Here are just a few of the photographs we took at the GAC stall during Liberation Day. You can see more on our Facebook page…. Watch the stop frame video entitled “What does Liberation mean to you today?” that we created on the day:
GAC is proud to support this spectacular new initiative for Alderney, one of the smaller Channel Islands. The Festival uses the historic forts and beautiful beaches of Alderney as a back-drop for this amazing celebration of music and dance. “At public and private venues all around the island, at least twenty-five stunning acts from France, UK, [...]
We have created two new documents for volunteers. The first, Volunteer Skills, is an updated application form for new volunteers. The second, Volunteer Evaluation, is a Talent Bank which will give us a real sense of the talents, skills and abilities of all our volunteers. If you are an existing volunteer, please take some time [...]
The Write Stuff is a writing competition organised by the Guernsey Literary Festival. It runs from Mon 29 April until Friday 19 July and gives school pupils the chance to win some great prizes by writing a 300 word short story – but there is one pivotal condition: ” Yes, she’s hiding in the basement, but be careful: she’s not [...]
Current exhibition at the greenhouse: Living Positive A frank and powerful ‘Arts in Health’ exhibition at The Greenhouse gallery By Lottie Barnes, Community Arts Development Manager for the Guernsey Arts Commission. ‘Living Positive’ explores the lives of people affected by or living with HIV through photography and word. Originating in Manchester, Lottie [...]
Every Tuesday, the GAC’s own Community Arts Development Officer Lottie Barnes takes a very special journey. She makes her way from GAC HQ at the Tourist Information Centre, up towards Cobo, and arrives at Les Genats Estate in the ArtsMobile at around 6.30. She’s not going home at the end of her long day, but instead, [...]
An evening of electrifying illuminations from the young people of Les Genats On Tuesday 26th February, the Guernsey Arts Commission’s Community Arts Team led in the illumination of Les Genats with the first ever ‘Light Night’, a special evening of activities for the young people of the estate using dance, digital arts, sports, photography and much [...]
Rob Moore, of Channel TV, spent a morning with Liesja Grut, co-curator of current exhibition in the greenhouse, Etched In Memory. The exhibition is an impressive display of photographs by Grut’s photographers taken from the 1800′s to the 1950′s. “It was literally like opening a treasure box. What really interested me was the kind of [...]
As we look forward to the opening of Etched In Memory, we take a look at your comments from Six Of The Best… Some great feedback, and we look forward to see what you think of the next exhibition! What you had to say… Awesome display! I enjoyed seeing a balanced range of mediums [...]
