Exhibition research.

I am hoping to produce a promotional branding for an exhibition based around information graphics, however I feel I am struggling to fine an upcoming exhibition and wouldn't want to make one up as I see the as a 'cop out' style approach. Here is some research I collected:

http://spikeworld.co.uk/2011/10/infographics-exhibition-opening/

Exhibition opens: 4 October 2011

Exhibition celebration: Wednesday 12 October 2011, 7.00 – 10.00pm

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I have organised and curated the forthcoming exhibition at The Sho Gallery to coincide with the Cardiff Design Festival 2011. The Sho Gallery will host work by an international selection of artists and designers whose work addresses the current trend for information visuals, or ‘Infographics. The breadth of topics covered is vast; visitors to the gallery will be inspired, shocked, educated, enlightened, and perhaps most importantly, made to smile.

Difficult subject matter is dealt with by local creative designer Alix Martin as well as Mexican artist Juan
Manuel De J. Escalante. Using data provided by Welsh Women’s Aid (welshwomensaid.org) Martin examines the problem of sexual assaults against women in Wales and the UK. Similarly Escalante examines problems arising from within the society in which he lives in Central America through a generative work inspired by statistics from the Mexican Presidential Office relating to the deaths caused by the country’s drug wars.

A lighter side to the exhibition can be seen in a number of works such as Mario Klingemann’s Dada inspired response to the current trend for infographics and a series of ‘How To’ videos by American artists Phil McCollam & Ellen Mueller. During the Cardiff Design Festival visitors to Sho Gallery will not only be visually stimulated but they will have the opportunity to learn how to find water in the wilderness and how to communicate non-verbally with extraterrestrials.

Exhibitors:

Alix Martin \ Amy Kett \ Chris Glynn \ Daniel Ulf-Hansen \ Hole in My Pocket \ Innes Jones \ Juan Manuel De J. Escalante \ Mario Klingemann \ Matt McKenna \ Ninian Carter \ Phil McCollam & Ellen Mueller \ Rob Stevens \ See What You Mean

Location:

The SHO Gallery, The Coach House, 1A Inverness Place, Roath, Cardiff CF24 4RU

Opening Hours:

Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Wednesday: 10.00 – 17.30
Thursday: 10.00 – 18.30
Friday: 10.00 – 17.30
Sunday – 11.00 – 4.00

Further information:

www.thesho.co.uk 
www.cardiffdesignfestval.org 

A Facebook campaign:

Below is a second one I have considered. This would  be the perfect event to promote. However it occurred last year.

http://www.hs-augsburg.de/~mstoll/?p=1258

Exhibition: About the History of Infographics

An Exhibition of rare collectibles

at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

“Those who know nothing, have to believe everything.“ This is the motto of an exhibition about the recent history of infographics, that will take place at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences’ Department of Design. The exhibition has three parts. A historic review is dating back to the time of Leonardo da Vinci, and provides a general view to the roots of infographics. This part of the exhibition is provided by our partner university, „Universidad de Navarra“, Pamplona (Spain) and the Society for News Design’s spanish chapter.

Rank of the Most Populous Cities in the US (1790 – 1900), originally uploaded by Prof. Michael Stoll.

The center of the exhibition consists of the private collection of Prof. Michael Stoll, whose book treasures give an overview over the field of infographics from the turn of the 20th Century on to the late 1980s. The oldest collectible is dated 1900 – it is a statistical atlas of the United States that shows results of the 1876 census. It illustrates the development of the U.S., including its most populated areas, presented mainly via thematic maps and charts in color. Also on display is a copy of „Flight thru Instruments“, dated 1945. It is a U.S. Navy Training Manual with outstanding graphics, describing – among other things – how to pilot an military airplane and what forces affecting a plane in flight.

FLIGHT thru INSTRUMENTS 1945 /_27, originally uploaded by Prof. Michael Stoll.

While the two specimens described above were purchased specifically over the internet, there are also lucky finds from flea markets. “For example, the large-car book, published by the ADAC. It is one of my favorite pieces,” said Prof. Stoll. This “practical guide for every driver” dates from 1976 and shows the variety of motorized models down to the smallest details of their construction.

Julia Rocher – Poster Forensic Entomology, originally uploaded by Prof. Michael Stoll.

The third part of the exhibition is dedicated to infographics in its current form, represented by student work from the past five years. Julia Rochser’s work for example deals with a rather creepy topic: Forensic Etomologie. She designed an infographic that enables forensic investigators to easily read a victims time of death based on insect colonization on the corpse.

The exhibition is accompanied by a week-long workshop, held by John Grimwade, who is Head of Infographics at the New York based publisher Condé Nast. Following the exhibition’s opening, Grimwade will give a public talk in room M1.01.

Location:

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, 

Campus at the Red Gate, 

Room K1.01

Exhibition is open: 31st May to 28th June 2011 (only by appointment, see below)

Opening: Tuesday, 31st May, 6.30 p.m.

Contact: Prof. Michael Stoll

E-Mail: mstoll

On request we offer tours for groups or individuals.

If interested please contact the secretary of the Faculty of Design at: +49 (0) 821 5586-3401