CULTURE
ART IN ISLANDS
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT #5
ELLIE SPAFFORD
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT #6
CAROLINE KAY-MOUAT
Ellie Spafford is a Guernsey-born artist, currently based on-island. Her focus is visual arts, and she can often be found with the GAC’s Community Arts Team covered in paint! ‘…I immediately committed to several group shows, and curated an exhibition for international graduates in Guernsey. However, like many graduates, I found myself missing the huge group studio where we would all bounce ideas off each other, and it was hard to produce much work in the first few months. But after a long trip to Madagascar, I began painting all hours of the day and night again. I became more confident and my work slowly changed as I was working only for me....’ TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW, VISIT WWW.ARTS.GG. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.ELLIESPAFFORD.CO.UK.
Caroline Kay-Mouat is an Alderney resident, and has grown up focused on music. She is currently Director of Studio Alderney, an organisation that delivers workshops in singing, drama, school musical projects, poetry, dance, architecture and sculpture! ‘…How I stayed in this field is that once a vocal technique is acquired you find an artistic freedom which is totally liberating. Once you have experienced the contact between an audience and the performer you endeavour to repeat it in different forms and colours and ultimately to share the experience...’ TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW, VISIT WWW.ARTS.GG. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW. STUDIOALDERNEY.COM.
DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA THAT NEEDS FUNDING? THE GUERNSEY ARTS COMMISSION FUNDING PROCESS IS OPEN TO ANYONE AND ANY ART FORM… THE NEXT AND LAST FUNDING APPLICATION DEADLINE OF THIS YEAR IS TUESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER.
So, if you are thinking of, or are in the process of being creative in any art form now or into 2013, please do apply ……. We’d love to hear from you! We issue grants, underwriting and sponsorship matches and travel grants for many varied arts projects and events across the year. Your idea can involve
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music, dance, theatre, visual arts, spoken & written word, and/or much more! As with all funding bodies, we have a criteria based on certain priorities including Accessibility and Communication, Audience Engagement and Art in Public Places; you can find out about these in detail at www.arts. gg under ‘Funding’. Should your project or event match any or all of the criteria listed on the website, it will have a much better chance of receiving funding from
the Guernsey Arts Commission - though we appreciate that not every aspect of the criteria may apply. This opportunity is for you, the artist, so get informed and get applying! We’re here to support you! For more information, get in touch with the team by emailing info@arts.gg or calling 01481 709747. All downloadable packs are available at www.arts.gg.
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