Dive into the world of art with our weekly art fix!
LAST CHANCE: SAC Arts & Crafts Exhibition
Tomorrow, Saturday the 18th of April is your final day to enjoy this fabulous showcase of artworks, brought to the George Crossan Gallery by the Sarnia Arts & Crafts Club!
Members of the Club showcase select pieces from their collections that hold particular significance to them.
The exhibition features a diverse range of media, including oils, pastels, gouache, watercolour, and textiles, among others. All displayed works are not available for purchase, allowing attendees to appreciate the art without spending any money.
The George Crossan Gallery, located within the Inner Market, is open 9am – 5pm daily. Accessible via stairs (next to the Co-op entrance) and by lift.
Wild Islands Film Collective are premiering their new film “Pollinators Great and Small” at the Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts on Saturday 18th April at 7pm!
The film was shot, produced, and directed locally by Wild Islands in Guernsey and Sark and is our second local film after “The Blue”. From the tiny furrow bee emerging in spring, to hoverflies drifting across our hedgerows, and moths working the night shift, pollinators are everywhere.
Narrated by Dr Miranda Bane from the Pollinator Project and Liz Sweet, The Guernsey Scientist, the film tells the story of a very special bee, explores the hidden world of pollinating insects, their importance to our islands and our modern lives today.
There are 3 shows, Saturday 18th April 7-9pm, Sunday 7-9pm plus a free matinée for families on the Sunday 19th April 2-4pm. Tickets can be booked through the Princess Royal Performing Arts Centre and are priced at £10 for adults and £7.50 for children and students for the evening shows.
All tickets booked for the 3 showings on the 18th and 19th April including the free Sunday family’s matinée will be entered in a prize draw to win a trip for 2 to London.
Thanks goes to Rothschild & Co for sponsoring this event.
NEON ORCHESTRA – A NIGHT OF 90S NOSTALGIA
Non-Stop Indie and Britpop Bangers… This Saturday the 18th of April at St James!
Kicking off at 8pm, Neon Fire team up with a full section of string and wind players to create the NEON ORCHESTRA for one unforgettable night of 90s nostalgia!
Come along for a night of Britpop Anthems and Indie bangers – hit the dancefloor for a night of 90s nostalgia.
Plus UK DJs Not Another Indie Disco are back at St James to keep you dancing till late!
Doors/Bar: 7pm, Age: 16+
Get your tickets while you still can!
Arts Sunday 2026 – LAST CHANCE for Stallholder Applications
Calling all stallholders!
With submissions closing this Sunday the 19th of April, there are now just 2 days to send off your application for Arts Sunday 2026.
Taking place on the 7th of June this year, Guernsey Arts welcome all artists, small businesses, organisations, charities and food vendors to be a pART of this huge celebration of everything creative!
Submit your application today via https://forms.gle/eUkiAv64B6pEqq5V9 or contact Jade@arts.gg.
Popular reading group, Lit with Liberate, will meet next Tuesday the 21st of April at 7pm to discuss Neon Roses by Rachel Dawson!
Multiple copies are available to borrow, email ga@library.gg to reserve yours.
Come along for snacks, drinks and book chat in the Linwood Pitts Room on the third floor of the Guille-Alles Library.
No booking required. If you haven’t read the book but want to come along for a taster of the reading group please do. All are welcome.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Eluned Hughes is stuck. It’s 1984 in a valley in south Wales: the miners’ strike is ravaging her community; her sister’s swanned off with a Thatcherite policeman; and her boyfriend Lloyd keeps bringing up marriage. And if they play ’99 Red Balloons’ on the radio one more time, she might just lose her mind.
Then the fundraising group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners comes down from London, and she meets June, a snaggle-toothed blonde in a too-big leather jacket. Suddenly, Eluned isn’t stuck any more – she’s in freefall.
June’s an artist and an activist. With June, Eluned can imagine a completely different life for herself. But as her family struggles with the strike, and her relationship with her sister deteriorates, should she really leave it all behind?
Museum After Hours: “Well and cleanly harnyssed”
Museum ‘After Hours’ is back with a fascinating talk by local historian, Callum Tostevin‑Hall!
Join us at Guernsey Museum at Candie for an interesting exploration into how artists and their patrons in the 15th and early 16th centuries used the visual language of plate armour to shape depictions of Saint George, the iconic warrior saint.
Callum Tostevin‑Hall will guide audiences through three key archetypes, showing how real armour influenced the way this celebrated figure was imagined in art.
This lecture will take place in the Frossard Theatre within Guernsey Museum at Candie, next Thursday the 23rd April from 6pm.
Tickets are £5 (Pay on the Door), or free for students and Discovery Pass Holders.
Reserve your space via Eventbrite today!
Seasoned local artist and tutor, Bonanza Pollock, will be running an exciting trial session of ‘Art Circle’ next Friday the 24th of April from 9am – 1pm!
Bonanza welcomes local artists and art enthusiasts to discover new painting techniques in the beautiful setting of the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden within Saumarez Park. All materials provided.
Secure your place for £35 by emailing bonenzapollock@icloud.com.
The charges for the room will go towards supporting the development of The Victorian Kitchen Garden at Saumarez Park.