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january16th January - 20th February - Gallery 151,Brussels presented associate artist Ian Talbot’swork, ‘objectively speaking’ :: more

25th/26th January - Abbotsbury seasonalwinter sound walk and audio editingworkshop. Led by Mandy Rathbone and David Rogers :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

29th - 31th January - Sounds of the Neolithic.David Rogers, Charlotte Loving and VictoriaPirie led a participatory ‘soundwalk’ to TheGrey Mare and her Colts followed by a soundediting workshop at the studio, with studentsfrom Sir John Colfox School, Bridport. :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

28th January - Associate artists ivon oates and David Rogers worked with students fromThomas Hardye School at Dorchester skatepark, on a video screened at the FREETIMEexhibition at Dorset County Museum,Dochester :: moredigital works [London] project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund,Dorset County Museum, Dorset History Centre, Thomas Hardye School,DIVAcontemporary studio and West Dorset District Council

february14th February - 16th May - Associate artistJoe Stevens, FREETIME exhibition at DorsetCounty Museum, Dochester :: moredigital works [London] project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund,Dorset County Museum, Dorset History Centre, Thomas Hardye School,DIVAcontemporary studio and West Dorset District Council

21st February - DIVAcontemporary radiopodcast. FREETIME produced by associateartists Joe Stevens and David Rogers :: moredigital works [London] project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund,Dorset County Museum, Dorset History Centre, Thomas Hardye School,DIVAcontemporary studio and West Dorset District Council

15th February - Young creatives. Elliot Millsonwins the youth award for individuals 7-11 withhis film ‘The Lost Diamond’ at the animatedexeter festival 2014 :: moresupported by DIVAcontemporary studio

27th February - Associate artist Marc Yeats’swork ‘oros’ was premiered by Auditiv Vokalfrom Dresden, Germany. The concert tookplace at the Deutschen Hygiene-Museum and was recorded for broadcast byDeutschlandfunk Radio :: more

march6th March - Associate artist Nigel Slight’s‘K’tuvim’ included in The Wiener LibraryInternational Book Art Competition 2014. Thecompetition attracted over 80 entries from 13different countries, a selection of which weredisplayed in the Wolfson Reading Room :: more

15th/16th March - Associate artists MandyRathbone and David Rogers led aparticipatory winter sound walk on a 3.5 milecircular walk via Hardy’s monument andPortesham, Followed by an audio editingworkshop at the studio :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

7th March - coast to coast :: climate week..Associate artists Mandy Rathbone and DavidRogers led a participatory listening walkaround Langdon Wood, Dorset Followed byan afternoon audio editing workshop :: more

19th March - Associate artist Joe Stevens.“Reinventing the landscape” was screened atthis years Slingshot Festival, in Athens, Georgia.:: more

march - april21st/22nd March - open studio :: theobservatory. DIVAcontemporary Studiohosted ‘The Observatory Design CompetitionExhibition’ from SPUD at The Salt House,West Bay, before going onto the Tamar ValleyCentre, Gunnislake, Cornwall :: more

30th March - DIVAcontemporary radiopodcast. Sadaharu Horio et le collectif KUKI’and artconnexion. Recorded by associateartist David Rogers :: moresupported by Visual Arts South West, artconnexion and DIVAcontemporary studio

26th - 31st March - Associate artist DavidRogers working in Lille with art connexion,France and Kuki collective, Japan :: moresupported by Visual Arts South West, artconnexion and DIVAcontemporary studio

26th/27th April - Abbotsbury seasonal springsound walk and audio editing workshop. Ledby Mandy Rathbone and David Rogers :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

may13th/14th May - Associate artist MandyRathbone celebrated a significant birthday bywalking the whole South Dorset Ridgeway,joined by family and friends.

23rd May - 7th June - Associate artists JoeStevens and David Rogers [Reinventing theLandscape by Joe and shadow drawing 1 byDavid with music by Marc Yeats] werescreened at The Queen of Hungary ProjectSpace during ‘Landscape and Dislocation’ :: more

23rd May Associate artist Joe Stevens ‘garage sounds’ was broadcast on frameworkradio :: more

31st May - coast to coast. Associate artistsMarcus Leadley and David Rogers were ‘onthe beach’ as part of The Whitstable BiennaleSatellite with a wireless headphone installation:: more

june14th June - open studio :: sounds of theNeolithic. Students from Colfox Schoolpresented a unique multi screen and audioinstallation of their work from the project :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

21st June - DIVAcontemporary radio podcast. Sounds of the Neolithic :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

16th June - Sounds of the Neolithic at ColfoxSchool. The gifted and talented group ofstudents who worked withDIVAcontemporary studio, presented theirSounds of the Neolithic outcomes during aparent and teachers evening.South Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

21st June - Abbotsbury Summer [Solstice]seasonal sound walk [part1]. Associate artistMandy Rathbone and co-director VictoriaPirie set out at 04.15am to catch a perfectsunrise on the South Dorset Ridgeway :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

july3rd July - Associate artists and co-directorsDavid Rogers and Joe Stevens both had audiotracks released by Mute Sounds [Spain]. Joe’strack ‘Portland Harbour WindPower’ isavailable on line :: link David’s track‘KUKIcollective 123’ is available on line :: link

18th July - World Listening Day Abbotsburysummer seasonal sound walk [part2]. MandyRathbone and David Rogers joined STIRmagazine and their companions for thepenultimate day of their 10 day pilgrimagefrom Plymouth to Tolpuddle.South Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

16th July - As a fitting tribute to Joe Stevens, a great friend, co-director, associate artist,dedicated sound collector and creative spiritdownload Joe Stevens last release on theGreenfield label :: link

20th July - Miguel at Sonic Terrain released thisyears recordings for World Listening Day2014 online, including associate artist DavidRogers track ‘escalator’ on [STR 012] WLD2014 – Fragility :: more

july - august20th July - sonic coast [1] at Hooke ParkWood. Musicians: Stephen Upshaw [viola] and Calie Hough [Percussion]. Associate artistMarc Yeats 2014 sound and music composercurator :: moreSupported by sound and music (composer curator programme), Arts Council England and West Dorset District Council

3rd/4th August - Portesham summer soundwalk. Associate artists Mandy Rathbone, DavidRogers and Victoria Pirie led a participatorysound walk and audio editing workshop :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

16th June - Patrick published a special editionof framework dedicated to the life and workof long time supporter, contributor, and friend,Joe Stevens :: link

23rd, 24th, 25th August - open studio :: thevintage teaset mix. Associate artist MandyRathbone presented a programme ofaudio/video works from her Ridgeway Walk in May :: more

august - september30th August - sonic coast [2] at The Hub,Lyme Regis. Musicians: zero theorem Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz [Soprano], Chris Goodman [Clarinets] and Patrick TapioJohnson [Cello] :: moreSupported by sound and music (composer curator programme), Arts Council England and West Dorset District Council

11th September - Associate artist Eva Fahle-Clouts exhibited new photographic work withdevonARTstorm at St. Stephen’s Church, High Street, Exeter :: more

8th September - Kinokophonography Night inNY. Associate artist David Rogers audio ‘suonidal futuro musicisti kino mix’ played at thelatest Kinokophonography evening in the NewYork Public Library for the Performing Arts :: more

11th September - FREETIME GPS applaunched. Associate artist Phill Phelps anddigital works (Joe Stevens) created thisengaging work set in and about Weymouthand Dorchester :: linkdigital works [London] project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund,Dorset County Museum, Dorset History Centre, Thomas Hardye School,DIVAcontemporary studio and West Dorset District Council

october - november1st October - Sound and Music invitedassociate artist Marc Yeats to select four newmusic events :: more

25th October - sonic coast [3] at The DrillHall, Portland. Musicians: Meridian Brass -Laura Garwin [Trumpet] Rob Willson[Trumpet] Andy White [Trombone] Jonathan Heeley [Bass trombone] :: moreSupported by sound and music (composer curator programme), Arts Council England and West Dorset District Council

11th October - DIVAcontemporary CDrelease. Download includes a 10 page fullcolour pdf booklet and from the archive, a 19 page pdf programme from ‘the language of place’ audiolab 2010 :: link

1st / 2nd November - satsymph app buildingsessions. Saturday with composer HelenOttaway and sound designer Alastair Gooldenadapting their audio from ‘Lachrymae’, Sundaywith artist Frances Aitken. Inside OutRidgeway Responses commissions. :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

november13th November - A day-long seminar todemonstrate the satsmyph SDRLP app 1. The day was in two parts: starting with a fieldtrip to experience the app on site just belowthe Grey Mare high above Abbotsbury :: moreSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

15th November - Associate Artist, Marc Yeatshad two world premieres in Atlanta, USA withChamber Cartel. Marc is Chamber Cartel'scomposer in association and has beenworking closely with this enterprisingensemble over the past 18 months. This was the second 'all Yeats' concert by the Cartel and took place at Erikson Clockin Atlanta.

15th November - open studio ::countertext14. Associate artists MandyRathbone, ivon oates, Nigel Slight and DavidRogers in the studio experimenting withsound installations and video :: more

18th November - As part of the sonic coastlive series of concerts, associate artist MarcYeats led an asynchronous composition voiceworkshop with Music Tech and MusicStudents at Weymouth College :: moreSupported by sound and music (composer curator programme), Arts Council England and West Dorset District Council

november - december22nd November - sonic coast [4] at The BayTheatre, Weymouth College. Musicians:rarescale Carla Rees [Flute, Alto Flute / BassFlute] Paul Goodey [Oboe / Cor Anglais]Sarah Watts [Clarinet / Bass Clarinet] :: moreSupported by sound and music (composer curator programme), Arts Council England and West Dorset District Council

8th December - Associate artist Eva Fahle-Clouts. Walking, inquiring, recording,documenting, a Walk from Lyme Regis toBridport, for the Women’s Art Exhibition inthe Chapel in the Garden, Bridport inFebruary 2015

5th December - Associate artist MandyRathbone recorded Trio Hysteria and theFreedance Choir led by Sammy Hurden atBridport Arts Centre.

11th December - Patrick at framework radiodedicated the 2014 edition offramework:seasonal to associate artist Joe Stevens :: link

december13th December - DIVAcontemporary CDrelease. Download includes 8 page full colourpdf booklet and ‘print 3’ by Marc Yeats :: link

15th December - Associate artist DavidRogers recorded the Luminos Choir led bySammy Hurden in concert, at St. Aldhelm’sChurch, Branksome.

14th December - Associate artist Nigel Slighthad ‘shoot’ a performance video released byMute Sounds [Spain] :: link

20th December - Abbotsbury Winter[Solstice] seasonal sound walk. Associate artistMandy Rathbone and co-director VictoriaPirie set out at 07.30am to catch a perfectsunrise on the South Dorset Ridgeway :: more

coming up in 201517th January - sonic coast [5] at BeaminsterSchool with Zero theorem. Tickets £5 inadvance - £7 on the door, under 16yrs and students FREE. Available frominfo@divacontemporary.org.uk :: moreSupported by sound and music (composer curator programme), Arts Council England and West Dorset District Council

rec::collect - an oral history project givingparticipants, from the South Dorset Ridgewayarea, the opportunity to share memories andanecdotes of the Ridgeway landscape :: Followwww.ridgewaysounds.wordpress.comSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

seasonal sound walks - On the South DorsetRidgeway, will be around the Winterbournearea. And in the summer DIVAcontemporarywill be working with Budmouth Academy onSounds of the Neolithic at Bronkham Barrow:: Follow www.ridgewaysounds.wordpress.comSouth Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership programme supported bythe Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorset AONB and West Dorset District Council

SPUD :: The Observatory artist’s residencyapplications for Year 2 will open in Summer2015. Follow www.divacontemporary.org.ukfor updates :: linkYear 1 construction and artists residencies supported by

d i g it a l • i n n o v a t io n • v is u a l • a u d ioD I V A c o n t e m p o r a r yNo.1 King Square • Bridport • Dorset DT6 3QE UK • +44(0)1308 459071 • info@divacontemporary.org.uk

‘Printemps Japonais’Sadaharu Horio et le collectif KUKI

artconnexion ‘Japanese Spring’

Performance/Action 1 :: Wednesday 26th March 2014La Galerie Commune, Tourcoing.

documented by David Rogers