BASENORTH | WOOLOO.ORG - Opportunities for Artists

STATEMENT

BaseNorth is an artist collective consisting of Anna Puhakka, Nicola Smith and Sarah Stamp. As a group we represent a diverse cultural and geographical mix, Nicola Smith is originally from London, Sarah Stamp from the North East, and Anna Puhakka from Finland. Our diverse backgrounds, range of skills and experiences make us a dynamic and dedicated team committed to realising projects at a local, national and international level. BaseNorth is committed to making conceptual work in any medium, which best represents, the idea. We do not limit ourselves to working in the white cube, and work in response to the context of our surroundings. Therefore we feel a research and development trip is best suited to furthering our practice. From our experience we have learned that primary research and spending time in the place of interest is crucial to making context engaged work.

EDUCATION

2004 - 2007

Fine Art Sculpture

The University of Sunderland

Sunderland, UK

RECOGNITIONS

2007

The University of Sunderland Professional Development Award

This grant is for students of excellence to develop further their professional career upon leaving university.

POSITIONS

2007 - 2007

Summer Residency

Rednile Projects, Sunniside, Sunderland

During our 3 month residency at Rednile studios we supported/assisted Rednile with all aspects of their 2007 summer exhibition program. BaseNorth were due to have an exhibition at the end of our residency due to unforeseen circumstances the building was sold and will be demolished. This led to BaseNorth working in a more collaborative way around the idea of regeneration as we no longer had a studio space.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

On Screen In Street, Sexing up the whiteboard
31/01/08 - 01/02/08
Sunniside Gardens, Norfolk Street, Sunderland
BaseNorth have been making work in response to the regeneration in the local area since July 07. Sexing up the whiteboard is a culmination of thoughts about the changes happening not only in Sunderland but all over the country. The film was projected onto a shop window and viewed from the street.

Fourty Four, University of Sunderland Fine Art Degree show
22/06/07 - 29/06/07
Ashburne House, Ryhope Road, Sunderland

PROJECTS

2008

Berlin 10 day research trip

Arts council funded - Berlin, June 01 - June 10, 2008

The process of making the collaborative video 'Sexing up the whiteboard' provided us with a platform to explore the idea of regeneration on a local level and inspired us to explore this as an international activity. We propose to go to Berlin in order to conduct research and make contacts in the Berlin art scene. Our research and development trip to Berlin is divided in to two key components. These are to network, make contacts with arts professional in Berlin and to conduct research on our personal areas of interest in the city. This will be used to inspire new work that will then be presented to our peers back in the North East.

PUBLICATIONS

BaseNorth Blog

During our project development we have maintained a blog on the a-n website. Please copy and paste the link details into your browser.

http://sites.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/single/378517

SKILLS

Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Audacity, Excel, Word, Power Point, Internet, navigate the wooloo site, Google, listening skills, smoke a cigarette in under five minutes, can order beer in german, english, finnish, french, spanish, japanese, swedish, thinking, talking, moving, speaking, photography, sing, dance, cook, make good salad, tea, we have nice dresses, talented at drinking immense amounts of tea, coffee, vodka, beer, wine. We managed to complete an arts council application. form We can build chairs and stuff. Good with objects. Dont mind being immersed in peat compost. Nesting ability, sticking letters onto surfaces, sing Its Now or Never in at least four different versions, we know when couples are about to break up in a restaurant. Good at collecting stuff.