Exhibition Opening, All Welcome

artsdevelopment — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:07:52 +0000

You are warmly invited to the opening of the exhibition ‘Silver City Soul’
Thursday 9 February 2012, 6pm – 8pm at Aberdeen Art Gallery,
Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ
All Welcome, Please call Arts Development on 01224 814740 to RSVP

Who and what makes Aberdeen what it is today?
These collaborative film portraits of the city – developed by project participants and
directed by video-artist Adam Proctor – present images of a changing city
reflected in the faces of its inhabitants.

Free film screening

artsdevelopment — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:54:11 +0000

Please come along to ‘Reflections’ a Holocaust Memorial Short film.
Join us at The Belmont Cinema on Thursday 2nd February.
6.45 pm for refreshments in the downstairs cafe
7.30 pm Screening
Spaces free, but limited, please call Arts Development on 01224 814740 to book.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Temporary Art School, exciting new project taking place in Aberdeen

artsdevelopment — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:44:51 +0000

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!

artsdevelopment — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:04:14 +0000

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

artsdevelopment — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:32:16 +0000

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!

artsdevelopment — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:23:35 +0000

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

artsdevelopment — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:03:58 +0000

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

artsdevelopment — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:32:23 +0000

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!

artsdevelopment — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:46:21 +0000

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!

artsdevelopment — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:26:01 +0000

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

Adullt class at Ruthrieston Community Centre