Creative Midlands South

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• The Entertainment Academy
• Scribal Gathering Goes Back To School
• Comedy sketchwriters looking to work with local filmmakers..
• The Sans Pareil, Mrs Pilgrimm + Line and a Dot (TBC)
• Acoustic Night
• Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
• Pecker
• Photography Display
• Improv Night
• Improv Night
• Blank City
• Inter-Action MK AGM
• Evening Life Drawing Course @ Artworks MK
• The Play's The Thing Theatre Company
• Pushwagner Prize Draw Winner
• Film Screening: Alma Mater
• MAYBE Magazine- new course's for the unemployed
• Pottery Course at The Stani Studios
• Life Drawing Workshop at The Stani Studios
• Photography Portfolio Reviews

The Entertainment Academy Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:14 AM PDT A new performing arts school for Milton Keynes based at the city's newest theatre, The Venue @ Walton High School. Established by Goodnights Entertainment's Mark Randle & Louise Roche, who have been producing shows all over the world for the last ten years.   Aimed at young people from 6 to 16, The Entertainment Academy will be a fun confidence builder for anyone who has ever fancied being up there in the spotlight - acting, singing, dancing, comedy, circus - the lot!  It will run on Saturday mornings from 10 till 1. Taught by industry professionals who are fully CRB checked. Bring your child along on SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER (10-1) for a FREE TASTER SESSION. Contact the Entertainment Academy on 01908 672077 or email entertainmentmk@ymail.com for a registration form.

Scribal Gathering Goes Back To School Posted: 04 Sep 2012 03:52 PM PDT Scribal Gathering Goes Back To School

Comedy sketchwriters looking to work with local filmmakers.. Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:24 PM PDT   Comedy Sketchwriters David Lovesy &  Brian Two of Love2Comedy have a couple of very short sketches that they would like to film. They would like to connect with a group of people in MK who are looking for material for their filmmaking! If you are interested in this opportunity, please get in touch with them.   http://www.lovetocomedy.co.uk  

The Sans Pareil, Mrs Pilgrimm + Line and a Dot (TBC) Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT Saturday 29.9.2012 Saturday Live Music The Sans Pareil, a London-based 5 piece band bring their angsty, angular folk tinged post punk to MK. Recent gigs include supporting Bardo Pond during their UK tour and Live at the RCA.   Support comes from two Northampton based artists, Mrs Pilgrimm produces delicate, haunting songs using simple cello loops and an achingly beautiful voice and Line and a dot returning for her second set at MK Gallery.

Acoustic Night Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:08 PM PDT Saturday 22.9.2012 Saturday Live Music Acoustic Night22 September / 7pm / free Another of our open sessions for musicians who are interested in exploring improvisation and developing new musical relationships, this time dedicated to acoustic performances.   If you ar a locall based musician interested in performing, please contact Simon Wright on: swright@mkgallery.org.

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Posted: 04 Sep 2012 03:07 PM PDT Friday 28.9.2012 Friday Night Films Fur: An imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusDir. Steven Shainberg (2007, 2hrs 2 mins) Friday 28 September / 6.30pm / £5 (concessions £3), including a free drink for advance bookers. Pre-book on 01908 676 900 A film about the iconic American photographer Diane Arbus, who was known for her strange, disturbing images. The cinematic Arbus (Nicole Kidman) is torn between a bizarre relationship with a neighbour suffering from hypertrichosis, Lionel Sweeney (Robert Downey Jr.), and a conventional life with her husband Allan (Ty Burrell), a photographer. An incident with a clogged drain leads her to a relationship with Lionel and entry into a netherworld populated by transvestites, dwarves and others living on the fringes of society.

Pecker Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:51 PM PDT Friday 14.9.2012 Friday Night Films Pecker Dir. John Waters  (1998, 1hr 26 mins) Drama/Comedy Friday 14 September / 6.30pm / £5 (concessions £3), including a free drink for advance bookers. Pre-book on 01908 676 900   Set in a Baltimore neighborhood known for having the thickest local accent, Pecker tells the story of an unassuming 18-year-old who works in a sandwich shop and takes photos of his loving but peculiar family and friends on the side. Pecker (Edward Furlong), so named for his childhood habit of "pecking" at his food, stumbles into fame when his work is "discovered" by a savvy New York art dealer, Rorey Wheeler (Lili Taylor). Pecker's pictures — grainy, out-of-focus studies of unglamorous subjects — are far from professional, but they strike a chord with New York art collectors. Unfortunately, instant over-exposure has its downside. Rorey's efforts to turn Pecker into an art sensation threaten to ruin the low-key lifestyle that was his inspiration. Pecker finds that his best friend, Matt (Brendan Sexton III), can't shoplift anymore now that Pecker's photographs have increased his profile. Shelley (Christina Ricci), Pecker's obsessive girlfriend who runs a laundromat, seems especially distressed when the press dub her a "stain goddess" and mistake her good-natured "pin-up" poses for pornographic come-ons.

Photography Display Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT Thursday 20.9.2012 Thursday Scratch Nights A one evening Photography ExhibitionOrganised by MK Islamic Arts, Heritage and Culture  7pm / Free A one evening presentation of entrants and winners work from the recent photography exhibition organised by Milton Keynes Islamic Arts and Heritage Association based on the theme of diversity and intergration in Milton Keynes. The MK Islamic Arts, Heritage and Culture organisation aims to promote Islamic arts, heritage and culture through education. They believe that the study of art and material culture transcends the ethnic, linguistic and religious division that plagues the modern world. The group won the Partnerships Award from Voluntary Arts England, which recognises excellent work. Their Islamic Art Banner project enabled local art students from MK College to explore Islamic culture through contemporary and traditional art.

Improv Night Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:15 PM PDT Saturday 8.9.2012 Saturday Live Music Live Music: Improv Night Saturday 8 September / 6.30 - 8.30pm / Free (Rescheduled from Saturday 25 August) This event is an open session for musicians, sound artists and non-musicians who are interested in exploring improvisation and developing new musical relationships. Bring your own instruments/equipment/objects (and amplification should you require it). MK Gallery will provide the PA, Mics, DI's and the space for exploration. Email us for more information

Improv Night Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:15 PM PDT Tuesday 4.9.2012 Live Music Live Music: Improv Night Saturday 8 September / 6.30 - 8.30pm / Free (Rescheduled from Saturday 25 August) This event is an open session for musicians, sound artists and non-musicians who are interested in exploring improvisation and developing new musical relationships. Bring your own instruments/equipment/objects (and amplification should you require it). MK Gallery will provide the PA, Mics, DI's and the space for exploration. Email us for more information

Blank City Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:07 PM PDT Friday 7.9.2012 Friday Night Films Blank City Dir. Céline Danhier  (Unrated, 1 hr 36 mins) Friday 7 September / 6.30pm / £5 (concessions £3), including a free drink for advance bookers Pre-book on 01908 676 900 Blank City tells the tale of a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers who emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history. From the late 1970s to the mid 1980s, when the city was still a wasteland of cheap rent and cheap drugs, these directors crafted daring works that have since profoundly influenced the development of independent film. Blank City weaves together an oral history of the "No Wave Cinema" and "Cinema of Transgression" movements, through compelling interviews with the luminaries who began it all, including acclaimed directors Jim Jarmusch and John Waters, actor-writer-director Steve Buscemi, Blondie's Debbie Harry, hip-hop legend Fab 5 Freddy, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, photographer Richard Kern as well as Amos Poe, James Nares, Eric Mitchell, Susan Seidelman, Beth B, Scott B, Charlie Ahearn and Nick Zedd.  The soundtrack includes: Patti Smith, Television, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Contortions, The Bush Tetras, Sonic Youth and many more.

Inter-Action MK AGM Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:45 AM PDT Inter-Action MK are holding their AGM on Weds 12th September at 6pm at the Old Rectory in Peartree Bridge.  Members of the public are welcome to attend, but please let us know if you are intending to come along on info@interactionmk.org.uk

Evening Life Drawing Course @ Artworks MK Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:25 AM PDT Life Drawing with Sarah Wright Wednesdays: 19th September – 12th December, 7pm - 9pm Come and join us on Wednesday evenings for a tutored life drawing session for all abilities offering the beginner an opportunity to learn new drawing skills and build their confidence and the more experience the chance to develop their skills and explore new ways of applying themselves.  Each week this popular class begins with some quick warm-up drawings, followed by one or two longer poses, models are both male and female and very experienced.  

The Play's The Thing Theatre Company Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:21 AM PDT The Play’s The Thing Theatre Company, an exciting professional company for Milton Keynes, brings you more workshops led by top professionals in the industry. All workshops are held at Madcap Theatre, Creed Street, Wolverton, MK12 5LY Please wear comfortable clothing for all workshops. Lunch is provided so please advise of any dietary requirements when booking. Please contact Rosemary Hill on 07932 547712 or email rosemary.hill@which.net to book your place.  A deposit will be required to secure your place. Members of Pepper’s Ghost receive a £5.00 discount on all workshops. Two workshops on “Voice”.  Voice is an essential part of an actor’s toolbox. These workshops will teach you how to get the most out of your voice and how to look after it. Saturday 29th September 10.00am – 4.00pm Voice and the Actor  This workshop is for anyone who is keen to find out how they can make the most of their voice. It will start with the basics – relaxation, breath, alignment and resonance before moving on to work on text. Please wear comfortable clothing. The workshop will be led by Maeve Diamond Price  £60.00 per participant.   Saturday 27th October 10.00am – 4.00pm Advanced  Work on Voice This workshop is for those who have taken the first workshop or for anyone who is more experienced and has some knowledge on how to use their voice effectively. Please wear comfortable clothing The workshop will be led by Maeve Diamond Price £60.00 per participant   Maeve Diamond Biography Maeve trained as an actor at LIPA and then performed extensively in both the UK and Northern Ireland. In 2004 she co-founded the Northern Ireland Narrow Escape Theatre Company.  During this time she developed a yearning for a deeper understanding of voice and speech and their connection to the body and mind of the actor. She then studied for the MA in Voice Studies at Central School of Speech and Drama. Maeve now works for many and varied clients including Lost Theatre, Red Table Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Oval House, Finborough Theatre and Channel 4

Pushwagner Prize Draw Winner Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT Our Free Prize Draw for all Pushwagner exhibition visitors who completed a gallery survey, has been won by six year old Max Holland, who attends Brooklands Farm Primary School, Milton Keynes. Max has won a copy of the Pushwagner catalogue (worth £35) and a pair of tickets to Tate Modern's current exhibition by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (worth £28). Max's mum, Christine, said, "We'd hoped to take Max and his sister on a trip to London before the Munch exhibition ends on 30 September and now we have every reason to go!" Max is pictured in MK Gallery Shop, where copies of the Pushwagner catalogue can still be purchased, along with a wide range of art books for children.

Film Screening: Alma Mater Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:19 AM PDT Thursday 6.9.2012 Thursday Scratch Nights Film Screening: Alma Mater A Lux Touring Programme LUX's annual touring programme of recent British video, selected this year by ICA film curator Steven Cairns, includes work by Steven Claydon, Torsten Lauschmann, Clunie Reid, Rachel Reupke, Hannah Sawtell and Stephen Sutcliffe.  Alma Mater features work by six UK-based artists, dealing in representational methods of experience and social interaction. Alma Mater  takes cultural identity as its starting point, to encompass the influence of visual culture on everyday experience; questioning ideas of Britishness and conceptions of national identity. Working with digital media, each artist invests a degree of experimentation and innovation in their approach to Moving Image that embeds the process within the work - the media itself becoming a near-character in the linear, and non-linear narratives. The screening includes a range of works made between 2000 and the present, and charts a significant period of change in our relationship with visual culture, and the society that shapes it.

MAYBE Magazine- new course's for the unemployed Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:28 AM PDT Maybe Magazine are running a series of FREE training courses for unemployed adults. Training includes: Photography, Fashion Journalism, Graphic Design, Journalism and Employability Skills. Workshops are being held in Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Milton Keynes. e-mail us at chloe@maybemagazine.co.uk. for more details.

Pottery Course at The Stani Studios Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:58 AM PDT This half day workshop over 4 weeks cater for all levels, from the complete beginner to the more advanced potter.   You will be introduced to a number of techniques, decide on your favourite and then be able to experiment as you progress over the course. We will cover all aspects of hand building techniques in pottery relating to personal interests of the individual. The basic skills will be demonstrated and tried which includes coiling, thumb pots and slab work. The materials we use are of the highest quality fired to a stoneware temperature making them robust and able to be used in the around the home or frost proof for the garden. The Stani Studios is located on the High Street in the centre of Stony Stratford close to all amenities and free car parking. All courses and workshops are limited to a maximum of 6 students only so you get all the personal attention and individual support you need. Duration :  10 – 12.30 pm  on 18/9, 25/9, 2/10 and 9/10. Cost :  £ 149 per person including refreshments. You can book and pay either online at The Stani Studios  or by visiting The Stani Gallery which is open every day at 61 High Street in Stony Stratford.  

Life Drawing Workshop at The Stani Studios Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:12 AM PDT This one day workshop is for artists of any level.  It will be small and intimate allowing plenty of one to one tuition and guidance……but it will also suit someone who prefers to explore their own ideas and vision.   The day will begin with a brief discussion about materials and equipment followed by a series of short warm-up poses allowing you to familiarise yourself with the shape and form of the model. As the day progresses the poses will get longer allowing you to capture more detail.  The afternoon will be spent working on just one pose and giving more time to think about composition and choice of materials. Throughout the day guidance and help will be on hand and at the end of the session an open critique will be encouraged to allow you to see each others work and discuss it.   The life drawing workshop is all about spontaneous responses to the model and the pose, the lighting and the space, and the overall ambiance of the environment.  It is never about capturing a perfect representation but about seeing and translating and making marks…….and of course, to have some fun with creativity!   The Stani Studios is located on the High Street in the centre of Stony Stratford close to all amenities and with free car parking. All courses and workshops are limited to a maximum of 6 students to ensure you will get all the personal attention and individual support you need. Duration :  10 – 4 pm           Cost :  £ 85 per person inc light lunch   You can book and pay either online at The Stani Studios or by visiting The Stani Gallery which is open every day at 61 High Street in Stony Stratford.

Photography Portfolio Reviews Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:41 AM PDT Saturday 13.10.2012 Talks & Workshops Photography Portfolio Reviews Saturday 13 October / Timed sessions between 10.30am – 12.30pmFree but pre-booking essential* This event is open to budding photojournalists, experienced photographers and students of photography who will benefit from one-on-one feedback and advice.  The following photography specialists have been confirmed as reviewers: Karen Newman - Curator, Open Eye Gallery Diane Smyth -  Deputy Editor, British Journal of Photography Anthony Luvera - Artist, writer, and educator Boyd & Evans* - Artists There will be five, twenty minute time slots available to book per reviewer (*Artist duo Boyd & Evans will serve as two separate reviewers).  Timings as follows:10.30 - 10.50am10.50 - 11.10am  11.10 - 11.30amTea/coffee break11.50 - 12.10pm12.10 - 12.30pm  *To book visit the Information Desk or call 01908 676 900.You will need to complete a short form about your work at the booking stage. NB Reviewers will be allocated on a first come first served basis and specific reviewers cannot be guaranteed.

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