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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
Garage Party; a gathering of artists
On Thursday 11 June, artists who have been showing work in the contemporary HOUSEBOUND exhibition on Instagram gathered online for a garage party. Hosted by CAS Engagement Manager, Maija Liepins, the party was an opportunity to meet, and discuss the exhibition as a group (replay available below). After five weeks, the HOUSEBOUND exhibition has reached […]
CAS In Lockdown!
To bring you up to speed with what CAS has been up to since a lockdown was announced, here is a brief summary of our activity March – April;
CAS updates and response to coronavirus outbreak
CAS have established a response and planning team consisting of the members of staff below. The team will skype once a week to review advice in response to coronavirus and to review contingency and scenario planning relating to the potential impact of coronavirus on our operations. The team will also skype immediately in the event […]
James Aldridge’s Ash Tree Stream project is coming to 5 local schools
Did you know? Andover is thought to get its name from ‘‘on dubr’ meaning Ash Tree Stream. CAS Artist James Aldridge has been successful in applying to Art Council England for a National Lottery Project Grant. His project is a one-year visual arts project ‘Ash Tree Stream’. Project partners include Andover Trees United, CAS (Chapel […]
An Urban Rural Exchange
Between November 2018 and November 2019 CAS Artists James Aldridge (Wiltshire) and Karen Wood (London) have collaborated as Urban Rural Exchange. Meeting for bi-monthly walks in Wiltshire and London, and maintaining a dialogue online via instagram @UrbanRuralExchange, James and Karen have documented their experiences of where they live and work, through collections, bundles, tape drawings […]
Speakers Announced for Inside/Outside Arts Symposium
The Laboratory of Dissent is an experimental 5 week project. Join us for our launch event: the Inside/Outside Symposium on Sat 2nd November. You can look forward to short films, presentations, and a panel discussion with key contributors. LIST OF SPEAKERS 1.Jon Adams‘The disconformity anomaly’ 2.Louis Braddock Clarke‘Untangling The Noises of Matter’ 3.Vivian Chinasa Ezugha‘Performing […]
Autumn Associate News 2019
CAS Associate Artists are independent professional artists whose work has been shown locally and internationally. Below are some of their upcoming activities, from their creative calendars, including two collaborative CAS projects they will be doing this autumn. Plenty to see and get involved in! Kimvi’s upcoming performance ‘BOMBARD’, (Italy) Sat 21st / Sun 22th September […]
Andover Town Artist-In-Residence to deliver a 3 month ‘Andover Space Programme’
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 […]
CAS:AIR Community Impact Programme Launched
Each year a newly commissioned ‘Artist-In-Residence’ is to respond to the place, people and heritage of Andover in a way that gives our communities an outlet for creative expression. CAS Director David Dixon says: By starting the CAS:AIR programme, our hope is that we can use it to make a significant and meaningful contribution to the […]
