Tuesday 15 April 2014, from 19.00
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We are pleased to announce that renowned British photographer and Photofusion Patron Simon Roberts will be giving an artist talk to Photofusion Members.
More information about
the talk here.
I’m running a 3-day photography workshop in Venice, Italy from 4-6 July 2014 in collaboration with Landscape Stories. To find out more, please download the pdf here.
I’m delighted to be giving a public lecture at the renowned George Eastman House on Saturday 9th November. The lecture is part of the Museum’s Wish You Were Here series.
More details here: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/events/detail.php?title=wywh_110913
The Wish You Were Here photography lecture series features renowned photographers sharing images and stories that invite you to explore new destinations or revisit favorite ones.
Lectures are held in the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House. Admission is $6 ($3 students), free for members. Artists will sign their books following the lectures. Books are available in the Eastman House Store.
Wish You Were Here is generously supported by museum member Thomas N. Tischer.
The lecture will be held in the Dryden Theatre at 2pm. Admission is $6 ($3 students), free for members. A book signing will take place afterwards.
I have created a new series of works as part of a commission for The Social: encountering photography, a month long international celebration of photography across the North East of England.
Landscapes of Leisure opens on 18 October 2013, 5-9pm and will see large-scale photographs installed in locations across Sunderland, including-
City Library and Arts Centre, Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1 1RE
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens (External Installation), Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR1 1PP
The Bridges, Market Square, Sunderland, SR1 3DR
Newcastle Central Metro Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1.
View the maps here- http://www.thesocialnepn.co.uk/map/
Artist Talk and Walk: 19 September 2013, 11am meet at Sunderland Museum Foyer. All welcome.
Herrington Country Park, Houghton le Spring, July 2013 © Simon Roberts
About Landscapes of Leisure-
Extending his exploration of the English social landscape, Simon Roberts has worked on a major commission for The Social: encountering photography. A series of large-scale colour photographs, made in various locations throughout Sunderland, are sited in different gallery and public contexts: in the foyer of Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, on the rear façade of Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, in The Bridges shopping centre as well as on the platform at Newcastle Central metro station. The photographs are echoingly familiar, yet also distanced. As in the traditions of large-scale history painting that inform them, we encounter highly socialized and deliberately lyrical environments. Yet these are thoroughly contemporary landscapes, where ordinary people get on with their various activities and pursuits. Some of these are solitary – taking the dog for a walk, or lost in reverie on a park bench. But most of all these are sociable and socialized environments, full of activity. To some viewers the locations will be immediately recognizable, while for many others the ways in which people use and inhabit the spaces – having a picnic, flying a kite, playing football or cycling – provide the more immediate points of connection. As in many of Simon’s projects, themes of memory and identity attach to the otherwise ordinary past-times and vistas. The relationships between people and places create a rich tapestry of social observation, while the high and often distant vantage points give a sense of the contemporary existence of each different landscape, as well as the accretions of historical use, social transformation and reinvention.
Lakeside Village, Sunderland, July 2013 © Simon Roberts
About The Social: encountering photography
The Social is an initiative of the North East Photography Network (NEPN) in partnership with the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland.
We are delighted to be working with an array of photographers and artists from around the world to create a dynamic exchange of photographic practices and experimentation, embracing varied social contexts and activities. Throughout our four-week programme of exhibitions, talks, tours and debates, The Social seeks to provide new opportunities for audiences to engage with high quality lens-based practice in ways that are accessible and relevant. The Social aims to create an internationally significant platform for regionally based photographers to showcase their work and will also bring artists and curators of international stature to the region to work alongside.
Sunderland is the creative hub of The Social, with important new partnerships at the Northern Centre of Photography, University of Sunderland, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland Minster and the National Glass Centre. In extending the reach of The Social across the region, we are also delighted to be working with Durham Art Gallery, Side Gallery, The NewBridge Project and PH Space in Newcastle, as well as Arts Centre Washington amongst others.
The Social is committed to the development of a vibrant creative context for photography in the region, through supporting artists to produce and exhibit new work. Key to this philosophy has been the continued support of Arts Council England and the University of Sunderland. Artists premiering newly commissioned works during The Social include: Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina; Craig Ames; John Kippin; Sarah Pickering; Simon Roberts and Stuart Whipps.
You can find more detail about the festival on their facebook page here – https://www.facebook.com/events/590822437642659/?source=1
As part of the Pierdom exhibition at Flowers Gallery I will be doing an artist talk with Francis Hodgson. The event is free to attend, but numbers are limited. Please RSVP to [email protected].
Alt. +1000, the festival of contemporary photography in Rossinière, Switzerland, is running a workshop with the British photographer Simon Roberts. During the week of August 26th, both professional and amateur photographers are invited to share and explore their visions of photography in the beautiful landscape of the Swiss Alps.
About the workshop
The Alt. +1000 workshop takes place in the charming village of Rossinière. The workshop is an intense experience lasting five days. It welcomes a maximum of 10 participants, ensuring personal attention for each person.
We are looking for a diverse range of professional or amateur participants who are interested in traditional or experimental landscape photography. Taking into account individual level and needs, Simon Roberts will encourage everyone to look, critique and develop their ideas and approaches to image making. The workshop will encourage creativity and benefit from the great experience of a master photographer. During the day, participants will discover and photograph in the Rossinière area. In the evening, everybody will gather for dinner, where they will share their experiences.
The workshop will be held from August 26 to 29, 2013. Arrival date in Rossinière: August 25. Departure date: August 30 (after breakfast).
Inscription deadline: August 1, 2013.
For further information about the workshop, please download the document: WORKSHOP 2013 Terms&Conditions
About the festival
The village of Rossinière in the foothills of the Swiss Alps is reputed for its 17th- and 18th- century architecture and its verdant setting. The photography festival contrasts this vernacular village identity with the questioning, inquisitive and provocative viewpoints of contemporary imagemakers.
“High Altitude”, is both the name and the theme of the third edition of the Alt. +1000 festival. It brings together emerging and noted photographers around a rich and varied subject. In Summer 2011, 10 exhibitions featuring 40 international artists were held in various spaces of the village of Rossinière. This year, 12 exhibitions are organized on the theme of altitude, and invite us to look at the world from another point of view.
Art, Election & History – An artist talk and reception with Nicola Green & Simon Roberts
What is the role of the artist in the portrayal of political events?
Drinks will be served from 6pm.
The artists will be in conversation from 7pm.
Please RSVP to [email protected]
As part of my Let This Be A Sign exhibition at Derby’s Silk Mill (part of the Format Festival), we’ve also organised a Placard Making Workshop.
What would you protest about? Taking inspiration from ‘Let this be a sign’ you can make your own placard, photograph yourself and upload the images to Derby At Work. The event is being run in collaboration with Guy Atkins from Make The March and 50K Club.
The workshop will take place on-
16 March 10.00 – 16:00
17 March 13:00 – 16:00
You can find out more here- http://www.formatfestival.com/events/make-your-own-placard-workshop.
Image: Blackpool High Street, 2008 © Simon Roberts.
I will be giving a talk at the University of Nottingham, School of Geography as part of their research seminar program.
ALL WELCOME!
For any queries about the seminar please contact: [email protected]
The School is at the forefront of research into Cultural Geography. Work by Stephen Daniels , David Matless, Briony McDonagh, Susanne Seymour and Charles Watkins has explored the relationship between the design, representation and experience of landscape and the formation of personal, local, national and imperial identities in England from the 16th century to the present day. This longstanding English focus in work at Nottingham has been supplemented by Alex Vasudevan’s research on the landscapes of contemporary photography
I will be doing an artist talk on behalf of the North East Photography Network at the Mining Institute in Newcastle on 5th December to discuss my practice and recent projects. The talk will start at 18.30 and will be followed by refreshments in the Library.
The event is free however booking is requested. Please register via eventbrite here.
