Events

This exhibition features a photographic collection which began in 2009 and is set to continue until 2012, the year that will mark Gilberto Gil's 70th Birthday. Canning House is delighted to display a selection of the works to date, taken both front and back-stage on tour, offering a preview of the book that is to come. André Camara, an experienced photojournalist, has dedicated himself to capturing evocative images of this great Brazilian artist, and will publish the collection as a book on the artist's birthday two years from now.
Having started as a photographer for the newspaper 'Jornal do Brasil' at 15 years old, at 17 he was the only photographer to brave a Rio slum during a drug war. After the newspaper splashed his photos over its pages, a national outcry forced the police to intervene. Twenty years later, they inspired the famous film City of God.

Based in London, André worked for Associated Press, and has been awarded for several prizes.

In collaboration with the Embassy of Brazil.

PRIVATE VIEW: 19 July 2010

LATE VIEW EVENT: 2 September 2010 [18:00 - 21:00]

From 19 July 2010 to 10 September 2010.
Free Entrance
Opening times: 14:00 to 18:00 or by appointment during August
2 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PJ
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The photographic Exhibition 'From the Equator to Tierra del Fuego', curated by Isabel Quezada, narrates the story of a journey which began in early 2009 by award winning photographers Karla Gachet from Ecuador and Ivan Kashinsky from the USA. Driving through Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina they capture through their lenses the derelict beauty of its landscape and the history and daily life of its people.

Among the images, there are photos of the Atacama Desert where their jeep broke down and of ancient Incan rituals in Peru, in which condor gods are stolen from the sky.

One of the highlights of their journey was a stay in Buenos Aires, where Karla and Ivan were able to spend time with a couple of young tango dancers. The photographs resulting from this experience earned Gachet a World Press Photo award in the category of arts and entertainment. The World Press Award is amongst the most prestigious photo journalism competitions in the world.

During the trip, Gachet and Kashinsky kept a blog at http://tothetip.wordpress.com, where both photographers could share the process in all its challenges and adventures.

"The expectation to get to the island of Tierra del Fuego started building up somewhere along the Argentinean Patagonia. The landscape for the past five days had been eternal washed-out-yellow plains on both sides of the road. Once in a while, a flock of hundreds of sheep would cheer up the scene. The land of the 'fueguinos' (the people who live on the island) is separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan, where the two oceans that bathe the Americas meet up and make love". Karla Gachet

The exhibition is appearing for the first time in London and has been organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Ecuador, Embassy of Chile, Embassy of Bolivia and Embassy of Argentina.

Photos will be on sale. Proceeds will be donated to the Chilean Earthquake Appeal.

From 13 September 2010 to 1 October 2010.
Private View: 13 September from 6:30 to 8:30pm
Free Entrance
Opening times: 14:00 to 18:00 or by booking.

Canning House is delighted to announce its 2010 Fundraising Dinner, hosted by The Lord Brennan, President of Canning House and The Baroness Hooper, Vice President, with Guest of Honour The Lord Browne of Madingley.

Lord Browne is Managing Director and Managing Partner (Europe) of Riverstone Holdings LLC. and former Chief Executive of BP.

The black tie dinner will be held at the Locarno Suite of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH, on Thursday 16th September 2010 at 7.15pm for 8pm.

The event will aid the charitable activities of Canning House

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Saturdays 10.00 - 12.00
18 September 2010 - 20 November 2010

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Saturdays 10.00 - 13.00
18th September 2010 - 16th October 2010

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Mondays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
20 September 2010 - 22 November 2010

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Mondays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
20 September 2010 - 22 November 2010

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On October 3rd, Brazil goes to the polls to elect a new president. It is the first time in 21 years that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the popular outgoing president, is not a candidate. With Brazil becoming an increasingly important presence in the international stage, all eyes are on the main two candidates for presidency: Dilma Rousseff and José Serra.

As Brazilians prepare to choose Lula's successor, Canning House in partnership with The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain will host a panel discussion examining Lula's time in office, as well as the challenges facing the future leader of one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The panel of experts will also analyse what the potential results would mean for Brazil economically, politically and socially.

PANEL
Murillo de Aragão is a political analyst based in Brasília. He is also founder and CEO of Arko Advice Pesquisas one of the leading political consultancy company in Brazil. Aragão holds a master degree in Political Science and a Ph.D in Sociology from the Universidade de Brasília.

Anthony Pereira is the newly appointed director of the Brazil Institute at King's College London. He graduated in Politics with a PhD from Harvard University. He has taught extensively on Brazilian Politics at several renowned Universities in the USA. Professor Pereira's current work concerns citizenship, human rights, public security, and state coercion in Brazil. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) and is an occasional commentator for BBC Brazil.

CHAIR
John Bowler was appointed director of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Country Risk Service (CRS) in April 2004. CRS produces regular analysis and ratings of political and economic risk on 140 countries worldwide. Mr Bowler is responsible for the quality of the CRS portfolio and for product development. Prior to his current position, Mr Bowler was for eight years the Economist Intelligence Unit's regional director for Latin America.

With the support of BG GROUP

Tuesdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
21 September 2010 - 23 November 2010

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Wednesdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
22 September 2010 - 24 November 2010

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Wednesday 6.30pm - 8.30pm
22 September 2010 - 24 November 2010

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Thursdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
23 September 2010 - 25 November 2010

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'Along with the more experimental Cibelle, she is among the most successful Brazilian musicians based here and her sixth album is predictably classy and varied'. THE GUARDIAN

Canning House presents a concert with Monica Vasconcelos, performing a selection of Brazilian jams by composers such as Tom Jobim, Edu Lobo and Guinga, plus a few originals.

Brazilian singer and songwriter Mônica Vasconcelos has been living in the UK for over a decade. She has recorded 7 albums to date.

Her musical journey includes partnerships with, amongst others, UK rock legend Robert Wyatt (on her album "Hih") and Brazilian master guitarist and composer Guinga (on her album "Gente"). She can also be heard singing the duet ?Just As You Are? with Robert on his album "Comicopera?.

She has toured the UK with Guinga and has sung in London with Brazilian bossa nova icons João Donato and Marcos Valle.

Leading her bands Nóis and Nóis 4, Mônica has played support gigs for Bryan Ferry, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, Joyce, Gilberto Gil and Courtney Pine.

Recently, she was featured as a guest singer alongside major Brazilian stars such as Lenine, Zélia Duncaan, Ney Matogrosso and Joyce on Rio composer Alberto Rosenblit's album "De Bem Com a Vida".

In the UK, she has performed at major venues such as Ronnie Scott's jazz club, the Barbican Hall and the Jazz Cafe. She has also played a headline gig at Peter Gabriel's Womad world music festival and performed at major UK jazz festivals such as Brecon Jazz, Chelthenham Jazz, Southport International Jazz Festival and The Sage International Jazz Festival, in Newcastle.

www.monicavasconcelos.com

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Chile is today one of the world's major mining countries, and it expects to further enhance its position once massive investments materialize during the coming decade. Never before has the country seen such a large investment in one sector of the economy: mining projects for some US$50 billion are forecasted for this decade.

Although Chile is known as a leading producer of copper, it is also the world's main producer of lithium, iodine and nitrates, and it has an important share in the gold and silver markets.
The country's exceptional geological conditions are only part of this success story. A well-established commitment to an open economy, as well as policies that promote investment and new business endeavors are also part of the equation.

On October 12, Canning House in partnership with The Anglo-Chilean Society will host a conference by Chile's Minister of Mining, Mr. Laurence Golborne, who will discuss future opportunities and the general outlook for Chile's mining industry at the threshold of its largest-ever investment wave.

Laurence Golborne was born in Santiago in 1962 and studied at the Instituto Nacional. He later graduated as a Civil Engineer at the Universidad Catolica de Chile and he was awarded a prize as the best student of his promotion by the Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile. Mr Golborne has also completed postgraduate studies at both University of Northwestern and Stanford University in the USA.

His professional life has been developed in the private sector and he was until recently the CEO of Cencosud, one of the most successful private companies of South America. Mr Golborne led the expansion of this retail group not only in Chile but also into Argentina, Brasil, Peru and Colombia. He has been in the Board of several companies and advisor to The Havas Media Group's subsidiaries in Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Mr Golborne was also a Director of Audax Club Sportivo Italiano, ICARE and La Fundacion San Agustin de la Facultad de Ingenieria de la Universidad Catolica de Chile.

Free Entrance
Registration opens at 10:30am
Talk followed by drinks reception with Chilean wine [Courtesy of CODELCO]

Supported by Anglo-American, Antofagasta, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, BBVA

Saturdays 10.00 - 13.00
30th October 2010 - 27th November 2010

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The appeal of Easter Island has been predominately evidenced though the work of archaeologists, anthropologists and scientists, whose reports have inspired the continuous flow of visiting tourists. Research has long focused on the way in which the famous moai were created, treated, and considered within the confines of Easter Island's landscape. Yet the moai have long held a popular appeal that has extended far into the worldwide cultural conscious, drawn to fantasies of a detached and distant civilisation.

This exhibition aims, for the first time, to bring together the fascinating diversity of cultural artefacts that have depicted Easter Island, in an attempt to help define the popular appeal of the moai in particular. Fiction films, adverts, cartoons, album covers, toys and board games, computer games, novels, and comic books will form a central part of this exhibition. Objects of material culture are not lacking, in which you will find moai replicas positioned as tissue box holders, glowing lamps, salt and pepper shakers, cushions, and fruit machine symbols, amongst others.

The exhibition is curated by Dr Ian Conrich, a specialist on film, visual and material culture of the Pacific islands. Co-curators are Dr Roy Smith and Martyn Harris.

In collaboration with the Embassy of Chile.

Popular Culture and the Representation of Easter Island
From 10th to 26th November 2010
Opening times: 14:00 to 18:00 or by booking.
Free Entrance