Urban Encounters: City to Sea

Come away with Urban Encounters: City to Sea - A weekend at the seaside! June 11th-13th 2010 Full ticket includes two nights accommodation at the new Butlins hotel in Bognor Regis — the quintessential seaside resort, plus presentations and workshops where you will explore the town and bring back images to show on the big screen. This weekend away will be full of fun and a surefire way to experience the British seaside. Presenters will include the ‘Urban Encounters’ mix of artists and photographers including Magnum's Peter Marlow and the 2010 Deutsch Börse photography prize-nominated photographer Anna Fox, presenting her new work 'Wish you were here'. This is a weekend full of seaside treats including a rare opportunity to see images from the Butlins archive — their collection of seaside memorabilia and photographs from 1936 onwards. Saturday 12th will include an afternoon of three workshops led by three of the attending artists/photographers on the following themes: The Built Environment, Narrative of Place and Portraiture. Bring your digital camera! Delegates that participate on one of these three workshops will be asked to submit one image, names of ten delegates will be drawn from a hat for a chance to briefly present their work the next day. One image from all workshop participants will then be shown on the Sunday afternoon. Alternatively sign-up as a team of four to create an image for the 'A Day at the Seaside' themed workshop for which prizes will be awarded. It's Bognor Regis, the sun will be shining, reserve your place now! Tickets are available at www.urbanencounters.org Keynote presentation: Peter Marlow, Magnum Participants include: Les Back, Goldsmiths, University of London
 Gabrielle Bendiner–Viani, The New School Sylvia Endacott, Bognor Regis Local History Society Anna Fox, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham
 Paul Halliday, Goldsmiths, University of London
 David Kendall, Goldsmiths, University of London Caroline Knowles, Goldsmiths, University of London
 Rebecca Locke, Goldsmiths, University of London Ingrid Pollard, Goldsmiths, University of London
 Isidro Ramirez, Havering College of Further & Higher Education
 
 Urban Encounters in partnership with Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths, University of London, Tate Britain, Arun District Council and Butlins. Email: [email protected]