Category: Arts & Culture
Students enjoy unique Deutsche Bank art competition prize experiences
Four students from Guernsey and Jersey who won an art competition earlier this year have all recently returned from once-in-a-lifetime prize experiences at the Saatchi Gallery in London and the Deutsche Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. The unique prizes for the ‘Deutsche Bank Community Art Works’ competition, part of Deutsche Bank’s 40th Anniversary celebrations in the [...]
Surf board design competition and the winner is …….
Charlotte Brown from Nutz Surf Boards says:- Our top 4 favourite designs faced the public vote on facebook. After a week of voting, Rowland Williams was crowned the winner with an amazing 1366 LIKES! A massive congratulations to Rowland Williams for winning the competition, his design was very eye catching and we can not wait [...]
New mobile library takes to the road
A new mobile library that has better disabled access, better emissions and a new stock of books will be in service for the first time next week. The vehicle, which has new artwork by local artist Ian Rolls, will be staffed by Danny Sinclair and Alan Guy, two drivers who will introduce the new facility [...]
HATS OFF FOR HEADWAY!
Rock fans are being asked to put their hats on for Jersey Opera House’s forthcoming show, Hats Off to Led Zeppelin, to help raise money Headway Jersey. The UK tribute act, which is performing in the island on Saturday 20th October, wants audience members to attend the gig in their best boaters and bowlers, Stetsons [...]
Collas Crill is lead counsel on new Jersey art fund that will invest in 200 exclusive works of art
A new art fund that will invest in around 200 exclusive works of art has been authorised for launch in Jersey. Lead counsel throughout the formation of the fund, Collas Crill, believes the Berenberg Art Capital Fund Limited is an example of the trend for investors and managers to move into other investment strategies, to [...]
JERSEY POTTERY AND LA MOTTE YOUTH CENTRE ANNOUNCE “BANJO” MUSIC COMPETITION FOR ISLAND STUDENTS
Jersey Pottery and La Motte Youth Centre announce a competition that gives Jersey students the chance to have their music played in Banjo, St Helier’s newest leisure venue located next to the Market at 8 Beresford Street, which will be opening its doors in December. Banjo is looking for talented young people to create some [...]
Skipton Open Studios Workshops
Skipton Open Studios community art project continues over the autumn and winter with workshops and courses led by members of Jersey’s vibrant artistic community. Skipton Open Studios 2012 summer celebration of local art was launched at Weighbridge Place in June with an artists village in ten shipping containers, featuring galleries, hands-on workshops and demonstrations including [...]
A Design on Life
After two years spent studying in New York, a local designer and artist, whose celebrated work includes the two largest community art projects undertaken in the Islands, is enjoying a return to Jersey having gained his Masters in Fine Arts Degree. For many years, Wayne Audrain was known for his design work at Jersey Heritage [...]
‘Corn Riot Knees Up’ in association with Muse
Jersey’s very own Jèrriais-singing pop-folk band, Badlabecques will be launching their debut studio album at this month’s very ‘Jersey’ themed Muse night in the Royal Square on Friday 28th September from 17.00 – 21.00. The event, hosted by Jersey Heritage will showcase a selection of traditional and contemporary local music, dishes and dancing, whilst telling [...]
SURF BOARD DESIGN COMPETITION – NUTZ ABOUT ART!
As part of the National Trust Open Day event, over the weekend of 8th and 9th September, a surfboard design competition was launched at Le Don Hilton, St Ouen’s Bay and today the favourite four designs were chosen and are now up on Nutzlife facebook page for the public to vote on – you only have until Monday 24th [...]
