a year we can all clean up our acts, tighten our belts and work hard at securing the past for the future? It is the Year of Creativity and Innovation, as deemed by the European Commision and maybe we need to embed these words into new organisational techniques to weather the storm.

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LabforCulture is a unique tool for artists, cultural professionals, organisations and networks across the 50 countries of Europe, and a platform for cultural cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world. It provides a wide range of linked information from funding possibilities to cultural news and through their open community space the arts and culture sector can post blogs, search contacts through the online profiles or simply make an announcement about an arts event. The site is in six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish.