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18th December 2020 by siteadmin Leave a Comment

What is socially engaged art? with Susan Merrick

December’s artist Instagram takeover was with Susan Merrick who is currently running a socially engaged art project ‘Conversations with Aldershot.’ Click the images to watch the replay on CAS IGTV @CASartists on Instagram.

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12th November 2020 by James Aldridge Leave a Comment

Ash Tree Stream – Virtual Tour

Enjoy this virtual tour by CAS Artist James Aldridge showing the Ash Tree Stream exhibition that opened at CAS on 3rd November 2020. Ash Tree Stream is an Art and Outdoor Learning project for Andover, led by artist James Aldridge, in partnership with Andover Trees United and CAS (Chapel Arts Studios) with five schools in […]

Filed Under: Education, Events, Exhibitions

11th November 2020 by Maija Leave a Comment

Working with purpose; artist James Aldridge

ARTIST INTERVIEW Today I interviewed artist and consultant James Aldridge. We talked about the contexts in which he works, the philosophy behind his work, and his recent and upcoming projects Ash Tree Stream and Queer River. Click the image to listen to the interview James is interested in exploring his relationship with place and sometimes […]

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9th November 2020 by CAS Curator 2 Comments

Art in Environmental Education

A CAS In Conversation event REPLAY The panelists gathered on Wed 4 November and after being introduced, each of our guests spoke for 5min before we opened the discussion up to Q&A. TIMESTAMPS2.49 min – Introductions8.00 min – Presentations48min – Discussion Our Guests Wendy Davis  Founder and project co-ordinator at Andover Trees United, Wendy graduated […]

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21st October 2020 by Maija Leave a Comment

Journeying with Tony Spencer artist

FEATURED ARTIST INTERVIEW Today I interviewed sculpture artist and sound therapist Tony Spencer. We talked about sculpture, sound, music, life journeys, spiritual journeys, and exploring the big life question through art. Tony’s story took us to Scotland and then Africa among other places and then back to Andover and Southampton for his year-long geometric sound […]

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4th October 2020 by Press Officer

Multi-sensory Geometric Sculpture Installations by Tony Spencer

Artist and sound therapist Tony Spencer has created an extraordinary opportunity for people with neurodiverse experiences and disabilities to engage with art through the combined senses of sight and sound. Spencer, an artist with dyslexia, has been awarded Arts Council England funding to create unique sculptures made from reclaimed pallet wood and based on the […]

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2nd October 2020 by Press Officer Leave a Comment

Artist James Aldridge and Andover Trees United champion ‘art in environmental education’

Artist James Aldridge and his project partners Andover Trees United and Chapel Arts Studios are proud to announce an exhibition of artworks showcasing the latest 6 Flowers 6 Trees project: Ash Tree Stream. Andover Trees United is a local environmental education and conservation charity. Their ‘6 Trees and 6 Flowers’ work aims for all children […]

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10th September 2020 by Tom Mansfield Leave a Comment

Our journey to the stratosphere with Andover Space Programme

A blog post by Tom Mansfield Well, that was epic. It’s now two days after the flight of Spayce McSpaceFace and I’m still feeling my heart pumping adrenalin! I’m delighted to be able to say that we had a completely successful flight, launching from Andover just inside our permitted time, and landing near West Horsley […]

Filed Under: Andover Space Program, CAS Projects, CAS:AIR

8th September 2020 by Tom Mansfield Leave a Comment

It’s launch day for Andover Space Programme

Well, here we go! It’s Tuesday morning, the 8th September, and we’re finally ready to launch Andover’s first spacecraft, Spayce McSpaceFace. The capsule’s been built, we’ve got gallons of helium, the GPS system is finally working, and we’ve installed a USB stick full of people’s hopes and memories of Andover on the inside. We’ve prepared […]

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5th September 2020 by siteadmin Leave a Comment

The nail-biting truth of predicting a flight path

(As it happened) with pictures! Strong winds at high altitudes mean that we have had to cancel Sunday’s flight. We (Andover Space Programme) will still be LIVE on the a-Fest livestream, tomorrow at 11.20am Tune in here on Sunday 6th September to enjoy an interview with Andover Space Programme Flight Director Tom Mansfield. For now, […]

Filed Under: Andover Space Program, CAS:AIR, Events, News

3rd September 2020 by Tom Mansfield Leave a Comment

The countdown begins!

After almost a year of planning and dreaming, we’re all set to finally launch the Andover Space Programme’s spacecraft, Spayce McSpaceFace, this Sunday around 11.20am. I’ve spent this morning testing a new GPS system to go on board the ship, so that hopefully we’ll be able to find it when it falls back to Earth! […]

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3rd September 2020 by Tom Mansfield Leave a Comment

Andover Space Programme; the balloon game from Upstart Theatre

Join in with the fun, innocence and adventure of flight ‘One Red Balloon’ a game for Andover Space Programme by Tom Mansfield, Upstart Theatre When we were first planning the Andover Space Programme launch last year, it felt exciting. Launching a balloon full of people’s memories and hopes, and sending it to the edge of […]

Filed Under: Andover Space Program, CAS:AIR, News

19th August 2020 by Press Officer Leave a Comment

CAS:AIR Space is partnering with Andover youth festival A-Fest to launch spacecraft

Andover Space Programme is an idea devised by Tom Mansfield for Chapel Arts Studios who offered him a 2019 Artist In Residence project ‘CAS:AIR There’s a Bigger Picture Out There’. CAS:AIR is an annually repeating programme focused on engaging local people in the arts. Mansfield worked with Andover Young Carers and the Picket Twenty Fillies […]

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17th August 2020 by siteadmin Leave a Comment

Yes, It’s F**king Political

by Amanda Bates (for CAS Research Group; Drawing Languages for Dissent, August 2020) This is a song by the British rock band Skunk Ansansie. It was the first song on their debut album, released in 1996. As such, it was evidently intended as a statement: Yes it’s fucking politicalEverything’s politicalYes it’s fucking satiricalEverything’s satirical Do […]

Filed Under: CAS Research Group, Dissent, drawinggroup2020

17th August 2020 by siteadmin Leave a Comment

Dissent Origins?

From Puritanism to Dissent 1660 – 1700 by Anne Hitchcock for CAS Research Group 2020; Drawing Languages for Dissent I have struggled with the term ‘dissent’. It has felt to me that it connotes so much more than just disagreement. In researching the word I found the following passage by John Spurr: What happened to English […]

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