Poly-functional contemporary art space in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Available for hire for exhibitions, studio space, workshops, events, rehearsals...anything.

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07810036155
fishfactoryarts@live.co.uk
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PIG HOUSE & F1N

Two great exhibitions at the Fish Factory this week:


Pig House Pictures II, a documentary photography exhibition and birthday show. Monday 3 June - Weds 11th June

BA Applied Media – Degree Show F1N is the degree show of the BA Applied Media at Truro College and has been grouped under this title to represent the end of the first year of this new top up degree course for the creative students from photography, moving image, media advertising, and sound engineering courses. The work is being exhibited at the Fish Factory between the 4th-11th June 2013.
The work represents a range of diverse media and photography practices from the street photography of Matt Davis to the commercial automotive photography of Martin Stephens. The short films also cover a range of genres from documentaries such as Chris Jones short observational documentary about the Monkey Sanctuary in Looe to Matt  Binny’s  look at the Cornish Rollerblading scene. Fiction pieces include Aaron Massie’s exploration of death and betrayal, Sammie Stairs’ look at issues of digital reality in the near future and Vic Hill’s look at popular culture, violence and unemployment in the mockgameshow, Dole Warriors. Hoby Allen, a sound engineering student, has produced the EP 'Spare Some Change' of local buskers to raise money for the Truro based charity, St Petrocs, and acts from the EP will be performing at the private view on the 6th June between 6-9pm.

SPRING MUSIC PARTY - ALL WELCOME!



Lee McIntyre presents 'Sluttering (May 4th)' featuring:

Hop Along

Hop Along is Frances Quinlan, Mark Quinlan, and Tyler Long, who all went to rural suburban high schools. Eventually they moved to Philly and started playing music together. Get Disowned is their first full-length release. Listen to it here:

http://hopalong.bandcamp.com/


The Sidekicks

Indie-pop Punk out of Columbus, Ohio. Good for dancing and singing along.

http://www.facebook.com/sidekicksohio


Big Words

Poppy punk from Exeter with members of Muncie Girls and The Heavy Hearted.


More TBC


Vegan Food
Cheap Bar

Doors 5pm - Late

£5 entry

For more information contact; lee_mcintyre@hotmail.co.uk

MEDIUM RARE - PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 17TH - 31ST MAY 2013

Medium Rare at the Fish Factory is a two-week exhibition showcasing four contemporary photographers. The Medium Rare collective consists of Elle Sambrook, Henry Osman, Samuel Jay and Matthew Oxley. Despite differing styles and approaches, the four artists are tied by a shared sensibility and vision. Environmentally conscious and contemporary photography, the show exhibits recent works from all four ‘quarters’ of Medium Rare.

SPRING NEWSLETTER


Spring is nearly upon us and that can mean only one thing – the return of the Fish Factory! We’ve spent the winter renovating our spaces in preparation for new shows and studio residencies. Right now we’re getting ready for our grand reopening on 16th March.
We kick off our year with Art of the Underground, a celebration of art influenced by underground music. Our reopening party will feature “Lord of the Logo” Cristophe Szpajdel giving a talk and demonstration of his work, with live music until late. This kicks off the two-week exhibition of some of Szpajdel’s huge portfolio in our new Fish Tank, and we’re really excited to have such a prolific international artist in this brand new gallery. There will also be illustration and photography work from the likes of local artists Chris Odgers, Andy Ford and Toby Jackson as well as international flavour from Andre Coelho.
Art of the Underground Poster Alongside Art of the Underground, new show Machine Made Man will be in our main gallery. This exhibition, curated by Fish Factory founder and director Rose Hatcher, explores our increasingly intimate relationship with technology, and features a fine selection of emerging artists. David Handford will be inviting the audience to interact with his ever-evolving machines of sound, Darren Ray will be exploring the role of the machine in the workplace, Stuart Blackmore and Will Chappell intend to challenge our perceptions of the  machine within our culture and Rose Hatcher's work will provide a female view of the male dominated technology industry.
Kitchen Table Acid by David Handford April sees the arrival of Arts for Amnesty to the Fish Factory, aiming to raise funds and awareness for Amnesty International. We’re launching the Arts for Amnesty exhibition with a party and live music event on 6th April, with all proceeds going to the charity. The line-up will include Neil Halstead and Hantehir and tickets are £5 and can be purchased in advance from Seetickets.com. The exhibition runs throughout April and will feature a collection of innovative local artists reacting to issues surrounding the work of Amnesty International, so please come down and have a look.
We’re really proud of the work we’ve done to redevelop our studio and gallery spaces this winter, and as always they’re available to hire for work space, private events and parties. If you’re interested, get in touch or come and pay us a visit.
Machine Made Man Poster We’re also looking for volunteers to help us out for a few days a week, looking after our gallery and shop. We can also offer more regular work experience to those interested in the industry. If you’d like to get involved in any way please get in touch.
We can’t wait to reopen in March and show off what we’ve done with the place. This is a great line-up of events to start our year and we’ve got lots more planned for the coming months, so you’ll find something new and absorbing on each visit. Thanks for your support, and we hope to see you soon.

WINTER NEWSLETTER


Welcome to the Fish Factory winter newsletter. If you don’t already know us, here’s a little bit about what we do:
                We’ve transformed an old scallop processing factory in Falmouth into a place for artists, musicians and performers to use, with focus on studio space, exhibitions and events. We’ve been catering for a huge variety of brilliant people and showcasing their work for almost two years now, and our reputation as an important cultural hub is growing steadily. So whether you’re creatively inclined or just curious, come and get involved! Contact fishfactoryarts@live.co.uk for more info.
We’re having our winter break now – The Fish Factory gallery is closed until March 16th 2013. This will give us a chance to develop the performance and rehearsal sections of the Factory and work on some exciting new happenings for the New Year.Thanks in advance for bearing with us! We’re hardly been winding down slowly, though – here’s a taste of what we’ve been up to recently:
The Contemporary Art Auction on 8th December was our first auction and very interesting indeed. A very eclectic host of artists turned up with over 150 works of art to adorn our walls for the private view and auction. The event itself provided a great opportunity for local collectors and enthusiasts to get their hands on the work of some of Cornwall’s up and coming artists and we very much hope to hold more auctions at the Fish Factory next year. Check out www.contemporaryartauctions.co.uk for a taster.
We put on an all day festival, Dance of Days Fest, in an attempt to entice summer back to Cornwall – here’s a review:
If you thought the festival season ended once September arrived, then you missed out on a day of artistic innovation at Falmouth’s very own Fish Factory. They brought the revelry inside in what must have been 2012’s most mudless festival. With almost 10 hours of live music and poetry, the number of performers came close to rivalling the healthy throng of punters in the cosy confines of the Factory’s gallery and performance space.
If the rain dampened anyone’s spirits as they ventured out towards Dance of Days, moods were lifted immediately on stepping into the Fish Factory, with its makeshift bar, stage and hot vegan food stall. The bands blew away any remaining damp shoe worries with uncompromising melodic noise. Rhoda warmed the crowd with a luscious and visceral brand of grunge rock, while Rash Decision obliterated the dismal British weather altogether with echoes of mid-70s New York.
When music wasn’t filling our ears, poetry kept us listening – ruminations on the philosophical benefits of Google and some unorthodox Christmas cheer came courtesy of Abi Wyatt, and Duncan Yates filled the stage with unrivalled energy.
This was a day of showcase not only for Fish Factory itself, but also for the kind of Cornish art that thrives independently of tourism. The Factory brought the entire mix of art that they support together in a single day, to reassure residents that entertainment in Cornwall isn’t restricted to the summer holidays. Even if events like this are fewer and further between in winter, they are still there to be found, and well worth seeking out. Dance of Days are a group who put on not for profit punk shows based in Falmouth/Truro – check out their Facebook page for news of up-coming shows.

We’ll be working on lots of exhibitions and events over Christmas and New Year, details of which will be here in the spring.
Meanwhile, all our studios will stay open through the winter and we’ll be working on renovating parts of the building to accommodate a new photography studio and our new performance/ rehearsal space, the Fish Tank.
As always, we’re looking for people to give us some of their time to help running the Fish Factory. We’d also love some handymen and women to help us with our renovations over the next few months – please get in touch if you’d like to get involved.
Many thanks for your support and interest in the Fish Factory. Keep an eye out here for updates, but in the meantime we hope you have a very merry Christmas and New Year – see you in 2013!

CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION


You are hereby invited to Cornwall Contemporary Art Auctions first Exhibition and Auction at the Fish Factory on the 7th and 8th of December. We have chosen the Fish Factory as the auction location because we feel it is helping to build a new artist community in Falmouth and gives great exposure to new and existing artists. The unique backdrop and the quirky history of the building is just the cherry on the top. Rose has kindly made space in the Fish Factory calendar for our Christmas auction.     

An idea came to mind of how to make the contemporary art of today more accessible by creating an outlet for artists to sell their artwork directly in a modern day auction. The auction will be drawing in a large crowd and have a nice friendly atmosphere. Our main aim is to give you the chance to view or buy a wide variety of artwork from current and emerging artists.   

We (Jenna Dunstan and Matthew Kemp) have chosen the Christmas period for our first auction as it's a great chance for individuals looking for those one-off unique Christmas gifts with a great chance for art buyers and gallery owners to have a look at some new talent.  I have publicised the event widely in the local press and have got in contact direct with them again to advertise in the auction sections of the major Cornish newspapers. 

How it works: 

There will also be a open view exhibition on the evening before the sale where all work will be set out in the quirky backdrop of an old converted scallop processing factory now aptly named - The Fish Factory. We will be hoping to promote and in turn give wider publicity to the Fish Factory art space. The following day from 10am people can come along and view the pieces and register to bid with the sale commencing at 1pm.  

So far we have nearly 110 lots (and counting) that will be going under the hammer and we will be bringing in local auctioneer Peter Kemp who has twenty-five years experience as an auctioneer to conduct the sale.

I hope this give you a brief overview of our idea and what we are looking to do.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in contact through any of the mediums below or please give me a ring and we can have a chat about it further. 

Telephone: Matt Kemp (Contemporary Art Auctions Cornwall) 07788240146

Find us on Facebook: Contemporary-Art-Auctions-Cornwall or Art-Auctions-Cornwall 

Exhibition/Open View: Friday 7th December @ 7pm

Auction Day: Saturday 8th December viewing from 10am onwards -Auction Starts  @1pm

Venue: Fish Factory Contemporary Art Space, Falmouth Wharves, North Parade Falmouth, TR11 2TF 


Below is a link to an article about the auction: 


Here is a link to the website of just some of the pieces to be auctioned:


And here is the Facebook page:



DANCE OF DAYS ALL DAYER

Bands:

Big Words
Rhoda
Heathens Howl
Big Wave
Flashes
Monolithian

& More

Films:
American Hardcore
We Jam Econo
Don't Need You; A Herstory of Riot Girl
Passions Just Like Mine

& More

Spoken Word:
Craig Taylor-Broad
Abi Wyatt
Duncan Yates
Chris Muierhead

& More

Arts and Crafts:
Anke Burley
Vino Sangre
Club Guillotine 
Fish Factory

& More

£7 for the day

For info email; danceofdays@hotmail.co.uk