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Turning stigma into a source of inspiration

Exclusive report by Gabriella White   ENGLAND’s first ever film festival for mental health took place this summer on 15th June 2011 in South Shields in Tyne and Wear. MP for the region David Miliband shared a special message with the audience as the festival commenced. The event was also supported by Northumbria University and actor Tim Healy. Showcasing three short films directed by film-producer Graeme Smith, himself a mental health sufferer; these case studies revolve around three adolescent cases, who were diagnosed with some kind of psychosis. The...

31 August 2011 | Health, Media, News, Politics, The Arts | , , , , , , ,
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s art. And a rabbit.

This feature is also available at the Karen 19 Gallery in Sydney, Australia http://www.19karen.com.au/blog/?p=99  Bangor-based artist Lee Boyd in County Down, Ireland is no ordinary artist. Energetic, entertaining, conscientious, analytical and with an unknown depth I am trying to get to the bottom of, he is an enigma. Despite his bohemian, relaxed aura, there is an edge of jumpiness about him. Full of life and a true chatterbox, Lee’s honest nature, coy grin, nervous laugh and vulnerability make him instantly likeable. He is a deep thinker; a philosopher and an...

16 August 2011 | International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment
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Summer Solstice and 125 years of Wimbledon

Gabriella White Reporting from Henman Hill at SW19 Arriving at Springfields tube stop, that notorious hot London underground air blew my hair up to the tip of carriage roof as I debarked and headed for the stairs; the breeze adding a refreshing diversion to my journey in a suburban tropical kind of way. It was a hot, wet, thundery day in Wimbledon at this point. A little late in arriving due to some tube delays, at about 7pm, my friend texted me: “Ok: I’m taking cover – call me...

14 August 2011 | Media, News, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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The Art of Glastonbury Today

As featured  in England’s West Country Life magazine and the Western Daily Press. To view this article in the UK’s printed press click here: Glasto with Gabriella As Glastonbury 2011 celebrates 41 years of good times, great bands, and ticket sell-outs, it is difficult to imagine that all those years ago the then-one-day event only cost £1, which got you some free milk from the farm to watch the few key acts that were Marc Bolan, Al Stewart and Quintessence. The very first Glastonbury Festival of 1970 was in fact...

14 August 2011 | Media, The Arts, TV & Radio, World Music | , , , , , | 0 Comments
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The Tibetan Cowboy

As featured  in England’s West Country Life magazine and the Western Daily Press… Award-winning travel photographer Barry Cawston from Axbridge in Somerset presented his star photographic fine art piece Tibetan Cowboy on BBC2’s recent debut Show Me The Monet, a show produced in a similar style to the channel’s entrepreneurial series Dragon’s Den, but for artists. The show has proved very popular up and down the country and it is no surprise, when you consider that as many as 5 million people in Britain alone immerse themselves in some kind of art, such as photography,...

14 August 2011 | International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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All By Myself: Discovering the Real David Cobley Behind the Portraits

As featured in England’s West Country Life Magazine and the Western Daily Press… David Cobley Western Daily Thursday newsflash  All By Myself – David Cobley – West Country Life – Western Daily Press  Royal-portrait painter David Cobley gives me some clues about his famous person’s portrait to be unveiled in London’s National Portrait Gallery next month. I talk to him about his appearance on BBC2’s Show Me The Monet show and his experiences in Japan… English portrait and figure painter David Cobley is on a mission of self-discovery. He...

14 August 2011 | International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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Well-connected

Hampstead-based-artist Ronnie Shahmoon was the first to feature on BBC2’s series Show Me The Monet: the BBC’s answer to Dragon’s Den but for artists. Hosted by BBC presenter Chris Hollins and judged by three of the world’s toughest art critics, the show has proved increasingly popular up and down the country. An interesting first candidate, Ronnie Shahmoon from London kick-started the show with a contemporary twist: his large artwork featuring plugs and switches may look banal on face-value, but it actually holds a pretty significant meaning. In 1999, at the age of...

14 August 2011 | Culture Cave, International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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From one Canvas to Another

Published as part of the BBC’s Show Me The Monet series on BBC 2 Between 4 and 5 million people in Britain alone immerse themselves in some kind of art, such as photography, painting and sculpture, studies have shown. It is no surprise, then, that BBC2’s Show Me The Monet show starring Charlotte Mullins, David Lee and Roy Bolton three of the world’s toughest art critics, had millions of viewers glued to their TV-sets over the past two weeks of the show’s debut. It strikes me that too many shows have...

14 August 2011 | Culture Cave, International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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Put yourself in my shoes

Published as part of the BBC series Show Me The Monet 2011 Mother-of-three Belinda Durrant from Stroud in Gloucestershire, England took the plunge into the art world when she left her career as a research-technician to go to Art College in 2004. Her sculpture Little Lead Shoes Age 3 made it onto the BBC 2’s Show Me The Monet show, a show produced in a similar style to the channel’s entrepreneurial show Dragon’s Den, but for artists. The tiny, helplessly-posed hand-made shoes Belinda brought to the show’s Hanging Committee instantly struck the judges as having...

14 August 2011 | Culture Cave, International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , | 0 Comments
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Art is Music to the Soul

Published 16 May, 2011 at Liverpool.com and for the BBC’s Show Me The Monet coverage Sound Artist Ashwan doing what he loves    Barcelona-based artist Ashwan made it to the final cut on BBC 2’s fortnight-long series of Show Me The Monet, which launched on Monday and is proving increasingly popular up and down the country. Facing the Hanging Committee, Ashwan was the first contestant in the series to receive yes-votes from all three judges. His piece, “Return Of The Life” was valued at £2900 I am catching up...

11 August 2011 | Culture Cave, International Interviews, Media, The Arts, TV & Radio | , , , , , , , , | 0 Comments
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