A big thankyou......

....to everyone who came down to support State of the Art at the Eldon Arms on Saturday night, it was a very successful evening in every sense with a good time being had by all.

We would especially like to thank Andy and Nicky from the Eldon Arms for letting us take over for the night, all of the bands and performers who put on an amazing show, everyone who helped with the technical side of things and finally, Johnny, who worked really hard organising everything and making sure the evening ran smoothly.

Fundraising Update (PLEASE HELP US IF YOU CAN!!)

Shiney new Button Eye/SOTA joint logo by Dani Green.

With reviews of our extremely successful Art & Acoustic Music Night to come, it is with great excitement that our fundraising for the Portsmouth exhibition is nearing it's target!  This does not mean we can breathe a sigh of relief nonetheless, as taking our exhibition and presence to London taaaan in July is a mammoth financial feat; but one we intend conquer with the hopeful generosity of fellow art lovers and enthusiasts.  The government may be trying to sideline art but we have our own say still, thanks to free will, and we need to prove that we can make art thrive in spite of their disinterest!  *power to the people!!!!*

Our Next Event

Fun times

Up and running again....

With dissertations written, bound and handed in and the first semester’s work done and dusted the State of the Art team are well and truly back in action. A cake sale held in the Eldon café on Tuesday marked the start of a number of fundraising events to look forward to in the coming weeks.

Once again, the SOTA members donned their aprons and got busy baking resulting in an array of delicious cakes. As suspected, students + cake = a successful days fundraising with takings of more than £70. A big thanks to all those that bought cakes as well as everyone who made them and manned the stall. If you missed out on the chance to snap up a cake on Tuesday don’t worry, SOTA will be back again in two weeks time at the Eldon café so why not go on down and treat yourself.

Cakes are only the beginning, the next big event is taking place on Saturday 5th March at the Eldon Arms. State of the Art, in association with Buttoneye are holding an evening of acoustic music and artwork, with a number of local bands playing and the chance to see work from some of the SOTA artists it promises to be a good night.

Watch this space for more detailed information soon.