Foyer Restaurant Gallery
May 14, 2012
15 May – 7 Jul
Claire Roberts
Watercolour Paintings
Private View:
Mon 14 May 6-8pm
Sponsored by AVC Media
and spd ltd
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The Chunt- Issue 2, May 2012
May 14, 2012
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We have opened our door to the public and are ready to represent all of the fantastic artists who have work on exhibition. Our first day was incredible, so many positive comments about the work and the gallery. Viva Open Door Gallery!
Open times
Sat 12th – 10-6pm
Sun 13th – 12-4pm
Closed Mon
Tues 15th to Sat 19th 10-6pm
Sun 20th – 12-4pm
Accepting new works from Tuesday 15th May.
Submission and Membership forms now available to download!
Please go to the forms section of the site to download the general submission and membership forms. Please do not send them to us just now, hand them in when you come to see us and submit work. We will also have copies available in the gallery at all times.
via The Open Door Gallery Aberdeen – theopendoorgalleryaberdeen.
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May 14, 2012
Aberdeen Art Gallery is currently developing plans for major improvements to its facilities and visitor experience. The project will provide improved resources for users of the gallery, allowing a range of new activities to be delivered. As part of these plans, we are interested in feedback from existing visitors to the gallery. We would like to hear your views on the current visitor experience and any areas you would like to see improved.
Aberdeen Art Gallery facilities and visitor experience survey.
Aberdeen Musicfest
May 11, 2012
14 bands,3 stages,free entry!!! what more could you want,and all money goes to local good causes. Pallas,Fubar,Gerry Jablonski,Pie Shop,Double Jack,Cadillac,Cheyenne Plains,Sixpounder,Fat Kiss,Brothers Reid,Amy Sawers,Gutter Godz,Eklipsed and Stratosonic.Free entry but all donations at door to local good causes.
via Aberdeen Musicfest.
JOB OPPORTUNITY Peacock Visual Arts – communications
May 11, 2012
Peacock Visual Arts, the leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland, is looking to recruit a Communications Manager with a demonstrable track record in marketing and communications and a clear passion for the arts to join our team.
Aim of the post:
To increase public participation in all PVA activities and to raise its profile on a local, national and international level.
Remuneration and Terms:
Full-time. 35 hours of work per week, Monday – Friday 9.30 –5.30. There will be ad-hoc evening and weekend working as part of this role. A salary of £22,000 per annum can be offered for the right candidate.
Full job description can be read here.
To apply please send your CV with detailed covering letter, including the names and contact details of two referees, to sarah@peacockvisualarts.co.uk and reference ‘Communications Manager’.
Closing date for applications is 5pm Tuesday 12 June. You will be notified if you have been selected for interview by Thursday 21. Interviews will take place on Thursday 28 June.
Applications for the 2012 educational courses will be open in February 2012. All courses will run between the dates of July 31- August 11 with programmes running for a vairety of times and dates during this time. Please check the website regularly for updates.
One of the main aims of the festival is to provide an accessible educational scheme where young artists from the North east and around the UK can come together in a creative environment to improve their skills.
Musicians, dancers, pipers and singers are all encouraged to come along and experience our workshops and master-classes, carried out each year by some of the best tutors from around Scotland and Europe.
We are committed to nurturing and encouraging talent across the arts sectors with varying abilities, so that young people can learn from being a part of the creative process.
This year we have a variety of projects that young people can take part in, some are being offered for the very first time. So come along and get involved in one of the world’s foremost festivals of youth arts.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Opera & Song Residency & the Mary Garden placement
Since 2008, AIYF has delivered a residency in opera and singing in partnership with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Opera School.
via Aberdeen International Youth Festival: Educational Projects.
Claremont Gallery May / june
May 10, 2012
New Paintings by Tracey Johnston
Until Saturday 19th May
‘Easter Table’, ‘The Swallows Have Returned’, ‘Honeysuckle Still Life with Bird’ by Tracey Johnston.
Acrylic on Board and Acrylic on Paper, £280 each.
Next Exhibition
Doug Cocker and Stuart Mackenzie
Recent Drawings
Showing from Saturday 26th May to Saturday 7th July
Private View, Friday 25th May, 6.30 to 8.30pm
Forthcoming Workshops at Claremont Gallery
Wet Felting
Sunday 27th May, 10.30 to 2.30pm All materials supplied. £55
Booking essential for this Workshop as places are limited to 8 people.
Introduction to Watercolours
Tuesday Mornings 10.30am to 12.30pm
12th June to 10th July £150 for course.
Booking essential for this Workshop as places are limited to 6 people.
£50 deposit required to book place.
We are delighted to offer you a short course in Watercolour Painting with professional artist Jenny Hunter. Running over 5 weeks you will be introduced to the materials required and guided through traditional techniques including washes and mark making with comprehensive demonstrations. We will look at colour theory and composition and in the later stages introduce other media which can be used with watercolour.
Sunday Afternoon Watercolour Painting Group
2 to 4pm – Next meet Sunday 20th May £30
Discounted Rates for Block PreBooked/Paid Sessions
We host a Watercolour Painting Group who meet once a month to paint at the Gallery. Tutoring and refreshments supplied.
After School Art Club
Art Workshops for Children
Early Booking Deals
£20 per session. Block Booking of Three Sessions pre booked and pre paid Discounted to £45.
Second Child Discounted to £15 per Session.
Drawing, Painting, Printmaking and Craft.
Until 28th June
Tuesdays, 4 to 5.30pm for Children aged 7 to 9
Wednesdays, 4 to 5.30pm for Children aged 10 to 12
Thursdays, 4 to 5.30pm for Children aged 13 to 18
Booking essential. All materials supplied.
Summer Holiday Art Club Dates to be confirmed
For more information or to book contact Tracey or Lindsay at the Gallery.Tel 01224 596999 Email claremontgallery@aol.co.uk
Performing Sculpture – Eventbrite
May 10, 2012
Performing Sculpture
31 May 2012
7-10pm
Modern One
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Road
Edinburgh
At the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art we have been celebrating sculpture in its many forms within the hugely popular exhibition, The Sculpture Show. The whole of the Gallery has been used to showcase a breathtaking variety of works, ranging from Impressionist masterpieces by Rodin and Degas to contemporary art by Karla Black, Martin Boyce, Rachel Adams and Elizabeth Price. You can also see works by the biggest names in British sculpture like Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and William Turnbull.
As part of the exhibition we are hosting an evening of newly devised performances specifically produced with the The Sculpture Show and some of its key works in mind.
The evening will feature performances and video work by artists Calvin Laing, Catrin Jeans, Tessa Lynch, David Sherry and Shelly Nadashi.
From: 10/05/2012 To: 23/05/2012 09:00 – 17:00
Location: Craft Town Scotland, West Kilbride, KA23 9AW
E-mail: maggie@crafttownscotland.org
Craft Town Scotland is inviting applications from UK based craft practitioners who wish to undertake a residency linked to the Crafts Council’s touring exhibition ‘Lab Craft: digital adventures in contemporary craft’.
The overarching aim of the residency is to tailor a Youth and Cross-Generational project to the exhibition whilst relating it to the culture of the local area. The residency content should include elements geared towards encouraging the participation of several of our target groups, specifically primary and secondary students and residents 55+years.
We are looking for a dynamic, inspiring and self-motivated person with a proven track record of delivering innovative and thought-provoking work across a wide range of ages and abilities. You will be an established practitioner within your own discipline. It is recognised that such a person will have exhibited widely in a variety of galleries and museums.
Education and research will form a significant part of your practice; experience of using a variety of techniques and materials within a local community context would be beneficial.
It is envisaged that the Residency will be up to 6 weeks duration.
An outline sum of a maximum £4,750 has been earmarked for this project;
£600 makers fee per week (inclusive of travel/accommodation)
£525 research/materials (maker)
£625 research/materials costs (max 16 participants).
The appointment will be made on a freelance basis; therefore all fees are inclusive of VAT.
The residency will take place between 1st June and 13th July 2012 and will make a significant contribution to our ‘2012 Year of Creative Scotland’ programme.
In this context we welcome residency proposals, together with a full CV and supporting images/documents, to be emailed to:
Maggie M. Broadley, Director Administration Office, The Barony Centre, Craft Town Scotland, 50 Main Street, West Kilbride, KA23 9AW
maggie@crafttownscotland.org
We appreciate this is a fast turnaround – closing date for applications is Wednesday 23rd May with shortlisted practitioners called for interview on Monday 28th May.
For any enquiries regarding the application, please email the above address in the first instance.
Craft Town Scotland/ West Kilbride Community Initiative Limited
Craft Town Scotland is an award-winning community driven project and registered charity which has provided subsidised workshop and display space to designer makers for over a decade. Our aim has always been to promote and support craft at grass roots level whilst placing emphasis on highlighting the work of professional designer makers/applied artists.
The Barony Centre is a new, exciting and inspiring, community led £1.6 million development. The venue opened to the public on the 1st May 2012 and incorporates 210 sq m of craft exhibition and retail space and an independent café. A raised mezzanine area within the centre houses a 67.7 sq m learning studio which interconnects with a 37.1 sq masterclass /residency studio. The venue will offer a rolling programme of craft and cross art form exhibitions, education and events.
