Events
Tea Dances at The Pavilion, Bournemouth
Arts Events and Information - Bournemouth and Beyond.
For our regular bulletin listing local opportunities and events in arts, comedy, literature, music, theatre and visual arts - please see Artist Opportunities.
Reading Around - Artists' Book pages
Bournemouth Borough Council Arts Development is participating in the Reading Around project. When you take out a book from Bournemouth Library during forthcoming weeks you may be lucky enough to find a laser-jet print slipped inside your chosen book. This will be an original artwork by one of 60 artists participating in the Reading Around project to celebrate National Year of Reading and World Book 2008.
All the artists' pages can be viewed as an online archive and a free download PDF e-book is available which people can print out and make up into their own book at Reading Around There are also some short movies about reading.
Rich and Strange: Altered Books
Bournemouth Library
June 2 - 30
An exhibition of books which have been reworked, amended, extended, defaced or otherwise altered into something new and extraordinary by artists around the world and the UK.
Bournemouth Library will host the exhibition and catalogue the books for loan by members of the public to take out and enjoy.
www.artschool.newport.ac.uk/richandstrange.html
In association with Bournemouth Borough Council Arts Development.
Portfolio Day Tuesday 8 July 10 - 5pm at Lighthouse, Poole's Centre fo the Arts
An enriching professional development day for visual artistd, including: one to one sessions with guest critics, artist peer critiques, a workshop on portfolio presentation best practice, an exhibition of participating artists' work, plus live music and lunch.
Booking essential m.scahill@poole.gov.uk
A partnership project organised by Bournemouth Borough Council and Borough of Poole Arts Development teams
News
Public value and the arts in England - ACE Report
'Public value and the arts in England' is the name given to the report which details the findings of the arts debate, the Arts Council's first-ever public value inquiry.
Over the last year, hundreds of people from all over England have contributed to the debate in interviews, group discussions and events. While some contributors were already active participants in the arts, many others rarely or never attended an arts event.
Read about the arts debate and download the full report at: Arts Debate
Wanted: Memories of our Pier
OUR PIER is a unique local history project capturing 150 years of heritage. The search is on for people to star in the TV documentary and tell their iconic pier stories! White Lantern Film is working with Nationwide Building Society to find distinctive stories about OUR PIER to preserve over 150 years of history for future generations.
The OUR PIER documentary drama will be produced and filmed in 2008 with celebrities and will be hitting our screens later that year.
For more information on OUR PIER please click on to www.ourpier.co.uk or write to OUR PIER, White Lantern Film, The Enterprise Pavilion, Fern Barrow, Poole BH12 5HH or email mystory@ourpier.co.uk
OUR PIER is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Bournemouth Borough Arts Grant, Shakeaway, Aruba and Nationwide Building Society.
'One Good Tune - Remembered Forever', a new book of memories about music and dance by Bournemouth residents, was published for sale. More details and how to buy a copy (under 'Ageing Well').
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