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December 2011
Post Christmas

In the greenhouse:
Post-Christmas

Our new exhibition, Post-Christmas, is now open at the greenhouse. The exhibition explores the history of Guernsey's Christmas stamp designs over the past 40 years.

It features the original artwork from which many of the stamps were created spanning paintings, illustrations and photographs alongside some examples of the background correspondance.

The current Christmas edition Winter Wonderland is also featured as the most recent example of Guernsey's much anticipated seasonal offerings.

the greenhouse
Guernsey Information Centre, North Esplanade, St Peter Port

Opening hours: Monday- Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-12.30pm
Free Admission
Arts Sunday

Events in 2012

Following a busy year, 2012 is already gearing up to be another packed one for the Guernsey Arts Commission:

28th January - Scriptwriting Workshop with Avie Luthra.

17th February-30th March - Dictating the Style: Theatre Designs by Maurice Strike in the greenhouse

6th April-26th May - Firedive: capturing a swimming gala in different media in the greenhouse

19th/20th May (TBC) - Art on the Beach

17th June - Arts Sunday

13th-16th September - Guernsey Literary Festival

This is just a taster of what we have planned so keep an eye on these newsletters or on arts.gg to keep up to date with all our plans.

Arts Sunday returns in June 2012, if you want to be involved please contact Tom Girard on tom@arts.gg or 709748. Photo by Sarah George.

Scriptwriting workshop with Avie Luthra

Saturday 28th January will be a day of events by award winning film maker Avie Luthra.

The day features a workshop for Guernsey's budding scriptwriters where you can get some hints and tips from Avie, who has worked on many films and TV projects over the last decade.

In the evening there will be a screening of Lucky, Avie's most recent film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and has since been screened and praised at festivals around the world.

The workshop costs £25 (£15 for students), if you want to take part please contact tom@arts.gg - places are strictly limited.

Volunteers needed

Are you passionate about the arts and want to help out on our existing Sub-Committees?

Both our Performing Arts and Community Arts Sub-Committees are looking for someone to help them take minutes on their meetings.

Meetings take place monthly and you will get to work with an exciting and invigorating team of fellow volunteers in expanding the work of the Guernsey Arts Commission.

If you wish to be involved please contact hannah@arts.gg for Performing Arts or teresa@arts.gg for Community Arts. To find out more about either Sub-Committee go to arts.gg and click 'About Us'.
Tantale live

Tantale played the main stage at the 2011 Vale Earth Fair, one of more than 30 events we funded this year. Photo by Helen Arnold.

Funding your events and projects in 2012

In 2011 the Guernsey Arts Commission granted financial support to more than 30 arts events and projects spanning festivals, public art, concerts and film screenings.

If you are running an event or project in 2012 and are in search of funds then we might be able to help.

Take a look at our funding page on arts.gg for all the information.

Our first deadline for receiveing funding applications in 2012 is on Tuesday 10th January, but there will be five more opportunities throughout the year.

Add your events to our Arts Calendar

 Are you staging an arts event in Guernsey? Then why not add it to our online Calendar. Whether its an exhibition, a gig, a poetry reading, a concert or anything else arts related it can go on our Events Calendar. To find out how to add your event go arts.gg and click on "add your event" in the What's On box.
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