Artistic Director of Upstart Theatre, Tom Mansfield, and his team have been selected for our inaugural CAS:AIR community project commencing this September. They will connect Andover with ‘the bigger picture’ and give the whole of Andover an opportunity to experience a universe of hope and possibility. Tom Mansfield’s successful application to become the first ‘Andover […]
How can dissent be a strategy for artists?
The CAS Research Group re-launches for its third year in the form of a ‘drawing and reading’ group: ‘Drawing languages for dissent’ Mar – Aug 2020. CAS Research Group; ‘Drawing languages for dissent’ will be an intimate and informal group, facilitated by your art-research mentor Dr Yonat Nitzan Green. Five monthly sessions, beginning in March, […]
Drawing Languages for Dissent; welcome to the paradox!
Language is the epitome of social convention. It is based on a social agreement and wouldn’t survive without it. On the other hand, dissent may be the act of questioning not only social conventions but the apparatuses that construct those conventions. Society needs both. There are multiple ways and expressions of dissent. Dissent can be […]
CAS:AIR Themes of Life
CAS:AIR, in partnership with ‘Unlimited’ disability arts organisation and ‘Caring for God’s Acre’, welcomes Derby based, artist, John McDonald as artist in residence for Feb-April 2020
Themes of Life Launch Event; meet Andover’s new visiting artist
Join us at CAS on 7th February 2020 to welcome Derby based artist John McDonald to Andover. He will be the Andover Town Artist In Residence for three months to develop and deliver the CAS:AIR Themes of Life project. Based at the CAS project space, John will work with various community groups to develop an […]
Spacecraft ‘SpAYCe McSpaceFace’ is launch-ready!
Over 100 people enjoyed space-themed fun on 23 November at our Space Craft Naming Day in Andover. A Space Mural inside The Bus Of Many Things A very popular Planetarium show at Andover public library. Drop-in activities at Mission Control (Chapel Arts Studios) The Naming At 3pm the craft was named ‘SpAYCe McSpaceFace’ by flight […]
A Curator’s Review of Inside/Outside
Are you the public?Then come in and see our things. According to the Cambridge dictionary a ‘collection of things shown publicly’ constitutes an exhibition. What you see here is just that, but then again, it’s not. Or, it might be, depending on how long you hang around. A review by Susan Francis Particular themes have risen […]
Stop the countdown!
Here at Mission Control, we’re really excited about launching our noble spacecraft, Spayce McSpaceface. We’ve tested the electronics, we’ve ordered the helium, we’ve prepared people’s memories of Andover to put on the memory stick, we’ve planned our launch day event, we’ve prepared Mission Control, and we’ve decorated the spacecraft itself. Everything’s ready to go. There’s […]
Andover Poets Inspired by Andover Space Programme; There’s a Bigger Picture Out There!
We were delighted to have poets join us at Mission Control’s Imagination Station this weekend. Poems were collected and read at the Spacecraft Naming Ceremony today. Trees You will be able to listen to all the poems that are being sent up to space in ‘SpAYCe McSpace Face’ (the Andover spacecraft) by tuning in to […]
Naming Day Annoucement
Andover Space Programme is delighted to announce the Andover spacecraft now has a name! Chosen by Andover Young Carers after extensive deliberation of the suggestions made by the general public, it was settled: Spayce McSpace Face is the name of the craft which will fly up to 30km above Andover under a high-altitude balloon. The […]
Andover Radio Interview with Tom Mansfield
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