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Radiophrenia on the air

A Message from Mark Vernon, a Sura Medura artist:

 

Dear Friends,

I just wanted to share the exciting news that Glasgow’s art radio station has returned to the airwaves.

We’re into the fourth day of our broadcasts and will continue up until midnight on Sunday 19th November, 24 hours a day.

We are transmitting on 87.9FM in the Glasgow area. A live webstream is available for listeners outside of Glasgow at radiophrenia.scot/listen/

A major feature of our programme is a series of live-to-air events at CCA Glasgow. These events are free and you can find more details here: radiophrenia.scot/live-to-air/

In addition, with the support of Creative Scotland, Outset and the Jerwood Foundation, we have been able to commission 14 new works from an international selection of sound and radio artists. Details can be found at: radiophrenia.scot/commissions/

Thanks to all the artists, writers, musicians and producers who submitted work to our open call we have managed to assemble an incredibly diverse range of radio experiments from all around the world. I hope that you will be able to tune in for at least some of the broadcasts and enjoy some of the amazing work on offer.

Very best wishes,

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Sura Medura at Summerhall

An exciting new Sura Medura exhibition at Summerhall

3 Aug – 24 September

Presenting the work of nineteen European artists who have been resident at Sura Medura since 2006 including a focus on Insitu artists. The programme includes performances, installations, video and visual arts.

Featured artists:

Stephen Hurrel, Sita Pieraccini, Maria McCavana, Nichola Scrutton, Natasha Russell, Hannah Brackston, Ross Whyte, Lewis Sherlock, Kit Mead, Elisabeth Wildling, Sumit Sarkar, Matteo Lanfranchi, Steffi Oettl, Samson Ogiamein, Juri Cainero, John Rogers, Martin Janicek, Adrian Schvarzstein, Zoe Katsilerou, Chandraguptha Thenuwara.

Private View

You are invited to join us for a Private View on Wednesday 2nd August from 6pm – 9pm. There will be live performance, a first look at the exhibition, and the opportunity to meet many of the artists.

To join us for the Private view, please email us at info@uzarts.com

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Call to Artists – New Residency Opportunity

2017 Residency Call Out

We are delighted to announce new residency opportunities for 2017 / 2018.

UZ Arts is inviting submissions from artists from any discipline to take part in a new Artists Residency at Sura Medura.

The Sura Medura Residency Programme supports artists from all disciplines in the creation of work that is enhanced by being made in Sri Lanka.

This opportunity is open to Scotland based artists or artists whose work will benefit the people of Scotland.

There are two residency periods available, each of six weeks. The first between 31st October 2017 and 10th December 2017, and the second between 12th February 2018 and 26th March 2018. Artists can apply to take part in either one of these six-week blocks.

The residency offers artists the chance to produce and present a new piece of work that responds to the environment of Sura Medura and Sri Lanka. Artists are encouraged to present their artistic practice at the beginning of their stay through our partnership with Colombo University of Visual and Performing Arts and to engage with the artistic community in Sri Lanka. At the end of their stay there will be an opportunity for artists to present the outcome of their residency, for example through exhibition, screening or performance.   UZ Arts will also seek to present the outcomes of residencies in Scotland in 2018.

This artist call is funded through Creative Scotland.

Suramedura is also funded by the pan-European network Insitu and by Arts Council England. One of the benefits of this support is that the residency often hosts artists from several countries during a residency block.

The six-weeks residency block comprises of 4 weeks in which the artists can work on their own projects, followed by 2 weeks when the artists will work collaboratively to create work to be presented

The residency programme will cover travel, food and accommodation costs for artists and includes a fee of £2,000 to cover all material and production costs for work produced.

 Note

The residency environment is challenging but very rewarding. We recommend applicant to research Sri Lankan information sites and the blogs of previous artists

www.uzarts.com

www.suramedura.com/

Video

http://www.spatv.net/arts/srilanka/moving-through.html

http://www.spatv.net/arts/srilanka/images.html

 

To apply, please send:

–           CV

–           A maximum of 5 images, or a 5 minute video or a 5 minute audio, of your work

–           A short project proposal (max. 250 words) for the residency.

–           An indication of availability between either October and December 2017, and/or February and March 2018.

 

Please send to info@uzarts.com

The deadline for submissions is Friday 18th August.

Shortlisted artists will be invited for interview on 29th August.

Elected artists will be informed by 1st September.

Once selected artists are offered mentorship in advance of their visit to support the development of their project proposal.

The residency opportunity is supported by Creative Scotland.

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We’ve got a new look!

Welcome to Sura Medura’s brand new website. 

We hope you like it as much as we do.

So, what’s new?

  • We’ve developed the layout so that it’s more user friendly and so that it’s easier to find all those important bits of information about the residency programme and its artists.
  • Check out the new, easier to navigate, News section.
  • New features coming soon – keep an eye out for the upcoming Forum page, more details to come.

And now that we’re comfy in our new home we can share some of the blogs from the artists currently taking part in the residency.

You can find information about them in their new home here: Residency Line Up

And you can read their blogs, and the blogs of all our previous artists here: Residents’ Blogs

 

 

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Sabda saha Pintura

We’re delighted to be able to share with you Sabda saha Pintura. Meaning ‘sound and picture’, this piece was created by artist Nichola Scrutton during her time in residency at Sura Medura.

To read more about Nichola’s experiences on residency, you can head here to read her blog.

You  can also read more about Nichola Scrutton’s work on her website: www.nicholascrutton.co.uk

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Moving Through

presents

Moving Through

Noon – Midnight

Saturday 12th December

Sunbeach Hotel Hikkaduwa and Dodanduwa

On December 12th, Hikkaduwa and Dodanduwa will host an extraordinary international programme of performances, music and installations featuring performers and artists from 7 countries and Sri Lanka.

The programme is organised by Scottish based artist and producer Neil Butler of international arts organisation UZ Arts. Neil has been bringing international artists and performers to Sri Lanka since 200, organising the first Hikkaduwa Beach Carnival in 2005 and establishing the Sura Medura Residency for international artists the following year.

In 2007, Neil organised a Peace Concert with the Maharaja Organisation. Since its inception he has supported the Colombo Arts Biennale as International Curator and for the second edition as co-director. In February 2015 he brough an extraordinary range of artists to audiences in Hikkaduwa and Colombo, with the finale being the building of a life size paper boat by the artist Frank Bölter, which delighted and bemused audiences as Frank attempted to sail back to Germany.

For the December 12th event, he has brought together artists from Scotland, Austria, Nigeria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic and Ireland.

Over a 6-week residency the artists have created their own installations and performances as they response to the country and culture surrounding them. Over the last two weeks they have worked together to create a collective performance where they will be joined on the 12th of Decemeber for the finale by Sri Lankan artists and performers, and performers from the Afro Sri Lankan community of Puttalam and Sirambiadiya.

Said Neil Butler; “We invite the public to meet the artists, enjoy their installations and performances and then join in the party at the end of the day for a rice and curry banquet, singing, dancing and fireworks”.

The day starts at noon at Sunbeach Hotel in Hikkaduwa and continues with a journey to nearby fishing village of Dodanduwa, where there will be remarkable installations and performances centred around a wrecked trawler that has been turned into a musical instrument. There will be performances in and around the sea and then a party in the evening back at Sunbeach Hotel.

All the events are free but if you wish to join the artists for lunch or dinner, you should reserve a place by emailing – movingthrough@uzarts.com