After Dark (2013 & 2015)
After Dark was an event that was staged in the grounds of Cuckoo Farm studios near Colchester in the summer of 2013 and 2015. The central idea of After Dark was to present temporary and performative light-based and sound works by selected artists from an open submission in an outdoor, semi-rural environment. The work, all of which was site-specific, was shown for several hours from dusk until dark, with the works gradually emerging as the darkness fell. Interested artists were invited to submit proposals for the event and requested to visit the site prior to developing their proposal in order to identify both the specific location and the nature of the work as well as to specify its functioning, nature and operation.
Participating Artists (2013): Katarzyn Babinska, Kari Carrington, Cinzia Cremona, Charlotte Frost, Tessa Garland, Lucy Hookchild, Peter Jones, Chris Meigh-Andrews, Sharon Rawlinson, Pam Schomberg, Hannah Stageman, Amy Turnbull, Linda Theophilus, and Bernadene Varty.
After Dark 2013 Planning group: Chris Meigh-Andrews & Hannah Stageman.
Participating Artists (2015): Linda Arkley, Flisan Beard, Lupe Cuhna, Sian Fan, Peter Jones , Chris Meigh-Andrews, Hilary Owers, Hannah Stageman, David Stone, Jennifer Sendall, Lisa Temple-Cox, and Linda Theophilus.
After Dark 2015 Planning Group: Lupe Cunha, Peter Jones, Becky Jordan, Chris Meigh-Andrews, Hannah Stageman and Amy Turnbull.