May events
May events
BRICKHOUSE presents:
Its Only Bondage Was the Circling Sky
Andy Holden, with Ivy Leeson and Secluded Brontë
www.andyholdenartist.com
www.brickhouseprojects.org
7th April-2nd May
Tuesday-Sunday 11am-6pm
Roberts and Robbins
SVA, 4 John Street,Stroud GL5 2HA
Last days for this exhibition by Andy Holden which presents two collaborations which both expound on the impact of technology on the landscape and mental ecology of rural Britain; firstly with the implementation of the enclosures act in the 1830’s and secondly with the introduction of broadband to the provinces at the end of the twentieth century. BRICKHOUSE is a London based curatorial project founded by Guy Gormley and Thomas Bush.
Andy Holden and Secluded Brontë
host the John Street Social Club
Friday 1st May 7-11pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
Secluded Brontë (Bohman Brothers with Richard Thomas) with Andy Holden (The Grubby Mitts) present a concert of live music from the work in progress film, Brontë Country.
Secluded Bronte is a trio featuring Adam Bohman, Jonathan Bohman and Richard Thomas. Their performance art is an idiosyncratic form of musical theatre: a kaleidoscopic collage of found texts, brute sounds, and musique concrète. Their debut album. Secluded in Jersey City has just been released on New York’s esteemed Pogus imprint. The Bohman Brothers are renowned performers in the improvisation scene and the authors of two highly regarded albums and recently contributed sound to and appeared in Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio. Richard Thomas is an artist/musician/writer and formerly the commissioning editor at Resonance FM. He has collaborated with artists as diverse as Derek Bailey, Squarepusher, and Robert Ashley. He writes a regular column for The Wire magazine. Andy Holden plays with the band The Grubby Mitts, who recently released their debut album which was eight years in the making and last summer toured the UK performing their multi-projection live show at artist-run spaces. Previous collaborations include Damo Suzuki of Can and Johnny Parry, with whom he runs the label Lost Toys Records. His exhibition is currently on show at the SVA Gallery.
£1 membership on the door
Open Studios Taster Exhibition
Opening night Friday 1st May 5-8pm
1st-17th May
Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm
The Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud GL5 1AE
01453 760900
www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk
Stroud Valleys Open Studios is a fantastic way to not only enjoy the beautiful Cotswold countryside but also engage with the amazing variety of art on offer. The Taster Exhibition provides the perfect opportunity for planning your visits to the studios, workshops or homes of the artists to see and buy their original artwork.
Breakfast discussion with Andy Holden and Guy Gormley
Saturday 2nd May 11am
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
Meet Andy Holden and hear more about his Site Festival exhibition. Guy Gormley (BRICKHOUSE) will be asking questions and encouraging discussion. A hearty breakfast will be served with a plentiful fresh coffee.
Tickets: £5 breakfast included, booking essential
Email: office@sva.org.uk. Tel: 01453 751440
Clotted Art Teas
Saturday 2nd May
3.30-4.30pm
T. 01453 299901 or 07773 327513
info@andrew-wood.com
Tickets: £12 advance
Andrew Wood invites you to his studio in the centre of Stroud where Colour & Form are cooked in the Juice of the Imagination. Cream teas will be served. Only by appointment.
Disco Sucks
Saturday 2nd May 9pm till late
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
Disco Sucks emerges from its winter hibernation just in time for the May Bank Holiday weekend. Celebrate three days’ freedom from wage slavery with a night of dancefloor abandon. Full Disco Sucks crew and Black Box soundsystem in the main room, playing interesting disco and unusual house. Or take a breather with some slower sounds in the Balearic Box upstairs.
18 + only
Tickets: £6 advance from Trading Post, £8 on the door if available
Michelson Morley - Jazz Trio
Thursday 7th May 8.30 pm till 11pm
SVA, Goods Shed, Station Yard, Stroud, GL5 3AP
With their debut release “Aether Drift”, Bristol-based trio Michelson Morley look set to be one of the most original and exciting new UK jazz bands to hit the scene in 2014. The first album as writer and leader by Get The Blessing saxophonist Jake McMurchie exposes the talents of a brilliant and highly inventive new voice. Melodic, atmospheric, minimalist music featuring the best of Bristol’s jazz scene in the form of Will Harris on bass, Mark Whitlam on drums, with special guest Dan Messore on guitar.
Tickets £6 advanced from Trading Post £8 on the door
John Street Social Club
Friday 8th May 7-11pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly Friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities...
£1 membership on the door
Shop
Opening: Friday 8th May 6-9pm
9th-30th May
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10am-4pm
Sunday 10th and 17th May 10am-5pm
Roberts and Robbins,
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
www.robbinsandroberts.com
An artist shop of affordable multiple artworks, including, original artworks, prints, badges, jewellery, cushions, ceramics and more, from a variety of artists, local and beyond.
The Sea Slugs - 9 piece live Afrobeat
Saturday 9th May 8.30 pm till 2am
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
The Sea Slugs’ unique music is borne out of a collective condemnation of intolerance, a strong sense of solidarity with fellow humans, and a passion for the music of Fela Kuti. The result is a visceral, often turbulent sound with a subversive edge, subjecting the listener to songs beyond a common pop structure. Every incorporated element is expressed through quantum musicality: big intros, melodies evocative of Jupiter, explorative improvisations and dynamic call and response to course through your veins. The Sea Slugs’ contemporary take on Afrobeat is both potent and communicable; their sound and intent are indivisible.They have been gigging regularly across the south, taking in opportunities to work and share ideas with some renowned musicians, including percussionist Lekan Babalola and keyboard player in Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80 band, Dele Sosimi.
Tickets £6 advanced from Trading Post £8 on the door
Open Studios
Saturday and Sunday 9th-10th May 11am-6pm
Saturday and Sunday 16th-17th May 11am-6pm
Open Studios 2015 promises to be exciting with lots of artistic collaborations and a big focus on Open Studio hubs in the area. Over 80 artists will be opening their studios in over 50 locations. Pick up an Open Studios Directory to help plan ahead. It’s a great way to meet artists, find out more about the ideas behind their work and the techniques they use.
We Are All Haunted Animals
Talk by Adam White
Wednesday 13th May 7pm
Exhibition runs to 31st May
Ale House, 9 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
Giant innovative watercolours developed over 20 years by humble watercolourist Adam White and animal inspired sculptures pieces by Amaury Blow.
Stroud Jazz sessions presents Dan Messore
Thursday 14th May 8.30 pm till 11pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
We have an awesome special guest on guitar next week - Dan Messore is creating quite a buzz so it's great to host him at Stroud Jazz Sessions! Dan's guitar playing channels the greats like Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny, and reaches across to more rhythmic and latin genres like Charlie Byrd. Dan's collaboration with Iain Ballamy has set critics' hearts racing, his eclectic album with Little Arrows was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize 2013, and he frequently plays with Stroud Jazz favourite Jake McMurchie in Michelson Morley.Join us for a great performance set from Dan, which opens up into our energeti-frenetic jam - all welcome, singers, players, listeners.Stroud Jazz Sessions is a hub for all interested in jazz.2nd Thurs of the month at SVA.
£5 on the door
John Street Social Club
Friday 15th May 7-11pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA
The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly Friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities...
£1 membership on the door
John Street Social Club
Friday 22nd May 7-11pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly Friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities...
£1 membership on the door
Sightseers
Film screening plus Q&A with lead actor and writer Alice Lowe
Saturday 23rd May 7.30pm till 10pm
SVA, Goods Shed, Station Yard, Stroud, GL5 3AP
Character comedians Alice Lowe and Steve Oram originally created and played killer caravanners Tina and Chris onstage and in short films, before developing the characters with Big Talk and Film4 into a Ben Wheatley directed feature film with additional material by regular Wheatley collaborator Amy Jump. Filmed after Wheatley's critically acclaimed Kill List and before his eerie civil war project A Field In England, Sightseers may be Wheatley's most accessible film to date, particularly to fans of British comedy, who may recognise stars Lowe and Oram from performances in Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Tittybangbang and stage work on tour with Steve Coogan.
£5 advance from Trading Post £7 on the door
Music Doc presents
Wattstax
Thursday 28th May 5.45-7pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
Film documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more. Directed by Mel Stuart. Music Doc by Harvey Brook covers the often elusive and intriguingly complex underground music networks and movements from grassroots and downward.
£3 on the door
John Street Social Club
Friday 29th May 7-11pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly Friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities...
£1 membership on the door
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Open Studios
Saturday and Sunday 9th-10th May 11am-6pm
Saturday and Sunday 16th-17th May 11am-6pm
Over 50 studio venues across the Stroud District
Open Studios 2015 promises to be exciting with lots of artistic collaborations and a big focus on Open Studio hubs in the area. 82 artists will be opening their studios in 43 locations. Pick up an Open Studios Directory and plan ahead. It’s a great way to meet artists, find out more about the ideas behind their work and the techniques they use. Don’t forget, you can also buy art works directly from Open Studios artists too!
