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April 2012
Forwards, backwards and forwards again

In the greenhouse:
Forwards, backwards and forwards again

curated by Tim Bowditch
La Vallette Bathing Pools as you’ve never seen them before!

The GAC has teamed up with Guernsey creative Tim to create this contemporary show which opens to the public on Friday 6th April.

The project which has been 3 years in the making, includes artists David Perry, Theo Niderost and Sybella Perry, presents the work they made whilst on the island last summer : including video and photography and kinetic sculpture alongside Tim's short film Firedive which he shot in 2010. As part of the film he filmed a torch-lit procession around the bathing pools evoking the era when the pools were used for extravagant swimming galas.

The Exhibition opens on Friday 6th April 2012 with an artist led walk through at 11am and runs until Sunday 17th June 2012.

Dictating the style

Dictating the Style

Our exhibition promised and delivered something different to the greenhouse as we took a look through the theatre designs of Guernsey resident Reverend Maurice Strike.

Dictating the Style opened in February and ran until the end of March with over 700 visitors coming to see original designs made across more than 25 years in the theatre.

Maurice and his exhibition featured in the Press, various magazines on radio and also featured in an interview with Channel Report.

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

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

The Guernsey Arts Commission grows!

The Guernsey Arts Commission has recently welcomed two new recruits! Carolyn Le Maitre was last month appointed as Arts Marketing Manager, and Sarah Maguire joins as Arts Assistant.
Art on the beach

Art on the beach is once again be taking place on 20th May from 11am until 4pm on Vazon Bay, giving you the chance to create your own work of art from items found on the beach, or create a sand sculpture and just have fun on a hopefully sunny Sunday! The website www.arts.gg will be added to as soon as more details are finalised.

Thanks to NatWest for supporting this event in 2011 and 2012. Photo by Sarah George.

Arts Sunday Returns!

On Sunday 17th June 2012 we will once again be taking over the seafront in St Peter Port to show just how much the arts have to offer in Guernsey.

If you are an artist, or a member of an arts organisation and would like to get involved either by having a table in the Arts Market or by performing or running a workshop we’d love to hear from you.

Please email Russ Fossey on russ@arts.gg or visit www.arts.gg to find out more and help us show how the arts are such a big part of island life.

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 to arts.gg and click on "add your event" in the What’s On box.

Busking Permits for 2012

We are keen for local entertainers to show off their musical or artistic skills during the peak summer months, as they add a positive dimension to the town centre. There are a number of designated sites where permit holders can entertain the public.
To print a Busking Permit Form just go to www.arts.gg

Events in 2012

Some dates for your diary in 2012:

6th April-17th June - Firedive: capturing a Guernsey swimming gala in different media in the greenhouse

20th May - Art on the Beach - Vazon Bay 11am - 4pm

17th June - Arts Sunday - On the seafront (which will be closed to all traffic)

13th-16th September - Guernsey Literary Festival

14th September - Dickens to Dinner at the OGH Hotel

Guernsey Arts Commission, Guernsey Information Centre,
North Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 2LQ
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