The School Creative Centre and 48Eight Gallery Newsletter Jan 2014

So, welcome to a new year and a new newsletter! This will involve a bit of time travel as we take a look back at what happened in 2013 and have a sneaky glimpse at what is to come in 2014.

We will also be featuring the Polish Performance artist and painter Izabella Chamczyk who I met in Warsaw, my current residency of choice. Izabella works in a huge space in Warsaw’s Praga district, the oldest surviving district of Warsaw that was (relatively) in tact when the German army retreated from the city during World War Two, managing to lay waste to over 80% of the city as they did so. Izabella works with a passion and productivity, which is second to none. Her desire to push herself and her audience beyond boundaries is awe-inspiring. I am excited to introduce her to you.

2013 saw a lot of changes including the beloved Nikki moving on to pastures new and the arrival of a new Nikki, in the form of me, Michael. For the first four months I worked towards improving the gallery space and organising Open Studios and the Symposium on Art and Science before being offered the chance to study for my Masters in Fine Art with the Dutch Art Institute. This is a fantastic opportunity for me to develop as an individual artist, but I also want to continue to develop the School Creative Centre and bring some exciting events and new artists to the space. Being once more in touch with a highly motivated, critical, prolific and active crowd is allowing me to seek out new ideas and attempt to bring them to the South Coast, the importance of which is huge, as the whole area of Kent and East Sussex is becoming ever more exciting and important in the UK and European art scene.