The next event will be a performance by SCARTVIDEO (Harry Palmer with invited collaborator Toby Lloyd)
Monday 29th August, 9:30pm
If you would like at attend please arrive between 9 and 9:20pm. The doors of the Fine Art Building will be locked after this time.
There will be some complimentary drinks on offer but please also bring your own refreshments.
For enquires please email: toby.lloyd@gmail.com
I made this film during the installation of the pub in response to the University Health and Safety department telling me that I would not be able to serve my home brew during the exhibition.
Over the course of the exhibition a lot of people have bypassed my work, mistaking it for an actual university bar which does not contain any art. Of those who have come into the pub, most have stopped for a chat and discussed the work.
Some visitors have been quite bemused and others have reacted extrememly positively. I am really pleased that the work has been sucessful. One visitor who shared a drink with me on Wednesday afternoon returned this morning with a 4 pack of Guiness and a card for me, and said how much she enjoyed the exhibition.
Thanks for the beers Pat. Drop by again soon.
On Tuesday night a group of the MFA students walked through the exhibition and gave each other feedback on the work. It was a really good opportunity to reflect the show and what we have been working on over the last 6 weeks.
On Monday night Andy delivered his “Let’s Forget Everthing and Get Drunk” presentation to a packed house. Many issues were covered, including the differences between work and play, the merits of doing nothing and a long list of expressions for being drunk.
It was good to see some familiar faces and meet lots of new ones. We all enjoyed the show and getting “Chevy Chased.”
Thanks to Andy for all the hard work putting the presentation together and everyone who joined in.
Over the course of the two week exhibition there will be several events happening in the pub. I have added an events page to the blog which will have full details of all the events.
The first event will be Let’s Forget Everything and Get Drunk (Part 2 of I Drink Beer Because I Can’t Eat It) on Monday 22nd August starting at 6pm. There will be some drinks provided but also bring some of your own to avoid disappointment and sobriety
At 6pm on Friday evening, Praxis opened its doors to the public to coincide the MFA exhibition opening. The exhibition was very well attended. We had just over 650 people through the doors. Thank you to everyone who visited the pub and all those who helped make the exhibition possible, especially the other MFA students.
On the night I had some interesting conversations with visitors. I was unable to serve my Talking Water but was able to give out some extremely tasty Adder Lager provided my Allendale Brewery. I can highly recommend it and their other beers. More information about them can be found here.
It was a great start to the show and I am looking forward to meeting more visitors in the pub. I will be in the pub everyday from 10am – 5pm.
For the exhibition I have made a screen print of the dictionary definition of Praxis. The print is an edition of 25. If you would like one please enquire at the bar.
I have named my home brew “Talking Water.” Unfortunately the University’s Health and Safety team will not allow me to serve it on University property. It will all be on display behind the bar along with all the email correspondence I had with the Council office and university regarding the matter.
A lot happened in the last week before the opening, which did not leave me much time to update the blog.
Thank you to everyone who helped me finish the work, especially Andy for painting the pub sign, Hannah and Sheila for pasting the labels on to the beer bottles, and Rosie and Julia for painting my name above the door.
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