On Saturday 25th September we will be running an adventure drawing workshop on Houmet Paradis, a tiny island just off Bordeaux bay. During the trip children and their parents will explore this island, which is cut off from Guernsey at high tide, and create a concertina book of drawings, mapping their adventure. There is also a [...]
The latest edition to the Guernsey Arts Commission team is a not a person: in fact it’s a large pink and white BUS, affectionately labeled the Artsmobile! The Artsmobile has one purpose and that’s getting the arts out into the community as much as possible. It is fully equipped to house workshops and deliver projects [...]
Inspired by Guernsey Welcome to The Guernsey Literary Festival 12-15th May 2011 Banjour! You’ve arrived at the blog for Guernsey’s first Literary Festival and it’s your first step to an enchanting stay on a welcoming island, rich with its own legends, folklore and an intriguing literary tradition. You’ll discover why the Bailiwick of Guernsey has inspired [...]
Are you all World Cup and Wimbledon-ed out? If so Samba Sunday might just be for you! The Guernsey Arts Commission is joining forces with Samba Burros to bring you all the sights and sounds of the carnival. On Sunday 11th July you’ll have the chance to join in with free workshops in Samba Drumming, [...]
On Thursday 24th June as part of the 2nd Art & Islands and 6th International Small Islands Conference there will be an opportunity to listen to Matthew Taylor the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts deliver the Conference’s keynote lecture on Creativity and Sustainable Citizenship. In this keynote lecture, Matthew Taylor will make [...]
What are you doing this summer? Here in the GAC office we’ve had our thoughts firmly on the summer holidays this week – must be all the sunshine! Would you like to spend part of your summer doing something fun and creative? Well, the Free Arts Summer Programme might just be for you… What’s going [...]
John Eyden – drum workshop Monday 12 April – 7pm Performing Arts Centre The Music sub-committee of the Guernsey Arts Commission is pleased to bring the next “Talking Drums” to the Performing Arts Centre. The session features UK jazz/blues/funk drummer John Eyden. John will be well remembered by the island’s musicians of the 60s as [...]
We’re delighted to announce the premiere broadcast of Sharp Edge by Nick Le Messurier and The Calls by Jason Monaghan will take place next week on BBC Guernsey, BBC Jersey and BBC South West. The plays are the result of a joint initiative between the Guernsey Arts Commission, the Jersey Arts Trust and the [...]
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 [...]
We might have just the thing! If you are aged between 10 – 14 and love getting involved in arts activities then look no further… What’s going on? The Guernsey Arts Commission will be running a three day programme on Monday 15th – Wednesday 17th February for children aged 6 – 14 in age appropriate [...]
