Friday 11 November 2011

CROSSING BORDERS SPRING EXHIBITION

description: This year open to all CB Mmembers
Great opportunity to get your work shown to a wider audience
Limited to 1-2 peices per member
Exhibition runs 3 - 28 April
Private View Sunday !st April (no kidding!!)

date: Exhibition runs 3 - 28 April

venue: COLDSTREAM GALLERY

cost: usual gallery commision

contact: PHONE 01890 882882
EMAIL info@coldstreamgallery.co.uk

Thursday 10 November 2011

A Handmade Christmas - Greenlaw Town Hall Saturday 12th November 2011

A Christmas Fair featuring the best of Borders Art,Craft & Food set in the newly, refurbished stunning Greenlaw Town Hall.
Refreshments will be available.
Entry £1 with proceeds being donated to help complete the restoration work.

Friday 4 November 2011

Wool and Craft festival

 Saturday 5th November at Coldstream Community Centre.

10am until 5pm

Wednesday 24 August 2011

Art & Craft Fair


Exciting, original, high quality art and crafts from Northumberland and The Borders artists and artisans, for the discerning customer. Includes feltwork, silver jewellery, Mulberry glass, wood sculpture, costumer jewellery, Luxurious handknitted scarves, oil cloth totes and weekend bags, aromotherapy creams, oils and soaps, local artwork. Join us in the lovely village of Warkworth with its castle and river walks and round off your visit by enjoying refreshments in Warkworth's coffee shops and cafes.
10.00 - 4pm Free entry

Memorial Hall, Warkworth, Northumberland Northumberland NE65 0UW

Monday 29 August

Thursday 28 July 2011

Borders Union Show, Kelso

Don't forget that CB has a stand at this weekends Kelso Show. Look out for a flock of unusual sheep! Pop in and say hello to Rob, Lindsay and the rest of the team.

By the way, I'm there too, but in the Craft Hall....

Ian

Monday 25 July 2011

event: Craft Connected - the craftscotland conference

craftscotland are delighted to present Craft Connected, the first craftscotland conference, to coincide with the rebrand of the organisation and the launch of our new website. We are also thrilled to announce that Garth Johnson, Assistant Professor of Art at College of the Redwoods in California, will be the first keynote speaker at the event.

Craft Connected will explore what it means to be truly connected in today's world. The contacts we make and people we meet are now a tiny part of what it means to properly connect with the world we live in. Our sector is becoming more innovative at connecting with other industries, economies and markets whilst retaining the essential characteristics of craft.

The craftscotland conference will take place on Saturday 27 August 2011 at The Collins Gallery in the heart of Glasgow. The Collins Gallery has become a welcome connection of craftscotland's this year, since we held a partnership exhibition, Unite, in the Gallery throughout April. It is a one day event which coincides with the exhibition 'From Quilts to Couture in Kyrgyzstan'. There will be time for conference delegates to see the exhibition during the day.

Our first keynote speaker, Garth Johnson, travels the world speaking to people about the resurgence of craft in the USA. His definition of craft is the broadest we have come across and many of his projects connect different parts of the craft spectrum to each other. Garth, who lives and works in Eureka, California, is a craft polymath. A writer, artist, educator, curator, speaker, ceramicist and inspirer of ideas, Garth encourages and provokes his audience to think about craft in different ways.

date: 27th August 2011

venue: Collins Gallery - Glasgow

contact: Full details at: www.craftscotland.org.uk

Monday 18 July 2011

ESSENTIAL RETURN OF ART TRAIL SHEEP SIGNAGE


 Calling all sheep!  If you still have any of the Art Trail Sheep signs and will not be participating in this year's event - they MUST be returned now please.  The sheep are distinctive and essential signposting to open studios and workshops over the trail weekends and represent a significant cost investment to Crossing Borders as a group.  Very few were brought back last year and sadly there is no funding to make more this year - so it is really important that they can be re-used.

Julia Linstead at The Hirsel is chief shepherdess so please return them to her by any of these options:
a)  bring your sheep with you if you are coming to the BBQ on 23rd July;
b) return to Julia anytime BEFORE the 23rd July;
c) give it to your Area Rep BEFORE the 23rd July.

IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S ART TRAIL - PLEASE HANG ON TO YOUR SHEEP, FRESHEN UP THE PAINT AND RE-USE.

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST ART TRAIL - YOU CAN COLLECT A SHEEP AT THE 23RD JULY BBQ.

Thank you everyone for your help with this - it's really important!

ANNUAL CB SUMMER BBQ - WITH - ART TRAIL INFO SESSION & SHEEP RUSTLE


It's come round again!  The Crossing Borders annual social BBQ at The Hirsel - a great way for members to get together and catch up on news - enjoy a glass or two, some good food and music.  Bring your own bottle and BBQ food - the rest will be provided.  Family and friends are welcome, so come along and make a party.

IMPORTANT: ART TRAIL INFO SESSION AND SHEEP RETURN JUST BEFORE THE BBQ - SEE SEPARATE NOTICE IN THIS NEWSLETTER

Date:  Saturday 23rd July - 5pm onwards

 ( Art Trail participants please arrive by 4.30pm sharp – thanks)


Venue:    The Hirsel, Coldstream - enter via the crafts courtyard

Cost:        Free - just BYO BBQ food & drink

Contact:  Julia Linstead: 01890 882555


Look forward to seeing you all