DUAS Newsletter: November 2022
Welcome to the new DUAS monthly newsletter for the year 2022!
We hope to bring you a little newsletter like this each month just to keep you up to date with our society's goings on and keep you in the loop about what is happening in the art world.
There will be three main sections:
What's on? – what the society has planned so far for the month and any other art-related events happening in Durham that we are aware about.
What's in? – a section dedicated to any recent happenings in the art world locally, nationally or globally.
Who’s about? – each month give a brief overview of an artist and feature some of their work.
If you have any suggestions for content in any of these sections please don’t hesitate to email me at duartsoc@gmail.com
Introductions
This month, however, there is an extra section so that the DUAS exec and I can introduce ourselves! Our lovely Publicity Officers have already created a series of posts on our Instagram page @duartsoc so please follow the link if you want to get to know us better!
Photo credit: @duartsoc
So, now for this month's 3 W's ...
What's on?
Our Tuesday and Thursday Sessions will be going ahead as normal, unless otherwise stated. There are some issues with the university's booking system so please be sure to the Instagram pages @dulifedrawing and @duthursdaysessions for more details and updates.
Wednesday 2nd November - The Student Art Prize Launch 2022/23
This is one of the society's most involved annual events. The Student Prize is a great opportunity for students to explore and express themselves through art - selected artworks can even be shortlisted into exhibitions for this year!
Photo credit: Durham Art Collection
Wednesday 23rd November - Art Social: Zine Making Workshop!
4-6pm at 7 Owengate
Join the Art Collection Team in making a DIY zine, taking inspiration from this years Student Art Prize theme of Sanctuary. What does Sanctuary mean to you? Pages from the zine will be joined together to make a published zine, which will be freely available for students as part of the Student Art Prize Art School. Limited spaces available, to book please contact Durham University Art Society.
Max 30 students
What's in?
Throwing soup at art, apparently...
I don't know about you but when we get our seemingly weekly update on which famous artwork has had some miscellaneous food item thrown all over it, I am always initially shocked and then, after some processing, think, why are these people attacking such esteemed works such as Van Goghs and Monets. Below are a couple of articles that discuss some of the issues surrounding these ‘art attacks’.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/14/just-stop-oil-activists-throw-soup-at-van-goghs-sunflowers
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/arts/claude-monet-mashed-potatoes-climate-activists.html
I do agree that these are powerful instances of protest but you do have to ask how effective they are in getting their point across. I read the following articles in order to attempt to shed some light on this issue.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/21/art-attack-can-vandalism-be-justified-to-save-the-planet
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/green-minister-says-attacks-on-art-effective-way-of-protesting-against-climate-change-42097785.html
Who's about?
This month's artist feature is our society's lovely Thursday Sessions Coordinator, Natalia Maubeche-Henderson.
Natalia creates beautiful scenes with charcoals and oils so asked her a little about her inspirations and why she enjoys the mediums she uses.
“So I’m half French and half English, spent a lot of time in Paris growing up - my mum was a full-time artist at the time and would take us to All the galleries, so I guess you could say I was exposed to art my whole life. I would draw with her from time to time but never really got into it until Christmas last year when I discovered a charcoal artist over social media - I was instantly hooked to the messiness of them and how the flaws in it looked intentional, so I ordered a set of charcoals and discovered what style I appreciated the most. I find with charcoals that they’re very expressive despite being in black and white as there are so many different mediums within it, I just find them really powerful ha-ha. I do dabble in other mediums (mainly oil paintings) and once again I’d say it’s quite abstract” - Natalia Maubeche-Henderson
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/21/art-attack-can-vandalism-be-justified-to-save-the-planet
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/green-minister-says-attacks-on-art-effective-way-of-protesting-against-climate-change-42097785.html
Who's about?
This month's artist feature is our society's lovely Thursday Sessions Coordinator, Natalia Maubeche-Henderson.
Natalia creates beautiful scenes with charcoals and oils so asked her a little about her inspirations and why she enjoys the mediums she uses.
“So I’m half French and half English, spent a lot of time in Paris growing up - my mum was a full-time artist at the time and would take us to All the galleries, so I guess you could say I was exposed to art my whole life. I would draw with her from time to time but never really got into it until Christmas last year when I discovered a charcoal artist over social media - I was instantly hooked to the messiness of them and how the flaws in it looked intentional, so I ordered a set of charcoals and discovered what style I appreciated the most. I find with charcoals that they’re very expressive despite being in black and white as there are so many different mediums within it, I just find them really powerful ha-ha. I do dabble in other mediums (mainly oil paintings) and once again I’d say it’s quite abstract” - Natalia Maubeche-Henderson
Photo credit: Natalia Maubeche-Henderson
Don't forget to find us on Instagram for more updates and news about upcoming events!
That's all for this month, thank you for reading!
Hannah Larkin, DUAS Development and Outreach Officer.
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