PAST EXHIBITION

2009 Open Exhibition

October 21, 2009—November 13, 2009

Part 1                                                            Part 2
Private View Tuesday 20th October                   Prize Giving by Albert Irvin RA

                                                                     Tuesday 3rd November
Exhibition open 21st –30th October                   Exhibition open 4th –13th November
                    Monday – Saturday 11.00am – 6.00pm (closed Sundays)

What is The London Group?
It is a community of nearly 100 visual artists, with a shared commitment to studio practice and exhibiting their work.

What is the Open?
This biennial two part exhibition shows work by members alongside that selected from submission by non-members.

What are the selection criteria?
Visual art selected does not have to conform to any school or media; this is an eclectic group.

How do artists become members?

Artists’ names are put forward for a vote by other members. Some artists are chosen from the Open to be put forward for membership.

Some have more commercial success, some have roller-coaster careers, many are influential within Arts Education; all are equally dedicated to quality in production of thoughts and ideas. The majority of London Group members, like the London Group itself with its long-standing history, have stood the test of time. Ranging from younger and more recently elected members through to the established, there are those who have shown with the Group since the 1960’s, its history going back to 1913.

The famous “open submission” exhibition, with which the London Group established one of its many reputations since it began, is once again upon us. It can provide a proving ground for artists to exhibit within. It is a community of artistic endeavour, with the aim to be inclusive, showing half the exhibition as open submission.

The last few years have witnessed a wave of successful LG exhibitions, including those in Amsterdam, Bath, the Guildhall, Deutschbank, plus the small highly successful thematic shows such as, “Stand Alone”, a sculpture exhibition at the Cello Factory, “Act and Artefact”, exploring the nature of drawing at the Morley Gallery. And with this Open, as with the last held in 2007, we intend to cross boundaries and surprise ourselves as well as the audience. The invitation is open to all artists from painting, sculpture, drawing, print, photography, mixed media, installation and video, and will reveal a truly exciting mix.

For information about the group’s history, members and other exhibitions see:
www.thelondongroup.com


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