Arts Sunday, now in its third year, is the biggest celebration of the arts on the Island. Held on the Town’s seafront and planned this year for Sunday 9 June it has fast become a key date for Guernsey’s creative arts and music community to come together to create a day which is quite unique. [...]

Below we have provided a document entitled ‘Opportunities for Public Art’. It looks to provide a consistency in the commissioning, development and provision of Public Art projects which till now has been missing. If you are interested in proposing a piece of public art for Guernsey, please download this document: Opportunities for Public Art 2013 For further [...]

A discovery of Past Photographs taken by Gruts’ photographers at the greenhouse – Co-Curator Liesja Grut. In this fascinating exhibition at the greenhouse there’s a chance to trigger some memories and see some amazing images of Guernsey in days gone by! Watch the full Channel TV interview with co-curator, Liesja Grut, here: http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_guernseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=503883 The exhibition [...]

The GAC funding sub-committee meet up 6 times a year (spread over the year) to discuss all applications received and then distribute funds to the successful applicants. Laura Anderson is a member of the GAC funding sub-committee says: “I was invited to sit on the Funding Committee by Joanna Littlejohns some four years ago. She [...]

Frances Lemmon a Guernsey based visual artist. She is a practicing, exhibiting artist who is also involved in many community arts activities, including with the GAC at Le Platon Home. You’re a visual artist; how and why did you get into this field? I became a visual artist by studying painting and drawing at London College of [...]

Andrew ‘Sterone1/Woodie’ Woodward is a Guernsey-based artist, originally from the UK. His focus is visual arts, and you can often see him creating work at events and festivals across the island! You’re a visual artist; how and why did you get into this field? From an early age I have always loved all forms of [...]

The Guernsey Information Centre and the Guernsey Arts Commission would like everyone to join them on the 1st Late Night shopping evening at the North Esplanade for all things creative & festive and the chance to do a spot of retail therapy. An open evening full of surprises, mince-pies, music and carols by the Salvation [...]

We have been able to secure the lovely venue of Vazon Bay for the next Art on the Beach community event! The date for your diaries is Sunday 7th July 2013, from 10am until 4pm! We’ll keep you updated through the next few months on how plans are progressing for getting creative in the sand [...]

We’ve been working away here in the GAC office arranging dates for the exciting events happening next year…… and we’re delighted and very happy to tell you that Arts Sunday is back for the 3rd year in 2013 – the date for your diaries is Sunday 9th June. This year’s Arts Sunday was a huge success, [...]

The window in Creasey’s Department Store in the High Street has gone all arty for 1 week leading up to Arts Sunday, Kerry Clarke has created an amazing design. Andrew Pinsard who is the Department Store General Manager says ” We are pleased to work with the community and the Guernsey Arts Commission to help [...]