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  1. Tomorrow night we discuss what to expect from an art writer with panel members Corin Sworn, Mick Wilson and Tom Morton bit.ly/KuLPHJ
  2. We've got the @aspecportsmouth staff team visiting us today. We had a nice lunch together and they're on the epic building tour now.
  3. Recent graduate? On your summer holidays? We're looking for volunteers for our Summer programme of exhibitions + events bit.ly/AjA26E
  4. Big congrats to studio holder Kamina Walton who has been shortlisted for the Arts & Health South West Individual Award bit.ly/JHR2y4
  5. Jones's exhibition ‘The Struggle Against Ourselves’ opens here at the end of June bit.ly/JwhM80
  6. Artist Jesse Jones discusses the connection between Russian theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold and Busby Berkeley bit.ly/JwhEFs
  7. #artistspostcardshow Day 46: Jonathan Monk, 'My height in blue ballpoint pen' (2003) yfrog.com/oeinypphj
  8. #artistspostcardshow Day 45: Elizabeth McAlpine, 'Found Time (Big Ben 3.30)' (2010) yfrog.com/h7giaerj
  9. Our director @elenheggl is leading a free exhibition tour of Dewar & Gicquel's Crepe Suzette today at 2pm - meet at reception.
  10. RT @Kevin7: We have new toys (and books) for you, Spike Island @h8ppenstance bit.ly/Lv8EvE
  11. We've got a crew here from France 2 interviewing artist Daniel Dewar and our director Helen Legg. Keep an eye out if you're in France!
  12. If you're out and about on the Harbourside tomorrow, pop in for our free exhibition tour at 2pm bit.ly/Ln7nY5
  13. #artistspostcardshow Day 44: Tony Hayward, ‘The Cardinal’ (2010) yfrog.com/obkxmbgj
  14. We're also projecting the stream into our talks area in the gallery here from 11am.
  15. Our neighbours @bristoldivingsc are streaming today's first General Meeting today for us all to watch: bit.ly/KT8FdX
  16. #artistspostcardshow Day 43: Sarah J Trigg, detail from ‘Unsaid words project’ (2010) yfrog.com/ocwsfdzj
  17. Resident @kevin7 has written a blog post on last week's Daniel Eatock artists' talk over at the @h8ppenstance site bit.ly/HSB4RX
  18. Our curator @marieannemcquay is speaking at Plymouth Art Centre tonight, talking about the Associates programme and artists' development.