12 Days of Xmas is open now

Once again Steal From Work have crow-barred their way in-between the mince pies, mulled wine and bumper Radio Times to cram 70 of the world's most loved & loathed contemporary urban artists together under one leaky roof for 12 festive fuelled days.

Last year was the first 12 Days of Xmas exhibition. It was held in Bristol's former Bridewell Police Station, and was hugely successful, attracting over 4,000 visitors over the 12 days. It has gone down in history as one of Bristol's best ever art shows and certainly kick started a huge interest in Street Art in the city. As well as proving that you don't need to be in an established, white walled gallery to show brilliant art and attract the crowds.

This year they've assembled art from 70 local, national and international artists, once again mixing some of the scenes leading lights with up and coming artists to provide a massive range of work available to buy at prices to suit all purses or simply just to gaze at…

45RPM - Bristol, ACE - London, ACERONE - Bristol, ADAM KOUKOUDAKIS - UK, ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS - Greece, ANDY COUNCIL - Bristol, BEN SLOW - UK, BON - Thailand, CEPT - Hackney, CHINA MIKE - Bristol, CHU - Warsall, CYCLOPS - UK, DAN - Italy, DICY - Bristol, DOC VEK - UK, DOLK - Norway, DORA - Bristol, DOTMASTERS - London, DSCREET - London, EELUS - UK, EMESS - Berin, EMMA CATON - Bristol, FILTHY LUKER - UK, FLX - Bristol, GHOSTBOY - Bristol, GOLDEN SNAFU - unknown, GOLDIE - UK, GUY DENNING - France, HUSH - UK, IAMCXXX - London, IMBUE - Brighton, INKIE - UK, IRI5 - UK, JAMES BAKER - UK, JEF AEROSOL - France, JOHN CLARK - UK, KATE WESTERHOLT - Thailand, LINDA'S EX - Berlin, LUKE DIXON - UK, M:M - Berlin, MARK WARD - London, MAU MAU - Devon, M-CITY - Poland, MIGHTY MONKEY - London, MOTORBOY - Bristol, MR JAGO - Bristol, OZZY MANDUST - unknown, PAM GLEW - Brighton, PANIK - London, PATCH - Bristol, PØBEL - Norway, PREFAB - Newcastle, RICHT - Bristol, ROWDY - Bristol, SEPR - Bristol, SICKBOY - UK, SIMON MILLS - Bristol, SIXTEN - Sweden, SP38 - Berlin, SPQR - UK, SWEET TOOF - London, THE ART TART - Bristol, TOM HINE - Bristol, TRXTR - Devon, WE DREAM OF MEAT - Bristol, WHAT COLLECTIVE - Bristol, WILL BARRAS - UK, WILL ST LEGER - Dublin

Open everyday 12pm-7pm from Saturday 13th - 23rd December 2008

15 -19 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3PY

This is a show you must see if your anywhere within a sleigh ride of Bristol

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Old Glory is open.....

The candles were lit, flags draped, beers popped open and the doors were open for the curiously warming show that is 'Old Glory'...... Friday night was a good night to remember, its one of those rare shows that I can happily stand back from and fully say that I'm happy.....Steal From Work have made the show look phenominally gorgeous. The night was also good to put faces to names & meet peeps that I had only met through cyber world... and before i knew it I was sipping white russian and contemplating the odd journey I've been on this year... This year has been a good one..... and for that I feel incredibly lucky......

So, 'Old Glory', conveniently titled now that America is perhaps discarding the politics of 'old' and bringing in the new...

I can't help but think of how my use of American flags now almost seems to have a new meaning, could we happily be seeing the end to fear culture? Obama has a huge ball of crap to untangle, but I believe he is the man for the job, the world should be safer now that the war mongering ignorant clown that is Bush has less than 2 months to cause any more mischief. Anyway, enough rambling, heres some pretty pictures of the show... all the images are on my flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/pamglew/

The Flag Screen print: Crime Scene Print - Original Screen Print - edition of 45 - 1 metre x 70 cm (click on the image to view it larger)









Book stencils: Spray paint, acrylic, tea & antique book paper on vintage hardbacked book cover. Framed in black box frame

Fable: Frame: 42 x 33 cm, image size: 31 x 21 cm.
Nightmare: Frame: 42 x 33 cm, image: 32 x 23 cm
Escape: Frame: 42 x 33 cm, image size: 31 x 20 cm
Night Shade: Frame: 35 x 27 cm
Hidden: Frame: 38 x 32 cm
Key: Frame: 38 x 32 cm
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Window to the World - Original Screen Print - edition of 30 - 1 metre x 70 cm (click on the image to view it larger)









Night Shade image size:143 x 69 discharge & dye on brocade. Framed in black box frame
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View of the embroidery wall

Smoke & Mirrors Fabric size: 28 x 19 cm
A Glimmer of Light in the Distance- Frame: 75 x 31 cm, image 63 x 20 cm
Save Us: Fabric size: 27 x 23 cm
Storm Fabric size: 26 x 20 cm
Shock & Awe Fabric size: 25 x 21 cm
Strangle Hold Fabric size: 27 x 21 cm
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From Within 139 x 107 cm Dye and Bleach on brocade
fabric, on the deep red wall. -->
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Glory image size: approx. 143 x 78 cm discharge and dye on vintage american flag. Framed in black box frame, on the deep red wall.
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The Hunted 175 x 112 cm u/f Discharge & dye on vintage
American flag, another blue flag (colour stripped out of it and dyed blue, then bleached, on the deep red wall. ->
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All the work is now available to download as a pdf now from Steal From Work: http://www.stealfromwork.org/



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