This site festival, now in its 14th year will present the work of over 300 artists in over 80 sites across the Stroud Valleys during the whole month of June. The site festival provides a platform for artists and artist collectives to show new work, to initiate projects, work collaboratively or alongside other artists in a diverse range of sites across the district. Stroud Valleys Artspace (SVA), the festival host organisation, will be opening its doors for a month long programme of exhibitions, open studios, film screenings, talks and performance.
SVA is inviting artists to register for open studios, advertise exhibitions and events and submit project proposals for featuring in the Site Festival programme. Projects can include site-specific based works, screenings, talks, workshops, exhibitions, performance events etc. If you have a site and/or project in mind but want to make contact with other artists, please contact SVA and we will make sure that your proposed project is publicised. We receive many requests from artists wishing to work with other artists. If you are already a member then you can use the SVA members’ newsgroup to publicise your ideas and requests yourself.

If you wish to take part in the Site10 festival by organising an exhibition or event or opening your studio the please click here to access the online guidelines and registration forms.

The deadline for applications to the site festival is Friday 26th February

Site10 Proposed programme

site10 Darbyshire Award
This exhibition will not be taking place at the Museum in the Park this year but SVA is currently in negotiation for an alternative venue. Details to be announced
Open to all artists. The deadline for applications will be at the end of March

Open Studios Exhibition, Museum in the Park, Stroud
1st -30th June
SIte10 will be presenting the a selected high profile exhibition at the the Museum in the Park to show the best work that is currently being made by artists based in the Stroud District who are participating in Open Studios.

Open to all registered Open Studio artists. Open Studio exhibition forms will be sent out in February

The deadline for applications will be mid-March.

“Art is a lie that tells the Truth”site10 Drawing Show
Subscription Rooms, Stroud
29th May - 30th June

What makes a truthful drawing? Artists Michelle Ohlson and Kerry Phippen present
a selected exhibition of contemporary drawings which embrace the ideas, scribbles
and refined concepts of that most humble and profound activity, drawing.

Thursday June 3rd from 10 - 12
Drop-in drawing workshop led by Kerry and Michelle. For families with children
aged 5 - 12. Younger and older children welcome too, but all children must be accompanied
by a parent or carer.
50p per child to cover cost of materials

Tuesday 8th June 7.00 - 8.00
An open forum led by Meryl Ainslie from the Rabley Drawing Centre and some of
the participating artists to discuss the concept of the role of drawing in contemporary
artist's practice.
Free

Saturday 26th June 10 - 1
Hopscotch event outside the Sub Rooms
Free
Fancy entering your own work in the Drawing Show? Visit our call for submissions page

Featured Events
site10 is supporting a small selection of individual and group artists shows and events. In the past these projects have included site specific works, artists talks, sound events, film screenings, visual and sound workshops, music and poetry events.
For more information on the site10 featured artists projects contact SVA

John Street Exhibition and Events
1st - 30th June
SVA will be opening up the whole of the building to the public in June. There will be events and exhibitions in the building which will include talks, film screenings, music, poetry and an independently curated exhibition of John Street studio artists work.
Open to all artists with studios at SVA, John Street and invited artists

Artists Open Studios
Saturday June 12th & Sunday 13th 11am - 6pm
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th 11am - 6pm

To take part in Open Studios 2010 artists are asked to open their studios during the two weekends of Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th June and Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th June from 11am - 6pm and by
appointment during the week.
To take part in Open Studios please read guidelines and return the completed form by February 26th

Other exhibitions and events organised by individual artists and groups for site10
All other exhibitions and events will be presented as display adverts in the site10 festival programme. These events will be listed in the festival programme calendar and map.
To advertise an exhibition or event please read attached events and exhibitions guidelines and advertising booking form and return the completed form by February 26th

Check the site festival web site http://www.sitefestival.org.uk/ for more details

Links below to previous site festival programmes