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Gracefield Arts Centre

Exhibitions, Events and Workshops

April - September 2017

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Until 15 April 2017 Exhibition Advanced Higher Selection 4

Until 15 April 2017 Exhibition British Wildlife Photography Award 2015 4

11 MAR 9 SEPT Children's Art Workshops Kids Club and Baby and Toddler 16 - 18

28 MAR 29 APR Café Gallery exhibition Monica Townsend Whittle: A Memorial Retrospective

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1 APR 1 APR Adult workshop Spring Wonders with Geoff Forest 12

8 APR 9 APR Adult workshop Constructed Textile Weekend Course With Deborah Campbell

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22 APR 13 MAY Exhibition Camera Club Annual Exhibition 5

22 APR 13 MAY Exhibition Collected: 15 Years of Spring Fling 5

22 APR 22 APR Adult workshop Etching for Beginners with Pamela Grace 13

29 APR 29 APR Adult workshop Silver Ring Making with CARVE 13

2 MAY 3 JUNE Café Gallery exhibition Ian Frank 11

13 MAY 13 MAY Adult workshop Life Painting and Portraiture 14

20 MAY 8 JULY Exhibition Patricia Cain: Seeing Beyond the Immediate 6

27 MAY 28 MAY Play Joan Eardley A Private View 7

3 JUNE 3 JUNE Adult workshop Drawing in Pen and Ink with Pamela Grace 14

6 JUNE 8 JULY Café Gallery exhibition Mark Turner Art Group 11

17 JUNE 17 JUNE Adult workshop Summer Sketchbook Surgery with Bea Last 14

11 JULY 12 AUG Café Gallery exhibition Ann Smith 11

15 JULY 19 AUG Exhibition Dumfries & Galloway Fine Arts Society 90th Annual exhibition

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15 JULY 19 AUG Exhibition Past and Present - Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society

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22 JULY 23 JULY Adult workshop A Painter’s Progress With Hazel Campbell 15

15 AUG 16 SEPT Café Gallery exhibition Norman Taylor - Flower Power 11

26 AUG 30 SEPT Exhibition People of Dumfries and Galloway 9

26 AUG 19 NOV Exhibition ARTIST ROOMS: Don McCullin 10

26 AUG 26 AUG Adult workshop Life Drawing with Katharine Wheeler 15

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G R AC E F I E L DA R T S C E N T R E

28 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries DG1 1JQ01387 262084arts@dumgal.gov.ukwww.dumgal.gov.uk

Explore art and craft at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries. A packed programme of collection exhibitions and contemporary exhibitions featuring regional, national and international artists and craft makers, along with art and craft workshops for adults, children and families ensures a lively atmosphere. The Arts Centre also has a craft shop, café and an active print studio.

Gracefield Arts Centre is home to a collection of over 600 paintings and drawings by Scottish artists, most with links to Dumfries and Galloway. To preview the collection visit the web site www.exploreart.co.uk.

Open throughout the year Exhibitions: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm (including Good Friday)

Craft Shop: Tues-Fri 10.30am-3.30pm, Sat 10am-5pm

Café Hubbub: Tues-Sat 10am-3.30pm (hot food served 11am-3pm)

(With the exception of a short winter break Gracefield and Cafe Hubbub are closed from 3pm on Saturday 23 December until 10am Wednesday 3 January 2018)

Admission FreeAccess: We are committed to making our programme and facilities accessible. For more information on physical access please call on 01387 262084.

Group visits: Schools, other groups and clubs are welcome to visit Gracefield. Staff can offer informal guided tours if arranged in advance. Workshop space for school group art activities on request.

Room Hire: Meeting rooms and print studio available for hire from £7.60 per hour.

This information is available in a large print format - call or email for details.

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GALLERY 1 4 March - 15 Saturday April

Advance: Higher Art Selection

By pupils from Dumfries and Galloway. There is also a selection of artwork by the teaching staff.

GALLERY 2 4 March - Saturday 15 April

British Wildlife Photography Award 2015

The British Wildlife Photography Award brings over 100 stunning photographs to Dumfries in the national touring exhibition and has been programmed to coincide with the first Dumfries Wild Film Festival 24-26 March, see www.wildfilmfestivalscotland.co.uk for details on an exciting programme of moving image documentary and film, talks and installations from around the world by some of the biggest names in wildlife to new independent filmmakers.

Additionally, Gracefield will be open as part of the Festival on Sunday 26 March, 12-3pm.

Light lunch and cake with refreshments from Cafe hubbub.

Friday 14 and Saturday 15 April

Join the annual Easter egg hunt in the grounds, try a quiz sheet or two, some art and pop into the workshop to create an Easter tree decoration. We’ll be using air-dry clay, paper flowers, laminated leaves and more to make a lovely set of decorations for a twig tree like our gallery one!

This workshop is a free drop-in and art activities should take about 45mins (depending on age and help), but places are limited so book

ahead with your preferred time slot and we’ll keep a space for you, or just turn up on the day and find a seat!

There will also be a regular Saturday kids club 10am-12noon which is also free but should be pre-booked as usual - Danielle Annerel’s Ukrainian Painted Eggs - see kids club p17.

Free Easter Fun! 11am-3pm

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GALLERY 1 22 April - 13 May

Camera Club Annual Exhibition

Dumfries Camera Club celebrates its 70th year and this year’s annual exhibition brings the best of its members work on display for all to enjoy. Later in the year the club will round off its celebrations with a major project ‘People of Dumfries and Galloway’ see the info on page 9 for a taste of what’s to come!

The Camera Club gives a warm welcome to all levels of photographer, from beginner to international award winner. Competitions are run throughout the year and speakers, both national and local, visit the club to lecture and give presentations on various aspects of photography. You don't even have to take photographs! Just come along to an enthusiastic club, who enjoy seeing each other’s pictures from a wide mix of abilities and benefit from the fund of knowledge that is shared about all things photographic. So if you are looking for inspiration, want to know which buttons to press on your camera or just want to join a friendly progressive photographic club, why not come along to Gracefield on a Wednesday evening and give it a go!

GALLERY 2 22 April - 13 May

Collected: 15 Years of Spring Fling

Spring Fling Open Studios celebrates its 15th year and Gracefield is delighted to showcase a selection of works purchased by visitors to this unique event over the years.

Join us as we showcase works by current and previous Spring Fling participants from private and public collections. This exhibition displays not only a broad example of Spring Fling artists, but also explores where works are now, how they have shaped people’s lives and homes, highlighting the special relationships built between artist and collector.

“I’ve built up my collection from scratch, mostly from studio visits, and am now the proud owner of paintings and ceramics that I enjoy every day”

“Helen has been a great champion of my work ever since my first Spring Fling. Her enthusiasm and encouragement through the years has been fantastic and she is now a great friend" - Clare Dawdry (Studio 41, p38)

This year’s open studio event runs from Saturday 27-Monday 29 May and features over 90 artist and makers in locations across the region. Here at Gracefield we welcome back Gwen Adair (painting), Andrew Adair (ceramics) and Morgan Hardie (painting & prints) and newcomer, Emily Cooper (mixed media portraits).

Find out more about their pop-up studios in the Spring Fling brochure or online at spring-fling.co.uk

Please join us for the opening: Friday 21 April, 6-8pm

Clare Dawdry

Maggie Savage

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GALLERY 1 AND 2 20 May - 8 July

Patricia Cain: Seeing Beyond the Immediate

Exploring the Scottish artist’s movement between representation and abstraction

Artist Patricia Cain curates both her own work and that of Scottish abstract artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham to create an installation that encourages visitors to engage with the creative process of artists who make both representational and abstract artworks.

Originated during a 3 month residency at Barns-Graham’s house ‘Balmungo’, Seeing Beyond the Immediate goes behind the aesthetic of artworks to focus on the artists’ process and decision-making and considers how this might be linked to the development of the artist herself.

The exhibition’s narrative reveals how Cain makes her work in relation to what she observes of the world and the work of others and it’s interactive content allows visitors to experience this for themselves.

Please join us for the opening of the exhibition with Jenny Wilson of the Barns Graham Trust on Saturday 20 May, 2-4pm.

Thursday 15 June: Seeing beyond the Immediate Symposium. Presented in association with Upland, the symposium considers the impact of creative process on the maker’s development with a specially invited international group of speakers. Full details will be available in early May - contact Gracefield on arts@dumgal.gov.uk if you’d like information sent directly, or visit our Facebook page.

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PERFORMANCE EVENT

Saturday May 27 and Sunday 28 May 7.30pm

Joan Eardley A Private View

Heroica Theatre Company is set to stage its new play touring extensively to art gallery venues across the UK in 2017 including here at Gracefield Arts Centre for the Dumfries & Galloway Arts

Festival. Heroica – with the support and assistance of National Galleries Scotland and Stellar Quines Theatre Company, Edinburgh – is creating a new journey for artist Joan Eardley; one which follows her as she makes her way through a life of joys and frustrations, friendships and solitary stretches, disillusionments and disappointments – as well as passions and successes. This interactive promenade piece by Anna Carlisle - directed by Marilyn Imrie and starring Alexandra Mathie - will take you, quite literally, along with ‘Joan’ as she paints, ponders - and pursues her very unusual lifestyle. Meet her ‘children’, her friends and her lovers, hear the sounds of the streets and the Catterline coast and become a living part of her painting day.

Performed ‘in the round’ in the Gallery 2 space, the audience will get up close to the cast and enjoy the drama and immediacy of

the actors in a creative setting. Gracefield has a strong connection to Eardley with over 45 works held in its permanent collection, most gifted by Eardley’s friend Audrey Walker, who is a prominent character in the play. The production tour of Joan Eardley: A Private View comes to you through the generous support of Arts Council England, Creative Scotland and random arts giving.

Performance starts at 7.30 (approx. 1hr) and tickets are available via the Arts Festival or the Midsteeple £15/£12conc.

Due to the nature of the performance, places for this special event are limited in each show so early booking is recommended.

© Audrey Walker, Courtesy of The Scottish Gallery

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GALLERY 1 15 July - 19 August

Dumfries & Galloway Fine Arts Society 90th Annual exhibition

Dumfries & Galloway’s largest members based art group presents a fascinating selection of its members’ work this year celebrating 90 years of their annual exhibition. From painting and drawing to craft and sculpture, there is always something to catch the eye and as most are available to buy, it’s the ideal exhibition to start or enhance your art collection. Amongst the DAGFAS founding members in 1922 were Jessie M. King, her husband E. A. Taylor and Chris J. Fergusson. Early members included E.A. Hornel and Charles Oppenheimer and the records show that Scottish Colourist F.C.B. Cadell and ‘Glasgow Girl’ Katherine Cameron were regular exhibitors in the 1920s. Running concurrently in Gallery 2, ‘Past and Present’ shows some of the work of the society key players and celebrates the importance of art created by individuals from all walks of life that continues to this day.

For details of membership and the busy programme demonstrations and workshops given by professional artists, (hosted at Gracefield Arts Centre on Fridays) please visit the website at www.dumfriesandgallowayfineartsociety.org.uk

Current members include amateurs of all levels, and non-painters who enjoy the talks and demonstrations, as well as many professional artists, and all ages and abilities are welcome to join.

EA Taylor, Leaning Tree, Gracefield Collection

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GALLERY 2 15 July - 19 August

Past and Present - A Celebration of the Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society

The exhibition highlights the Society’s members and organisers who led it from a small idea to a membership of over 260, with exhibitions, talks, demonstrations and workshops and encouragement of artistic endeavour for all ages and abilities at the heart of it all. The annual exhibition found a home at Gracefield when the building was opened in 1951 as a public art gallery as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations, and has been a regular feature of the summer programme ever since.

Over the years many artist and makers have shown their work and shared the wealth of talent from this creative corner of Scotland. The exhibition features at least one prominent past president or life-time member from each decade and works have

been drawn from the permanent collections held at Gracefield and the Stewartry Museums as well as private collections. A special feature of the exhibition will be the work of past president, Melville Brotherston, who celebrates his 75th birthday this year.

GALLERY 1 26 August - 30 September

People of Dumfries and Galloway

The diversity of Dumfries and Galloway is reflected in the faces and stories of its people. Dumfries Camera Club was founded in 1947 and, as part of their Platinum Anniversary celebrations, Club members are photographing many hundreds of the Region’s residents and hearing a little about their lives, families, work and interests.

‘Doonhamers’ and newcomers, young and old, rich and homeless, well known faces and strangers; their portraits will be festooned around the galleries telling the story of who we are today.

Alexander Robb, Still Life, Gracefield Collection

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GALLERY 2 26 August - 19 November

ARTIST ROOMS: Don McCullin

Sir Don McCullin CBE (b.1935), one of the world's greatest photographers, has spent much of his long career working in conflict zones around the globe, including Vietnam, Cambodia and Northern Ireland. McCullin’s photographs document decades of war, mass emigration, famine and political upheaval, but are underscored by a powerful humanity, bringing us unbearably close to the experience of people living under conditions that we can barely imagine.

The works on show are drawn from the ARTIST ROOMS collection of modern and contemporary art, which is jointly owned by National Galleries of Scotland and Tate on behalf of the public, with additional works from Tate.

Since ARTIST ROOMS was established in 2008 by Anthony d’Offay, 40 million people have visited exhibitions of work from the collection in museums and galleries across the UK, and 600,000 young people have taken part in creative learning projects in their hometowns.

A programme of talks and events to accompany the show will be available in early August, contact the gallery for details, visit the website, or follow on Facebook/Twitter.

Don McCullin Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue 1968 (printed 2013).

ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Presented by the artist 2014

© Don McCullin. Courtesy of Hamiltons Gallery, London

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28 March - 29 April Monica Townsend Whittle: A Memorial RetrospectiveMonica died in 2013 aged 91 and was an avid artist all her live. This selection of her landscapes, figures and abstracts has been brought together by her friend Valerie Heppel.

2 May - 3 June Ian Frank A new selection of work by Dumfries-based retired architect. The artwork shown is based on the square and the root 2 proportion. The colours used are primary and black and white.

6 June - 8 July Mark Turner Art Group Mark’s painting class meet at Gracefield on Tuesdays to try new techniques and get creative together. This show selects some of their more recent work in a variety of styles and media.

11 July - Sat 12 August Ann Smith A colourful array of oil paintings and wool felt ‘paintings’ inspired by the Scottish Landscape and Seascape. Ann is based in Langholm and you can find out more about her work at www.annsmithart.com

15 August - 16 September Norman Taylor - Flower PowerIn this exhibition blind photographer Norman Taylor explores the life of the flower, including its decay, with an intimate study of intricate forms, vibrant colours and textures. Belfast –born Norman is now based in Gatehouse of Fleet and has shown his work widely .

Café Gallery Art ProgrammeEnjoy home-baking, or lunch or just a coffee in creative surroundings with a fascinating changing programme of art and photography exhibitions. Most work is available to purchase ‘off the wall’ or can be taken away at the end of the exhibition period.

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Saturday 1 April, 10am - 4.30pmSpring Wonders

With Geoff ForestCost: £45 /£40conc. includes willow to make at least one plant support and tea and coffee on the day.

Places: Up to 10 places available suitable for age 16+, minimum 5 advance booking required for workshop to run.

Please book by 25 March on 01387 262084.

Geoff Forrest is a basket maker and willow weaver who runs Sustainable Designs based at Loch Doon in South West Scotland. He designs and provides courses for both groups and individuals at Loch Doon or other venues and Gracefield is delighted to welcome him to Dumfries for this spring workshop. As Geoff says “Willow has a variety of uses as the material for making baskets, living willow structures, to rustic furniture, river bank stabilisation and waste management. It is one of the earliest sources of pollen for bees in the spring and displays a wonderful array of colours through the seasons”.

Willow is an ever versatile material and in this one day class, Geoff Forest shows you how to tackle all the usual gardens suspects: spiral plant supports, wall fans and other useful and beautiful garden ideas.

WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTSGracefield adult workshops aim to explore new art and craft skills in a friendly and welcoming environment with experts brought in from out-with the region, alongside our own skilled local tutors. All of the classes are run as cost–effectively as possible, but if there aren’t enough bookings classes will be cancelled, so please note the minimum numbers needed and please book well in advance. We ask for a 50% deposit to secure your place on any course but any deposits paid for classes which don’t run due to insufficient numbers will be refunded.

All our full day workshops offer tea and coffee as part of the fee, but you can bring your own lunch, or order from the café.

Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 AprilConstructed Textile Weekend Course

With Deborah Campbell

Time: 10.30am - 4.30pm Saturday, 10-2pm SundayCost: £65 /£55 conc. includes basic materials to make a piece and tea and coffee.

Places: Up to 10 places available suitable for age 16+, minimum 5 advance booking required for workshop to run.

Please book by 25 March on 01387 262084.

Working with Textile Artist Deborah Campbell the Constructed Textile weekend offers a visually exciting course where you will explore a variety of textile techniques. The course will explore various printing and felting methods where you’ll make a selection of your own fabrics which will then be collaged together using a combination of machine and hand embroidery to create your own finished textile artwork.

(Optional: you can bring your own sewing machine to test embroidery techniques but otherwise one will be available and hand-techniques can be used).

This is a fun activity that helps encourage the use of new materials and explore new ways of working.

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Saturday 22 April Etching for Beginners

With Pamela Grace

Time: 10-12noon and 1-3pm

Cost: £8 per person

Places: with 10 places available in each class, it’s ideal for older kids (8+) and curious adults of all ages.

Please book by 14 April on 01387 262084.

Try your hand at the fantastic technique of dry-point etching in the Gracefield print studio with artist Pamela Grace. The workshop will start with a tour of the Spring Fling Collectors exhibition in the gallery and then you’ll begin drawing up your plate,and learning about how to ink it up ready for the etching press.

You canbring along some sketchbook material or images you’d like to inspire your etching, or just free-hand draw from your imagination!

Saturday 29 April Silver Ring Making

With CARVE

Time: Class 1 10.30am-12.30pmClass 2 1-3pm

Cost: £78/ £72 conc. includes the silver for your piece, all tuition, postage and tea and coffee on arrival.

Places: Up to 8 places available in each workshop, suitable for age 16+. A minimum of 6 advance bookings are required for workshops to run.

Please book by 15 April on 01387 262084.

CARVE is a fun and unique class that turns wax to silver, let us show you how to CARVE a bespoke ring in jewellers wax in just two hours.

With jewellery know-how from Kate Pickering and a selection of tools you will be guided through this workshop to make a unique ring. We will then send it to be cast in solid silver (using the process of lost wax casting), professionally finish it in our Glasgow workshop and post it back to the hands that created it within 2-3 weeks.

For inspiration and information about the jewellery team behind ‘Carve’ check out the social media channels @CARVE

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Saturday 3 June Drawing in Pen and Ink

With Pamela Grace

Time: 10am-4pm

Cost: £48/ £40 conc.

Places: Up to 12 places available suitable for age 16+, minimum 6 advance booking required for workshop to run

Please book by 20 May on 01387 262084

Pamela Grace will introduce the range of techniques she adopts in her own work using pen and ink. She will also make reference to work by some of the artists contained within the Gracefield Art Collection. The workshop will allow you to think about your own drawing practice and develop some new approaches.

Saturday 17 June Summer Sketchbook Surgery

With Bea Last

Time: 10am -12noon

Cost: £15/10conc.

Places: Up to 10 places available suitable for age 16+, minimum 6 advance booking required for workshop to run

Please book by 1 June on 01387 262084

Join artist Bea Last for this morning workshop on how to get the most from your sketch book. Bea uses her own sketchbooks as well as referencing other artists such as Andy Goldsworthy and Joan Eardley with the aim of the session to give you the opportunity to appreciate how a sketchbook can work for you in terms of idea recording, development and learning.

Saturday 13 May Life Painting and Portraiture

With Katharine Wheeler

Time: 10am - 3pm (5 hours with 40 minute lunch break)

Cost: £30/£25conc. includes tea and coffee during the day.

Places: Up to 15 places available suitable for age 16+, minimum 10 advance booking required for workshop to run.

Please book by 1 May on 01387 262084

With a focus on capturing the model through painting with oils, acrylics or gouache, looking at colour mixing and colour relativity. For all levels whether to try for the first time or follow your own practice. Easels will be available but please bring along your own paints and canvases - as we will have the model in close proximity no turpentine please.

Katharine is an artist and curator based in Moniaive. A regular participant with Spring Fling, she has been running life drawing classes at Gracefield for over three years and her workshop and classes are often over-subscribed, so book early to avoid missing out! Life–drawing has been recognised as a great way to keep the mind engaged or as a relaxation therapy.

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Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July A Painter’s Progress

With Hazel Campbell

Time: Saturday 10am-4pm & Sunday, 10am-3pm

Cost: £90 / £70 conc.

Places: Up to 12 places available suitable for age 16+, minimum 6 advance booking required for workshop to run.

Please book by 1 July on 01387 262084

A practical watercolour and gouache painting workshop with Hazel Campbell, influenced by the works of past and present artists.

The workshop will begin with a half hour tour of the exhibition work, followed by a demonstration using undercoated boards and thicker gouache or acrylic paint. Some spare gouache, acrylic and watercolour paper will be provided, but participants should bring their own brushes, and either type of paint as preferred, and a watercolour sketchbook and/or paper. The workshop will provide additional watercolour paper, but you can also bring your own. We’ll have still life set up ready to go, and subject matters can also be drawn from your own sketchbooks or reference materials.

Hazel Campbell has lived and worked in Galloway for most of her adult life, and was a student of artist Archie Sutter Watt for a number of years. She has a loose, bold approach, working mainly in oil and gouache, using local Galloway countryside as a stimulus for landscape painting. Still life and flowers are also subjects, and like her landscapes, are being treated in an increasingly broad manner. She teaches summer and weekend classes from her own studio, but this workshop offers a chance to create art inspired by a wider body of artwork under her expert tutelage.

Saturday 26 August Life Drawing

With Katharine Wheeler

Time: 10am–3pm (5 hours with 40 minute lunch break)

Cost: £30/£25conc. includes tea and coffee during the day.

Places: Up to 15 places available suitable for age 16+, minimum 10 advance booking required for workshop to run.

Please book by 15 August on 01387 262084

A day to explore and practice your drawing technique in a life drawing setting. We will be focusing on capturing the structure and form of the model, looking at shading techniques and line quality from a daylong pose. For all levels, whether to try for the first time or follow your own practice. Easels will be available but please bring along your drawing materials. As we will have the model in close proximity no turpentine please.

Hazel Campbell

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Kids Club Usual Saturday 10am-12noon during term time and Wednesday 10-12noon in the holidays. £5.50 per child unless otherwise stated, includes all materials and tuition.

Baby and Toddler Club (BTC) - for little ones 18 months up to age 5 - just an hour of easy art and craft fun, 10am-11am. £3.50 per child.

Kids Club and Baby and Toddler ClubAll our kids club and baby and toddlers are run by artist and makers from Dumfries and Galloway, who bring their imagination and know-how to inspire young people. Alongside our regular tutors we have some new ones to introduce – see the listings below. The clubs aim to entertain and engage with something new to try each week, with the aim to build confidence and enjoyment in art skills for your kids.

Please book in advance where you can - especially for free workshop as places are limited.

11 March Painted Animal PortraitsJoin artist Bea Last to explore the art of expressive portrait painting onto a real canvas. Bring along a family pet photo or be inspired by one of the artworks from the British Wildlife photographers Exhibition Bea has been based in Dumfries and Galloway for over 20 years and you may know her already as a part-time gallery assistant with the Gracefield team, but in her other professional life she’s an artist, mentor and now a kids club tutor!

18 March Be the Puppet Master! Maria Ruiz Plana shows you how to make simple fun puppets using wooden spoons and fabric. A scary lion? A princess, a pirate? A film or book character – it’s up to you.

BTC 18 March Wildlife Picture Frame Decorate a cardboard picture frame with lots of interesting papers and textures to insert a photo of your favourite animal. With Sarah McAndrew.

25 March Colourful Musical Instruments Wind chime, drum, rain tube - from “found” natural and recycled materials. Pairing colours and tunes and decorating drawing ideas from samples from native arts. Artist Ildiko Malovecz leads the workshop which will include listening to some folk music. Ildiko is new to the kids club tutor team and brings a background in multi-disciplinary arts including sculpture and painting. Originally from Budapest she’s lived and worked in England for some time and has now relocated to Dumfries.

Wed 5 April Wildlife Picture FramesContinuing the wildlife theme, jewellery designer Danielle Annerel shows you how to create a wildlife picture frame. Use it for a family photo or maybe a snap from the previous week’s workshop to really make an impact!

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Wed 12 April Funny BunnyHave you got an odd glove or two at home? Bring them in to transform into a glove bunny with just a few stiches and additions. Scary rabbit, or cute and fluffy bunny, it’s up to you! Expert seamstress Leah Halliday leads the way.

Friday 14 and Saturday 15 April Easter Fun! FREEJoin the annual Easter egg hunt and drop in to create an Easter Tree decoration. We’ll be using air-dry clay, paper flowers, laminated leaves and more to get you in the holiday spirit. This workshop is a free drop-in and activities should take about 45mins (depending on age and help), but places are limited so book ahead with your preferred time slot and we’ll keep a space for you, or just turn up on the day. (11am-3pm)

Sat 15 April Ukrainian Hand-painted Easter Eggs. FREEDanielle shows you how to master the ancient and beautiful art of egg painting. This is a normal kids club and should be booked in the usual way.

Sat 22 April Portrait Canvas Painting 2Spend the morning sketching and practicing your portrait skills before finishing off with a canvas painting. It could be a self-portrait or a portrait of a loved one, feel free to bring in photos. With Morgan Hardie

BTC Sat 22 April Clay chicks. Using air-dried clay to make a hanging decoration, gently scented for your room or cupboard. With Sarah McAndrew

Sat 29 April Jewellery DayDanielle Annerel shows you how to make beautiful simple pieces for the Spring/Summer season either as an update to your wardrobe, or a gift for someone special.

Sat 6 May May DayExplore the colours and textures of Spring using was resist drawing to create a visual spring-time celebration. With artist Cate Ross.

Sat 13 May MasksCould be an animal, film character or just use your imagination and load of mixed materials on a cardboard base. With Maria Ruiz Plana.

Sat 20 May The Art of EmotionArtist Cate Ross explores ideas about emotion in paint - think of the movie ‘Inside Out’ and let you creative side express itself in colour, layer and symbols.

BTC Sat 20 May Straw PaintingGet expressive and inspired by the paintings in the main exhibition to make abstract art of your own by blowing paint across the page – just remember to blow, not suck! With Sarah McAndrew.

Sat 27 May There’s no kids club this weekend because it’s Spring Fling – but come and visit our artists in the activity room which become their studios for the weekend, including the work of kids club leader, Morgan Hardie!

Sat 3 June Upcycled Dragon PuppetThe master of puppet making, Maria Ruiz Plana shows you how to use recycled materials to make your pet dragon (and how to train him).

Sat 10 June Applique T-shirtBring along a plain t-shirt and Leah Halliday will show you how to customise it with your own unique design. Applique uses cut out shapes, letters and stitching to transform the ordinary, into the extraordinary!

BTC Sat 10 June Butterfly wingsGet messy with colour paint to make a matching pair of butterfly or fairy wings to flutter round the garden in! With Sarah McAndrew.

Summer Holiday Wed 12 July Collage!Re-create sparkling tropical beaches, blue skies and the holiday mood using layers of different materials. With Danielle Annerel

Wed 19 July Summer Fun!Cate Ross shows you how to do simple silk screen printing to customise a plain t-shirt using stencil and mono-print techniques. Bring a t-shirt of your own, or we can supply a cotton tote bag if you forget!

Wed 26 July Paper Flower BouquetDesign and create a beautiful flower bouquet made from paper, ribbon and other decorative materials. With Morgan Hardie.

Wed 2 August Colour and Sound Create an artwork inspired by music. In this workshop artist Ildiko Malovecz will be projecting some shapes and playing music for you to use your imagination to paint a picture of your own. Use collage, painting and different coloured papers to make your piece inspired by colour and sound.

New Term Sat 2 September Self portraits with a twist! We will design, paint and decorate with a variety of materials character on a setting. Could be a circus and his master? Or an astronaut in a rocket? Come and join us and have some fun with your own creative peep out boards with Maria Ruiz Plana

BTC Sat 2 September Musical Instruments Fill a tube with some interesting and noisy ingredients, then we’ll decorate a cover to go around it to make a uniquemusical artwork. With Sarah McAndrew.

Sat 9 September Flicker Books AnimationThere’s more to this than meets the eye, and artist Bea Last will show you how to get the most out of this fun technique.

More to come!

PRINT STUDIOGracefield also has a small printmakers workshop, with a large relief press and etching press. Ideal for non-toxic printmaking techniques and traditional relief printing. You can become a member to receive a great daily or hourly rate, or book as a non-member to use the studio on an ad hoc basis. As the studio does not have a print technician, some previous experience of printmaking is required to use the etching techniques, but you can also use the studio as a space to work. The studio should be booked by telephone and we never book more than 6 at any one time so there’s usually plenty of space. You will need to clear your space at the end of the day as we don’t have storage facilities.

If you’d like to view the space or pick up membership information please give us a call on 01387 262084.

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DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY

ARTS FESTIVAL

2017

www.dgartsfestival.org.uk

Charity Reg. No. SC000236

EARLy ANNouNCEmENTSKarine Polwart :Wind Resistancemairi Campbell: PulseScottish EnsemblePaines Plough: Every Brilliant ThingBlazin Fiddles, mark Nelson, Scottish opera

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