Very happy to announce that we’re now doing the emarketeering for chapelhay community partnership. Watch the blog and please join us if your on facebook, lots of great news coming soon…They’d quite like us to have it as our HQ, not sure I fancy being that near the Boot…
Archive for the ‘Sculpture’ Category
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Moving Tides Procession
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Come see the Spirit of the Sea ‘Moving Tides Procession’. A colourful spectacle with a sea theme. A collaboration between Kinetica, local commisioned artists, members of Weymouth Arts Network, youngsters from the local area and Weymouth College. 6pm, Saturday 12th July (today!) from Weymouth Esplanade and ending at Brewers Quay. Come join the fun! Press coverage.
Spirit of The Sea – Maritime Festival
Monday, July 7th, 2008Weymouth & Portland. 5th to 13th July 2008. Celebrating the area’s close relationship with the sea, the festival brings together a range of sporting activities, cultural events and entertainment – all on a maritime theme. http://www.spiritofthesea.org.uk
Cultural / creative events include :
‘Moving Tide’ Procession - 6pm, Saturday 12 July. Weymouth Esplanade, finishing at Hope Square, Weymouth. Children’s procession on Weymouth seafront. 800 children will be making costumes, carnival figures, music and dance around the “Spirit of The Sea” theme.
Weymouth ‘Beach Live’ Live - Saturday 5th until Sunday 13th July. Weymouth Seafront. Live music on stage on the beach everyday. Weekends : 2pm till 10pm, weekdays : 6pm till 10pm. (Stage on beach opposite Alexandra Gardens).
‘Art in the Park’ - Saturday 12th July. Easton Gardens and Easton Methodist Hall, Portland. Art in the Park’ is a new Royal manor workshops (RMW) annual summer event in conjunction with W&PBC as part of the Spirit of the Sea Festival. The event is to provide a focal point and awareness of local arts and crafts on the island and the Royal manor of Portland. See here.
Island Voices - Sunday 13th July. Brakenbury Infants School, Portland. ‘Island Voices Community Choir’ and the ‘Chesil Cove Children’s Choir’ will be performing.
Sonata & Sculpture in Easton Square
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Performance by Duncan Honeybourne (pianist). Includes the first performance of a sonata by composer Sonja Grossner.
ALSO : Sculpture will be on display by the late German sculpture Margarete Klopfleisch (mother of Grossner).
3pm, Sunday 6th July. All Saints Church, Easton, Portland.
Admission free & a collection will be taken for the church organ restoration fund. Tea & cakes available afterwards at Whitestone Cafe Gallery.
‘Get Fresh’ Exhibition for Designer-Makers
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Key exhibition in the South West (for recent graduates) to celebrate and expose the commitment, diversity and outstanding craftmanship of emerging designer-makers. See attached PDF for further details.
New Councillor For Arts
Friday, June 6th, 2008Following the distribution of roles amongst Weymouth & Portland councillors earlier this week, Brendan Webster has been assigned responsibility for arts (amongst other things) in the area. He can be contacted in writing via : Weymouth & Portland Council Offices, North Quay, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8TA or by email : brendanwebster@weymouth.gov.uk
Art Foundation Exhibition
Friday, June 6th, 2008Exhibition of student work. Monday 16th June until Thursday 19th June. 9am till 5pm. Weymouth College, Chesil Building, Cranford Avenue, Weymouth.
‘Hanging Hooke’ – Take the Space Theatre Co.
Monday, May 19th, 2008REMINDER : TONIGHT & TOMORROW, 7PM
A play by Siobhan Nicholas.
“Christopher Wren loved him. Isaac Newton loathed him. The forgotten genius of the 17th century provoked intense loyalty, jealousy and hatred. In 2006 his folio was discovered in a Hampshire farm house. This year a memorial to him will be unveiled in
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May Micro Festival Portland 2008 (Sculpture)
Friday, May 16th, 2008Reminder : Its this weekend From Saturday 17th May. For further details, see previous post .
May Micro Festival Portland 2008 (Sculpture)
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008The project to commemorate the world’s extinct species. 3 extraordinary artworks will be created at the
Saturday 17 May 9am-5pm : Sculptors carving the stone circle (all welcome to help carve, no experience necessary).
Saturday 17 May 5pm : Pouring The
Sunday 18 May 9am – 5pm : Sculptors carving the
Thursday 22 May 8am : International Day Of Biodiversity. Tolling the bell for extinct species.
