We are really pleased to be able to extend the Never Land project to rural Lincolnshire and The Notice Board project. Below is the text that accompanies our poster and flag:
EXHIBITION 5 15 December 2019 – 15 Jan 2020
Poly-Technic
Initiated 2006.
No fixed abode.
Title: Never-Land
Handmade Flag . 2m x 3m
Poly-Technic asks: What will Europe look like in 200 years? Can we imagine a place where national boundaries have evaporated, where everyone belongs, and nobody stands on the in or outside? The last 200 years has seen many wars, many struggles, many generations. Communism has risen and fallen; capitalism reaches its end stage; the impact of climate change becomes ever more urgent. At this point in time we want to think to a better time, challenge negative scripts and acknowledge the possibilities for a future that understands itself. A future not tied into the present state of things.
The flag is one outcome of a European project involving many authors of different ages and experiences. In each Never-Land site we have tried to think forward, imagining together taking collage literally and metaphorically in considering a different Europe. We acknowledge the students and staff of Liceo Artistico Guggenheim School in Venice, participants of a workshop at Leicester Printworks and audiences at Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield for their part in the process of creating a Never-Land
www.poly-technic.co.uk
By hosting this flag The Notice Board enables the Poly-Technic to continue its work with people in places by doing things and become another Never-Land site. This allows us to ask you: What will Europe look like in 200 years? In consideration of this question you extend the Poly-Technics work and have an opportunity to imagine a place that may truly be a Land of the Free?
The Notice Board is a contemporary art project showcasing the work of international artists. Featuring ongoing month-long exhibitions, the project aims to connect audiences to the work of diverse artists whilst offering unusual exhibition spaces in the form of this Notice Board and the neighbouring Flagpole. The Notice Board aims to create a place where beautiful, difficult, political, challenging artworks can be shared for the interest of you - the audience.
All works are curated on the theme: The Lands of the Free?
The Notice Board understands International to mean:
People born outside the UK and who live overseas.
People born outside the UK who live here as citizens, have leave to remain, be seeking asylum or are refugees.
People born in the UK but who live and work elsewhere.
People born in the UK who show artwork internationally.
Past and future exhibitions:
August/September 2019: Kate Genever - England
September/October Ai Weiwei - China
October/November Katie Numi-Usher - Belize
November/December Pespe – Poland
December/January 2020 Poly-Technic – UK
January/February Katy Hawkins and Nicki Dwyer – England/USA
February/ March Geoff Diego-Litherland & Angharad McLaren -
Mexico/Scotland
March/April Tom Lowe – Netherlands
For more information:
#noticeboardunited
Email: kate@kategenever.com