PRINT WORKSHOP PARTICIPATES IN OPEN STUDIO EVENT TO CELEBRATE ART AND CULTURE

Fife Dunfermline Print Workshop is opening its doors to visitors this weekend and next, as part of a new Central Fife Open Studios project to celebrate and recognise the breadth of culture and art in our communities.   The workshop will be open this weekend (11th and 12th August) and the following (18th and 19th) between 12 noon and 4 pm.  It is located in the basement of the Dell Farquharson Community Centre,  Nethertown Broad Street, Dunfermline,  just a short walk from Pittencrieff Park and Dunfermline Town railway station.

The Open Studio event  allows people to visit the studio space normally  open to members of the workshop only and to see first hand the highly specialised printing presses which are used to create etchings, linocuts, screenprints and much more.  As well as seeing the presses, visitors will also have the opportunity to talk to artists about their work and buy very affordable original prints editioned in Dunfermline - screenprints, monoprints, etchings and collographs.

Workshop members and Dunfermline residents; Steve Ratomski and Aine Scannell are also individually,  opening up their own studios as part of this Central Fife Open Studios event.

 Visit their web site links below, for further information

 Steve Ratomski  http://www.steveratomski.co.uk/ 

 Aine Scannell   http://www.ainescannell.com   

For a full list of artists taking part in the Central Fife Open Studios and how to find them go to: 

http://centralfifeopenstudios.moonfruit.com/ 

For further information please contact: Stephen Ratomski on 01383 724050 or 07941 341999

For further information about the Buckhaven Beehive contact Linda Judge on 01592 591248

OPEN STUDIOS at FDPW August 2012

http://www.fifedunfermlineprintmakers.org

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enquiries@fifedunfermlineprintmakers.org

Open studio day at Fife Dunfermline Printmakers

"Wanderings " Clare Yarrington at the Smith Art Gallery, Stirling

Clares latest solo exhibition is now open to the public and will run until the 13th March.

 

above detail from "Passing By"

 

Clare  will be talking about her work in the gallery on Wednesday 19^th January at noon. Everyone welcome, admission free.

The work in this exhibition  is built on the pieces she made for the JD Fergusson Arts Award that Clare won in 2009. It has been developed further and also there are some earlier related  pieces.

"My theme then was of a journey through the landscape: a walk down from the hills to the sea, along the shore to rocky cliffs and a climb back up to the wide moor above. 

Over the last year I have continued to work on certain aspects of this theme, in particular looking more intimately at the rock itself. The series 'Disconnections' and 'Coils' show climbing ropes becoming embedded in the rock like fossils; while some of the climbing figures, which appear to be dancing up the surface of the rock/paper, are gradually being absorbed and becoming as one with the rock. 

'Wandering' also includes some earlier pictures that reflect on this theme: they are of other places and other times."

I love this quote from Clare  "My wanderings have never been in straight lines."

This sounds like a good opportunity to get a real grasp of the artists concerns and intentions.

Further refs

Clare's portfolio on the net  

Review of Clare's work by Jan  Patience

 

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Clare Y., to be found in her Shed

only at these times so don't just turn up on the off chance!   Check out Clares website