Entry for Poems on the Buses 4 is still open but you’d better be quick because time is running out! Closing date for receipt of entries: Sep 15th 2010 Maximum length fourteen lines. The prize is open to anyone except those involved in organising the competition. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant [...]
On Saturday 25th September we will be running an adventure drawing workshop on Houmet Paradis, a tiny island just off Bordeaux bay. During the trip children and their parents will explore this island, which is cut off from Guernsey at high tide, and create a concertina book of drawings, mapping their adventure. There is also a [...]
Wow! What an amazing, action packed three weeks we have had with the Free Arts Summer Programme. More than 150 children have taken part in our free workshop programme learning a wide variety of skills in dance, drama or puppetry. It has been a delight to meet so many children and their families who have [...]
The Guernsey Arts Commission is committed to promoting and supporting the arts around the island, and one of the ways we are doing this is providing a calendar of events on our website Not only is it a great tool to keep up to date with events around the island, but it is also a [...]
The latest edition to the Guernsey Arts Commission team is a not a person: in fact it’s a large pink and white BUS, affectionately labeled the Artsmobile! The Artsmobile has one purpose and that’s getting the arts out into the community as much as possible. It is fully equipped to house workshops and deliver projects [...]
In June this year the chairman of the Guernsey Arts Commission, Tony Gallienne gave a talk to the Institute of Directors lunch. He discussed the importance of the impact of the arts on industry and why it is vital Guernsey starts to embrace the concept of ‘creative industries’. In a time when the world is [...]
After last year’s successful trial period, the Guernsey Arts Commission jointly with the Culture and Leisure Department and with support from the Constables of St Peter Port, are once again looking to provide street entertainment for visitors and locals during the peak summer period. Non amplified busking will be permitted in the High Street outside [...]
For the last two years the poetry of Guernsey writers has been circumnavigating the island as part of an ongoing exhibition on all 33 Island Coachways’ buses. It has been a terrific way for both experienced poets and new talent to share their work and we have been constantly delighted with the creativity of the [...]
Architecture Today The RIBA Downland Prize Exhibition The latest exhibition to open in the greenhouse is the 2009 RIBA Downland Prize Exhibition which demonstrates some of the best architectural designs in the South of the UK. This includes three Guernsey based projects which were shortlisted for the final prize. These projects were by local architects [...]
Inspired by Guernsey Welcome to The Guernsey Literary Festival 12-15th May 2011 Banjour! You’ve arrived at the blog for Guernsey’s first Literary Festival and it’s your first step to an enchanting stay on a welcoming island, rich with its own legends, folklore and an intriguing literary tradition. You’ll discover why the Bailiwick of Guernsey has inspired [...]
