CULTURE
WHAT’S ON
CULTURE VULTURE ow 1 0 2015 IOM PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY EXHIBITION //HODGSON LOOM GALLERY, LAXEY// A variety of work from photographers around the Island. Open Monday to Saturday, 9:00 – 5:00. www.iomps.com www.facebook.com/hodgsonloomgallery 07.03.2015 ALEX HULME * //JABBERWOCKY, DUKE STREET, DOUGLAS// Acoustic folk singer-songwriter makes welcome return to the Isle of Man. £12 from www.etickets.im/talismann or in person from the venue. www.thisisalexhulme.com 08.03.2015 – 29.03.2015 TEXTURE AND TOTEMS //THE ISLE GALLERY, ST JOHNS// A new collection of work from popular Island wood carver Gavin Carter. islegalleryiom@gmail.com www.facebook/theislegallery 08.03.2015 MARCUS BONFANTI //PEEL CENTENARY CENTRE// London-based award-winning blues guitarist is touring his new album Shake the Walls. “This will knock you out” - Huey Morgan, Radio 2. Tickets £13 from Celtic Gold, Shakti Man, Thomson Travel and Peter Norris Music. www.centenarycentre.com 05.03.2015 – 29.03.2015 * EMBERS //SAYLE GALLERY, DOUGLAS// A joint exhibition from war artists Gary Bennett and Arabella Dorman. The work is not specific to the conflicts Gary and Arabella have witnessed but instead portrays the human face of conflict. Sponsored by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd. www.facebook.com/saylegallery www.contemporarywarart.co.uk www.arabelladorman.com
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What’s on... March 2014
20.03.2015 MANX WEARABLE ART CATWALK SHOW //KENSINGTON ARTS CENTRE, DOUGLAS// Biennial catwalk show of garments which cross the boundries between art, fashion, craft and theatre.
EVERY FRIDAY (NOT 6 MARCH) FRIDAY ART CINEMA //SAYLE GALLERY, DOUGLAS// A chance to see works by directors which changed the way films were made. Details of each film will be on the Sayle Gallery’s facebook page earlier in the week. Free entry - doors open 7pm.
Admission £6 (to benefit the Kensington Youth Arts Centre) – available from the Welcome Desk at the Sea Terminal.
www.facebook.com/SayleGallery
t: (01624) 686766 21.03.2015 FAUSTUS //PEEL CENTENARY CENTRE// The Faustus triumvirate are three of the leading lights of their generation: Saul Rose (Waterson:Carthy, Whapweazel), Benji Kirkpatrick (Seth Lakeman Band, Bellowhead) and Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzar’s Feast). Rooted deeply in the English tradition, this promised to be a virtuosic display of musicianship and testosterone. Ticket £13 from www.centenarycentre.com www.faustusband.com 25.03.2015 – 11.04.2015 * THE BARROO //MARKET HALL, DOUGLAS and AIRPORT// Exhibition of large graphic works from Keith McIntyre, Head of Art at Northumbria University, inspired by the Barroo (‘drinking dragon’), an imposing geological landmark on the Calf of Man. www.iomcollege.ac.im 21.03.2015 – 18.04.2015 THE ROMANCE OF GARDENS //HODGSON LOOM GALLERY, LAXEY// Take a wander with textile artists Maureen Kennaugh and Pat Kelly through their ‘Romance of Gardens’ exhibition. Open Monday to Saturday, 9:00 – 5:00. www.facebook.com/hodgsonloomgallery TH SOUTHERN COMMUNITY ART PROJECT //THE HUB, THEI ROSIEN, CASTLETOWN ROAD, PORT ERIN// Art and creative writing sessions every Thursday 10am-12.30pm. All welcome, no experience necessary. £3.50 per session More details: 838180 or email admin@hubclubsci.im www.facebook.com/hubcreativity
* Supported by the Isle of Man Arts Council ISLE OF MAN PREMIER MAGAZINE