Connect with Droitwich Spa

Tamara Jelača, one of our favourite artists, is trying to put Droitwich Spa on the map with a great exhibition of Mail Art gems. Why not get involved by sending a postcard of your artwork and join artists from around the world. Your work will be exhibited at the internationally renown Droitwich Salt Fest.

 

'Connection is made...'

'Salt Fest' Droitwich Spa, 12th - 13th September 2015

Droitwich Library, October 2015

Droitwich Arts Network invites the artists to participate in the Mail Art Exhibition in town's library. The aim of the project is to connect artists from Droitwich Spa with fellow artists from twin towns and around the world. Feel free to introduce yourself through your artistic expression. We are looking forward to see your works.

Conditions:
Participation is free.
All mediums will be accepted like: mixed media, collage, painting, drawing, text/poetry, original printmaking, photography, digital art but please no photocopies.
Dimensions: approximately A5 (15 x 21 cm), but it's not a strict rule
More than one work allowed
Artwork must be sent through the regular postal service as a postcard (not in envelope). Be sure the postage is stamped at correct amount.
No Jury. All artworks will be exhibited.
Each artist is required to give the following information together with his/her artwork(s): name and surname, country, title of artwork, technique, email and, if any, personal website. Please write clearly.
Artworks sent for the exhibitions will not be returned. The artworks will become a part of The Droitwich Arts Network collection or be offered for sale for a symbolic prize and the revenue will be all donated to a charitable institution (with the permission of the artist).
All artworks will be published in e-catalogue and available to download.
The organiser retains the rights to photograph and print photographs of works in local papers, in web, public relations and advertisements of the exhibition. The artists' name will be clearly noted.
The organiser The Droitwich Arts Network reserves the right to refuse any material judged to be unsuitable for exhibiting due to violent or offensive subject.


Deadline:

Please send your postcards before:

30th September 2015

All artists that include the contact email will be informed when the artwork is received.


Please send your artworks to the following address:
Mail Art Project

19 Impney Way

Droitwich Spa

Worcestershire

WR9 7EJ

United Kingdom

Tamara Jelaca - Little House in Prairie



Tamara's Little House in Prairie

Welcome to the Dwell exhibition and book. For a whole month we will be taking each artist's page and transforming it into a 3 dimensional dwelling. Each one of these small sculptures will be exhibited in public on the London streets.

Noahs Arc Wheres my Dearest

Detail from Net

Our final Net, on the first day of March, comes from Tamara Jelača.
One of the most exciting aspects of Collect Connect is the contact we make with people all over the world. Today we have a wonderfully dynamic little sculpture from the Serbian Artist Tamara Jelača.
Tamara recently exhibited with us at the Fab Fridge Exhibition in Bath. A quick look at Tamara's recent group shows reveals that she is prolific and hard working artists with a specialism in embroidery.

Cloud

Tamara writes on her web site,
'Embroidery for me is a kind of meditation. The process is slow, the drawing is showing up slowly. I love the fact that I can touch and feel the line. Each line gives me enough time to think and discover what the process itself means to me. Oddly enough, at the same time my embroidery is fast. It is a picture of my thoughts that develops slowly on a piece of fabric. Each finished piece is for me the revelation and tangible moment of my personal history'(http://www.tamarajelaca.com/artist-statement/#)

We placed 'Little House in Prairie' along the canal path at Mile End on a windy day. The threads hanging from Tamara's cloud whipped around in the breeze, each thread tracing a contour in the air to make an ever changing drawing of the wind.

Don't forget to have a look at the next Collect Connect project, 'The Art of Caring' exhibition at The Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames. The theme is Caring/Care and it is FREE to enter.

 

To buy the Dwell Book for £6 then follow this LINK

Reserve a page - Dwell

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
at 11am on the December 6th.
If you have missed out then don't worry there are plenty of exhibitions in 2015.

If you have reserved a page then you've still plenty of time to send your net into us, but don't forget to send it in before 31st December 2014 (Midnight)

We've had a varied and exciting group of Dwelling sent into to us over the past month. Thank you if you've contributed. We have now filled 12 pages but are still looking for a further 18 to complete the book.

Tamara Jelača - Little house in prairie

The talented Serbian artist Tamara Jelača sent us her Net (above) called 'Little house in prairie'. Your Dwell net could be anything from a car to a space capsule, a tent to a wizard's tower- anywhere that you have dwelt or where you can imagine dwelling! Add your dwelling to the book to be part of the Dwell community.

If you would like to contribute then contact Dean immediately at collectconnect4@gmail.com and he will reserve you page.

This will allow you between 2-4 weeks to finish your dwelling and turn it into a Net. Read all the information on the Submit and Now Showing pages where Dean has written everything you'll need to know. He explains what a net is, and what you will need to email to him, but if there are any questions then get in touch.