Kickstarter launch Press Release

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Spacex announce 21 May for Kickstarter campaign launch
Spacex, Exeter’s contemporary visual art organisation, is at an exciting point in
its forty year history. After a period of temporary closure in response to funding
reductions, the organisation has changed the way it works. In place of being a
gallery with a rolling programme of exhibitions Spacex now produces projects in
collaboration with a wide range of partners.
Enabling the artistic process remains at the core of what Spacex does and it
needs support from the public in order to continue this work. On 21 May Spacex
will launch its Kickstarter, an online fundraising campaign, to raise £10,000
towards two artist residencies and a series of public events in Exeter.
The Kickstarter encourages backers to pledge a donation and in doing so
acquire art that has been produced as part of Spacex projects and by artists
they have worked with in recent years. There is also a variety of gifts from the
Spacex archive to chose from including rare posters from the last forty years.
Pledges of any amount will be welcomed and backers will have the opportunity to
get hold of an exciting range of rewards including catalogues, posters and
limited edition prints by artists Salvatore Arancio, Lady Lucy and Laura Kikauka.
Also on offer will be an original photographic print by Jem Southam, graphite
drawings by Dawn Mellor and Laura White and a limited edition tin sculpture by
Simon Pope.
If this Kickstarter campaign is successful it will cover the cost of two 6-week
residencies and a series of integrated public events including studio visits and an
associated learning programme, all to take place in 2015-16. The residencies will
enable the artists to develop their practice in a supportive and critically engaged
environment.
Spacex are confident that with this Kickstarter, the organisation will provide two
amazing opportunities for artists and will fuel the appetite for access to
contemporary art practice in Exeter.
Supporting partners, including the University of Exeter, Exeter College and
Exeter Phoenix, are committed to working with Spacex to ensure the smooth
delivery of these residencies. To find out more and to stay informed about
Spacex please visit: www.spacex.org.uk and you can share your support and
comments on the website.
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For further information please contact Martyn Windsor, Communications
Manager on 01392 431 786 or martyn@spacex.org.uk
Notes for editor
Spacex is a contemporary visual art organisation located in the centre of Exeter.
We enable access to contemporary art in the South West via our programme of
projects and events that include offsite projects, exhibitions, workshops and
symposia. We work with artists to realise ambitions, pursue new directions and
take risks. Spacex has worked with many highly esteemed artists including
Bridget Riley, Richard Long, Susan Hiller, Yinka Shonibare, Grayson Perry and
Emily Wardill. Spacex is a registered educational charity and has an excellent
record of delivering accessible, learning projects for young people and families.
http://spacex.org.uk / @spacexgallery Laura Kikauka had her first solo exhibition in the UK at Spacex in 2009. She has
exhibited and performed internationally. She is represented by DNA, Berlin and
MKG 127, Toronto. Her works are in both public and private collections.
Jem Southam exhibited at Spacex in Sea Change, 2001. His work is included in
many important collections including Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Museum
Folkwang, Essen; and the Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut.
Dawn Mellor exhibited at Spacex in 2008. Mellor's most recent solo exhibitions
include Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam; Focal Point Gallery, Southend on Sea;
Studio Voltaire, London; Frieze Art Fair, London (with Team Gallery, New York)
and Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich.
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Images
Kickerstarter reward: Jem Southam, Senneville-sur-Fecamp, 2006, c-type print.
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Laura Kikauka limited edition lithograph print, Strength thru embarrassment,
2012.
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Dawn Mellor, Untitled 1, original drawing from the exhibition at Spacex Vile
Affections, pencil and charcoal on paper, 2008.