NEWS & EVENTS

Latest Artist News!

Fri, 29 May 2009 15:35:04 +0100

Congratulations to Leila Bibizadeh who currently has her work on display in the Saatchi Gallery, London. After taking part and winning part of the Showdown competition, Leila's work Lost is now being exhibited on the second floor gallery. Be sure to head down there to see Leila's work in the flesh and catch a whole load of other great artists.

Latest News from Art-Switch Artists!

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:20:53 +0100

The artists in our library are some of the most exciting, challenging, inspired and though-provoking contemporary artists working in the UK today. Their work is in high demand, not only in our library, but in galleries all over the world. Here is a snippet of what our artists are up to at the moment:

Brighton based Robin Clare has a few goings on over the coming weeks. As part of the 2009 Artists Open Houses festival she will be taking part in one exhibition being held at The Regency Town House in Hove beginning this Saturday 25/4/2009 until 24/5/2009. Alongside this, she's being featured in another exhibition at The Claremont Hotel, Hove from Sunday 26/4/2009 until 24/5/2009. If you fancy a trip to the seaside to take in the April sunshine, then why not combine it with a trip to see Robin's work?

Congratulations to Leila Bibizadeh who after winning her first round of the Saatchi Showdown competition is through to the final showdown. Her work Lost is now in the running to win her a cash prize and be featured in the Saatchi Gallery, so good luck Leila!

Jane Bolden has an exhibition opening this Friday 24/4/2009 until 30/4/2009 at the Architects Gallery in Teddington, Twickenham. It's a group exhibition that features Jane amongst several other artists and is looking to be very interesting, whilst incorporating a number of events for children and life drawing to engage the local community. Jane is featuring in another large group exhibition beginning 4/6/2009 at the APT Gallery in Deptford. It's an exciting project in which Jane's work was chosen by Turner Prize winning artist Mark Wallinger!

Karl Bielik has an exhibition opening in Budapest today, his work being shown is influenced by his Hungarian roots and is all made surrounding his car journey from London back to Budapest and the mixture of cultures.

The Salone Satellite with Hidden Art is a Milan based expose focussing on furniture and textiles, this year Kaniez Abdi will feature as part of the fair, so if you're over in Milan this weekend then the exhibition runs from 22nd-27th April.

Berlin is the setting for Margaret Atkinson's latest exhibition, it opens tomorrow 24/4/09 at the Turn-Berlin Gallery culminating in a finishing party on Wednesday 13/5/09. Margaret also currently has some work showing a bit closer to home, the Wine Theatre is showing a range of her works in the restaurant and bar, so head down to Union Street SE1 if you'd like to see more of Margaret's work.

Finally, Alice White has been the first of our artists to take part in our new Artist Interview Video Blog project. We'll be updating this project with more videos regularly, so keep your eyes peeled to find out more about artists and have a peek in their studios.

Art-Switch interview Alice White

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:14:42 +0100

We've got a new project kicking off today! The Art-Switch video blog aims to give you an insight into the working practice of a range of London Based Artists. We kick off today with Alice White, a painter whose work features in the Art-Switch library.

There are more interviews in the pipeline, so keep checking back to see more interviews with different artists working in different mediums. The video has been split up into handy bite sized clips to enjoy at your convenience.

Check it out parts 2 and 3 in the blog section of the website, or by visiting Art-Switch on youtube.

Social Investments interview

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:08:38 +0000

socialinvestments.com is a business that promotes social venture as it realises the importance of businesses such as Art-Switch within society. They came down to see us after they heard about us changing our company status into a Community Interest Company (CIC) because they wanted to find out more about the way Art-Switch is changing the art market. They interviewed Parag to find out a bit more, you can read the interview here:

Interview with Parag on socialinvestments.com

UEL see the benefits of Art-Switch

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:08:43 +0100

The University of East London (UEL) became interested in us after hearing about our recent visit from the MP for East Ham Stephen Timms. After finding out a bit more about how we work and are trying to change the art world for the better they published this article to inform visitors to their website about Art-Switch. You can view the article by clicking here.

Art-Switch TV news bulletin

Thu, 1 May 2008 19:54:00 +0100

Reuters News Films Art-Switch!

Having heard about all the great benefits of Art-Switch, Reuters news agency sent a film crew down to see for themselves and inform their viewers about the innovations of Art-Switch. Check out the video clip, it’ll give you an insight into Art-Switch and a chance to see how we work for yourselves!

Art-Switch Featured on BBC Radio

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:47:00 +0100

Interview with CEO Parag on Arts Extra, the BBC Radio Show

Click the link below to have a listen to the interview held with Parag, about Art-Switch on the Arts Extra show on BBC Radio Ulster, it gives you an insight into what we do and how we work. Also, if you visit the Arts Extra Website, you can listen to the show for 7 days after the air-date (aired on 14/04/2008).

Interview On BBC Arts Extra

Have a listen to this other interview held with Parag on NewsTalk Radio, Aired on 16/04/2008. Another great review of what Art-Switch is achieving in the Art world:

Interview on NewsTalk Radio

Guardian writes about Art-Switch

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:42:00 +0100

The Guardian newspaper writes an excellent summary about Art-Switch

You may have seen the article printed in The Guardian(14/4/2008) newspaper written about us, they provided an excellent summary of what we do and what we stand for. If you happened to miss the article, it was featured news on the arts section of The Guardian website and is also available to view by clicking this link.

New look and new logo

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 19:40:00 +0000

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Art-Switch Website & Logo All New

Art-Switch, the only online library of original art offering a true democratic experience to both artists and clients launched a new website look n’ feel today which also features a new logo. Designed by an American company, Pixels 2 Picas, Inc., the new logo and new look n’ feel are part of a 2008 Marketing Strategy to increase brand awareness in the UK. But that’s not all.

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Corporates choose Art-Switch

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:34:00 +0100

As CSR tops agendas, hear their feedback

With the cost of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) topping the agenda of most corporations, Art-Switch is proving to be the perfect answer.

Gone are the days of foyers with bland lifeless art and staff begrudgingly tolerating unwanted artwork in their office space. Gone are the days of squabbles over whose choice and stockpiles of redundant art.

Carefully built brand images and office spaces can be enhanced with inspirational original artwork without the capital outlay of buying or the risks of spoiling a brand. Any problems – just switch!! Simple.
N. Best of Morgan Sindell Investments Ltd. says “We’ ve had a lot of positive feedback about the art, many thanks for helping set it up so quickly”.

With Art-Switch, corporate clients let staff choose what inspires them, taking turns to refresh the space. There's always an option to switch if ever an artwork is too challenging. Art-switch even runs a bespoke voting service that eliminates the hassle out of finding out what everyone likes. They all get a password, log in and vote on artworks. It’s democracy for art.

“Thanks… another smooth vote, everyone enjoyed taking part… The [foyer] art has been a big success and the Board are now interested in art in the office space. We have had very positive response to all of the art-work… we're very pleased with the service” says A. Edes of Imperial College.

And all for just �1 a day!! Not only that but any corporation using Art-Switch can claim pure 100% CSR because Art-Switch’s deal for artists offers them royalties, 75% on sales and 100% on borrowing. That’s the best deal in the world.

P. Manikam of St James Place Bank Partnership says “Everyone’s empowered to choose the art and loves the fact that it leads to huge support for the artist community. And the feel good factor translates into increased staff productivity and loyalty.