Laundry, “an association of multi-disciplinary artists”, are taking over the Custard Factory Gallery from November 6th to 9th under the banner Laundry Open Lab.

This girl has inner beauty by Helena Roos

The main draw is a show from Galleri 54 from Gothenburg.

Galleri 54 is a not-for profit, artist-run gallery in Gothenburg. The gallery is run by Group 54, formed in 1954, as a reaction to the Gothenburg art scene which was considered confined and conservative.

The gallery has existed since 1959, and is run by a board consisting of 8-12 artist working in Gothenburg. The board members are replaced on a regular basis. The gallery’s aim is to offer interesting and varied exhibitions showing local, national and international artists giving artists the opportunity to show their work and to formulate ideas without commercial pressure or influence.

Portable - G54@Custard Factory has artworks by nine individual artists who are actively working with the gallery and is a taster of what is currently happening in the Gothenburg arts scene. They’ll be exhibiting a wide variety of forms such as drawings, black and white painting on the wall, performance, sculpture, video, installation and collage. The artists are Ann-Sofi Roxhage, Anita Paakonen Ahl, Paula Wallmark Nilsson, Helena Roos, Sara Lännerström, Stina Pettersson, Jonathan Jarl, Theo Ågren and Björn Hellström.

The launch is on Thursday November 6th at 7.30 pm and the show continues on Friday, 2 pm - 8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon - 5 pm.

I could be dreaming by Paula Wallmark-Nilsson

Alongside this they’re running Laundry Open Lab sessions on Saturday and Sunday evenings:

Saturday November 8th @ 5.30 pm: Interactive Installations: Gary Stewart, Iniva (the Institute of International Visual Arts)

Sunday November 9th @ 5 pm: Art is my Business: Ania Bas

Sunday November 9th @ 6 pm: Off the map - art in Nodar, Beirut, Alexandria: Alicja Rogalska

Sunday November 9th @ 7 pm: Crossing Borders: Brendan Jackson

Full details of the talks can be found here.