SYNAPSE

SYNAPSE Festival 2010

April – Jun 2010

Déda, the University of Derby, BBC Big Screen- Derby, the New Art Exchange, Royal Derby hospital, the Malt Cross Gallery, and an unused shop space in Derby.

Taking place in some of the most prominent exhibition spaces in the region, SYNAPSE Festival 2010 is a celebration of the talent and vibrancy of the visual arts across the East Midlands.

Just as a synapse acts as an interface between a nerve and a cell to create activity, SYNAPSE Festival is stimulating new, distinctive cultural activity across Derby, Nottingham and Leicester, bringing together around twenty of the three cities’ most exciting artists.

Demonstrating the social diversity within the East Midlands and the richness of its artistic scene, SYNAPSE Festival is a cross-cultural event, with regionally-based young artists from Japan, Canada, Cyprus and Italy exhibiting alongside those originating from the British Isles.

With a vast array of work, ranging from painting, photography and print, to video and sculptural pieces, SYNAPSE Festival is an exploration of the many approaches artists have in producing their work, and an endorsement for the exchange of ideas. As well as many traditionally presented exhibitions, there will be one-off projects and special collaborations.

As well as exhibiting in many established venues such as the University of Derby, Déda and the New Art Exchange, SYNAPSE Festival events will also inhabit unusual, unfamiliar spaces during the course of the three months. From unused shop spaces and cafes, to Derby’s BBC Big Screen and the Royal Derby Hospital, over April, May and June, the East Midlands will play host to all manner of exhibitions, performances, screenings, talks, tours and workshops, including a Post Graduate Symposium, designed to motivate the region’s young artists to make ambitious leaps forward in their own careers.

SYNAPSE Festival is proud to be receiving the support of the region’s academic institutions: the University of Derby, De Montford University Leicester, Nottingham Trent University, the University of Nottingham, as well Derby City Council and Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

SYNAPSE Festival is being supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

SYNAPSE Festival programme of exhibitions, events and openings:

Exhibition Dates

Deda, Derby

2nd April – 11th  June

Derby University, Markeaton Campus

1st April – 14th May

Royal Derby Hospital 

22nd March – 26th September           

BBC Big Screens, Leicester & Derby

2nd April – 2nd May

New Arts Exchange, Nottingham

19th  April – 29th  May

Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington

16th  April – 15th  May

Empty Shops Residency, Cathedral Quarter, Derby

April 2010

Studio Research, Malt Cross Gallery, Nottingham

6th  – 20th  June 2010

Related Events

•Private View

Friday, 16 April 2010

7.00 onwards: Deda, Derby

Saturday, 17th April 2010

5 –8pm: Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington

Friday, 23 April 2010

6 – 9pm: New Arts Exchange, Nottingham

•Outdoor Projections

Friday, 16th April 2010

•Artists Networking & Information event

11am, 19th March: Deda

•Artist Talks

Week of 3rd May - Deda

1.0-         2.00pm: 18th May - New Arts Exchange

•Symposium

  November 2010

For more information on SYNAPSE Festival, please contact Saira Lloyd on:

sairalloyd@ntlworld.com            07867787547

An extended press release and details on exhibiting artists is available via:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=363471859881&ref=mf

www.synapsefestival.com from 25.03.2010