The Guernsey Arts Commission is set for another busy year in 2012 and one of the highlights will be the second Arts Sunday on St Peter Port Seafront on Sunday 17th June. In 2011 Arts Sunday showcased a range of arts from performance and music to painting and poetry and this year we want to [...]
Thursday 6th October was National Poetry Day and to mark the occasion we joined forces with the Guille-Allès Library to present a special open evening giving local poetry enthusiasts a chance to share their favourite works. Guernsey Arts Commission Film, Poetry and Prose Sub-Committee member Livia Bluecher attended the event: “A small gathering of Guernsey’s [...]
The ninth issue of Island Ink, a locally produced magazine for Guernsey writers and artists supported by the Guernsey Arts Commission, is on sale now. This issue contains a myriad of poetry and thought provoking short stories by Guernsey writers and poets. Pippa McCathie has provided some valuable advice for writers by providing ten top tips for [...]
Thursday 6th October is National Poetry Day and to mark the occasion our Film, Poetry & Prose Sub-Committee have teamed up with the Guille-Alles Library to give you the chance to explore your favourite poems, and maybe find some new ones. Just head down to the Library in Market Square at 20 past 7 in [...]
This October the Guernsey Arts Commission is supporting a special event at the Princess Royal Centre for the Performing Arts and Jimmy’s Cafe at St James designed to develop and celebrate the artistic links between Guernsey and France. With much of Guernsey’s indigenous culture still being based on French roots Rendez-Vous In Guernsey hopes to [...]
The Guernsey Arts Commission is giving local writers the chance to work with and learn from prize winning poet and writer Candy Neubert when she visits Guernsey later this month. Download the timetable of events for the weekend. The three day series of events, held under the umbrella of the Guernsey Literary Festival, will give [...]
The first ever Arts Sunday took place on 14th August 2011 on the seafront in St Peter Port. Around 2,000 people headed down to take in the sights and sounds and get a taste of what Guernsey has to offer across the arts. Check out photos of the day on our Facebook page. The Guernsey [...]
Sunday 14th of August will see the Guernsey Arts Commission celebrating the arts that Guernsey has to offer on the St Peter Port seafront with Arts Sunday. The free event, which runs from 11:45 until 4, will feature performances from mod rockers Last of the Light Brigade (who are soon to release their debut album), [...]
Following on from the success of both the 2010 and 2011 Samba Sunday events the Guernsey Arts Commission’s Performing Arts and Music Sub-Committees are joining forces to present a day spanning all the arts, on the St Peter Port Seafront on 14th August. Arts Sunday will feature a mix of live music, theatre and dance [...]
All that remains is to announce the winner of our 100 character writing competition. Thanks to everyone who entered, we received some fantastic entries, though all in the under 13s category. Older writers need to pull their fingers out. We had tough a tough choice to make from a field of very good entries but [...]
