Late Night Opening
On the last Friday of every month Chinese Arts Centre will now be open until 8pm, this will next take place on 26th February.
We will also have entertainment with Live Chinese Music from Ann’s Cultural Club, Kimho Ip and guest Musicians.
Negotiable Values
Exhibition dates: 22nd January – 3rd April 2010
Artists: Conroy/Sanderson, Gordon Cheung, He Chengyao, Rachel Goodyear and Wang Jun
Negotiable Values invites seven artists from the UK and China to create works in response to idea of ethics and moral choices. Developed out of a dialogue with Yan Yan, Director of 501 Arts Space, Chongqing, the exhibition brings together artists’ works which explore the notion of advancement and raises questions about the price of progress.
Negotiable Values takes the internal experience of and international consciousness of China’s development as its starting point. Since the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy, China has embraced aspects of Western culture but we are also now seeing the influence of China and Asia on the West.
At Chinese Arts Centre we will be presenting a selection of works with the full show being presented when it tours to 501 Arts Space, Chongqing, China in Summer 2010.
Jamie Lau
Open Studio will be open daily to 6 February
Jamie Lau works in photography, video and sculpture. His latest series The Dark Ages explores the relationship between commerce and social isolation set against the backdrop of fast food culture. Photographing take-away restaurants at night he presents them isolated in a black limbo, illuminated like beacons in the night. For his Whisper residency he will be developing the series by combining the fast food restaurants in Manchester with backdrops shot in the Peak District. He will be creating fictional landscapes combining the built environment with the natural world, pictorial metaphors for unsympathetic human development and commercial expansion.
Jamie Lau lives and works in London. He is currently studying for an MA in Sculpture at The Slade School of Fine Art.
www.jamielau.co.uk.
Sarah Tse
9th January – 9th May 2010
Sarah Tse’s textural drawings create imaginary dreamscapes by bringing together childhood memories, imagery from her dreams and inspiration from her travels.
She uses pencil to communicate her ideas and to highlight the artist’s hand. Sarah’s drawings suggest a fragility and timelessness. Through them Sarah aims to manipulate the meaning of objects and to change the way the world is interpreted.
For her First Step installation Sarah will create a large wall drawing in response to the space in Chinese Arts Centre alongside which she will show newly created works on paper.
Programme Co-ordinator Vacancy at Chinese Arts Centre
Deadline: 5pm on Monday 15th February
Chinese Arts Centre is looking for an energetic and organised person to fill this exciting new post.
As our Programme Co-ordinator you will be a key part of the programming team assisting in the delivering of our programme, including exhibitions, residencies and outreach projects as well as providing front of house support.
We are looking for someone with strong proofreading skills and a knowledge of contemporary art. Ideally you will have degree in an art related subject and have some experience of working in an arts organisation but more importantly we are looking for someone who has a positive outlook, is a teamplayer, has a passion for contemporary art and is keen to develop.
Please contact Trevor Chan <trevor.chan@chinese-arts-centre.org> to request an Application Pack .
Guanghwa Bookshop
Established in 1971, Guanghwa Company Limited specialises in an extensive range of quality books and magazines from mainland China and Hong Kong, in both English and Chinese. Categories include language learning, martial arts, literature, philosophy, history, herbal medicine, painting and calligraphy etc.
Our store based inside the Chinese Arts Centre is now open to public. Offering a selected range of Chinese art materials and books.
