Winners:

Zoe Hatziyannaki, Peter Oetzmann, Indre Serpytyte, Paul Winch-Furness

Stills are delighted to present the 2006 winners of the prestigious Jerwood Photography Awards. Organised by Edinburgh-based Portfolio Magazine, these annual awards identify emerging photographers whose work demonstrates originality and excellence.

The award is open to UK - based artists of any age who have recently graduated from visual art degree courses. Selected artists are offered a unique combination of opportunities to help them establish their careers including publication in Portfolio Magazine and a series of exhibitions throughout the country.

SATURDAY 12 MAY – SUNDAY 15 JULY 2007 11AM – 6PM PREVIEW: FRIDAY 11 MAY 6PM – 8PM
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Exhibition Open Day and Artists’ Discussion FREE
SATURDAY 12 MAY 1-3PM

Come along to Stills and hear the four winners discuss their work and the impact the award has had on their careers. Followed by refreshments.

Artist Talk FREE
MONDAY 14 MAY 2PM

Join Jerwood winner Paul Winch-Furness as he discusses his varied experience as a visual artist and commercial photographer. Presented in partnership with Edinburgh College of Art.Stills and Beyond Words Reading Group FREE
MONDAY 4 JUNE 7PM

For our first joint meeting we will discuss Setting Sun - Writings by Japanese Photographers. Japanese photographers have created a tradition strikingly different from that of their Western counterparts. Their work is based on ideas, rules, and aesthetics that are specific to Japanese culture but often little known in the West. Many photographers throughout the history of the medium in Japan have produced substantial bodies of written work that form an essential counterpart to their visual art. Setting Sun is an anthology of key texts written from the 1950s to the present by leading Japanese photographers, including Eikoh Hosoe, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Daido Moriyama, Shomei Tomatsu, and Nobuyoshi Araki. Chosen titles are available at 10% off at Beyond Words
Please see www.beyondwords.co.uk for full details.The Magic Lantern at Stills £3/£1.50
WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE 6.30PM

Independent film nights showcasing innovative new short films.
This months programme explores sound and music. Including films by Esther Johnson, Matt Hulse, Lenka Clayton, and a selection from the LUX catalogue.
Check out www.themagiclantern.org for full programme details.Stills Open Day FREE
SATURDAY 14 JULY 11AM - 5PM

Enjoy the exhibition and uncork your own creativity while exploring our recently upgraded facilities in the fun-packed Stills Open Day! Have a go at making photographs, meet our artists, create your own animation and much more, No need to book - just turn up and enjoy the day.
The Gentle Invasion at Stills £3
WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 7PM

Join us for an evening of experimental music as The Gentle Invasion presents further adventures in post folk, tradigital, slo-fi and other home-made genres. This months event will feature Los Grecos, The Foundling Wheel and Les Enfant Bastard www.myspace.com/thegentleinvasion.

Stills Focus Space : Susanne Nørregård Nielsen Kites

Focus Space is our unique platform for local artists who use the production facilities here at Stills. This Summer we are delighted to present the work of one of our residents artists Susanne Nørregård Nielsen who has been inspired by the Russian Painter Malevich. In these stunning photographs she reanimates individual paintings by this pioneer of abstract art, constructing North Japanese-style fighter kits and launching them into the skies.

Print your own photographs, create your own website, learn to use your digital camera and more in our exciting Courses programme. There’s something for everyone in our full range of evening, weekend and one-day classes. See www.stills.org or email courses@stills.org for more details.

But we want to do more than simply give you better equipment so we’re transforming our Resource into a creative hub where you can meet friends for a chat and coffee, use our research library, attend artists talks and screening nights and much, much more.

We’re doing all of this with the help of Lottery funding from the Scottish Arts Council, The City of Edinburgh Council and The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation all topped off with really generous sponsorship form Habitat.