Seasonal inspiration comes to Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries at the end of this month with the launch of a new exhibition in Gallery 2. Frost and Fire is presented by Circle Arts, a group of artists from the borderlands of England and Scotland, who work with clay, glass, textiles, natural materials and paint. From Dumfries and Galloway, Jennie Ashmore and Suzanne Stuart Davies, and from Northumberland comes Steph Jamieson, Sara Jane Palmer, Rachel Phillimore and Norma Sales.
Frost & Fire encompasses the range of approaches and processes which the individual artists use in their different practices in a range of work which takes the colours, textures and patterns of winter as a starting point. The artists will be in Gracefield on Saturday 28th November from 2- 4pm to open the exhibition so please join us for a chat and some seasonal refreshments. If you want to try your hand at creative artwork, Norma is running a special workshop for young and old in the morning of the 28th (though children under 5 will need adult help). Join her for a lovely parent-and-child workshop with the chance to make a special Christmas gift of a tree decoration and tea light, or come simply along with a friend for a fun morning workshop. Spaces still available in two sessions: 11:30 – 12:30pm and 1:00 – 2:00pm – cost £4 per person, call (01387) 262084 to book.
For more information on the artist featured visit their website at www.circle-art.co.uk
Chair of Community and Customer Services, Councillor Tom McAughtrie, commented: “It’s always good to see another high quality exhibition here in Dumfries and Gracefield gives everyone the chance to combine an inspiring free gallery visit with the chance buy something different for Christmas – either from this new exhibition or from the wonderfully stocked Craft Shop.”
Over in Gracefield’s Gallery 1 Judah Passow – Jewish Life in Scotland: Identity, Belonging and the Future shows award-winning documentary photographer Judah Passow’s photographic study of contemporary Jewish Life in Scotland. Launched at the Scottish Parliament in February 2014, the exhibition is touring to venues across Scotland, and has just returned from Vilnius in Lithuania, and will also be touring in the USA. It runs at Gracefield until 9th January, so if you need to get away from the madness of Christmas, come and have look at this fascinating collection.
For more details about the all exhibitions, classes for adults and kids, events, Craft Shop and Café Hubbub, please give Gracefield a ring on (01387) 262084, visit the website, or see us on Facebook. Admission is free and there is plenty parking. Gracefield is open Tuesday – Saturday 10am to 5pm with a seasonal closed period from 3pm Christmas Eve, re-opening as usual 10am, Tuesday 5th January.
