6-9.30pm. Nomadic art platform Departure Gallery specialise in presenting unique shows in reclaimed urban spaces. Tonight’s PV in a hanger near Heathrow showcases the 25 hot, edgy artists! The exhibition will run 10-18 Dec (11am-4pm daily). This is Departure Galleries most ambitious project yet: a current site-specific residency and forthcoming exhibition, showcasing 25 artists' work (in painting, sculpture and multi-media). The artists have been invited to inhabit an empty 35,000 sq ft warehouse in Southall’s busy International Trading Estate and create new and develop existing work in response to these surroundings.

Trident Way 2: The Southall Project is the sequel to a site-specific residency and exhibition that took place in September and October 2009 where 14 artists were invited to inhabit an empty warehouse in Southall’s busy International Trading Estate and create new work in response to these surroundings.

In this current exhibition, Departure Gallery celebrates its first year of ongoing curatorial experiments, extending the project to a host of new participants, making this its most ambitious exhibition to date. A total of 25 diverse artists will create new or develop existing works during a month long communal residency, culminating in an exhibition from 10 December. These new artists have been carefully selected to either compliment or counteract themes and aesthetics from the original Trident Way exhibition.

Located on a busy trading estate in the heart of Southall’s residential sprawl dubbed ‘Little India’, the football pitch sized (35, 000 sq ft) warehouse offers artists a unique opportunity to experiment with its aesthetic and conceptual possibilities. Each artist will be encouraged to interpret and engage critically with the vast space, creating a range of works in sculpture, painting and multi-media. Themes will include exploring the sculptural qualities of the building to investigating the location’s political history and identity.

Artists:
Louise Ashcroft, Helen Barff, Nathan Birchenough, Neela Basu, Doug Burton, Anka Dabrowska, Danielle Drainey, Livia Garcia, Nathalie Guinamard, Elizabeth Hancock, Investigation Three (Lucie Galand, Anna Kontopoulou, Rashmi Munikempanna, Robbie Lockwood), Doug Jones, Helene Kazan, William Mackrell, Gemma Nelson, Savvas Papasavva, Assunta Ruocco, Jeni Snell, Sara Twomey, Nicolas Vass, David Snoo Wilson, Charlotte Young. Curated by Louise Ashcroft.

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