A curation project
Ovoid studio is the name I have given my curating practice. It’s based in my studio in Ovingdean on the outskirts of Brighton. This project is an extension of my making practice and I expect it to evolve over time. The first outing was a mixed show entitled Hinterland based in my garden and the shed in May 2024 as part of the Artists Open House festival that takes place every year in Brighton. That experience gave me a real taste for curation and the collaborative relationships it fosters with other artists. Putting the work of several artists together and discovering what ideas and visions connect them is a great challenge and a pleasure at the same time.
As an artists-run project the policy and strategy of this ‘institution’ is very flexible, so here’s what I am currently thinking:
- This project stands for artworks with:
– Integrity
– Personal and social meaning
– Sense of purpose and urgency - Ovoid seeks to show quality work that is in some sense experimental and based on trying fresh ideas and approaches. Ovoid will attempt:
– To show work that shows independent thinking
– To promote work where marketing is only one of the considerations in making the work and not the one that determines the content and form.
– To work with artists who produce work on the basis that it needs to be made, the work needs to exist both for the artists well-being and for our collective sanity.
You can follow any progress and events on the Ovoid studio Instagram account and there is also an Ovoid Facebook page
Ovoid studio seeks possible exhibition spaces
The original shed space in Ovingdean is no longer available as a public venue unfortunately so Ovoid studio is now seeking spaces to mount shows in. In the Brighton area would be preferable but I am open to ideas. If you know of one or own something that you would like to open as a gallery, please get in touch.
Information for artists
Ovoid studio is an idealistic curation project. If you want to submit your work for consideration simply follow the Ovoid Instagram account and I will reciprocate.
When there is a show being prepared I will contact artists myself with a briefing document or an availability enquiry. Please do not send material at other times – I am afraid it’s another of those ‘we will contact you’ situations that all artists are familiar with.
