View Tube Art: Sparked 2011-12
Inspired by the public art pieces in the London 2012 Olympic Park, Sparked is an eight-month educational exhibition series as part of the View Tube Art Education programme, from October 2011-May 2012.
The View Tube sits on The Greenway in East London, next to the London 2012 Olympic Park, it is a community arts and education venue, with a cafe and bike hire.
Sparked is funded by The Legacy List, a new charity established to support the long term cultural, social and physical regeneration of London’s future Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and its surroundings.
Sparked is supported by Bow Arts
A selection of photos from our Family Day in February as part of the Sparked with Neville Gabie exhibition. Working with The Prince’s Drawing School, participants were asked to draw a portrait of the Olympic Park in 3 minutes 26 seconds, the world record for 1500 metres. These are currently being made into a short animation incorporating everyone’s drawings, offering a unique record of the Olympic Park, which will be uploaded shortly.
If you missed the launch screenings this weekend for the Sparked exhibition with Olympic Park Artist in Residence Neville Gabie, then don’t panic as we will be screening Twelve Seventy every Sunday for the duration of the Sparked exhibition.
Twelve Seventy is the new film from Neville Gabie featuring previously unseen footage of the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre and the wonderful story of Sam the bus driver, who was amongst the first to swim in the Olympic pool.
Screenings of the 27 minute long film are upstairs at View Tube every Sunday until 18 March at 1pm and 1.45pm, no booking is necessary.
Sparked with Neville Gabie is open daily at View Tube from 9am-5pm until 18th March 2012. Entry is free. A free family day runs as part of this exhibition on Saturday 18 February from 10am-3pm.
The View Tube and Container Cafe are closed for a well earned Christmas break from 24th December. We’ll be back bright eyed and bushy tailed from 3rd January 2012, where you can catch the last few weeks of Tomas Klassnik and Riitta Ikonen’s exhibition ‘From Factories to Flowers’, as part of the Sparked exhibition series.
Our new flyer for the first Sparked exhibition with Tomas Klassnik and Riitta Ikonen, which opens on 25 November 2011.
Riitta Ikonen and assistant finishing the weaving element of the ‘biological drawing device’ for the upcoming Sparked exhibition.
Exhibition runs from 25 Nov 2011 - 22 Jan 2012 at The View Tube.
Riitta Ikonen and assistant working in her studio on the ‘biological drawing device’ for the first Sparked exhibition.
The exhibition runs from 25 Nov 2011 - 22 Jan 2012 at The View Tube.
Tomas Klassnik working on the design for the first Sparked exhibition at View Tube.
Sneak peak at one of the drawings for the first Sparked exhibition from Tomas Klassnik and Riitta Ikonen, opening on 25th November 2011.
Hot off the press, we’re excited to announce Saturday December 3rd as the date to put in your diaries for the first ever family day for the Sparked project!
Many more details to follow, including information about all the activities taking place on that day, but rest assured there will be plenty for you and your family to get involved with, including (but not limited to) creative workshops, exhibition activities, festive fun plus all the usual things View Tube has to offer.
