KPMG Castle Nights returns on 21 July
Castle Cornet will again be the wonderful setting for a series of summer evenings full of musical entertainment when KPMG Castle Nights gets underway in July. Four evenings are scheduled this year on Friday 21st, 28th July, Friday 4th, 11th August. Attendees can enjoy a relaxed summer evening of entertainment between 6-9pm, free of charge thanks to the continued sponsorship of KPMG.
Follow the KPMG Castle Nights Facebook Page to stay updated on each week’s line up.
Welcome in the Summer with The Viaër Marchi on 3 July
The hugely popular Viaër Marchi, hosted by The National Trust of Guernsey on the first Monday in July, heralds the start of the Guernsey Summer season!
Showcasing traditional Island crafts, favourite foods, music and dancing, this cultural gathering has been enjoyed by generations of Islanders and return visitors since the 1970s. It’s always nice to welcome in the Summer in the Guernsey way, with a nice portion of Bean Jar (and a pint of traditional cider too, of course!)
Entrance is £6 for adults.
4 July – Guernsey Arts Network Skillshare with Athene Sholl
Practice mindfulness, using scrapbooking skills and recycled materials to send or keep. Athene Sholl from Guernsey Art Network will show you how to source recycled materials and layer different elements to create interesting cards. Price – £15 per person Tickets available on Eventbrite.
Taking place from 7pm – 9pm, this workshop is supported by Guernsey Arts
The Island Games Cultural Programme
Guernsey Arts is immensely proud to have led on several Cultural initiatives to run alongside The Natwest Island Games – Guernsey 2023.
Through three projects, Guernsey Arts reached out to all the competing Islands to engage with art organisations, artists, schoolchildren, and the wider communities, The aim was to not only build a programme of initiatives for the games, but also to build deeper relationships to enjoy and benefit from into the future. The three initiatives were :
○ Pocket Island Poetry This challenged poets to paint a picture of their Island through words and has resulted in the production of a 110 page booklet, available in Guernsey as a physical copy or as a download.
○ The Islands Digital Arts Open allowed any digital or digitally recreated artwork to be submitted and will result in an exhibition in the George Crossan gallery in the Market Buildings through the period of the games, and available as a digital exhibition.
○ The Island Games Postcard Competition looked to include our young people. They were asked how they perceived their own homes and allowed us to gain an additional perspective to each Island. A selection of the wonderful postcards have been printed and are available in Guernsey, and all are available to view in the download below.
Guernsey Arts would be delighted to meet with anyone from visiting Islands should you wish to discuss future opportunities in bringing our Islands closer together. All artwork and poems can be viewed here.
Simon Roberts: ‘Between Tides’
‘Between Tides’ is an exceptional exhibition about the Guernsey’s harbours – St Peter Port and St Sampson’s – in which Roberts explores with large format visual tableaux, series of
portraits and videos the notion of territory and identity. Acclaimed UK photographer Simon Roberts completed an artist residency in Guernsey last year, thanks to a collaboration between Guernsey Photography Festival and Guernsey Museums & Galleries.
Mr Roberts witnessed the complex web of occupations and pastimes that the harbours support and was fortunate to have gained access to areas of the ports that the public usually don’t see.
The exhibition runs from 30 June until 28 August at Guernsey Museums and Galleries. Entry is free with a Discovery Pass.