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20.02.22
Research is underway in preparation for production of a new music video for Dr. John Flaxman. This collaboration involves working with multiple moving image students, alongside Dr. John Flaxman and celebrated dancer and artist Kate E. Deeming. Kate is an exceptional talent.......'a dance activist and community organiser from Philadelphia, PA, USA based in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland.......interested in creating moments and reminders that build empathy and connect us to our individual and collective power, to reinforce and manifest a joyous and loving world".
26.01.22
After the success of The Liminal Zone Zone exhibition in Elgin's Moray School of Art, which runs until 27.01.22, I am delighted to see the exhibition travel to Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre in Lochmaddy, Uist. The exhibition shall open on 05th Feb. 2022 and shall run for one month.
Artists: Dr Mandy Haggith, Steve Smith, Stacey Toner, Dr Tawnya Selene Renelle, Rosemary Newman, Alex Kershaw, Dr Liam Bell, Dr Antony Schrag, Rosie Blake.
20.10.21
Having completed a collaborative project with Aberdeen Art Gallery and artist Grace Ndiritu as part of the British Art Show 9, work is back underway for exhibition in December as part of the Liminal Zone collective. The Liminal Zone Project responds to an investigation into how creative arts teachers achieve a synergy between their teaching and creative practice and how employers can empower them to do so. It does this by exploring the seashore as a metaphor for the boundary between teaching and creative practice. The study helps to understand how creative arts staff in universities and colleges balance their teaching responsibilities with their creative practice, and how teaching and art can nurture and complement one another.
Artists: Dr Mandy Haggith, Steve Smith, Stacey Toner, Dr Tawnya Selene Renelle, Rosemary Newman, Alex Kershaw, Dr Liam Bell, Dr Antony Schrag, Rosie Blake.
09.10.21
I am delighted to be working alongside Grace Ndiritu for Aberdeen Art Gallery as part of British Art Show 9. Grace Ndiritu’s art and activism is inspired by alternative communities, spirituality and lifestyles. In 2017 she initiated her live art project, The Ark, in the migrant suburbs of Paris, France. This ‘model for living off-grid in an urban setting’ brought together scientists, artists, gardeners, economists and spiritual practitioners. Other ongoing projects involving diverse groups of people in performance, meditation or protest include Healing the Museum, which seeks to re-activate the ‘sacredness’ of art spaces. Protest, an important facet of Ndiritu’s practice, plays a part in Plant Theatre for Plant People, her project for British Art Show 9.
I shall be documenting and taking portraits for Plant Theatre for Plant People, a new work for British Art Show 9. Ndiritu has been leading a series of workshops at Aberdeen Art Gallery with participants exploring the natural world through meditation, Shamanistic practices and spirituality. The workshops culminate in a parade/protest through the streets of Aberdeen, marking an end to British art show 9 in the city.
01.10.21
Great to be involved creatively with ‘Look Again’: (a project based at Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University, with support from Creative Scotland and Aberdeen City Council).
As part of Creative Scotland’s Create Networks programme, Look Again funded myself and nine other groups of artists and creatives to deliver networking events this summer. From a drawing project in Shetland to a group supporting young neuro-diverse musicians, a writers group in Aberdeen, to printmakers skills sharing in Orkney. I presented a still life workshop for the makers of Deemouth Artist Studios helping us understand how creative support structures can flourish despite challenging times.
16.06.21
Tonight shall premier my first short film, 'Security Rights and Shelter'
The A Listing of 8 modernist tower blocks in Aberdeen in 2021 has been a cause both of celebration and controversy. Commissioned for the Architecture Fringe Festival 2021, this short film shall take a closer look at the lived experience of residents, past and present, and consider the ‘unlearning’ that this uncovered.
04.02.21
Delighted to have signed the lease on a new working environment / studio. As part of the ever expanding Deemouth Artist Studios, Steve Smith Studio goes live on the 4th Feb and shall provide a sanctuary for all my creative needs.
01.03.20
Covid Diaries
I started using photography to realize this Covid Pandemic. It shall be tough for so many and I feel truly privileged to have creative endeavor to turn to for the relief of stress, anxiety and frustration at this time.
I shall say little more for now other than, Stay Safe and look after those around you. x