Temporary Art School, exciting new project taking place in Aberdeen

Temporary Art School is a one month live project happening throughout the city of Aberdeen in March 2012. A group of people living and working in both Aberdeen and Glasgow have come together to put on classes and workshops which experiment with what an art school can be and continue in a long tradition of self-organised education.The school is free and no previous experience of art education or training is required. To find out how to get involved and for details of our programme visit:

http://www.temporaryartschool.co.uk/

The project will be documented and shown at The Pipe Factory as part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2012.

http://www.glasgowinternational.org/index.php/events/view/pipe_factory/

Opportunity for 16-19 year olds!

16-19 years old? Out of work, school or training? Looking for something to do ? Take a look at  Activity Agreements. Offering a great range of opportunities to learn new skills that are of interest to you. Please see below flyer for details.

Public Art Community Awards – deadline extended

Public Art Community Commission Awards 2012

Deadline extended
Tuesday 24 January 2012 at 17:00

Is your community interested in Public Art?
Ever wanted to work with an artist?

Aberdeen City Council is offering community groups, organisations and charities the opportunity to develop public art projects within their own communities through the new ‘Public Art Community Commissions’. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to create their own projects, commission an artist(s) to work with and raise the profile of their community.

For more information and to download an application for please go to http://aberdeencity.gov.uk/artsdevelopment

Deadline extended to January 24th 2012

This opportunity is available in: Aberdeen City

Spaces Available!

There are still a few spaces left on our new daytime Jewellery Making Class, book now on 01224 814740 to avoid disappontment!
Thursdays, 19 Jan – 22 March
10.00 am – 12.00 noon
£100 for ten sessions
Held at Ruthrieston Community Centre

This daytime class is suitable for those at beginner or intermediate level. Techniques such as cuttlefish casting, stone carving and wax carving will be covered. A friendly and relaxed atmosphere contributes to the encouraging and creative learning environment.

* Change of day/time to Stained Glass evening class at Tullos Community Centre

Due to unforseen circumstances there has been some changes to the adults evening Stained Glass class at Tullos Community Centre.  The class will now be held on Thursday evenings and will now start at 6:15pm, ending at 8:15pm.

Arts Develoment would like to apolgise for any inconvenience this may cause,  for any further information please call the Arts Development office on 01224 814740.

Stained Glass detail

Exciting New Artist Led Weekend

Tired of spending lots of money on expensive artist’s materials? The come along and join experienced artist Keith Mellard and learn the fascinating and extremely useful skill of making your own paint. Particpants will be shown how to mix a palette of five basic colours in oils (there will also be an opportunity to learn how to mix up watercolours as an alternative for those who dont paint in oils)…. As the cost of practising as an an artist ever increases, this fun and informative class will provide you with not only a small palette of paints, but also the tools to take home so that you can really utilise your new skills.

Artist Led Weekend Workshop: Practical Paint Making
Saturday and Sunday 10 &11 March,
£70, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm (30 min break for lunch)
Held at Ruthrieston Community Centre, book through Arts Development on 01224 814740

Practical Paint Making Workshop

Happy New Year!

We would like to wish all of our followers, members, paticipants and partners a very Happy New Year!

The Arts Development team are very much looking forward to 2012 and all of the exciting work we have coming up. Please keep checking the blog and our facebook page for more details: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Arts-Development/166217893437782?sk=wall

New Class!

Spotlight On: NEW JEWELLERY MAKING CLASS
Thursdays, 19 Jan – 22 March
10.00 am – 12.00 noon
£100 for ten sessions
Held at Ruthrieston Community Centre
Book through Arts Development on 01224 814740

This daytime class is suitable for those at beginner or intermediate level. Techniques such as cuttlefish casting, stone carving and wax carving will be covered. A friendly and relaxed atmosphere contributes to the encouraging and creative learning environment.

Adullt class at Ruthrieston Community Centre

Gadget Art as part of the Big Picnic

As part of the Big Picnic, Saturday 19 th November, Arts Development led Gadget-art workshops. In the morning we worked with young people to create their own fun and unique moving robot drawing devices. The young people involved came up with some fantastic ideas and final working prototypes. In the afternoon we worked with families, encouraging them to work together to design and construct their own drawing tools, this included items to be worn and held. This was great fun and brought ideas and families together to create and try out each others inventions.

 

Public Art Community Commission Awards 2012

Is your community interested in Public Art?
Ever wanted to work with an artist?

 

Aberdeen City Council is offering community groups, organisations and charities the opportunity to develop public art projects within their own communities through the new ‘Public Art Community Commissions’. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to create their own projects, commission an artist(s) to work with and raise the profile of their community.
Public Art has the potential for celebration, provoke reaction, promote debate, and bring communities together and encourage discussion on a wide range of issues of relevance to a community or site. It’s a great way for people to feel involved in their community, create a sense of civic pride and belonging. Within this commission you could have:
· A permanent piece of public artwork.
· A short-lived object or temporary piece.
· A one-off event that you could help create or even perform in.
· An intervention by an artist that could be brief or long-term.
· An artist’s performance, be it a one off or part of a festival programme.
Two grants of up to £14,000 will be available for projects, inclusive of running costs, artist / arts organisation fee and any installation or marketing costs.
Application forms and guidelines can be downloaded from

http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/community_life_leisure/arts/whitespace/art_arts_development.asp
You can also download a PDF version of the Public Art Tool Kit which gives advice and guidance on all aspects of developing a public art project. Additional support and guidance on all aspects of this commission can be received by emailing artsdevelopment@aberdeencity.gov.uk or by calling (01224) 814740. The Arts Development office will be closed from December 22nd to January 4th so will not be able to respond during this period.
A morning surgery for any queries or questions will be announced soon and details for it will appear on the Art Development website page.
Deadline for applications to be received is 5.00pm on Monday 16th of January 2012.