SCNUK 2007 Event #1

London Art Fair 2007

‘A modern and contemporary art fair where collectors at all levels of experience can browse and mingle in style.’
Art + Auction

London Art Fair features 100 leading UK galleries showing exceptional Modern British and Contemporary Art.

This year the Fair encompasses over 1800 artists: key figures from the contemporary scene like Damien Hirst, Keith Coventry and Candida Höfer and major Modern British artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Kenneth Armitage, Terry Frost and William Scott.

The London Art Fair 2007 is held at Islington's Business Design Centre, and will end this coming Sunday, 21 January. Visit www.londonartfair.co.uk to find out more information about the fair.

The 2007 New York Festivals International Advertising Competition is Now Open!

The 2007 New York Festivals International Advertising Awards is now accepting entries. The discount deadline for entering is January 29, 2007 and the final deadline is February 19, 2007. Use the links below to enter online, find out more about the competition and download the rules and regulations.

For more details please look at: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com

Excess Baggage the Musical

More than 60 Singaporean and Malaysian students from various universities around London have gathered together for a charitable cause. The brainchild of a diverse team led by Kelvin Goh and Gerard Chen, Excess Baggage the Musical tells the story of the trials and tribulations of three overseas students as they embark upon their second-year of college life in London . The Musical is an inspiring and heart-rending tale staged in aid of the Singapore Children's Cancer Foundation.

The Musical will be staged on the 18th and 19th of January 2007 at Greenwood Theatre, King's College, Guy's Campus at London Bridge. Boasting a 100% original script, lyrics and musical scores, with more than 24 different songs performed live by a 12-piece band and 14 talented vocalists, Excess Baggage the Musical promises to be a fascinating and captivating visual and aural spectacle. The production team aims to host an audience of 400 for each show night and the Musical is set to be one of the largest and most ambitious stage performances ever achieved in London by a combined university student community.

Visit excessbaggage-themusical.com for more information!

Alan Fletcher — 50 years of graphic work (and play)

One of the most influential figures in British graphic design, Alan Fletcher co-founded Fletcher/Forbes/Gill in the 1960s and Pentagram in the 1970s. He created iconic brand identities for clients such as Pirelli and the V&A and transformed book design in his role as consultant art editor to Phaidon Press with his spirited, witty and very personal style. To mark the donation of the Fletcher archive to its collection, the Design Museum presents his first retrospective including his commercial work for Penguin, Reuters and Shell, alongside more personal projects in lettering, collage and illustration.

The Design Museum was very saddened by the news of the death of Alan Fletcher on 21 September 2006. Alan Fletcher had very generously donated his archive to the museum and was very much involved in the planning of this retrospective exhibition. Alan Fletcher: fifty years of graphic work (and play) celebrates the remarkable life and work of this influential figure of British graphic design.

This retrospective of Fletcher's amazing work will end on the 18 February, so do remember to make a trip down The Design Museum before it ends! Also worth visiting is the 'Most Beautiful Swiss Book 2005' exhibition, an exhibition displaying the 32 titles of the short-listed works for the Swiss Federal Office of Culture'a annual award 2005.

The London International Mime Festival

The London International Mime Festival (LIMF) is the capital's annual season of boundary-breaking, contemporary visual theatre, incorporating physical performance, circus arts, puppetry and live art.

For nearly three decades, the London International Mime Festival have been contradicting and extending expectations of what mime can be. Mime is no longer dread images of pale painted clowns trying to extricate themselves from imaginary boxes.

Seeing is believing. Mine is dubbed as "Theatre with brains".

For more information about the festival, please visit:
http://www.mimefest.co.uk

Things to Do

Theatre
Little Shop of Horrors
Until Feb 25 Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark St, SE1 1RU


Art
Fischli & Weiss
Until Jan 14 Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG


Design
Alan Fletcher
Fifty years of graphic work (and play) in the New Year.
Design Museum Daily 10am - 5.45pm until 18 February 2007.