Last Thursday evening 100 people attended the launch of the We’ve Got It Covered exhibition in the greenhouse. Joanna Littlejohns, the Guernsey Arts Commission’s Head of Arts Development reflected on the opening: “We’ve Got It Covered is the seventh exhibition in our Design Matters series and is a celebration of the publishing phenomenon that is [...]
The Guernsey Arts Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Communications Officer, Tom Girard who started with the Commission on 28th February. Tom was born in Guernsey and has lived on the island his whole life, other than three years studying Drama, Film and TV at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth. [...]
The Music Sub-Committee and Twist Records are continuing the drive towards releasing a new compilation CD of local musical talent with a third fundraising gig at the Fermain Tavern on 2nd April. The show will feature a rare performance by Guernsey’s own original hardcore punks Insurrection (their second performance in 20 years) as they warm [...]
There are now 12 entries in the G.A.C. Challenge available to hear on the Guernsey’s Arts Commission’s YouTube channel. The songs span many styles and from the prog inflected rock music of Lyndon Queripel and his band Alias to the jangle pop of The Secret Seekers and even a “mini-musical” from Rickey Long. The challenge, [...]
The deadline for applications to the next round of Guernsey Arts Commission funding is fast approaching. To be included in the next application process we need to receive your forms by Tuesday 8th March. After this there are still three more chances to apply for funding in 2011 with application closing for those on Tuesday [...]
The Guernsey Literary Festival has joined forces with the Guille-Allès Library to get the whole island reading and talking about it. You can pick up a reading diary from the library and keep a note of all the books you read between March 5th and the May 14th when the Guernsey Literary Festival will be [...]
Next exhibition coming up in the greenhouse 15th April – 2nd June 2011 An exhibition, coinciding with the first Guernsey Literary Festival on the Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society book. The phenomenal success of this book, worldwide, has led to a vast range of versions published around the world. In this exhibition we are [...]
The latest in the Design Matters series is a graphics based exhibition titled Reclassified. This exhibition in the greenhouse opens on Friday 28th January (5.30-7.00pm all welcome) and runs until 31st March. Guest curator Adam Roberts who has produced the show, invited 22 artists and graphic designers to redesign a classified advert taken from the [...]
The Guernsey Arts Commission is delighted to announce the appointment of the new Community Arts Officer. Marie-Claire Belford has taken over from Laura Simpson and started with the Commission on 18th January. Originally from the UK, Marie-Claire studied Music, Drama and Dance at Birmingham University as well as Informal & Community Education. She has a [...]
An exhibition of paintings by local artist Richard Thompson Guernsey Picture Framer’s Art Gallery, Oatlands From 3rd – 30th November 2010 Make your way to Oatlands, park in the spacious car park and you’ll soon find yourself drawn to the Gallery and into Richard Thompson’s personal view of Guernsey. After a manic career as a [...]
