Up and Coming Arts

2012 update

2012-01-11T08:15:00.001-08:00

We have had to shelve the idea of Up & Coming Arts for now as there just is not the money to sustain it at this present time.

We would like to thank all who have worked on Up & Coming - 'Giz a Touch' in 2010 and Up & Coming 'Exhibition' in 2008 and are all working on their own projects and I wish them well for the future!

Keep an eye out as I am sure with the right team it will return.... who knows?

In the meantime David Thomas Crawley is setting himself up as a professional artist (about time) in Liverpool, UK (blogs and further details will be released over Feb/March 2012) and Sarah Leanne down in Nottingham, UK with Bonnie Creations

I am sure this will return, one day!

Up & Coming Arts seeks a Part Time administrator. (VOLUNTARY) 20 Hours

2011-07-17T08:53:00.000-07:00

Up & Coming Arts is setting up as a Community Interest Company later this summer and will be based at Domino Gallery, Liverpool. It will build upon the success of exhibitions in 2008 Up & Coming Exhibition (Crawley & Ali) at Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool and more recent in 2010 Up & Coming: ‘Giz a Touch’ (Crawley & Trappe) as part of Liverpool Independents Biennial.

It is important that candidate be based in Liverpool as this is an unpaid opportunity without expenses. ALL staff at present are working for free but are working hard to gain funding.

The candidate must demonstrate exceptional organisational and time management skills, as well as the ability to multitask, take initiative, and work well under pressure. Strong written and verbal communication skills and an acute attention to detail are necessary. You should have excellent understanding of and experience with Mac / PC operating systems and be proficient in Microsoft Office, and CS3/CS4 packages that include PhotoShop, InDesign and Illustrator. You will have your own laptop with access to high speed internet connection.

The candidate will have a degree in Fine Art, Graphics or some other Arts related course. You will work closely with the Director, Directors Assistant, staff and artists in the organisation of exhibitions at Domino Gallery and in the coordination of other venues in the city of Liverpool and further a field.

Please email a 2 page covering letter FAO: David Thomas Crawley, Director, Up & Coming Arts and a CV with 2 references (telephone numbers and email addresses)
upandcomingarts@gmail.com

DEADLINE 30th July 2011 (5:00pm)

We Are Plural - based Berlin, Germany

2011-07-16T08:11:00.000-07:00

We are please to say that we are working with artists based in Berlin, Germany with an online idea We Are Plural

Further information on this as we are busy setting up our launch in Sept 2011! Stay tuned!

Announcing our Directors Assistant

2011-07-15T10:57:00.000-07:00

Here at Up & Coming Arts we are working very hard to get Up & Running.

We can now announce that we have appointed Harry Staniland as Directors Assistant to David Thomas Crawley. Harry has a wealth of experience in the production of television adverts and corporate films and has been involved in several grass roots arts communities in Liverpool.

Happy days at Up & Coming!!

Crawley & Trappe

2011-07-09T08:02:00.000-07:00

Image taken by Illy
Crawley & Trappe
©2011 Up & Coming Arts

Crawley & Trappe have had a very successful meeting today regarding curation for the forthcoming exhibition to be held in Liverpool later in September 2011. Stay tuned to our blog for further information.

Up & Coming Arts is on the way to becoming Up & Running!

2011-07-04T05:38:00.001-07:00

During the summer of 2011 Up & Coming Arts will be setting up shop here in Liverpool.

David Thomas Crawley is working hard with various organisations in Liverpool to make Up & Coming Arts a reality. In the next few weeks we will be putting a call out for artists, performance artists, musicians and DJs to become a part of a new exhibition entitled Up & Coming Arts presents - 'Homecoming'.

Up & Coming Arts announces that they are getting Up & Running!

2011-07-02T06:18:00.000-07:00

'Strike Action'
NML World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool
Photo Credit
©2011 Laurie McMillian Photography
©2011 David Thomas Crawley

Big thanks to Brian at Elevator Bar & Food for letting me set up at the cafe bar today.

Up & Coming Arts is now happy to announce that they are seeking advice from Pacific Stream Enterprise Solutions in setting up as a business as well as David Thomas Crawley setting up as a professional artist! Big thanks to Roy Jones for all his help and guidance.

Keep upto date with our blog as we are currently updating our website. For further information as to our previous exhibitions at CUC Liverpool and Domino Gallery please visit www.upandcoming.org

BBC Radio Merseyside

2011-06-30T15:39:00.000-07:00

David Thomas Crawley appeared on the Tony Snell in the morning show at 6:45am this morning before heading to the Albert Dock this morning. Please click here to listen and go to 00:45.00

Following on from Up & Coming - 'Giz a Touch' we will be in the process of a new exhibition later in the summer to be held at Domino Gallery titled 'Homecoming' curatored by Crawley & Felicity Wren

Image
'Wanted Series'
©2011 David Thomas Crawley
Performance on the steps of NML World Musuem
David worked with local Liverpool artist and film maker Illy

STRIKE ACTION

2011-06-29T06:15:00.000-07:00

Thursday 30th June 2011
David Thomas Crawley will be filming a performance piece as the Strike happens on Thursday 30th June 2011.

7:00am to 10:00am
Albert Dock
Show support for PCS Members of Tate Liverpool and National Museums Liverpool. Sound your horn when you drive passed!

10:00am to 11:30am
Outside NML World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool.
Workshops with David Jacques (Liverpool based painter)
David Thomas Crawley (Performance) You will be asked to join in and show your solidarity. Take photographs on your phone and email these to us. You will be filmed for a new piece of work to be shown later in the year at Domino Gallery, Liverpool. This will be filmed by local artist Illy who is supporting David with this.

11:30am - 12:00pm
Through the streets of the city centre. Just follow us from there as I am sure a lot of people will. We will be heading towards the Blackie on Berry Street, Liverpool.

12:30pm - 12:45pm
Talks held at the Blackie, Berry Street, Liverpool.

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Outside NML World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool.
David Thomas Crawley will be asking participants to hold up banners and dance and sing!

"100 years on from the Transport Strike of 1911 things might have changed but people still fight for their rights and pensions."
David Thomas Crawley

This is to be used in a video piece for the next Up & Coming exhibition titled: Up & Coming Arts presents - 'Home Coming'

Up & Coming Arts CIC are pleased to announce that they are working with local artist Illy who will be helping David film this performance.

'Remember 1982!'
Illy

From 7:00am David and Illy will be on the gates at the Albert Dock supporting staff on the picket line.

Further news will be released later in the day. Press Releases will be made public by emailing upandcomingarts@gmail.com Subject heading PRESS

Please upload your pictures to our facebook group or email these to upandcomingarts@gmail.com Subject: NML Strike Action Photography OR Video

If your would like to volunteer please contact David at upandcomingarts@gmail.com OR see his website www.davidtcrawley.co.uk

LONG NIGHT - Liverpool Biennial Thursday 18th Nov 2010

2010-10-27T05:02:00.000-07:00

PRESS RELEASE
Up & Coming - ‘Giz a Touch’
LONG NIGHT of Liverpool Biennial 2010
Thursday 18th Nov 2010

Celebrating 'Long Night' of Liverpool Biennial we have decided that this is the best time to open up a curators talk, an artist performance and local musicians will show off their talents.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS EVENT WILL BE FILMED AND PHOTOGRAPHED

18:00 - 19:00
Curators Talk on 'Giz a Touch'
Artists and public alike are invited to participate in this discussion.

19:00 -20:00
Performance by David Thomas Crawley. Please bring your own passport image for this and make sure you at your best as he will want ALL participants to be involved with this. Further details to be revealed on the evening.

20:00 - 22:00
Music from some of Liverpool’s best acoustic musicians – chill and enjoy. £6 – which includes a glass of wine. Please RSVP to felicityw@gmail.com

Why not come and support us in this event as secret things will be afoot and revealed on the evening.

Will you find any pounds on the night????

SEE LEAFLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS

www.upandcoming.org

2010-09-16T23:41:00.000-07:00

The gallery is situated near to the Liverpool Biennial visitors centre.

Up & Coming - Giz a Touch exhibition
Domino Gallery
11 Upper Newington
Liverpool
L1 2SR

WEBSITE LIVE - SAT 18th SEPT 2010

Thanks to James Argyle for doing this.

www.upandcoming.org

2010-09-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

We have now had our 'Own It' logo designed by Faith Carr-Richards from Nottingham.

Well done on winning first prize and your prize will be with you soon.

Further developments with the Own It education programme will be revealed over the coming months as Steph Richards and Dalj Bruce are working hard to make this programme happen.

Liverpool Independents Biennial

2010-09-06T16:35:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE for Liverpool Independents Biennial guide. MAP

Maria Cassidy (UK)
David Thomas Crawley (UK)
Sooim Jeong (S Korea)
Farzad Kohan (USA)
Michael J Mac Gabhann (IRE)
Claire McCarthy (UK)
Chris Pheysey (UK)
Sarah-Leanne Trappe (UK)
Jim Turner (UK)
Outcasting (UK)
*Outcasting is an online moving image gallery

Curated by Crawley & Trappe

Exhibition Dates:
Sat 18th Sept - Sat 27th Nov 2010 (closed Sunday)
Opening times: 11:00 to 17:00

Private View
Saturday 18th September 2010
19:00 - 21:00
Please email upandcomingarts@gmail.com for with subject heading 'Private View'

Domino Gallery, 11 Upper Newington, Liverpool, L1 2SR MAP

Social Networking

2010-09-04T05:15:00.000-07:00

Be a part of our social networks
David Thomas Crawley | Create your badge

We are working hard on this and this will form a part of the over all curatorial stategy that will be revealed upon our opening. Futher details will be released over the forthcoming days! Up & Coming are getting themselves Up & Running!

We are now friends with Derby QUAD

Up & Coming Exhibition

2010-09-02T17:39:00.000-07:00

Up & Coming Exhibition 2008 from Up & Coming Arts on Vimeo.

Up & Coming Exhibition
Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool
©2008 Up & Coming
©2008 Martin Lappin

CLICK HERE TO SEE the opening night of 'Up & Coming Exhibition' at Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool in July 2008.

We will be filming our opening of 'Up & Coming - Giz a Touch' on Sat 18th Sept 2010 but hope you can make it along to the exhibition as it runs until Sat 27th Nov 2010.

BBC Radio Merseyside

2010-09-02T13:37:00.000-07:00

Up & Coming - Giz a Touch was discussed in more detail today with Roger Phillips on BBC Radio Merseyside. Click here and go to 1:51:00 and happy listening. This will be available for the coming week until Wed 8th Sept 2010.

The Up & Coming - Giz a Touch exhibition kicks off at Domino Gallery, Liverpool on Sat 18th Sept 2010 until Sat 27th Nov 2010 (11:00 – 17:00) CLOSED SUN.

New Art Exchange commission by International Artist Sonia Khurana titled Lying down on the ground as part of Liverpool Biennial. A performance that will take place on Sunday 18th Sept 2010 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm at Liverpool Lime Street Station with Dave Ellwand as the main consultant. David Thomas Crawley is volunteering on this project, assisting him.

Passport images required as part of exhibition

2010-08-29T00:30:00.000-07:00

As part of the 'Up & Coming - Giz a Touch' exhibition David Thomas Crawley invites you to leave a passport image as part of an ongoing project. Further details will be revealed at the Private View.

PARTICIPATORY PROJECT - ONGOING PROJECT

I am wanting to collect as many passport photographs that started on my MA Contemporary Fine Art project tilted 'Photo Booth'. These images can be ones that have been refused, rejected, used or recently taken etc. I have collected over 1,000 so far but want to try and make this 10,000!!!

By placing your image on this group you agree for myself (the artist) to use your image for exhibition purposes.

There are two ways in which this can be done:
1. Upload directly to facebook
2. Email: davidtcrawley@yahoo.co.uk OR upandcomingarts@gmail.com Subject Heading: 'Passport Photograph'

Please ensure that if you scan your passport picture that this is at 300dpi (dots per inch)

OR

A digital image of your face using a digital camera against a WHITE background

NB YOUR DETAILS WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH ANY THIRD PARTIES

Some of the images thus far where shown at 'happenstance' as part of my MA Show from 17th - 25th June 2009 at Sylvester Space, Sheffield.

OR

To show that you have been touched by the artwork 'become a part of the artwork'.

Either post to Domino Gallery or simply leave your passport image at the gallery.
Domino Gallery, 11 Upper Newington, Liverpool, L1 2SR

Further details will be revealed at the exhibition opening on Sat 18th Sept 2010

Up & Coming partners with FOUND A POUND

2010-08-28T11:27:00.000-07:00

Found a Pound is a creative treasure hunt to find hundreds or maybe thousands of pound coins hidden in art galleries and public spaces during the 2010 Liverpool Biennial.

The Biennial is the largest contemporary visual arts event in the UK, and one of the best attended in the world with 975,000 visits for the last event. Running, this year, from the 18th of September until the 28th November.

Artist and Found a Pound creator Rowan Seddon-Harvey says “The project aims to encourage giving and we will start by giving to YOU, British £1 coins. All you have to do is find them." Register on foundapound.com and be the first to receive a set of clues.

Each coin has a sticker directing finders to foundapound.com where visitors will find imaginative ways on how a simple pound coin can be used to make a real difference. “Don’t know your neighbours? Buy them a pound of sugar!”

Why a pound? Nearly a quarter of the worlds population lives on a pound a day or less. Spend the pound on anything at all, a cup of tea, a bar of chocolate or drop it in the hat of a busker. Although it's just small change, you could use it to make a bigger change.

Lose a few pounds by finding some pounds. "Our Gallery Walking Tour is a fantastic way to lose weight whilst seeing great art and hunting down our pound coins." Register on foundapound.com and receive a free printable guide, including a map with the best route for fitness, clues to help you find the pounds and information on the artists and exhibitions. Fitness gifts will also be hidden along the way to give you an extra boost.

Sign up for a free sticker sheet. Stick them on your own coins and pop to the shops with some art in your pocket, or organise a set of clues to create your own Find a Pound treasure hunt.

Quotes
“Great idea & the sort of quirky thing that can really grab peoples attention.” Ian Jackson, Director, Art in Liverpool and Liverpool Biennial Independents

“A bold and clever project. Go, find your pound!” Miguel Magalhaes, Art Director and Curator, Portugal

BBC Radio Merseyside

2010-08-26T10:20:00.000-07:00

Have been on BBC Radio Merseyside today to promote our forthcoming exhibition talking with Andy Ball in Roger Phillips absence. Please click here and go to 1:28mins into the show and you should hear David Thomas Crawley talking about the forthcoming exhibition. This will be available for the forthcoming week.

'Up & Coming' - 'Giz a Touch'

2010-08-01T09:27:00.000-07:00

Up & Coming ©2010
© Linacre Lane and Scouse Press

We can now announce the second 'Up & Coming' exhibition entitled Giz a Touch at Domino Gallery, Liverpool as part of the Liverpool Independents Biennial 2010.

'Giz a Touch' is a scouse colloquialism for ‘to give a helping hand.’ Crawley & Trappe (Up & Coming) and Felicity Wren (Domino Gallery) invite you to participate in a dialogue in an alternative space; a meeting place where a butty (sandwich) and a cuppa char (cup of tea) can be enjoyed alongside art. We invite passers by, strangers to the city and art lovers alike to be ‘touched’.

In response to the Liverpool Biennial theme:
“Touched presents artworks that affect the viewer through addressing a total context (mind, body and place: relatedness in space and time); artworks where investment and inscription, in the particular and the personal, affect the general and the social.” Liverpool Biennial

This is the second Up & Coming exhibition building upon the success of the 2008 exhibition held at Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool.

For further details on 'Up & Coming’ – 'Giz a Touch' please see our blog for an ongoing dialogue between artists and curators.

Exhibition contains works photography, video, text and screen printing.

Maria Cassidy (UK)
David Thomas Crawley (UK)
Sooim Jeong (S Korea)
Farzad Kohan (USA)
Michael J Mac Gabhann (IRE)
Claire McCarthy (UK)
Chris Pheysey (UK)
Sarah-Leanne Trappe (UK)
Jim Turner (UK)
Outcasting (UK)
*Outcasting is an online moving image gallery

Curated by Crawley & Trappe

Exhibition Dates:
Sat 18th Sept - Sat 27th Nov 2010 (closed Sunday)
Opening times: 11:00 to 17:00

Private View
Saturday 18th September 2010
19:00 - 21:00
Please email upandcomingarts@gmail.com for with subject heading 'Private View'

Domino Gallery, 11 Upper Newington, Liverpool, L1 2SR MAP

Up & Coming Arts Launch Invite

2010-04-19T16:16:00.001-07:00

Please email for guaranteed entry
email: upandcomingarts@gmail.com
subject: LIVERPOOL LAUNCH

Launch Night of Up & Coming Arts - Liverpool

2010-04-11T09:01:00.000-07:00

LAUNCH NIGHT AND FUNDRAISER

3345 Parr Street,
Liverpool,
L1 4JN
Google Map

8:00pm - 3:00am

Musicians
MARK MAYHEM
ANNA ROGALA
ROB ROPER
JODY COOPER

DJs
DEEDOT
ORGE
Plus others

SATURDAY 1st MAY 2010
Email for flyer an invite: upandcomingarts@gmail.com
subject title LIVERPOOL LAUNCH NIGHT INVITE
FREE GUEST LIST WILL APPLY ON THE DOOR AS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.

THE EVENT IS LIMITED TO 150 PLACES. There will be a guestlist with secret bands and DJs playing. The event will be free but director David Thomas Crawley is asking all to make a online contribution to help set up this exciting venture.

Up & Coming is in the process of setting up Up & Coming Arts as a social enterprise and its new website will launch in August 2010 ready for Liverpool Biennial 2010. Felicity Wren has kindly offered Domino Gallery, Liverpool as the venue of this exhibition for September-November 2010 and David is also working on other venues. CUC Liverpool at this stage will be hosting our Up & Coming Exhibition in December 2010 and January 2011 subject to contract.

Own It educational programme will run as a pilot programme in Nottingham NG1 and later in Liverpool L1.

2010 here we come. Keep up to date by joining our facebook page while we get our show on the road!!!!

BBC Radio Merseyside

2010-03-31T17:31:00.000-07:00

Up & Coming Arts here we come!!!!

Talk with Roger Phillips at BBC Radio Merseyside listen in at 1h17mins!!!!!

This will be available until Wednesday 7th April 2010

Click here to listen

Own It and further developments during our setting up period

2010-03-28T00:30:00.000-07:00

Own It and Up & Coming Arts will work in partnership as they get themselves Up & Running!

Own It Education Programme will be based solely in Nottingham NG1 and Liverpool L1 area of the cities. Steph Richards and Daljit Bruce are working on a programme for this and is talking to all concerned parties to get this off the ground. Our interests here are learners that fall out of the education system all together working within the creative industries for an accredited course! Further news to follow!

Up & Coming Arts will be based in Nottingham and Liverpool to begin with. David Thomas Crawley is working with 'the hatchery' at Sheffield Hallam University and various people in getting this idea up and running. With special thanks to Lewis Biggs at Liverpool Biennial for help and advice. David is contacting various other arts organisations in making this work for the North!

James Argyle is working on the new concept website as we speak. This is a task in itself and may take a little bit of time. Our 2008 website is still live so you may want to take a look as we update this. Please be patient as we are all working for free at this time!

SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS, CURATORS, ADMINISTRATION, AND TO BE A PART OF UP & COMING ARTS

If you wish to be involved in some way for our coming events over the next few months please contact either David Thomas Crawley - Director or Steph Richards - Education Director on upandcomingarts@gmail.com

Further developments

2010-03-10T14:32:00.000-08:00

We are in the process of setting up Up & Coming Arts to be based in Nottingham's NG1 area of the city.

We will be building links with CUC Liverpool, Liverpool Biennial, New Art Exchange and various other organisations within the Nottingham city boundary. The north is the place to be!!!!

David Thomas Crawley is in the process of setting this venture with 'the hatchery' (part of Sheffield Hallam University setting up scheme).

Steph Richards and Daljit Bruce are helping making the educational remit of the company - offering Introductory and Level 1 Learners a way into the Arts as part of the overall scheme of Up & Coming Arts. We intend to build links with local schools, colleges, PRU etc. as part of our remit.

We will be running a PILOT scheme called Own It as part of our new Educational Programme in the NG1 area of Nottingham area of the city and L1 area of Liverpool.

Watch this space for further developments.....

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