upcoming / ar gyrraedd

cut and burn - rhodri davies

sat 6 march

hatton gallery: great north museum

newcastle

11am–4pm

in this performance, set within his installation room harp, davies methodically burns and restrings all 46 strings on a concert pedal harp. commissioned by AV Festival 10 and produced in partnership with hatton gallery: great north museum. supported by arts council england and bow brand. www.bowbrand.co.uk

GUSTAV METZGER LECTURE

10th of march 2010

6.30pm

BALTIC centre for contemporary art

gateshead

lecture includes john cage 4'33'' performed by rhodri davies

dry ice harp - rhodri davies

sat 13 march 

sounds of science

the sage gateshead

doors 6pm, performance 6.30pm

£8 / £6 concessions

an evening of sonic experiments with unusual sound sources including tesla coil, firework sparklers, levitating gold and a block of dry ice. rhodri davies plays an electric harp on a block of dry ice. curated and produced by AV Festival 10 in partnership with the newcastle sciencefest and the sage gateshead.

room harp - rhodri davies

from fri 5 march to sat 22 may 2010

all art is, is rhythm - AV festival exhibition

hatton gallery: great north

museum, newcastle

mon – sat 10am–5pm 

sun 2–5pm, free

this group exhibition, curated by AV Festival 10, presents six contemporary artist rooms on the theme of energy and sound. sculptural objects are brought to life by electrical, mechanical and human energy, uniting technology with the forces of nature. room harp by rhodri davies is a series of new harp sculptures played by mechanical fans, turning the harps into musical wind machines.