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New Series of Theatre Production Photographs by Paul Blakemore.

A new series of theatre production photographs taken by Paul Blakemore. For a quick preview this is the link to an array of his images on Flickr.

www.flickr.com/photos/blikmo

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k148 exhibition

Burton flyer
as the leaves start to turn and another season starts to sing, k148 took her flowers up north, to burton agnes, a beautiful statly home and gardens nestled on the holderness plains.

filling the bottom deck of a red london bus, this unique exhibition space held flowers from the local area, splashes of tropical colour from her trip earlier this year to trinidad alongside monochrome images printed at the neat studios.

for the first time time the full range k148 cards wereon sale and snapped up by visitors making the most of the late autumnal sun, keep your eyes peeled for a chance to browse the online catalogue.

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August news

Shambala festival danced round again and saw rachel sokal and karen dews take the magic of the pinhole camera back to the field.

2 days of inspiring workshops had students exploring, building and then let loose on the festival to take their photographs.

Participants of all ages sheltered from the rain in the cosiness of the Random tent.

a match box, scissors, colour film, lots of tape, a pin for the hole and a bucket load of concentration and inspiration

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Great Birds Exhibition

Great Birds at the Island

As the summer strolled by the great birds returned from their winter migration k148 joined forces with Amour, Milk and Dora again.

16th – 24th of july it drops

dancing in the light of the upper gallery at the island the collective go grand with their site specific beautification, spreading wings and dropping their liquid styles on walls, decorating and simplifying all in one stroke

“a rebel dove declares it’s love”

for more images have a gander at http://greatbirds.tumblr.com/

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Exhibition at The Runcible Spoon

Pinhole of the Old Firestation by Jon

We’re pleased to announce a new exhibition of Neat photos at the recently opened Runcible Spoon restuarant in Stokes Croft. The pictures will be up for a while and feature some old and new images from the Neat photography group, including two lovely pin-hole images from Jon and some hand-made cyanotypes from Rachel. The Spoon is on Ninetree Hill (former Café Kino site) more info here.

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WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN.

Sam Playford-Greenwell. Picture Paul Blakemore

An amazing exhibtion created by Jo Lathwood WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN has opened at the Motorcycle show rooms on Stokes Croft Bristol.

6th May – 22nd May 2011

There will be a short film screening on Thursday 19th of May, where artists from Neat studios will be projecting some more visuals from their slide archives..!

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Mrs Higgins Presents

Invite to Mrs Higgins Presents.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Mrs Higgins Presents, set at the Eldon House, Bristol.  Pick of the week in Venue there’s no doubt this is going to be a great experience all round.

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Les Enfants Terribles.

The Cowboys from Mars.!

Neat Studios Artist Paul Blakemore was commissioned by Les Enfants Terribles, for the spectacular show set in the Waterloo tunnels, London.  The Waterloo Tunnels are now run by the Old Vic and host theatrical shows including this album launch for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s which hosted the amazing installation by Olafur Eliasson.

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Upcoming workshops: Make your own camera (honestly!)

Hello hello, Rachel here – one of NEAT’s photographers.

As well as teaching 1:1 photography lessons based in NEAT Studios, I also run group workshops and long courses around Bristol.

Starting NEXT WEEK I’ll be running a series of pinhole photography classes at Bristol Folk House on Park Street…

More info: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184901744881608

The cameras you'll make...

...made with a drinks can camera

Photography doesn’t have to be high tech and expensive! Come along and make two simple, fully functioning cameras out of a can, a matchbox and a lotof tape! You’ll learn to make the cameras, take photos with them and on the long course they will also develop a small project… All with step by step support. Absolutely no experience necessary.

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1 Day Pinhole Workshop

12th March  –   10am-4pm  -  £32.85 / £30.60 /£24.35)

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3hr Budget Pinhole  Workshop

Make the matchbox pinhole camera, learn to use it and take your first photos with it… all on a Friday afternoon. Bonza.

6th May  -  1-4pm  -  £: TBC

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Very limited spaces so please book in advance: 0117 926 2987


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Medicine Creek…..New Photos…

Nuala Honan, Venue Magazine

Recommended in this weeks Venue magazine and tipped as one of the best bluegrass bands this year. Nuala Honan from Medicine Creek approached Paul Blakemore from Neat studios to do their new series of band pictures. (Neat Represents)

Medicine Creek EP Launch at The Island, Bristol, 26th of Feb.

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