I am super excited to be one of the 14 artists to have been awarded a West of England Visual Arts Alliance (WEVAA) bursary to develop new work.
The bursary will allow me to research and develop up to 3 new art films exploring consumerism and linear economics. Some of the results of this support will be posted on this website and on Instagram www.instagram.com/nigelgoldsmith
Film stills from vertical art video partially funded by WEVAA bursary
For three years in a row, my work has been shortlisted for the Signature Art Prize and screened at the gala event in London. In 2020 Passing Trade was selected, in 2021, Procession was selected and it was third time lucky this year as Terminal was selected for the finalist exhibition and was then chosen as the winning piece in the film and photography category. It has been quite a year for this film having appeared at numerous film festivals and exhibitions both in the UK and abroad.
Following its success in winning the Zealous digital art prize and screenings at the Flatpack Film Festival in Birmingham and Sea Change in Edinburgh, Terminal is now heading to Yorkshire for the 2021 Leeds International Film Festival in November. Leeds is the largest UK film festival outside of London and selection means the film will qualify for other upcoming events, (watch this space). Tickets for the screening can be purchased online
Automata 1V is currently touring European Film Festivals, last month it was screening in Rome, and in the next couple of weeks it will be showing at the Vertifilms Festival in Prague.
Two of my films have been shortlisted for screening at the Sea Change exhibition near Edinburgh in September. Terminal and Reef (Creigres) will be showing alongside the work of other UK and international film makers. Follow this link for more information about the full Sea Change programme.
