To book an event, please contact us.

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GALLERY

2. Gallery Talk
   2 February 2012, 6.00pm
   Free, all welcome
   
   Join Gabriella Giannachi, Director of the Centre for Intermedia at the University of Exeter and co-author of Performing Presence: Between the Live and the Simulated (2011) and Performing Mixed Reality (2011) for a talk about the work of Blast Theory.

GALLERY

3. Review Group
   8 February 2012, 6.30pm
   Free, all welcome
   
   Engage in discussion and writing about contemporary art and share responses to the Blast Theory exhibition.
   
   See reviewgroup.spacex.org.uk
   

FAMILIES

4. Secret Sweetheart
   11 February 2012, 2.00pm
   2–4pm, all ages, drop in, free
   
   Join us in the gallery to create a very unusual Valentines card to send to someone special.
   
   
   
5. Talking to Blue
   16 February 2012, 11.00am
   17 February 2012, 3.00pm
   Thursday 16 & Friday 17 February,
   11am–3pm, all ages, drop in, free
   
   Take part in creative challenges including animation and visit a secret location! Wrap up warm and expect to spend around an hour and a half taking part. Devised by Blind Ditch in response to the work of Blast Theory, part of Animated Exeter.
6. Talking to Blue
   16 February 2012, 11.00am
   17 February 2012, 3.00pm
   Thursday 16 & Friday 17 February,
   11am–3pm, all ages, drop in, free
   
   Take part in creative challenges including animation and visit a secret location! Wrap up warm and expect to spend around an hour and a half taking part. Devised by Blind Ditch in response to the work of Blast Theory, part of Animated Exeter.
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GALLERY

8. Art and the Public Realm
   6 February 2012, 6.00pm
   6–8pm, free, booking essential
   
   Sara Black, ProjectBase
   
   This session will focus on what is involved in developing arts projects that happen outside of a conventional gallery or museum context. Hear about some of the inspiring local and international collaborations that have been developed recently by ProjectBase, a commissioning organisation based in Cornwall.
   
       Sara Black
   Sara Black is the director of ProjectBase. ProjectBase commissions innovative artists' projects, often outside the conventional gallery or museum environment, as well as public events, talks and seminars.

GALLERY

9. Marketing and Design
   5 March 2012, 6.00pm
   6–8pm, free, booking essential
   
   Claire Bryden, Exeter Phoenix
   Rowan Green, Spacex and Arnolfini
   
   Look at the various ways that arts organisations encourage people to visit and participate in their programmes. Discuss the role of social media and explore the process and purpose of design in the arts. There will also be opportunity to share ideas and discuss your own work with peers and arts professionals.
   
       Claire Bryden
   Claire Bryden is a communicator, marketer, editor and writer. Claire works at Exeter Phoenix and Futurespace Magazine developing and implementing digital engagement and marketing strategies. She organises and hosts a monthly social event called Exeter pop_up, a creative networking and showcase event in the south west.
   
       Rowan Green
   Rowan Green works in arts marketing and design. As an independent graphic designer he has worked with a range of arts organisations. He currently works at Spacex as press and marketing officer and Arnolfini as associate designer.
10. Curating
    19 March 2012, 6.00pm
    6–8pm
, free, booking essential
    
    Bryony Gillard, Arnolfini
    
    In this hands-on session, explore what curating can mean in different contexts. This event will be a chance for aspiring curators to discuss the role of the curator, share ideas and find out about possible career paths.
    
        Bryony Gillard
    Bryony is Assistant Curator at Arnolfini, previously freelance Programme Assistant for Plymouth Arts Centre since 2009. She is also PVAC associate artist for Plymouth College of Art and co-director of an artist led space Project Space 11. Last year she jointly curated ‘Come to Ours’, a programme of fringe events to coincide with the British Art Show 7.