CREATE 2012 announcement – Frieze Projects East

The first of CREATE’s 2012 major commissions has been announced.

CREATE and London 2012 have co-commissioned Frieze Projects East as part of their commitment to bring the best artists to east London in 2012. CREATE is delighted to be working with Frieze Foundation and bringing their internationally-renowned programme to east London for the first time!

The project comprises of a series of specially commissioned site-specific, public art works in east London that will seek to engage both local audiences and visitors to the area. The series will launch on 25 June 2012.

The commissioned artists include Çan Altay, Sarnath Banerjee, Anthea Hamilton and Nick Byrne and Gary Webb.

Watch this space for full details about the CREATE 2012 summer programme – to keep up to date with all announcements do sign up to our e newsletter!

Have you got a great event for CREATE 12? Apply by 22nd Feb

We want to make this the best programme yet. We’re simply looking for brilliant homemade, world-class events that inspire creativity and are taking place in one or more of the Olympic Host Boroughs.

If you’ve got a project please tell us about it here: http://t.co/EvaEKbiV

Don’t worry if it’s not perfect copy, you’ll be able to edit the text later if you’re event is chosen.

Folly for a Flyover – Design of the Year

Last year’s CREATE Art Award, Assemble’s ‘Folly for a Flyover’ has been nominated for one of Design Museum’s ‘Designs of the Year 2012′. The Design Museum’s Design Awards, ‘the Oscars of the design world’, showcases the most innovative and progressive designs from around the world, spanning seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics and Transport and Product. A high profile judging panel will decide the best entries in each of the seven categories. Category award winners and the overall winner of the Design of the Year Award 2012 will be announced at an Awards event in April 2012.

You can read more here.

4H in action

In July 2011 ’4H’ was unveiled to the public. An invention by artist Gavin Turk and designer Ben Wilson, it allows four people the opportunity to ride a bike contraption as a community. Designed for the View Tube in East London, next to the Olympic Park. To hear the theory behind their invention, check out this interview here http://bit.ly/pEuxfs

4H was commissioned for the View Tube Art Programme 2011, as part of ‘Bicycle Wheel’, curated by Alice Sharp from Invisible Dust. 4H was part of Create 11 Festival.

For more information, visit www.theviewtube.co.uk

Film produced and edited by Emma Crouch (www.isayraar.com)

Presenting GOAL!

In July 2011 Berlin Artist duo Köbberling & Kaltwasser built GOAL!, a finishing post on the Greenway by the View Tube for cyclists and pedestrians reaching the Olympic Park. The piece celebrates everyday people reaching their goal in a style similar to that of the Olympics. They constructed the archway made from discarded and recycled materials found around East London.

GOAL! is part of the View Tube art programme 2011 curated by Alice Sharp and runs as part of Create 11 Festival.

For more information, please see www.theviewtube.co.uk

Film produced and edited by Emma Crouch (www.isayraar.com)

Presenting Bow Bells Ring

Bow Bells Ring is a temporary installation by local artist Colin Priest, comprising 100 bicycle bells situated at critical experiential points along the Greenway, Capital Ring towpath and Stratford High Street.

Commissioned by View Tube Art, as part of Bicycle Wheel for the CREATE11 Festival. Bow Bells has been funded by the Arts Council England.

The installation runs from 25th June — 3rd August 2011, and also takes part in the 700th year anniversary celebrations of Bow Church on 17-18 September 2011.

For more information, please see www.theviewtube.co.uk, or look at photos and a map at http://bit.ly/ofAZkW

Film produced and edited by Emma Crouch (www.isayraar.com), with some footage and photos from Colin Priest and Kristina Kotov.