A black sculpture resembling a face with a cut out mouth, buckle nose and modelled eyes. the top holds a curved slab

Artists’ Lunchtime Crit: Led by Jemma Egan

Sat 24 September, 12-2pm // At Turf Gallery // Free & refreshments provided

 

Taking place every last Saturday of the month, our lunchtime crits give artists a chance to get feedback and advice on their work from a practicing artist in a supportive and friendly environment.

Simply submit or bring along your work, and we’ll take turns to discuss it and give feedback for each participant.

Participation isn’t mandatory – you’re welcome to simply come and view the works and take part in the discussions. If you’d like to participate in showing your artwork, it’s ideal to send imagery of or a link to the work you wish to show in the crit in advance so we can get it up on our projector! Email us here to submit along with any requirements for AV equipment and/or install instructions.

July’s crit will be led by artist Jemma Egan. Jemma Egan (b. 1982, Liverpool) completed an MA in Sculpture at The Royal College of Art in 2015 and BA in Fine Art in Liverpool in 2005.  Recent exhibitions include: It means more to me than most people, Zabludowicz Collection-Invites, London, 2016; New Contemporaries, The Bluecoat, Liverpool, 2016; Is it Heavy or Is it Light?, Assembly Point, London, 2016; It was a dark and stormy night, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester and Two Queens, Leicester, 2015. Often approaching fast food as an archetypal product of our time, her practice explores the visual language and emotional investment associated with lifestyles of consumption.

 

// FEEDBACK FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS:

I found it helpful and useful to meet with other Artists from around London whose work I wasn’t previously familiar with. Turf Projects seems to attract a really interesting mix of practitioners across a variety of disciplines, who are open to discussion, debate and the exchange of knowledge and experience

Ben Westley Clark

KEY ACCESS INFO​

  • To help us support you best, please let us know if you have any access needs when booking.
  • For access info about getting to Turf and the Turf space, click here.
  • Our unit in the Whitgift Centre is 4 minutes walk (0.2 miles) from Wellesley Road Tram stop via the underpass, and 7 minutes walk (0.3 miles) from West Croydon Station and 8 minutes walk (0.4 miles) from East Croydon station.

 

WORKSHOP CODE:

Turf aims to be a space where all are welcomed & respected. We ask all attendees to align with this spirit when booking and support us in creating a welcoming & collaborative atmosphere together. We ask that everyone is;

  • Kind and respectful in our language and behaviour towards others. Turf is a space which is anti racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism.
  • Considerate of others’ time; allowing others room to speak & engage.
  • Respectful of the space itself as belonging to many people, treating the space & objects with care.
  • Attend wherever possible: In 2023, around 30% of people booking free tickets didn’t turn up! Our free tickets are limited and in high demand. Every person who doesn’t turn up means someone else can’t attend, so please let us know if you can’t make it to free up a space. If you don’t attend twice or more without letting us know, you may be restricted from booking again.

Part of:

A bunch of string hangs from the roof in the foreground, on the right side a red flag hangs out the wall, illustrations hang on the back. towards the right is a table with a sculpture display of musical instruments. in the middle there is a bench sculpture with a towel hanging off it
With Florent Dubois, Graeme Durant, Jemma Egan, Lindsey Mendick, Suzanne Posthumus and Josh Whitaker
( Sep 2016 )

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