And the winner is...

The winner of Skylark's World Cup competition (see last post) is Mark Alder of London SE1. He wins a £100 voucher to spend on a work of art from either of the Skylark Galleries.

Congratulations to Mark!

Skylark's World Cup competition - closing soon

Time is running out to enter Skylark's World Cup competition and the chance to win a voucher worth £100 to spend on a work of art from either of the Skylark galleries. The competition closes on Sunday 11 July - the same day that the Netherlands and Spain meet in the World Cup final in South Africa. Just visit the gallery in the Oxo Tower and fill in an entry form. The draw will take place on 13 July at 6pm, and the winner will be published on this blog and on the Skylark website on 14 July.

Sunday 11 July is also the final day of Skylark 2 featured artist Ben Mosley's show of football-themed works that capture the energy and excitement of the beautiful game. England's exit from the World Cup may have been premature, but Mosley's work is an excellent reason to visit the gallery before the weekend is out.

Skylark 1's relaunch party

The new Skylark 1 reopened last month with a launch party attended by artists, gallery regulars and passers-by. Here are a few photos from the opening night...




The new Skylark 1 gallery is at Unit 5 of Gabriel's Wharf on London's South Bank, just a few doors away from its previous venue. For directions and contact details, look here.

Skylark 1 relaunches Wednesday 9 June!

Skylark 1 relaunches in its new venue at Unit 5 of Gabriel's Wharf — a few doors away from its previous location — with a Grand Relaunch Party on Wednesday 9 June from 6pm-9pm.

This coincides with the launch night of Wedding by Design, a new alternative wedding list service from designers and artists based at the Oxo Tower Wharf and Gabriel's Wharf, for which shops and galleries will be open from 5pm-9pm. There will be music and refreshments on offer.

It's a perfect opportunity to come and meet the Skylark artists, see the new gallery, and enjoy the long summer evenings on the South Bank. See you there!

Gregor Harvie's Gene Meme, 9-20 June

Skylark artist Gregor Harvie is creating an installation about population in the crypt underneath St Pancras church, Upper Woburn Place, London NW1 2BA. Fifty beautiful paintings replicate and mutate, evolving from simple cells to complex crowds. Fifty elegies remember past societies whose rapid growth led to collapse. For each painting sold, Street Child Africa will offer a vulnerable child in Ghana a year's apprenticeship to help raise them out of poverty.

You can listen to Nicky Barranger of The Interview Online talking to Gregor about Gene Meme here.

Gene Meme runs from 9-20 June, Monday-Sunday 11am-7pm. On 10 June a public debate about population will take place in St Pancras Church from 6.30-8.30pm chaired by Radio 4's Geoff Watts with speakers including Professor Aubrey Manning of the University of Edinburgh, and Fred Pearce of the Guardian. Tickets are £6 - for tickets call 07949 093885.

Find out more at http://www.genememeart.blogspot.com/.

Skylarks in the Park

Skylarks in the Park, an exhibition of works by 17 artists from Skylark Galleries and their friends, opens on Monday 24 May in Mile End Art Pavilion, in east London. The gallery is set next to a lake in the 90-acre Mile End Park in Tower Hamlets, a perfect place to relax in the sun and see the latest work from artists from the South Bank-based artist-run galleries.

There are works by Melissa Alley, Amando Averillo, Lucinda Beatty, Carol Edgar, Saskia Ellis Holden, Michelle Elwell, William Frost, Keith Gretton, Gill Hickman, Clare Johnson, Orson Kartt, Deana Lee, Eileen Martin, Ben Mosley, Sara Sherwood, Sally Swingewood and Steve Yeates.

Opening hours: 11am – 6pm daily
Dates: Monday 24 May – Sunday 30 May 2010
Venue: Mile End Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, Off Grove Road, Tower Hamlets, London E3 5BH
Public transport: 5 minute walk from Mile End tube

Skylark 1 is on the move

Skylark 1 is moving - but not too far. Work is currently underway in Unit 5 at Gabriel's Wharf to prepare a brand new exhibition space in preparation for the move in a few weeks' time.

Gill Hickman, Skylark's director, said: "Unit 5, which is at the centre of the Wharf, is closer to the river, closer to the other galleries, and has a fantastic open outlook. I believe that we are really fortunate that this opportunity has presented itself just now."

The move is expected to be completed by the beginning of June - check back here for more details and images of the new space.