It was a sand and seaweed sculpture of a lion that was selected by the judges as the winner of the second annual Guernsey Arts Commission Art On The Beach event on Sunday 19th June, which this year was supported by NatWest. Despite the less than ideal weather about 50 people came down to Vazon [...]
After the success of the first Art On The Beach event in 2010 the Guernsey Arts Commission will be holding another this summer on the afternoon of Sunday 19th June with support from NatWest. Teams made up of families, friends, work colleagues or any other combinations of between 3 and 8 people are invited to [...]
On Thursday 21st April 2011 the Arts and Islands Foundation held an event in Alderney with internationally renowned artist Andy Goldsworthy to launch his Alderney Stones project. The Guernsey Arts Commission is an associate partner of the foundation and as such the Arts Development Team was invited to attend the launch and Communications Officer Tom [...]
As the unveiling of Andy Goldsworthy’s Alderney Stones draws near the Guernsey Arts Commission’s Public Arts Commissioner Eric Snell, who also heads up the Arts & Islands Foundation has helped spread the message that Guernsey and its surrounding islands are an offshore centre for art. From Victor Hugo to Gormley and Goldsworthy he took Guardian [...]
The Guernsey Arts Commission has one sitting left this year for persons wishing to apply for funding. The deadline for applications is Monday 1st November. If you are applying for funding for an event which is taking place in 2010 please use the 2010 application forms. However if you wish to apply for funding this [...]
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 [...]
Alderney Stones Project for Alderney, April 2011 As part of the Art & Islands initiative, and with support from the Guernsey Arts Commission, Andy Goldsworthy is working on a major work for Alderney which will open in April 2011. The current exhibition in the greenhouse is showing, for the first time, Goldsworthy’s working drawings for [...]
The Basics: Sunday 6th June, 2.30 – 5.00pm approx. What’s it all about? A fun afternoon which challenges teams to turn an area of Vazon Bay into a public gallery using anything you can find on the beach. The only limits are a beach bucket and spade and your imagination! Who is it for? Anyone! [...]
Have an idea but need money to get it off the ground? Guernsey Arts Commission could help! The next date for funding applications is looming. You have until Monday 1 March to get your application in. In 2009 we supported over 50 projects ranging from music to theatre, film to poetry and this year we [...]
Art and Islands is an initiative set up to invite and commission artists from around the world to work on, and respond to, Guernsey and the other Bailiwick islands of Alderney, Herm and Sark. Maintaining a rolling programme of installations and site-specific projects Art and Islands is looking to become one of the leading art [...]
