UK - Birmingham The Rea Garden
enlarge...	Location: The Rea Garden 1 – 8, Floodgate Street Digbeth Birmingham B5 5ST Preview: 19/09/2010 12 Noon Event dates: 19/09/2010 - 19/09/2010 Current artist in residence Brigid Mc Leer has been working down at The Rea Garden since April in preparation for her ‘durational performance’ ‘One + One (The reading)’. Whilst resident Brigid has laid a miniature railway track at the site which will be used a camera track. ‘One + One (The reading )’ is inspired by numerous sources, one being Jean Luc Godard’s film ‘Le Mepris’ – a film about the making of a film of Homer’s Odyssey. In the opening sequence of ‘Le Mepris’ we see a woman reading, Mc Leers piece will reference this shot, however during the durational performance Brigid will be reading text from James Joyce’s Ulysses. Ulysses based on the Odyssey, gives an account of a day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin, June 16th 1904. Mc Leer’s states that Ulysses ‘is also being read to speak to the surrounding context of Digbeth’s immigrant Irish community’. The reading which is open to the public on Saturday 19th June from 12 noon will be filmed using the tracking system. www.behindcloseddoors.org.u

UK - West Midlands A for Animation: Cyclo-mation
enlarge...	Location: The Public New Street west Bromwich West Midlands B70 7PG Event dates: 21/07/2010 - 26/09/2010 Cyclo-mation Artist Steven Chamberlain has been commissioned to develop an interactive animation device powered by you. www.thepublic.com

UK - West Midlands A for Animation: Exhibition
enlarge...	Location: The Public New Street West Bromwich West Midlands B70 7PG Event dates: 21/07/2010 - 26/09/2010 An exciting range of animation old and new curated by 7” Cinema will be displayed in the galleries and theatre. Animation related games and interactive workshops for all ages during the summer break. www.thepublic.com

UK - Worcestershire THE CENTRAL GALLERY AND EXHIBITION SPACE
enlarge...	Location: The Central Gallery & Exhibition Space, 2 St Ann's Road Malvern Worcestershire WR14 4RG Event dates: 10/02/2010 Opening in Spring 2010, a spacious new gallery for hire in the centre of Great Malvern. Available in one or two week slots. Reasonable rates which include heating, lighting and a full alarm system. Further details on: info@thecentralmalvern.co.uk www.thecentralmalvern.co.uk

UK - Hereford Hereford Photography Festival
	Location: Hereford Event dates: 22/10/2010 - 27/11/2010 Commission Opportunity Award: £3,000 Artist fee (to include all expenses) plus production budget to be agreed. Criteria: Photographers, arts and research partnerships: Hereford Photography Festival are seeking to appoint a photographer to develop a proposal and undertake a research-led commission by the end of June 2010. Contact, Caitlin Griffiths Details: The purpose of this brief is to secure the creation of a high quality and innovative exhibition - of new photographic work and archival material - to celebrate the history, regional cultural significance and international presence of ‘The Hereford’ breed of cattle. For full brief and application details please email. caitlin@photofest.org www.photofest.org

UK - Warwickshire Jerwood Sculpture Prize Commission Unveiling
enlarge...	Location: Jerwood Sculpture at Ragley, Ragley Hall. Alcester Warwickshire B49 5NJ Event dates: 12/06/2010 - 31/12/2010 Starting twenty-four metres below the ground, Juliet Haysom's ephemeral sculpture Spring is an innovative work that has a direct and active relationship with the landscape. The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is delighted to announce that the unveiling of this unique commission by Juliet Haysom will be on the 12 June 2008 at Ragley, Alcester, Warwickshire. Juliet won the 2007 Jerwood Sculpture Prize for Spring in April 2007 and has since been preparing for the day she can literally 'turn it on'. To create this transient sculptural form, Juliet drilled a borehole down to a local aquifer below the grounds of Ragley. Water present in the ground is then pumped to the surface and driven through a series of nozzles. Its appearance will vary depending on weather and light conditions, but the reliable water source means that it will remain a permanent feature of the within the grounds. The visible vapour created will sustain the turf and surrounding plants before vanishing into the atmosphere and ultimately returning to the ground. It is a special addition to the Jerwood Foundation's Sculpture Collection at Ragley. “Haysom is particularly intrigued by the ways in which each piece of sculpture can make use of the invisible qualities of a place.” Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Art Critic, The Times The Jerwood Sculpture Prize was launched in 2001 as a major initiative of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. The aim of this commissioning prize is to give strong support and encouragement to emerging talent within the medium of outdoor sculpture and to commission new work for the Jerwood Foundation's Sculpture Collection, sited within the grounds of Ragley, Warwickshire. Previous winners include Benedict Carpenter, Gereon Krebber, and Judith Dean. www.jerwoodsculpture.org