Little Foot By APA Youth Theatre
February 22, 2012
8 March at 19:00 until 10 March at 19:00
APA Senior Youth Theatre’s production of Little Foot by Craig Higginson part of NT Connections Festival, A nationwide celebration of new writing for young people.
Little Foot is set deep within the South African underground caves. A group of friends meet to spend the night and explore its mysteries. The so called ‘Cradle of Humankind’ caves are home to the oldest human remains. As the young friends venture deeper and deeper, strained relations and questions of loyalty take hold. With truths revealed and loyalties undone, these modern teenagers are stripped back to their primordial instincts. Surrounded by a chorus of ancestral voices, the group unravels. Just how far will modern humans go to exact revenge? This poetic play draws on Greek Tragedy and South African folklore to create a powerful portrayal of modern relationships.
http://www.facebook.com/events/351864248177900/?notif_t=event_invite
Opportunity for Sound Artist /s – Aberdeen
February 22, 2012
Lightspeed is a temporary light and sound installation extending over 100 metres, celebrating human power and speed. It is 100 years since the 100metre world record was first officially recognized and Lightspeed aims to capture the excitement and energy of this iconic race in the year that the Olympic and Paralympic games come to the UK.
Light and sound will travel along the installation at the speed of the world record holder – 9.58 seconds from start to finish.
We are looking for a sound artist to work with a community group/s to create one or more audio works for the installation of 9.58 seconds in length. The audio will run alongside the light in a wave of sound.
Members of the public will be involved by being challenged to run alongside the moving light, to pit themselves against the fastest person on Earth, Usain Bolt, as well as being involved in the making of the sound.
The work will tour various sites around the period that the Olympic torch relay comes to Aberdeen in June.
We are looking for a sound artist based in Aberdeen with experience of working with community groups, available during the period April – May 2012. The audio pieces must be completed by end May
There are two commissions, each with a fee of £500
Please send expressions of interest to johodges@tiscali.co.uk with CV, detailing how you would approach the commission.
Deadline March 16th 2012
Further info: Jo Hodges Tel 01848 200044 / Robbie Coleman Tel 07908607480
Lightspeed is commissioned by Aberdeen City Council
GHAT Writer in Residence
February 21, 2012
GHAT are looking for a Writer to work with patients, their relatives and staff at Roxburghe House, a Palliative Care Unit in Aberdeen. The role of the writer is to encourage dialogue and to facilitate the shared communication of ideas, experience, memories and stories within the community of Roxburghe House.
Please download the brief by clicking the GHAT logo below.
Writer in Residence brief
Grampian Hospitals Arts Trust Commission
February 21, 2012
GHAT is looking for an artist/s to undertake a commission in the Clinical Genetics department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. This project is funded by the ARCHIE Foundation and will focus on making a child friendly atmosphere in a department which treats patients of all ages.
Please download the brief by clicking the GHAT logo below.
Genetics brief
Two Artists Required for Photographic Project
February 21, 2012
To complement an exhibition of the work of August Sander at Duff House, we are seeking two artists of high quality to work with young people from 4 Secondary schools in the area. Sander is regarded as one of Germany’s greatest photographers and his portfolio People of the Twentieth Century shows an extraordinary grasp of portraiture. Spanning the diverse range of family life, work, leisure and unemployment during the Weimar Republic and Great Depression periods, there is much to reflect on with a contemporary twist. This opportunity is funded by the ARTISTS ROOMS on tour with the ArtFund.
Project:
The artists will work with pupils/students from the Academies to create a series of photographs or similar. It is intended that these works will be in response to:
• portraits held in the permanent collection at Duff House,
• the exhibition displayed there of Sander’s photographs and
• the young peoples’ ideas around their own identity
The artists will carry out the workshops between March and July 2012, completing the artwork(s) by the end of July. It is envisaged that the artists will engage the pupils in the creation of sketch books (learning logs) which will provide the project with a good bank of visual information and a useful evaluation tool.
The artists will create an exhibition of the pieces made by the young people at Duff House.
Both of the selected artists should have an understanding of photography with one of the opportunities having an element of traditional chemical photography associated with it.
The project is to begin as soon as possible with completion expected before the end of July, 2012.
Fee:
A fee of £1,100 is available for each artist, based on travel costs and 3 workshops in each of 2 schools/community group settings. A further £250 is available for materials.
Applications:
Please send a CV, a small selection of your work and brief proposal describing how you might approach the project and what artform you envisage working in by 5pm on Monday, 12 March (Interviews will be held on Friday, March 23 at Duff House) to:
David Atherton,
Arts Education Officer,
Education, Learning and Leisure,
Aberdeenshire Council,
Westburn Road,
AB41 6BL
Or david.atherton@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Aberdeen City and Shire Councils are committed to supporting the work of their resident artists and encouraging innovative professional practice in contemporary arts and crafts.
In a partnership with Creative Scotland, the local authorities have established two award schemes as a means of assisting individual artists and makers. Funds can help towards activities that are integral to the practitioner’s personal and professional development, such as the immediate costs of researching, creating and presenting new work or advancing skills, technical ability and ideas.
The Visual Artists Awards Scheme is aimed at practitioners in the fields of drawing, painting, sculpture, print making, photography, moving image and filmmaking.
The Craft Makers Scheme is principally concerned with contemporary creative work conceived, designed and made by individual practitioners in ceramics, furniture and wood, glass, jewellery and metalwork, lettering, musical instruments, textiles and basket-making.
Funds Available
Awards of up £1500 are available. Whilst applications can be for the full amount of funds required, this will not automatically be awarded. The Awards panel may offer an amount other than that requested, dependant on how well the application meets key criteria, value for money and in context of demand for funds from other applicants.
Deadline
12 midday, Tuesday 12 April 2012
How to Apply
To download the guidelines and application form please go to www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/vibrantaberdeen or alternatively www.aberdeenshirearts.org.uk
Job: Exhibitions Officer at Aberdeen Art Gallery
February 21, 2012
Location: Art Gallery
Duration: Permanent
Qualification Requirements
Qualification in a relevant subject at degree or equivalent tertiary education level
Job Specific Requirements
Experience of working in an exhibition / display environment. Proven computer skills specifically in PC applications including Creative Suite 5 and Microsoft Office. Experience of using exhibition and display equipment such as power tools, framing, mounting and glass cutting equipment. Experience of successfully working to tight deadlines, coping with the demands of simultaneous projects, planning and taking initiative in organising own workload. Ability to carry out physical tasks e.g. dexterity to pack, unpack and move works of art, museum objects and associated materials/equipment for display. (See person specification for further details).
Organisation: Aberdeen City Council
Location: Aberdeen
Salary/Hourly Rate: £12017 – £13518
Hours: 22.2 per week
Full/Part Time: Part Time
Published: 15 February 2012
Closing Date: 5 March 2012
Ref. No.: ABC003507
YOUR LEANING NECK – SONG AS PORTRAIT // Steven Anderson
February 21, 2012
Exhibition runs until Saturday 10 March
Live Performance Friday 24 February | 7 – 9pm | Free
Based on an event from last year at the opening of the newly refurbished Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Your Leaning Neck – Song as Portrait is a performance project that aims to challenge institutional representations of national identity by giving voice to non-institutional values. A silent video installation showcasing last November’s event from two perspectives is on show in the Peacock gallery until Saturday 10 March as well as a live performance at PVA and St Andrew’s Cathedral on Friday 24 February, 7-9pm, all welcome (begins at Peacock).
The event is FREE but to reserve a seat email sarah@peacockvisualarts.co.uk with you name and the number of spaces you require.
Performance image: Ruth Barker Photography: Clyde Jones
Aberdeen Artists & Illustrators pinterest board
February 21, 2012
http://pinterest.com/wldwlvs/aberdeen-artists-illustrators/
Hopefully this will turn into a nice board full of fantastic work by the great artists & illustrators from the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. Only one rule for contributors, you can’t pin your own work.
AmbITion Digital 2012
February 20, 2012
Save the Date! 29th-30th March 2012, SECC.
Digital 2012 is the “must attend” national event for the digital media sector in Scotland. The underlying theme of the conference is Monetising Opportunities with the main target being collaboration. Last year’s conference was a huge success attracting over 350 people to the conference on day 1 with a waiting list of 150 and 70 people at the CEO breakfast on day 2. Partners are Ambition Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Interactive Scotland. Digital 2012 will build on the profile created during last year’s conference to ensure this year’s conference is even bigger and better.
