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[Opportunity] BlankCanvas
Monday 9th Aug 2010
This November, as part of BlankWeekend, Blank Media Collective will present a series of unexpected, incidental live art interventions. Manchester is your BlankCanvas.
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blankpages Issue 26
Wednesday 1st Sep 2010
September sees several special treats in blankpages – we're presenting the work of not one, but two poets this month. Alicia Stubbersfield shares some supremely crafted and entertaining works alongside her thoughts on the state of modern poetry, technique and how she got to where she is. Lauren Bolger's short internship with blankpages culminates this month with her thoughts on the relationship between poetry and music, and a piece of her own poetry.
As if that double-sided treat wasn't enough, we have the pleasure of sharing Fran Giffard's One of Every Species of Vulture in its entirety. This collection of images is fascinating not only in its subject matter, but also in its meticulous detail and obsessive completeness.
Returning once again to the 'pages are two of our favourite contributors – Kevin Bradshaw does the honours once again on illustration, and Elaine Wilson interviews, reviews and presents this month's mp3 from Stealing Sheep
blankpicks this month covers Spencer Tunick's Big Chill installation through the naked eyes of one of its participants, and don't forget to check out Recommends... Your monthly toe-dipping into what's hot in the world of emerging arts events...
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blankpages Issue 25
Sunday 1st Aug 2010
blankpages is half way to 50! All you mental arithmetic skillsters will know that means we're on issue 25. Quite amazing really. And we keep growing and changing. Keep your eyes peeled for new opportunities within the blankpages team to be announced soon.
Returning to our fold this month is Kevin Bradshaw, after his excellent cover feature last month, he's our guest illustrator for August!
This month we have an excellent how-to feature from Stuart Douglas of Obverse Books, about starting your own small press, and we're featuring the music of Deaf To Van Gogh's Ear, who will be performing at Kro Bar for BlankSounds, Blank Media Collective's new quarterly live music night.
Alongside this, we're pleased to be publishing work created at the first Imploding Acoustic Inevitable Festival in the Lake District back in June. It's an Exquisite Corpse-style piece straight from the minds of the festival's audience... Make of it what you will...
This is of course on top of the usual high quality poetry, fiction and visual art spotlight we tirelessly present for your digestion.
So take a minute out and relax among the clouds with blankpages...
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Upcoming Event: BlankSounds… Deaf to Van Gogh’s Ear | Chrik | Nuzzlemuzzle
Friday 13 August 2010, 7:30pm - Friday 13 August 2010, late
Kro Bar, Manchester
BlankSounds, our new live music night has got a treat in store for you this month! We’re delighted to be hosting the first gig in the UK tour of the wonderfully talented Deaf to Van Gogh’s Ear and Chrik.
blankpages Issue 24
Thursday 1st Jul 2010
This month we're showcasing the work of a new collective on the block – Centrepoint. They show the work of emerging photographers on their blog, so we thought we'd share it with you. blankpages caught up with one of the members to find out what it's all about.
The fiction this month is by Sam Byers – a clever argument where content marries form. And he's about to have his novel published. One to watch!
Our poetry (by Tom Harding) and music this month have been illustrated by the artists (or in the case of Black Jack Barnet, by the shipmate of the artist – Jimmy Blakeley!)
Our cover artist and spotlight share a sense of the psychedelic. Both Kevin Bradshaw's esoteric animal compositions and Monica Metsers' fantastical manifestations yield more and more as you look closer and closer...
And take a look at our new extended Recommends... section – morphing into an emerging arts events listings page – if you have an event you'd like to promote, then get in touch!
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Join the BMC Degree Show Street Team
Monday 17th May 2010
Interested in seeing some of the best talent from your local college / university?
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Upcoming Event: [Recommends] Counting Backwards #1
Thursday 3 June, 7pm - Thursday 3 June, late
Fuel Cafe Bar, Manchester
Counting Backwards is a new series of text-sound-performance events. It takes place on the first Thursday of alternate months at Fuel cafe bar in Withington. The first event is on Thursday 3 June 2010. Entrance is free. Performing at the first event are Mike Cannell, THF Drenching and Holly Pester.
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[Recommends] Exhibition Opportunity [Free For Arts Festival]
Wednesday 12th May 2010
Free for Arts Festival is a Not-For-Profit celebration of art and performance. Manchester will play host to a week-long series of events, from 1st to 9th Oct 2010, fuelled by the ideas of local artists and performers united by their desire to provide inventive and unique experiences for the public “on the house”.
blankpages Issue 22
Saturday 1st May 2010
It's another exciting month for blankpages – this one's extra special.
We're extremely pleased to present an exclusive interview with Naomi Alderman, on her second book 'The Lessons', published last month by Penguin, and indeed the lessons she has learned through her experience of success and attention as a novelist. She's dished out frank advice on publishing, creativity and form, coupled with a piece of her own short fiction.
This month's cover art – from Brazilian artist Erica Ferrari – combines striking acid geometrics with functional imagery, and our spotlight falls on Nicholas Dedics; a Manchester based artist exploring the impact of information saturation on our modern lives through his paintings.
To co-incide with the blankpages Liverpool Showcase (at Leaf Tea Shop & Bar, Parliament Street, Liverpool, on 12th May – part of the Writing on the Wall Festival's 10th anniversary celebrations), blankverse this month is highlighting the work of Liverpool poet Cate Jacobs, who will be reading at the event in Liverpool (alongside Curtis Watt, Black Jack Barnet, Darren Adcock, Jack Welsh and plenty more besides!). Be sure to come along if you can.
This month's mp3 is provided by the sensational Plank! Recently featured live in session on BBC6 Music, their fusion of dark, rhythmic, experimental, instrumental sprawlings and electronic soundscapes is one to watch. And listen to.
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Upcoming Event: MILL24
Saturday 24th April 2010, 6pm - Sunday 25th April 2010, 6pm
Islington Mill, Salford
Mill24 is a series of 24-hour exhibitions beginning on Saturday 24th April 2010 at Islington Mill, Salford. The Project is a pioneering reflection of the immediate pace of contemporary culture, resulting in an art event that lengthens the excitement of the opening night while condensing an entire exhibition into one day only. All of the works on show are ‘limited edition’.
The project will utilise all 5 floors of the mill’s space in a diverse 24-hour showcase of innovatively presented sound art, site specific installation, time based media and performance from up and coming, local and international artists. Throughout the scheduled ‘day’ these artists will be premiered simultaneously
across the building, directly engaging the audience in the discovery of new artwork.
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