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Arts2Go London 2012 Olympics

philip — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:26:26 +0000

Midnight Walk 2010

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:48:43 +0000

At the entrance of Tate Modern on 19^th June 2010 at midnight, walkers-by were surprised by an unusual gathering of a good 60 people. People were meeting for CoolTan Arts Summer Solstice Midnight Largactyl Shuffle, a guided cultural walk from the powerhouse Tate Modern to the home of contemporary psychiatry, the Maudsley Hospital.

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Nutty Professors Exhibition

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:33:54 +0000

An exhibition of the work of the people who teach CoolTan Arts’ workshops. The exhibition has been extended until 28^th June.

Venue: OH! Gallery in Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG.

Thanks to Suzie at Oxford House for organising the exhibition with CoolTan and Ben Sawyer and The Sun Inn for sponsoring the exhibition event.

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Dulwich Picture Gallery Competition

kathrin — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:43:30 +0000

CoolTan artists have submitted their own art into a competition held at the Dulwich Picture gallery. Artists were invited to create surreal landscapes inspired by the landscapes created by Paul Nash. Nash utilised techniques stemming from the manipulation of elementary objects and placed them in relationships of conflict or harmony.

Have a look at the incredible pieces our artists have come up with and show your support by voting for your favourite piece of art online by visiting http://dulwichonview.org.uk/adult-entries/ voting is open until 31^st May.

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Alternative Fashion Show Images

Susan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:59:07 +0000

CoolTan models strut their stuff at London’s Alternative Fashion Week.

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Pictures © See Li, Emma Thatcher and William Ball

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Women That Inspire

Susan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:15:59 +0000

Images from CoolTan’s latest exhibition.

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Largactyl Shuffle Gay History Walk, February 2010

Susan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:13:47 +0000

CoolTan Arts’ February Largactyl Shuffle explored Southwark’s connections with gay history and mental health.

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CoolTan Arts film premiere at the BFI

Susan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:52:11 +0000

CoolTan Arts launched three new film projects at the British Film Institute on 8 February 2010.

Two of the films, ‘The Largactyl Shuffle,’ and ‘CoolTan Arts – who we are, what we do and how we do it,’ document CoolTan’s work. ‘In the studio with Maggi Hambling’ chronicles CoolTan’s patron.

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Photography © Melanie Fordham

‘The Largactyl Shuffle’ follows the Largactyl Shuffle midnight walk – a nighttime guided cultural walk from Maudsley Hospital to Denmark Hill which took place in June 2009. Jon Pratty of Disability Arts Online described it as a ‘lively, insightful and informal documentary’.

The films will be shown nationally and internationally at film festivals and cinemas.

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Altered States – Dulwich Picture Gallery

Hannah — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:13:56 +0000

Organised by CoolTan Arts to celebrate World Mental Health Day, which takes place annually on October 10, the Altered States exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, explores themes relating to changes in the way people feel, see or think.

Artists from CoolTan Arts, have been working with artists from the Dulwich Picture Gallery to produce art work for the exhibition.

Louisa Nicholl, one of the CoolTan artists wrote a poem entitled Harvest, on which she based her artwork for the exhibition.

She said: “I was absolutely amazed at how everybody’s idea of an altered state was interpreted in totally different ways – it was a lovely process to watch my poem become a print.”

Kathrin Kirrmann, communications officer at the CoolTan Arts said: “CoolTan Arts’ Altered States exhibition celebrates World Mental Health Day, a world wide and a unified effort to promote greater public awareness and understanding of mental health and mental illness.

“With its arts activities and in particular the Altered States exhibition, CoolTan Arts aims to break down barriers and challenge the stigma associated with mental distress.

“Altered States was chosen as a way to encourage a greater focus on what mental health actually is.

“While it might include the taking of illicit drugs or the spiritual transcendent space of a mystic or shaman, the term Altered States equally relates to psychotic episodes, auditory illusions and how prescription drugs impede on ones mental health as does death.

“One in four people experience mental ill health at any one time.
CoolTan Arts asks: what is good mental health?”

The Altered States Exhibition at the Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD, ran from Saturday October 3 to October 9 2009.

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CoolTan Arts Exhibition celebrating Black History Month

Hannah — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:05:09 +0000

The artworks in this exhibition were created by CoolTan Arts to celebrate Black History Month.

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CoolTan Artists worked at the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre and used the environment of Elephant & Castle to explore in the broadest possible sense what Black History Month might mean in a multicultural environment.

CoolTan Arts would like to thank Morley College, and in particular Kathleen McLauchlan, Lena Augustinson and Jane Hartwell for organising this exhibition.

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