ArtSway Open 2009

ArtSway is pleased to announce the return of our highly-popular annual Open exhibition. Each year the ArtSway Open brings together local, national and international artists, displaying the highest quality contemporary visual art in a wide range of media, and covering a broad variety of themes. Applications are accepted from all artists of all levels, from all stages of their career.

The Open aims to reflect the range of activity artists use today. ArtSway places no restrictions on content or choice of media and artists are encouraged to enter examples that best reflects their current practice and artistic direction. This year ArtSway received over 500 entries for the Open, with the eventual winner receiving a prize of a solo exhibition at ArtSway, with full curatorial, mentoring and marketing support for their exhibition.

The winner of Open 08 was London-based artist and recent RCA graduate, Benjamin Beker. His photographic exhibition, Monuments, was shown at ArtSway earlier this year. His photographic work attempts to ‘de-historicise’ various Serbian monuments and interiors.

Benjamin was also one of four members on this year’s selection panel, along with ArtSway’s Curator Peter Bonnell, Amanda Farr, Director of Oriel Davies Gallery, and current ArtSway Artist in Residence, Christopher Orr.

Selected Artists: Stuart Bailes, Dave Ball, Paul Becker, Ronnie Close, Gary Colclough, Richard Cook, Ellie Davies, Afshin Dehkordi, Katayoun Dowlatshahi, Pippa Gatty, Robert Lang, Tom Lovelace, Moira Lovell, Suzanne Moxhay, Andrew Rowe, Dolly Thompsett, Noam Toran & Onkar Kular, Susan Trangmar, Alex Veness, Fabien Villon, Kate Walters, Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa.

Various Artists
ArtSway Open 2009

Künstler: Stuart Bailes, Dave Ball, Paul Becker, Ronnie Close, Gary Colclough, Richard Cook, Ellie Davies, Afshin Dehkordi, Katayoun Dowlatshahi, Pippa Gatty, Robert Lang, Tom Lovelace, Moira Lovell, Suzanne Moxhay, Andrew Rowe, Dolly Thompsett, Noam Toran & Onkar Kular, Susan Trangmar, Alex Veness, Fabien Villon, Kate Walters, Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa.