ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY is a series of one-off events offering new and emerging artists a platform to show or perform experimental ideas or work in progress, within the gallery and its adjoining courtyard. Each ASSEMBLY event is themed; last year’s season included live art, sonic art, film and video; and this year events have evolved around the themes of text, light, time and computer inspired artwork.

Assembly#1: Live Art took place on Friday 23rd September 2005 from 7.00 9.30pm. With performances by: a.a.s. Richard Bolam, Becky Bowley, Drunken Chorus, Robin Close, Mike Cunsolo and James Price.
Assembly#2: Sonic Art BLOCassembly #2 took place on 24th Feb 2006, and focussed on sound art. Lombutroupe / Mattbutt, Joe Gilmore, Tony Kemplen, Herve Perez, George Rogers, Neil Webb / Bocman
Assembly#3: Film & Video With previous events focussing on live art and sonic art, the third BLOCassembly will include film and video work by a range of emerging artists, including screenings, installation and live performance.
Assembly#4: Better than Life Fourth in a series of events showing new and experimental work in the gallery and courtyard at Bloc. Featuring artists influenced by computer game culture, working across a range of disciplines including computer-generated works, video, animation and performance.
Assembly#5: Light Fourth in a series of events showing new and experimental work in the gallery and courtyard at Bloc. Featuring artists influenced by computer game culture, working across a range of disciplines including computer-generated works, video, animation and performance.
Assembly#6: Text For the sixth BLOCassembly, artists were invited to show new or experimental ideas, or work in progress, on the theme ‘text.’
Assembly#7: Time BLOCassembly#7 featured work by artists from Sheffield, London, Cardiff and Birmingham. Each of the artists selected produced work relating to the theme of Time.
Assembly#8: Untitled Bloc’s first unthemed assembly, BLOCassembly#8 featured work by artists from Tony Caunce, Chloé Déchery, Hondartza Fraga, Jez Riley French, Adam Green, Keith Hayman, Sarah Hughes, Kate Sicchio, Paul Stanley, Laura Wild and Simon Withers.
Assembly#9: My Dog’s Got No Nose… Taking the theme of smell as a starting point, utk (Liz Hall, Bev Stout, Tony Kemplen and Jane Mellor) brought together work by artists who responded to the theme in a variety of media.
Assembly#10: Correspondence For our 10th Assembly event, four Sheffield based artists have each been paired up with an artist in Istanbul. Plunged into the unknown within a pen-pal type relationship, the expectation has been to create work with someone they have never met.
Assembly#11: Last Requests 20 Sheffield based artists show works that they consider to be a guilty pleasure for our 11th Assembly event
Assembly#12 Birthday! to celebrate 10 years of exhibitions at Bloc Projects invited artists, writers and curators who have worked, shown or have been involved with the gallery over the years to submit a postcard-sized work which will go on sale to the public.

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