Multichannel 

Multichannel, special screening evening, 28 September 2007. Work on display: 'Cabinet' (2006) by Tim Shore.

A moving image screening programme - selected by ArtSway and SCAN.

Multichannel is a screening programme organised and curated by ArtSway and SCAN that will take place in ArtSway's galleries from 20 June - 6 July 2008. This year's Multichannel will build upon the highly successful 2007 Multichannel-screening programme, with the continuing intention of presenting single screen video works by artists and practitioners of ability and promise.

Multichannel has been expanded from the three days of screenings in 2007, to 15 days for this year's programme. In addition, there has been an open call for artists to submit work for selection - with to date more than 100 high calibre lens-based artists sending works from across the UK, Europe and as far afield as the United States. Alongside the open call a number of exceptional artists have been invited by the curators to exhibit their work.

The single channel works selected for Multichannel will be curated into a screening programme that will cover the following specific areas: video and film as material; video as a tool; narrative in video/film; and music and video/film. Alongside the screening programme there will be a number of talks and events. Paul B. Davis, an artist and musician with an international reputation for his work reconfiguring video and computer games, will also be in residence for one week during Multichannel. Paul will spend part of his residency teaching local school children from St Luke's Primary, Sway, the basics of computer programming.

The Millais Gallery in Southampton will be hosting a retrospective of Multichannel 2007 in its galleries from the 19 April - 31 May 2008. Please go to: www.solent.ac.uk/millais/Whats_on.aspx

Late Night Special Screening and Panel Discussion: Friday 20 June 2008, 6pm - 9pm

To celebrate the opening of Multichannel join curators Helen Sloan (SCAN) and Peter Bonnell (ArtSway) for a late night screening from 6pm to 8pm. At 8pm there will be an informal panel discussion, led by Helen and Peter - featuring contributions from many artists exhibiting work in Multichannel. The discussion will cover themes inherent in the screening programme, such as: video and film as material; video as a tool; narrative in video/film; and music and video/film.

FREE, all welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Gallery Talk: Wednesday 2 July 2008, 7pm - 9pm

Brian McClave: Stereoscopic Video

Brighton based artist Brian McClave will give an overview and demonstration in ArtSway's gallery 2 of his ground breaking stereoscopic video work.

Brian has worked predominantly for the past 12 years with the medium of digital, stereoscopic (3D) video. This technology is informed by lens-based practice from 19th century photography to 21st century digital gaming. McClave's stereoscopic videos are often multi-layered with information occupying different spatial layers within the 3D environment. This technique allows for a superimposition of related themes and images in a way that is impossible in 2D video work.

Brian began his artistic career in experimental photography, building unusual cameras to perform specific tasks. Later he began to work with digital imaging and digital video, always applying a very experimental approach both technically and artistically. Brian has shown work extensively in the UK, Australia and the United States.

FREE: booking essential.

Filmmaking Advice Clinic with Steve Lewis:

Saturday 28 June & Saturday 5 July, 2008, 10am - 5pm

Two daylong drop-in advice clinics for those who need help with all aspects of filmmaking. There will be 10 half-hour slots available on each day for young people, students and adults of any ability. If you are looking for trouble shooting advice for a film that you want to make, or you're struggling to make an existing work - experienced filmmaker Steve Lewis will be on hand to help.

Steven Lewis has a background in Advertising production, but has since undertaken Masters Degrees in both Sculpture and Video. He has worked mainly within an arts context, shooting and editing videos for artists, organisations and facilitating projects with young people. He has just completed a film for The National Parks Authority and filming on a Heritage Lottery project in Southampton and is about to embark on his first documentary.

COST: £10 per half-hour slot. Booking Essential
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