VIRTUAL
City Inn and Arts & Business presents VIRTUAL - an exhibition of work by award winning photographers, painters and designer makers coinciding with the London Art Fair. Private View 17 January.City Inn and Arts & Business presents VIRTUAL - an exhibition of work by award winning photographers, painters and designer makers coinciding with the London Art Fair.
VIRTUAL is a unique business service from Arts & Business West Midlands bringing the highest quality contemporary visual art into the workplace. VIRTUAL makes corporate art affordable, achievable and relevant to business of all types and sizes.
VIRTUAL promotes contemporary visual art, showcasing the best professional fine art, photography, digital media and contemporary craft, investing in the talent of emerging and established artists through a programme of activity that makes exceptional interventions in the business environment. VIRTUAL deliver in-house exhibitions, commissioning services, corporate art collections, individual purchases, events and participatory opportunities .
Jennifer Collier
Her work is available at galleries nationwide, most notably at The Victoria & Albert Museum, London. She has exhibited at Origin, the UK's premier selected craft fair for the last two years and has been featured in magazines such as Elle Decoration, Brides, Living and most recently the Times Magazine
Ravi Deepres
Established an international reputation for his film, photographic and digital media work. Collaborations with globally renowned choreographers have been seen at the Edinburgh Festival and in theatres and festivals around the world including Japan, Europe and the US. Ravi has been commissioned by Sadler's Wells, The Royal Opera House, Paris Opera House and La Scala.
Stephen Earl Rogers
A painter with a rapidly growing reputation. His work has been exhibited at the BP Portrait Awards held at the National Portrait Gallery six times in the last seven years.
To find out more about VIRTUAL please contact virtual@aandb.org.uk
Acknowledgements
Arts & Business is grateful for the funding we receive to run VIRTUAL from:
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We are most grateful to our sponsor EDS for helping to make this project possible.
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VIRTUAL is produced by Arts & Business, based on an idea by the Renn & Thacker Partnership LLP
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Permanent Collection
Susanna Heron: by far City Inn's biggest commitment to the Arts to date is "Art Street", the capital's first ever street conceived as a work of art.
Aarte Consulting: public spaces within the hotel feature original work from Aarte Consulting, including commissions from abstract artist Van Rensalar, digital photographer Chris Barron and Brighton's First Light collective of fine art photographers.
The Meeting & Private Dining Rooms on the first floor features a changing showcase of original contemporary art