Tuesday, 30 April 2013

LAN : LAB

 LAN : LAB is Lincoln Artists' Network Laboratory 

Lincoln Artists' Network have been developing a project for some time working with Apparatjik.

Informatings:
Everybody is an Apparatjik.

The Light Space Modulator
Apparatjik perform inside (and outside) a cube, referred to as the Light Space Modulator.
Performings:
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin 
Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo


The EyeOn Committee have announced that other bands (and presumably artists) can create similar Light Space Modulator devices in other locations

The proposal is to create and construct an LAN LSM in which to exhibit works by local artists invited to contribute to an experimental LAN project.


 Outer Trial Bank / The Wash Incident 

Lincoln Artists' Network invite artists, animators, photographers, illustrators, etc to submit work in response to the mysterious Outer Trial Bank and The Wash Incident, where I was born in 1976. 

Informatings: Outer Trial Bank  The Wash Incident 

LAN:LAB invites you to start your career in a parallel universe and work your way multidimensionally.

Lincoln Artists' Network hereby invites you to participate in The Outer Trial Bank / The Wash Incident to be exhibited at Norman St. Empty Shop Space in Sept - Oct 2013.

submit images of 1024 x 1024 pixels in size, and in jpeg format only. a maximum of 32 images per participant, to be submitted before march 1st, 2013


if selected by the LAN:LAB committee, your contribution will be shown alongside works of the others invited, and presented as a slide-show with multiple pixels projected on the apparatjik light space modulator. each image will randomly change place on the cube, thus creating unintended interstices
artists whose works are used will be credited with full name and the letter ‘A’ behind it, on lincolnartistnetwork.co.uk.
 and subsequent exhibitions is credited in all LAN publication in the same way.
for technical reasons all slides will be cropped to perfect squares. please send us a cropped image or accept that LAN:LAB crops your work without any restrictions.

upload and sideload masterpieceings at the following contact.lincolnartistnetwork@gmail.com with the email subject "Outer Trial Bank"  

Deadline for submissions 31st July 2013 

Additionally, interest is sought from artists wishing to perform inside the Light Space Modulator, sound artists, retro game hackers, scientists, geeks and general wtfery. 

Friday, 26 April 2013

new website!

It's all been quite quiet around here since the end of last year!
The long, cold winter has meant a break from activity whilst applying and receiving some funding to cover overheads.

Following an article by Andrew Bracey about the arts in Lincoln, the LAN website has finally been updated, and is all new and shiny :-)

Monday, 17 December 2012

Merry Christmas and God Jul!

The Alternative Christmas Market is now officially over!

We made some extra sales during the extra weekend, and plenty of wishes for our artist led Yoko Ono Wish Tree.




We were also pleased with feedback from visitors, saying what a nice surprise it was, and what a lovely space it had become, so thanks to everyone that visited and enjoyed the Alternative Christmas Market, thanks to all the artists that took part and got involved for this artist led event, thanks to Revival for their continued support, and thanks to Revival Sing for bringing some Christmas Carol singing to the Alternative Christmas Market.

Thanks to other artists that came to speak to us.




We hope to be back next year, hopefully with some funding next year, planning a much bigger and better event, so for now, we're off to put our feet up and drink some gløgg! Skål!
drawings by Terry Martin of Murky Depths
Illustrations by Helen Dearnley
Beast Jesus Christmas Cards by Helen Dearnley

Merry Christmas, Beast Jesus, and God Jul!


Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Alternative Christmas Market - day 4

Sunday was the best days, we made lots of sales, and were joined by Revival Sing, who came to sing Christmas Carols for us, which was lovely!

However, as we haven't made enough sales to cover our costs, we plan to continue the Alternative Christmas Market next weekend, Saturday and Sunday 15th / 16th Dec without the main Christmas Market to distract people looking for unique Christmas pressie ideas.

Thanks to everyone that came and supported us, to all the artists involved, to Revival for continued support. 

Alternative Christmas Market - day 3

follow the moose to find us!



Saturday was another slow day, due to the one way system again, and despite the fact that the steam train was at the station. Which meant that we didn't get around to the Lincoln Uncut Starbucks protest, but we supported it with a sign on the door though :-)
We were joined by the incredibly talented Sam Derby.
Sam Derby

Sam Derby

Sam Derby

Sam Derby

Mel Gazda prints

Mel Gazda prints


Friday, 7 December 2012

Alternative Christmas Market - day 2

Yesterday went really well, we had several visitors, and everyone made sales, however, today has not been as good at all. A few sales, but not many visitors. This is partly because of a really stupid sheeple one-way system that the council invented, so that visitors can't go where they want to. Even The Collection cafe lost sales because of it.

And one artist suspects that one of her pieces has been swiped.

Our first visitor to the Nordic art installation was so impressed with the Apparatjik video art, that he said he'll come back, and Terry's books and comics continue to prove popular.


Follow the moose to find us!
With the weather forecast The Beast From The East, Beast Jesus Christmas Cards are only available here.

We're hoping sales pick up and there are lots of visitors tomorrow, when we will be joined by the lovely Sam Derby and Mel Langton, and don't forget to come and make a free wish for the Yoko Ono Wish Tree!



Meanwhile, as it's been slow, we've been illustrating portraits of each other, 


Terry Martin of Murky Depths by Helen Dearnley


and some mistletoe, for the romantics out there!