Forthcoming Arts Hub Meetings
Region-wide Arts Hub Meeting
The next meeting of the Region-wide Projects Arts Hub will take place on Tuesday 27 March at 2pm in The Lesser Hall, Castle Douglas please email rebecca.coggins@dumgal.gov.uk if you want to go and need further information.
Nithsdale Arts Hub Meeting
The next meeting of the Nithsdale Arts Hub will take place on 28th March 2012
at 6.00pm – The Stove, Dumfries High Street, Dumfries if you would like further information please email : scott.grant@dumgal.gov.uk
Working in the Public Realm symposium
Save the date: Friday 27 April, 2012
Working in the Public Realm
Symposium and bus tour
Glasgow
11am-6pm
A collaborative event between engage Scotland, GI and Platform combining an artist-led bus tour of selected GI public art projects followed by lunch and an afternoon symposium at Platform, featuring presentations from arts professionals working in the public realm. More information to follow soon.
World renowned photographer to launch Galloway Photographic Collective
Seven of Dumfries & Galloway’s leading professional photographers are collaborating in a new project to raise awareness of the art of photography in the region. The Galloway Photographic Collective is embarking on a marketing campaign starting on Saturday 31st March when world famous landscape photographer Colin Prior will formally launch the project by giving a talk at the Catstrand.
The goal of the Galloway Photographic Collective is to make professional photography more visible and more accessible, highlighting the galleries and exhibitions open to visitors in the area. A studio trail leaflet has been developed and will be distributed across the region and further afield, and a website with information on all the participating studios went live earlier this month.
The launch weekend will start at the Catstrand on 31st March with an exclusive look at the first Collective exhibition, featuring a range of work from the seven participating photographers, followed by a talk titled ‘Following an Inner Path’ from guest speaker Colin Prior. Renowned for his beautiful panoramic images of Scotland Colin has become a household name in the photography world. He has built his career the hard way, going from a struggling freelancer to a highly successful pro who is able to make a living from his passion. His talk will offer valuable advice to anyone thinking about becoming a landscape photographer.
The launch weekend concludes on Sunday 1st April when the local photographers open their studios from 10am-5pm giving visitors the opportunity to meet the artists and see their work.
The six studios, Allan Wright in Parton, Ian Biggar in New Galloway, Kim Ayres in Castle Douglas, Leeming & Paterson near Dalry, Phil McMenemy in Laurieston and Roger Lever in Dalbeattie, are all located within 25 miles of each other and so provide visitors with an easily do-able day out, enjoying a fascinating insight into differing photographic styles and techniques.
Morag Paterson of Galloway Photographic Collective said:
“We’re thrilled to have someone of Colin Prior’s standing supporting the launch of the Collective. Dumfries & Galloway is an incredibly beautiful part of Scotland, providing inspiration to many photographers, both professional and amateur, in the region. Through encouraging visitors and local people to embark on a tour of photographic studios and galleries in this beautifully scenic part of Galloway, we hope to raise awareness of photography as an art form and inspire others to see the beauty that surrounds us every day.”
The Galloway Photographic Collective is supported by the South of Scotland Creative Clusters project, which helps groups of small businesses in Dumfries & Galloway work together.
Exhibitions & Events
Morag Muego
17th-31st March
Pollok House, Pollok Country Park, Glasgow,.
An installation reflecting on the 19thC scrapbooks made by Lady Maxwell – part of
a show of twelve contemporary artists’ responses to items from the National Trust collection.
Opening hours 10 – 5 daily. Free entry during the exhibition
http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/Pollok-House /
Looking In - Looking Out
A three part lecture series on ‘Memory’, ‘Land’ and ‘Sustainability’
Spring Fling, in association with University of Glasgow’s Solway Centre for Environment and Culture, are delighted to present ‘Looking In – Looking Out’. The lecture series celebrates the work of artists and art professionals from Dumfries and Galloway and beyond, and explores the relationship between creativity and location.
Tickets cost £2.50 per lecture. All will be held in: Rutherford-McCowan Building, Crichton Campus, University of Glasgow, Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4ZL. [MAP]
Download the information flyer with further details on the speakers here [PDF].
Download further information about the lectures from the Spring Fling 2012 brochure here [PDF].
The lectures can be booked in three ways: Phillipa McNeill (University of Glasgow) - phillipa.mcneill@glasgow.ac.uk / 01387 702 131
Spring Fling webshop
Our Eventbrite Page
Greyfriars Concerts presents
International Guitarist and tutor Eduardo Catemario. One of the world’s most highly respected classical guitarists, Eduardo’s repertoire includes a vast amount of solo works, almost all the chamber repertoire for guitar as well as forty two Concertos for guitar and orchestra. He has won several national and international competitions including the prestigious “Andres Segovia Guitar Competition, held in Almunecar (Granada) in 1991, and the Alessandria International Competition, 1992.
Eduardo has performed in concerts, broadcasts and major festivals around the world and is frequently invited as guest soloist by leading orchestras such as the Wiener Akademie, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana where he frequently plays under the direction of conductors of such calibre as Oleg Caetani, Martin Haselbok, Michael Helmrat.
Eduardo has made many celebrated recordings on CD for companies such as DECCA, ARTS Music, Koch Schwann and EMI, several of which have been awarded critics’ prizes, including Joker by Crescendo (Belgium), Choice of the month CD Classica (Italy) and 5 Stars Musica. In January 2004 his recording of the Concerto No.1 by Giuliani was attached to the BBC Music Magazine, and in January 2006 he had the cover of “Guitarist” magazine.
Concert details
Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, March 23rd, 7:30pm, Tickets £10.00 Concessions £5.00 available from Alex McQuiston on mcquiston.concerts@gmail.com tel: 01461 201431
This Concert is made possible by the generous support of St Bride's Church ( Dumfries ) Limited SC040685
“Mille –fleurs” at the Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
Until 28th April
The Whitehouse Gallery in Kirkcudbright has a new exhibition of colourful & cheerful work to drag us out of the winter blues. ‘Mille-fleurs’ runs through to Saturday 28th April, and will focus predominantly upon flower based work from a wealth of fine artists and applied craft makers.
Contributing Fine artists include Alison Dickson, Marion Drummond, James Fraser, Victor Henderson, Moira Kelman, Brenda Lenaghan RSW, Fiona Millar, Ingebjorg Smith, Mairi Stewart, Emma Williams & Gordon Wilson. Although many of these are regular exhibitors, there will also be a few new names to the gallery for 2012.
Latest Exhibition at McGill Duncan Gallery
Spring Exhibition
This exhibition sees us introduce three new artists to the gallery: Patricia Cain, Sam Cartman and Tracy Levine along with Lesley Burr, John Threlfall, Lisa Hooper and Claire Harrigan RSW with ceramicist Jonathan Chiswell Jones.
All works are now for sale. Please email zoe@mcgillduncangallery.com or phone 01556 502468 with any enquires.
View the exhibition online here.
Courses
Is your photography letting you down?
ONE DAY BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP- April 28th
Run by Ed Baxter
Improve your photography skills with aesthetic composition, correct colour balance and exposure.
Learn how to use your camera on the manual settings and receive a brief introduction into Photo Shop.
The workshop will be based in Ed Baxter's studio in THORNHILL on April 28th. 10an - 4 pm
Cost £40 per student. Info./ booking 091848 330005
Please see www.photosws.co.uk
Opportunities
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival
October 26th-28th 2011 -
Submission deadline: 10 June 2012
Alchemy is now inviting entries for short artists’ films, moving image works and feature films. This year’s festival will be ‘traversing the wild’ exploring our relationship with the natural world, how we move through the landscape, how landscape might move within us. Our open submissions strand has a focus on experimental short film and moving image work, though narrative films that show strong relevance to our theme are also most welcome.
Submit online at
http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk/2012_submissions/
Submissions are free and Alchemy welcome all film and digital video formats.
Please spread the word among your networks.
http://www.facebook.com/alchemyfilmfestival
http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk
South of Scotland Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award Scheme - 3rd Round Call for applications
Deadline for third round :5pm Monday 23rd April
Scottish Borders Council and Dumfries & Galloway Council, in partnership with Creative Scotland, are running the Visual Artist & Craft Maker Awards 2011-12. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to submit an application to the awards. Applicants to the 2nd round will receive a letter on their progress by 29th March 2012.
There is still some awards money left so we are running a third round-deadline Monday 23rd April.
For more information, and to download Guidelines and Application Forms visit the Funding & Grants section of the CABN website, or click here
Roofless Year of Creative Scotland Arts Project
Call for artists, Dumfries and Galloway
Deadline Friday 13th April 2012
Roofless is Scotland’s biggest, most ambitious new street arts programme, designed to engage directly with local and regional communities across the country. In its first incarnation this year, Roofless will create five large-scale participation events specifically tailored to 5 locations in Scotland. Roofless will be working with 4 village halls in Dumfries and Galloway in a celebration that will raise their roofs! At each hall an interactive music and dance installation will be created by the community with a team of professional artists.
UZ Arts are seeking expressions of interest from artists across all art forms experienced in collaborating with other artists and the community who are in working with us to realize this project.
Based in village halls throughout Dumfries and Galloway, the principle work period will be from July until its conclusion on 15th and 16th September 2012.
There will be some planning meeting prior to these dates. Fees will be negotiated individually based around time commitment and availability.
Please email your CV with images of your work and information regarding similar work to Jennifer@uzarts.com
The deadline for expressions of interest is Friday 13th April.
Federation of Scottish Theatre Bursary Programmes
The Federation of Scottish Theatre is delighted to launch the FST Assistant Director and Placement Producer Bursaries for 2012.13. There will be two closing dates for applications for both programmes on the 29th June and 28th September 2012. Further information is available on the FST website and attached.
Call for Applications for Director of Timespan
Deadline: 11th April
Based in the coastal community of Helmsdale, Timespan Museum and Arts Centre underwent substantial redevelopment in 2008 and has developed into a sustainable resource for both the local community and visitors alike. We have built a reputation for creative and exciting arts programmes based on our rich inspirational heritage. We have recently upgraded our digital technology to support digital artists and the development of a heritage phone app. The centre offers one of the best art galleries in the Highlands, coupled with an excellent independent museum, archive, café, and community garden. Our mission statement is: Timespan is a vibrant meeting place between our past and our future, linking culture, heritage, the arts, people and their ideas.
Director Initially 4.5 Days per Week
Timespan seeks an innovative, creative Director to further develop this vibrant, diverse organisation and maintain its sustainable growth as a sector leader.
The successful applicant should ideally be educated to degree level, be able to plan at a strategic level, work to tight funding deadlines, demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have experience in both business and personnel management. They also must have good experience in digital technology to enable them to manage innovative phone apps, extensive social media and work alongside digital artists. This job offers the perfect opportunity to run a cultural hub in this lively area.
In the first instance please email for background information and a job description to: enquiries@timespan.org.uk. This position is initially for up to 4.5 days per week (2.5 days core + variable time dependent on project funding) and will be reviewed after 1 year.
Salary: A competitive salary commensurate with experience is available
Closing date for applications: Wed 11 April 2012 Interviews to be held: Mon 23 April 2012
Region-wide Arts Hub Meeting
The next meeting of the Region-wide Projects Arts Hub will take place on Tuesday 27 March at 2pm in The Lesser Hall, Castle Douglas please email rebecca.coggins@dumgal.gov.uk if you want to go and need further information.
Nithsdale Arts Hub Meeting
The next meeting of the Nithsdale Arts Hub will take place on 28th March 2012
at 6.00pm – The Stove, Dumfries High Street, Dumfries if you would like further information please email : scott.grant@dumgal.gov.uk
Working in the Public Realm symposium
Save the date: Friday 27 April, 2012
Working in the Public Realm
Symposium and bus tour
Glasgow
11am-6pm
A collaborative event between engage Scotland, GI and Platform combining an artist-led bus tour of selected GI public art projects followed by lunch and an afternoon symposium at Platform, featuring presentations from arts professionals working in the public realm. More information to follow soon.
World renowned photographer to launch Galloway Photographic Collective
Seven of Dumfries & Galloway’s leading professional photographers are collaborating in a new project to raise awareness of the art of photography in the region. The Galloway Photographic Collective is embarking on a marketing campaign starting on Saturday 31st March when world famous landscape photographer Colin Prior will formally launch the project by giving a talk at the Catstrand.
The goal of the Galloway Photographic Collective is to make professional photography more visible and more accessible, highlighting the galleries and exhibitions open to visitors in the area. A studio trail leaflet has been developed and will be distributed across the region and further afield, and a website with information on all the participating studios went live earlier this month.
The launch weekend will start at the Catstrand on 31st March with an exclusive look at the first Collective exhibition, featuring a range of work from the seven participating photographers, followed by a talk titled ‘Following an Inner Path’ from guest speaker Colin Prior. Renowned for his beautiful panoramic images of Scotland Colin has become a household name in the photography world. He has built his career the hard way, going from a struggling freelancer to a highly successful pro who is able to make a living from his passion. His talk will offer valuable advice to anyone thinking about becoming a landscape photographer.
The launch weekend concludes on Sunday 1st April when the local photographers open their studios from 10am-5pm giving visitors the opportunity to meet the artists and see their work.
The six studios, Allan Wright in Parton, Ian Biggar in New Galloway, Kim Ayres in Castle Douglas, Leeming & Paterson near Dalry, Phil McMenemy in Laurieston and Roger Lever in Dalbeattie, are all located within 25 miles of each other and so provide visitors with an easily do-able day out, enjoying a fascinating insight into differing photographic styles and techniques.
Morag Paterson of Galloway Photographic Collective said:
“We’re thrilled to have someone of Colin Prior’s standing supporting the launch of the Collective. Dumfries & Galloway is an incredibly beautiful part of Scotland, providing inspiration to many photographers, both professional and amateur, in the region. Through encouraging visitors and local people to embark on a tour of photographic studios and galleries in this beautifully scenic part of Galloway, we hope to raise awareness of photography as an art form and inspire others to see the beauty that surrounds us every day.”
The Galloway Photographic Collective is supported by the South of Scotland Creative Clusters project, which helps groups of small businesses in Dumfries & Galloway work together.
Exhibitions & Events
Morag Muego
17th-31st March
Pollok House, Pollok Country Park, Glasgow,.
An installation reflecting on the 19thC scrapbooks made by Lady Maxwell – part of
a show of twelve contemporary artists’ responses to items from the National Trust collection.
Opening hours 10 – 5 daily. Free entry during the exhibition
http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/Pollok-House /
Looking In - Looking Out
A three part lecture series on ‘Memory’, ‘Land’ and ‘Sustainability’
Spring Fling, in association with University of Glasgow’s Solway Centre for Environment and Culture, are delighted to present ‘Looking In – Looking Out’. The lecture series celebrates the work of artists and art professionals from Dumfries and Galloway and beyond, and explores the relationship between creativity and location.
Tickets cost £2.50 per lecture. All will be held in: Rutherford-McCowan Building, Crichton Campus, University of Glasgow, Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4ZL. [MAP]
Download the information flyer with further details on the speakers here [PDF].
Download further information about the lectures from the Spring Fling 2012 brochure here [PDF].
The lectures can be booked in three ways: Phillipa McNeill (University of Glasgow) - phillipa.mcneill@glasgow.ac.uk / 01387 702 131
Spring Fling webshop
Our Eventbrite Page
Greyfriars Concerts presents
International Guitarist and tutor Eduardo Catemario. One of the world’s most highly respected classical guitarists, Eduardo’s repertoire includes a vast amount of solo works, almost all the chamber repertoire for guitar as well as forty two Concertos for guitar and orchestra. He has won several national and international competitions including the prestigious “Andres Segovia Guitar Competition, held in Almunecar (Granada) in 1991, and the Alessandria International Competition, 1992.
Eduardo has performed in concerts, broadcasts and major festivals around the world and is frequently invited as guest soloist by leading orchestras such as the Wiener Akademie, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana where he frequently plays under the direction of conductors of such calibre as Oleg Caetani, Martin Haselbok, Michael Helmrat.
Eduardo has made many celebrated recordings on CD for companies such as DECCA, ARTS Music, Koch Schwann and EMI, several of which have been awarded critics’ prizes, including Joker by Crescendo (Belgium), Choice of the month CD Classica (Italy) and 5 Stars Musica. In January 2004 his recording of the Concerto No.1 by Giuliani was attached to the BBC Music Magazine, and in January 2006 he had the cover of “Guitarist” magazine.
Concert details
Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, March 23rd, 7:30pm, Tickets £10.00 Concessions £5.00 available from Alex McQuiston on mcquiston.concerts@gmail.com tel: 01461 201431
This Concert is made possible by the generous support of St Bride's Church ( Dumfries ) Limited SC040685
“Mille –fleurs” at the Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
Until 28th April
The Whitehouse Gallery in Kirkcudbright has a new exhibition of colourful & cheerful work to drag us out of the winter blues. ‘Mille-fleurs’ runs through to Saturday 28th April, and will focus predominantly upon flower based work from a wealth of fine artists and applied craft makers.
Contributing Fine artists include Alison Dickson, Marion Drummond, James Fraser, Victor Henderson, Moira Kelman, Brenda Lenaghan RSW, Fiona Millar, Ingebjorg Smith, Mairi Stewart, Emma Williams & Gordon Wilson. Although many of these are regular exhibitors, there will also be a few new names to the gallery for 2012.
Latest Exhibition at McGill Duncan Gallery
Spring Exhibition
This exhibition sees us introduce three new artists to the gallery: Patricia Cain, Sam Cartman and Tracy Levine along with Lesley Burr, John Threlfall, Lisa Hooper and Claire Harrigan RSW with ceramicist Jonathan Chiswell Jones.
All works are now for sale. Please email zoe@mcgillduncangallery.com or phone 01556 502468 with any enquires.
View the exhibition online here.
Courses
Is your photography letting you down?
ONE DAY BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP- April 28th
Run by Ed Baxter
Improve your photography skills with aesthetic composition, correct colour balance and exposure.
Learn how to use your camera on the manual settings and receive a brief introduction into Photo Shop.
The workshop will be based in Ed Baxter's studio in THORNHILL on April 28th. 10an - 4 pm
Cost £40 per student. Info./ booking 091848 330005
Please see www.photosws.co.uk
Opportunities
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival
October 26th-28th 2011 -
Submission deadline: 10 June 2012
Alchemy is now inviting entries for short artists’ films, moving image works and feature films. This year’s festival will be ‘traversing the wild’ exploring our relationship with the natural world, how we move through the landscape, how landscape might move within us. Our open submissions strand has a focus on experimental short film and moving image work, though narrative films that show strong relevance to our theme are also most welcome.
Submit online at
http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk/2012_submissions/
Submissions are free and Alchemy welcome all film and digital video formats.
Please spread the word among your networks.
http://www.facebook.com/alchemyfilmfestival
http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk
South of Scotland Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award Scheme - 3rd Round Call for applications
Deadline for third round :5pm Monday 23rd April
Scottish Borders Council and Dumfries & Galloway Council, in partnership with Creative Scotland, are running the Visual Artist & Craft Maker Awards 2011-12. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to submit an application to the awards. Applicants to the 2nd round will receive a letter on their progress by 29th March 2012.
There is still some awards money left so we are running a third round-deadline Monday 23rd April.
For more information, and to download Guidelines and Application Forms visit the Funding & Grants section of the CABN website, or click here
Roofless Year of Creative Scotland Arts Project
Call for artists, Dumfries and Galloway
Deadline Friday 13th April 2012
Roofless is Scotland’s biggest, most ambitious new street arts programme, designed to engage directly with local and regional communities across the country. In its first incarnation this year, Roofless will create five large-scale participation events specifically tailored to 5 locations in Scotland. Roofless will be working with 4 village halls in Dumfries and Galloway in a celebration that will raise their roofs! At each hall an interactive music and dance installation will be created by the community with a team of professional artists.
UZ Arts are seeking expressions of interest from artists across all art forms experienced in collaborating with other artists and the community who are in working with us to realize this project.
Based in village halls throughout Dumfries and Galloway, the principle work period will be from July until its conclusion on 15th and 16th September 2012.
There will be some planning meeting prior to these dates. Fees will be negotiated individually based around time commitment and availability.
Please email your CV with images of your work and information regarding similar work to Jennifer@uzarts.com
The deadline for expressions of interest is Friday 13th April.
Federation of Scottish Theatre Bursary Programmes
The Federation of Scottish Theatre is delighted to launch the FST Assistant Director and Placement Producer Bursaries for 2012.13. There will be two closing dates for applications for both programmes on the 29th June and 28th September 2012. Further information is available on the FST website and attached.
Call for Applications for Director of Timespan
Deadline: 11th April
Based in the coastal community of Helmsdale, Timespan Museum and Arts Centre underwent substantial redevelopment in 2008 and has developed into a sustainable resource for both the local community and visitors alike. We have built a reputation for creative and exciting arts programmes based on our rich inspirational heritage. We have recently upgraded our digital technology to support digital artists and the development of a heritage phone app. The centre offers one of the best art galleries in the Highlands, coupled with an excellent independent museum, archive, café, and community garden. Our mission statement is: Timespan is a vibrant meeting place between our past and our future, linking culture, heritage, the arts, people and their ideas.
Director Initially 4.5 Days per Week
Timespan seeks an innovative, creative Director to further develop this vibrant, diverse organisation and maintain its sustainable growth as a sector leader.
The successful applicant should ideally be educated to degree level, be able to plan at a strategic level, work to tight funding deadlines, demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have experience in both business and personnel management. They also must have good experience in digital technology to enable them to manage innovative phone apps, extensive social media and work alongside digital artists. This job offers the perfect opportunity to run a cultural hub in this lively area.
In the first instance please email for background information and a job description to: enquiries@timespan.org.uk. This position is initially for up to 4.5 days per week (2.5 days core + variable time dependent on project funding) and will be reviewed after 1 year.
Salary: A competitive salary commensurate with experience is available
Closing date for applications: Wed 11 April 2012 Interviews to be held: Mon 23 April 2012
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Big Thank You to Andrew Foley for designing this eye catching sign :)
Easter is nearly upon us and the shop should start opening Thursday through Sunday.
The wonderful weather has already started bringing in the visitors and last Sunday saw a good boost in sales and folk just browsing......
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