Carol went to Glasgow School of Art with a BA Hons in Fine Art (Environmental Art), and is currently living and working in Edinburgh.

Take a look at her website here, read her blog and follow her on Twitter.

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NEW

Mareel Opening Season Guest Curator
Shetland Arts is seeking expressions of interest for an experienced and visionary guest curator to draw together a series of high profile acts
for the formal opening season of Mareel, running from 6 October to 23 December 2012. The guest curator need not be based in Shetland but will be expected to visit Shetland at least twice during the process.
Deadline: 5pm Monday, 4 June 2012

Call for Submissions
Skyeworks Gallery are looking for artwork for their Summer Exhibition 2012
Deadline: Friday 8 June 2012

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Ms B Presents… THE UNDEAD
For the third instalment of Ms B’s series of themed performance, lecture and film nights, we are looking for tales of THE UNDEAD – vampires, zombies, and anything else that resides in the world ‘tween the living and the dead. If you have a talk, lecture, story, performance or short film, get involved. The evening will take place on the 17th of June, at The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow.
Deadline: 3 June 2012

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JOBS

Creative Producer (Exhibitions & Events) | CARDIFF
Ffotogallery are looking for a Creative Producer (Exhibitions & Events)
Deadline: noon, Thursday 31 May 2012

Courses & Production Facilities Co-ordinator | CARDIFF
Ffotogallery are looking for a Courses & Production Facilities Co-ordinator
Deadline: noon, Thursday 31 May 2012

Communications Manager | ABERDEEN
Peacock Visual Arts, the leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland, is looking to recruit a full-time Communications Manager.
Deadline: 5pm Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Designers wanted | GLASGOW & LONDON
Design agency, Good, are looking for someone to join their team in either Glasgow or London.
Deadline: not specified

EIFF 2012 Positions Vacant | EDINBURGH
Various positions at Edinburgh International Film Festival are now open for applications.
Deadlines: vary so please check site for details

Edinburgh Fringe | EDINBURGH
Various jobs available at Edinburgh Fringe
Deadlines: vary so please check site for details

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STUDIO & EXHIBITION SPACES

2D & 3D Exhibition Space available
The SHO Gallery & Shop are pleased to welcome artists, emerging or established, to exhibit as part of ‘Art Flare’ exhibition. They are offering wall space for hire creating an exhibition open to all artists working with wall displayed artworks of any form whether you would like to sell your work or simply gain artistic exposure.
Deadline: Sunday, 10 June 2012

Current Studio Vacancies | GLASGOW
With a newly re-furbished kitchen and social space and the friendliest atmosphere in town Ironbbratz is a brilliant studio complex in the heart of Glasgow’s MERCHANT CITY.
Deadline: Thursday, 21 June 2012

Studio Space | GLASGOW
Toad’s Caravan is currently looking for Scotland based motion graphics designers, animators, film-makers and other digital media professionals to work with. There is lot of interesting work out there and we want to make sure as much of it stays in Scotland and gets passed on to the right people. Come and speak to us if you’re interested in talking about Toad’s Agency where we are building a fresh new team of creatives. We’re a trusted resource and want to represent you and put you forward for the jobs we think you would do best.
Deadline: Saturday, 30 June 2012

Open Studio Club
Rent, swap & collaborate studio spaces around the world.
Deadline: ongoing

Studio Space available | GLASGOW
Fantastic new creative space in Glasgow’s Merchant City
Deadline: Ongoing

Exhibition Space | EDINBURGH
Welcome to Whitespace. A new venue in Edinburgh that provides a space for various classes and exhibitions. The space is for general hire and runs throughout the year, organised by artist Leigh Chorlton.
Deadline: Ongoing

Desk Space for creatives | EDINBURGH
Media Education is offering desk and work space to creative industry professionals who need a quiet working atmosphere within a secure office environment with lots of natural light.
Deadline: ongoing

Studio Space | GLASGOW
IRONBBRATZ has 2 studios available in Central Glasgow £100 p/m
Deadline: Ongoing

Space for Freelancers | GLASGOW
We’re giving away 2 months free desk hire for prof nomads/small buss/freelancers in Glasgow
Deadline: Ongoing

Desks for hire in the Hidden Lane | GLASGOW
We have 3 desks available to hire in the Identi studio, based in Glasgow’s creative hub The Hidden Lane.
Deadline: Ongoing

Space for Hire | EDINBURGH
Fort Tightlaced opened in February 2011 and comprises our office and a black box studio, which is available as an affordable space for other companies to hire for rehearsals, workshops and readings.
Deadline: Ongoing

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RESIDENCIES, AWARDS & COMPETITIONS

Residency Opportunities
Scottish Sculpture Workshop offers a range of opportunities for visual artists. Take a look at the current open opportunities.
Deadlines: vary so please check site for details

Canal Boat Residency Open Call
Abandon Normal Devices (AND)’s residency will be based on a Canal Boat on the Manchester and Pennine Waterways, Northwest England for approximately four weeks in August and September 2012.
Deadline: Friday, 25 May 2012

Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition
The competition, sponsored by the University of Strathclyde and hosted by the Book Festival, offers one of the biggest poetry prizes in the UK, with awards totaling £6,600.
Deadline: Monday, 4 June 2012

THE BARNS-GRAHAM TRAVEL AWARD 2012
provides a travel and research opportunity for graduating and postgraduate students. The award is funded by the Barns-Graham Charitable Trust and administered by the Royal Scottish Academy and is for up to £2000.
Deadline: Wednesday, 13 June 2012

THE MORTON AWARD FOR LENS BASED WORK 2012
for artists working in a lens-based media in Scotland. The award is funded by The Morton Charitable Trust and administered by the Royal Scottish Academy and is for up to £5000.
Deadline: Wednesday, 13 June 2012

THE RSA WILLIAM LITTLEJOHN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN WATER-BASED MEDIA 2012
funded by The William Littlejohn Bequest and administered by the Royal Scottish Academy and consists of: Monetary award to research, develop and produce a new body of work in a water-based medium and is for up to £2000.
Deadline: Wednesday, 13 June 2012

WW Solo Award 2012: Call for Entries
WW Solo Award 2012 welcomes applications from  contemporary artists working in any medium and at all stages in their career.
Deadline: Monday, 18 June 2012

Northern Lights – Win £2500 for Your Video
Enter your film into Northern Lights and you get yourself in the running for their ‘People’s Choice’ award
Deadline: Thursday, 21 June 2012

Beermat Character Competition
Inkygoodness challenge you to create your own beermat character and enter it into a competition to exhibit with us later this year! Doodle, paint, ink, carve, cut-out, stick, collage…experiment as many times as you like to create your unique characters and we will pick 50 designs for a touring show this Summer (venues tbc).
Deadline: Friday, 29 June 2012

Crime Fiction Competition
In Stylist’s most exciting competition yet, we team up with powerhouse publishers Faber and Faber to find, and publish, a debut crime writer.
Deadline: Thursday, 12 July 2012

The Aesthetica Art Prize
A celebration of excellence in art from across the world and has developed from the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition. In its new incarnation, the prize offers an even greater opportunity for artists to showcase their work and further their involvement in the international art world.
Deadline: Friday, 31 August 2012

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CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

blinc Digital Arts Festival: Call for submissions
Interesting and Contemporary Performance art using light or digital delivery wanted for a festival happening in October.
Register an expression of interest: Wednesday, 25 May 2012

Open Call for Moving Image
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) are seeking feature films, short films and artists moving image, there are no restrictions on genre, style or duration; we welcome narrative, documentary, live action, hybrids and all shades in between.
Deadline: Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Call for Artists & Designers
Polka Dot Punks want to showcase the best in art, design and literature at the Hillhead Book Club during West End Festival.
Deadline: Thursday, 31 May 2012

Open Call
ANTHOLOGY 2012 applications are now open for artists for juried exhibition at CHARLIE SMITH London.
Deadline: Thursday, 31 May 2012

Script/Soundtrack/Film submissions wanted
Welcome to Mini Operas, ENO’s global search for new creative talent.  We’re after the most creative, innovative and interesting writers, music makers and film makers out there, whatever your level of experience or knowledge.  We think opera is an incredibly exciting art form that everyone can be part of, so get exploring.
Deadline [Script Competition]: Monday, 21 May 2012
Dates [Sountrack Competition]: 4 June – 23 July 2012
Dates [Film Competition]: 6 Aug – 24 Sept 2012

National Exhibition of Wildlife Art: Call for Entries
The aims of the exhibition are to promote and display outstanding examples of wildlife art from both professional and amateur artists.
Deadline: Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Papergirl Zagreb – Call for Submissions
Papergirl is, in essence, a mail-art and delivery systems art project that is participatory, analogue, non-commercial, and impulsive. Everyone Can Participate and Anything Can Be Submitted.
Deadline: Friday, 15 June 2012

EWNS Art Project – Call for entries
EWNS Art Project is organizing a group art exhibition and is looking for talented artists who want to expose their work in Paris.
Deadline: Friday, 15 June 2012

Call for artists
The Point is looking for artwork in that is exploring shadows through art
Deadline: 10am Friday, 29 June 2012

Call for submissions – art & science
Fabric of the land is a series of exhibitions exploring links between art and science and is brought to you by the Geology & Petroleum Geology Department at the University of Aberdeen.
Deadline: Sunday, 2 July 2012

Zine submissions wanted
conjunctionzine are looking for submissions on the theme of ‘meat’
Deadline: 5pm Friday, 20 July 2012

Have your short film screened
Write Shoot Cut will be a FREE short film networking event, free to submit, free to attend. Submit your film now.
Deadline: Ongoing

Submit your work
tribe magazine is a UK based, online only international creative arts magazine, dedicated to showcasing the best in creative visual arts. Our ethos is for creativity and we work with a range of artists across all creative visual mediums.
Deadline: Ongoing

Submissions – Octavius Magazine
Octavius invites submissions of up to 3000 words of fiction or 120 lines of poetry. Octavius only accepts entries from students in Scotland, regardless of their studied subject.
Deadline: Ongoing

Our Penniless Write
We aim to foster experimentation in writing. We believe traditional structures of writing can be restrictive and we encourage those who do not adhere to the tried, tested and, therefore, validated conventions of literature and art writing.
Deadline: Ongoing

A.Gallery
This original creative platform wants to showcase your work.
Deadline: ongoing

Submit your art
Art Opinion is calling for artists of all varieties to submit work to their site.
Deadline: ongoing

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Artists’ International Development Fund
The programme offers early stage development opportunities for individual freelance and self employed artists based in England to spend time building links with artists, organisations and/or creative producers in another country.
3 Deadlines per year between Mar 2012 until Feb 2015:
each May, October & February

Want to Illustrate children’s books?
Five illustrators will be mentored by a carefully selected professional of the highest caliber. The scheme is funded by Creative Scotland & facilitated through Picture Hooks.
Deadline: Friday, 1 June 2012

Get Fresh – call for emerging designer-makers from the South West
contemporary crafts / applied artists / designer-makers (including photography, sculpture and print-making). Opportunity to exhibit and sell in our large contemporary gallery space. Are you resident in the South West (Bath, Bristol & Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire)? Are you a recent graduate? Self-taught and starting your career?
Deadline: Friday, 20 July 2012

Clackmannanshire musicians wanted
The Wee County Sessions is currently looking for Clackmannashire-based musicians to play acoustic music for the video blog.
Deadline: ongoing

Micro Commissions
Do you have a great idea for a new and innovative artwork, art project, exhibition, or online/digital project that costs £500 or less?
Deadline: Ongoing

B2 a Vanilla Ink Designer
Are you a jewellery graduate? Want a hand getting your career off the ground? Vanilla Ink could be the answer…
Deadline: Ongoing

The Big Idea – Live Briefs
inspiring young people and helping them turn their creative ideas into a reality. Paid position on live briefs.
Deadline: Ongoing

Portfolio-oomph
For online support covering all aspects of applying to Art College and your future art/design career.
Deadline: ongoing

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Read this blog to find out how to let us know about your opportunity.

After last year we enjoyed the comedy block of short films mostly by talented Scottish filmmakers and are going for a theme of comedy at this years festival. There isn’t a better feeling watching a film by hearing people laughing and seeing them smiling before, during and after the screenings. Comedy in all forms either being played dumb or intelligently cheers up the soul so we looked for feature films in Scotland that played to those strengths and we always go out to put on a bit of Highland hospitality and get the banter going before and after the screenings to make everyone feel more comfortable.

We were lucky in that we came across 2 Scottish independent features with one from Graham Hughes from central Scotland called the Big Slick and another belter from David Ryan Keith from Aberdeen called Attack of the Herbals. We are screening both of those films back to back at a new venue we will be using called the Loch Ness Backpackers Lodge, and we hope most of the foreign souls residing over the weekend at the lodge who will attend will be able to understand the Scottish accents and slang on offer on the Friday night of the festival and hopefully they don’t look confused and ask for subtitles!

After picking our Friday night double bill we then looked for a feature film to screen on the Saturday Night that would appeal to everyone from locals to tourists and went for one of the very first Scottish comedy films that still stands up as a classic today in Whisky Galore. So overall we have a feature set in the highlands, a feature set in the central belt and one in the north east.

To round off our Scottish feature list we found an action revenge thriller set in the North East entitled the Suppressor by Ara Paiaya to be screened on the Sunday afternoon. When we first watched the film we were surprised how good the action scenes were executed and have never seen anyone submit an action film to the festival, which we like features to be entertaining, funny or dramatic and a bit different to what you would usually get on your normal Cinema listings.

And now with the short films being decided at the end of April all that’s left is to get the show on the road again and deal with the usual questions about the monster? And yes I have seen it and she enjoys a wee dram at the Drumnadrochit Hotel on a Sunday afternoon, and if you have been or fancy coming to Loch Ness you’ll agree you won’t get a film festival with better scenery, just don’t blame the weather on us.

So the final line up at the festival being a Scottish comedy double bill starting May 25th at the Loch Ness Backpackers Lodge in Lewiston kicking off at 7pm with the Big Slick and followed at 9pm by the Attack of the Herbals.

Saturday is our full day of jam packedness (not even a word) and everything is screened at the Craigmonie Centre in Drumnadrochit with the short film blocks from 12-2pm and 3-5pm and then grab some fish and chips and rest before Whisky Galore at 8pm.

Our Sunday starts off at the Craigmonie Centre in Drumnadrochit from 12-2pm with a short film block and then we head off the real countryside about as rural as you can get for a film festival with the venue being the Abriachan Hall with a barbeque from 3-4pm (sunshine please mr weatherman) and then the last film the Suppressor from 4-5.30pm and then it’s the festival over for another year until 2013 before I get asked the usual question and yes I have seen Nessie, she frequents in the Clansman Hotel for Sunday breakfast.

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We don’t know a lot about Sam Gamble. All we know is that he’s from Winchester, and that he creates sounds that please our ears.

Listen more work from Samuel Gamble on SoundCloud.

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Wondering what’s happening this week? Here’s some events members of the network want you to know about:

ONLINE:

• Sketch a day
  Please take a look at my new project ‘Sketch a day’. This is a page that I hope will inspire people to draw. I plan to upload one sketch each day for a year.
  until Dec 21 2012 | online

ABERDEEN:

• Exhibition
  Aberdeen Artists Society Annual Exhibition
  Until 9 June | see site for times | Aberdeen Art Gallery
• ABERDUINO // electronic jiggery-pokery
  Aberdeen’s own electronic tinkerers and artist’s hackerspace will be running on the second or third Tuesday of every month. For anyone interested in micro-controllers, soldering irons, circuit bending, electronic jiggery-pokery and chin scratching.
  3rd Tues of every month| 6.30 – 8.30pm | Peacock Visual Arts
• Thursday Print Club
  Supervised evening sessions with the aim to help users become familiar with the workshops. For people who have previously attended a weekend class at Peacock or already have knowledge of printmaking.
  Each Thursday from 14 June | 5.30 – 8.30pm | Peacock Visual Arts

BALTIMORE:

• Go West – (expeditionists)
  An international multi-media exhibition featuring artists from France, Finland, Germany, Scotland and The United States.
  1 June – 30 July | see site for times | Area 405

BELFAST:

• Gamma Proforma presents MATA
  Live art from London graffiti legend SheOne, sounds from Audiosyncracy, Tiny Casino and more.
  26 – 27 May | check website for times | Menagerie Bar   

BIRMINGHAM:

• HIGH RIDES & LOW TIDES
  Is the first of 8 group exhibition of original works by Brothers of The Stripe. The show aims to bring together a mix of individual illustration styles & A unique Visual take on imaginative rides via land and sea.
  2 June | 12.30am – 9.30pm | The Custard Factory

BRACKNELL:

• At Play
  The exhibition examines play as a way of surviving boredom and of discovering the insecurity of the world, and the effect of random chance. It relates play to drawing – perhaps the most direct and free form of artistic expression.
  Until 17 June | see site for times | South Hill Park Arts Centre

CARDIFF:

• Take it to the Bridge
  A solo show by Bristol graffiti artist and illustrator CHEO, exhibiting his latest works, a new series of street art canvas paintings.
  Until 20 May | see site for times | SHO Gallery & Shop

DUNDEE:

• DUNDEE | DJCAD Degree Show 2012 
  An exhibition showcasing the exciting work of Dundee’s brightest emerging artists and designers.
  Preview:
  18 May | 6-9pm
  Exhibition:
  19 – 27 May | Monday – Friday 10am -8pm, Saturday – Sunday 10am – 4pm | Dundee
• BA Design & Creativity Degree Show 2012
  1 June, 6-8 June, 11-12 June | 10am – 6pm | The Space, Dundee College

EDINBURGH:

• The Oxfam Art Fair
  CURiO Gallery Presents: The Oxfam Art Fair – A one night only art sale for charity.
  18 May | 5 – 9pm | Blue Drill Hall
• Rhubaba Presents: Laurence Callaghan & Isabel Nolan
  Rhubaba is pleased to present an exhibition of painting and sculpture by Laurence Callaghan and Isabel Nolan
  Until 20 May | Friday – Sunday, 12-5pm and by appointment | Rhubaba
• Gianluca Maver
  An exhibition in a Leith B&B by Italian photographer Gianluca Maver.
  Preview:
  20 May | 2 – 6.30pm
  Exhibition:
  21 – 25 May | 2 – 5.30pm | Wallace’s Arthouse Scotland
• INKY FINGERS OPEN MIC
  Open Mic with space for you to read alongside top spoken word performers.
  22 May | 8 – 11pm | Negotiants
• Meet Me at the Coburg
  Exhibition features four different Illustrators & Photographers
  Until 23 May | 11am – 5pm | Coburg Studios
• Rock and Mineral
  CURiO Gallery Presents:Rock and Mineral – an art installation combining natural and manmade.
  23 – 25 May | 10am – 5pm | Blue Drill Hall
• Graders (+Q&A)
  Screening of Graders, a film about a Polish artist searching for her missing sister, followed by a Q&A
  24 May | 7.30pm | The Banshee Labyrinth
• The Edinburgh Napier University Degree show    
  25 May – 1 June | see site for times | Edinburgh Napier University’s Merchiston campus
• Exhibition: Trina Bohan-Tyrie | A Space in Time
  Expansive oil on canvas skyscapes by Edinburgh-based artist Trina Bohan Tyrie.
  Preview:
  Fri 25 May | 6:30 – 9pm
  Exhibition:
  25 May – 1 June | 11am – 7pm | art’s complex
• About Time
  Exhibition by Trina Boham Tyrie
  31 May-21 July | Tue – Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat 10am-2.30pm | Amber Arts
• EDINBURGH | MFA Contemporary Art Practice degree show
  a rush and a push and the land is ours – The 2012 MFA Contemporary Art Practice degree show
  1 – 11 June | 10 am – 8 pm | Edinburgh College of Art
• Heriot-Watt The School of Textiles & Design fashion graduate’s Fashion Show 2012
  2 – 8 Jun | 10.30am – 5.30pm | Dovecot Studios
• The 186th RSA Annual Exhibition 2012
  A highlight of the exhibiting year and features RSA Academicians and selected submissions from leading and emerging artists from across Scotland, as well as a number of specially invited artists and architects.
  Until 6 June | see site for times | The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
• Hidden Stories
  School of Textiles and Design Graduate Exhibition featuring work by graduating textile students and Creative Residencies, supported by Creative Scotland and with Mark Eley as Creative Director.
  7 June | 8 – 8.45pm | Dovecot Studios
• Exhibition
  Stevenson College HND2 Computer Art and Design final year exhibition
  Preview:
  8 June | 6:30 – 10pm | art’s complex
  Exhibition:
  9 – 17 June | 11am – 7pm | art’s complex
• 48 Hours
  An installation of work of Alex Hetherington
  8 – 9 June | 12 – 8pm | Inspace
• Blue Mondays at Media Education
  A free film screening followed by discussion and refreshments once a month.
  Mondays | from 6pm | The Space @ Media Education
• Writing Courses
  The Skriva Writing School offers courses in Novel Writing, Poetry, Short Story Writing, and Screenwriting; and welcomes all writers from beginners to advanced.
  throughout the year | see site for dates & times | Skriva Writing School

GLASGOW:

• ONE-DAY Sewing class
  A 6 h master class where we start at the beginning and you all will bring home a a heap of new knowledge about sewing and a wee bag you have made.
  classes from April – June | 10.30am – 4.30pm | Albert Drive Studios
• WHITE SPACE EXHIBITION
  White Space Art Exhibition.
  18 – 22 May | see site for times | The Lighthouse
• HND Photography – End of Year Show
  HND Photography from city college of Glasgow is having and end of year show.
  Opening:
  23 May | 6 – 9 pm | The Barras Art and Design Centre
  Exhibition:
  24 – 28 May | 6 – 9 pm | The Barras Art and Design Centre
• Glasgow Spaces of (Dis)location
  Glasgow Spaces of (Dis)location is a multidisciplinary postgraduate conference run by students from the College of Arts at the University of Glasgow.
  24 – 25 May | see site for further details
• Antonia Hirsch
  Tramway presents: Antonia Hirsch’s Komma (After Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun)
  25 May – 1 July | Tues – Fri noon – 5pm, Sat & Sun noon – 6pm | Tramway
• Lis Rhodes
  Tramway presents: Lis Rhodes’ Dissonance and Disturbance – screening of two 16mm short films.
  25 May – 24 June | see site for times | Tramway
• Startup Weekend Glasgow
  Top talent will be gathering in Glasgow for a weekend of company creation. In 54 hours transform an idea into a full product ready to
  launch. Anyone with a business idea is invited to come along and pitch on the Friday night, with the top ideas selected and invited to go forward.
  25 – 27 May | see site for times | Caledonia House
• BIG JESSIE // Donald Urquhart in Glasgow
  A selection of bold, new hand printed works created in collaboration with Peacock Visual Arts.
  Until 27 May | see site for times | The Brunswick Hotel
• QUEENS art exhibition
  To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, and to coincide with the national celebrations and extra Bank Holiday, 60 artists were asked to submit one piece that responds to the title QUEENS.
  25 May – 30 June | Tuesday – Saturday: 11am – 5.30pm | The Virginia Gallery
• Hole In My Pocket: The universe is very big, you are very small act accordingly
  an exhibition, performance and culinary experience attempting to understand the concept of the moment when viewed against the history of the universe.
  Until 31 May | see site for times | The Arches
• The BROOD exhibition
  A diverse exhibition of exciting new works from Glasgow based collective BROOD. This diverse exhibition showcases fresh pieces including photography, film and painting. ”
  Preview:
  1 June | 6-9pm
  Exhibition:
  2 – 25 June | 12 – 5pm | Glasgow Art Club
• Is there anything to do here, is there anything to see?
  An exhibition by Rob Kennedy including work by Colin Cook, Július Koller, Kostas Sfikas and Walter Sickert
  until 2 June | 11am – 6pm | CCA
• Cryptic Nights presents: Colour Deaf
  Colour Deaf are a cross-disciplinary collective, offering audiences an alternative experience in visual art and live music through installation and sonic design.
  7 – 8 June | 8pm | CCA Glasgow
• GLASGOW | GSA Degree Show
  The annual exhibition of work by the final year undergraduate and graduate students from the schools of Architecture, Design and Fine Art.
  9 – 16 June | Sat – Sat 10am – 7pm | Across Garnethill Campus, Skypark Campus and The Glue Factory (for MFA)
• All The Young Nudes – Life Drawing Club
  All The Young Nudes is happy to welcome you to the Flying Duck every Tuesday evening for a relaxed couple of hours sketching.
  Tuesdays | from 8pm | The Flying Duck
• Sewing workshops
  Second City is running workshops throughout the year and will be working towards an environment that will endeavour to nurture a fashion ‘think tank’
  Register your interest | Second City
• Photography Courses
  Street Level Photoworks have a number of photography courses with start dates in May & June. Digital, Black & white, Darkroom Printing, Publishing, Portraiture, beginners, advanced – something for everyone.
  Dates Vary so please look on site for details | Street Level Photoworks

LIVERPOOL:

• Robots and Avatars
  Join us in a place where robots and avatars form part of an exciting new reality. Co-curated by FACT and interdisciplinary design collective body>data>space, this major new exhibition showcases some of the most exciting ideas from international artists and technologists.
  Until 27 May | see site for times | FACT
• Liverpool Art Fair
  We aim to showcase the work of as many visual artists working and / or living in the Liverpool City Region as possible.
  31 May – 4 June | see site for times | Camp and Furnace

LOCH NESS

• Loch Ness Film Festival
  Loch Ness Film Festival is a small and independent film festival held at Loch Ness near Inverness.
  25 – 27 May | see site for more details

LONDON:

• Forking Paths, Mirrored Chambers: animation and artists’ moving image course
  Six week course. Locating the history of animation as the history of the twentieth century, the course loosely refers in its structure to revolutions in thought, namely Freud and the world of the interior; splitting the atom; man in space and the shock of the without; and the information age and the rise of the machine.
  Until 23 May | 7 – 9pm | LUX
• Fathom’s Deep
  A new show curated by Zombie Collective which will take place at the Hayward Gallery’s ‘This Is Not A Pop-up’ space.
  Until 3 June | see site for times | The Hayward Gallery
• Electronic Voice Phenomena
  Mercy presents an evening of glitch, poetics & performance
  31 May | see site for times | Cafe OTO

MANCHESTER:

• Future Everything
  FutureEverything celebrates the latest developments in art, music and technology through our annual festival and conference.
  Until 19 May | see site for further details
• Manchester Jelly
  Manchester Jelly is a free, casual co-working event for freelancers, home workers, telecommuters and small/micro business owners.
  Every Friday  | from 9am | Madlab

MONIACK MHOR:

• Writing for Radio
  This course is about the freedom and discipline of writing radio drama, about creating characters in sound, scene setting, narrative and dialogue. The course will also consider the practicalities of the writing life.
  24 – 29 Sept | see site for times | Arvon Foundation

NEWCASTLE:

• Marvellous travels on water and land – Helen Edling
  Edling’s new works effortlessly span a multitude of spheres.  Her creations whisper tales of fantastical journeys to distant places steeped in European folk theatre, early modern masquerade and the carnivalesque world of Gothic circus.
  Until 26 May | see site for times | Globe Gallery

PORTREE:

• Skyeworks Sewing with Lynn Pryde
  Join in each week to learn to sew something new (see projects list). All materials provided, plus lunch, tea/coffee and cake.
  Starts 25 may | see site for times & dates | Skyeworks Gallery  
• Jewellery Making for Absolute Beginners with Liza Hawthorne
  Learn the basic techniques required to make beaded costume jewellery
  Starts 28 May | 6 – 8.30pm | Skyeworks Gallery  
• Knitting Experience
  Bring all the wool you can or buy some Scottish pure wool at Skyeworks. Come along and try out our huge knitting needles! This fun morning offers you a chance to play with knitting on a different scale!
  Starts 29 May | 10.30am – 1.30pm | Skyeworks Gallery 
• Skyeworks Art with Marion and Alistair Boddy-Evans
  Tutored sessions aimed at beginners but anyone over 18 is welcome.
  Starts 30 May | 10.30am – 12:30pm | Skyeworks Gallery 
• Skyeworks Art with Marion and Alistair Boddy-Evans
  Informal, drop-in sessions for personal projects or working from the clothed model if there is one, with advice on hand as needed
  Starts 30 May | 2 – 4pm | Skyeworks Gallery  

SWANSEA

• When the moon fell out of orbit
  An exhibition of work by Fern Thomas
  2 June – 15 July | Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm | Mission Gallery

WALLINGORD:

• SUPERNORMAL
  An innovative weekend of art and music, in unfamiliar settings, where both impromptu and timetabled events can surprise and delight.
  10 – 12 Aug | See site for programme | Brazier’s Park

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AND (Abandon Normal Devices) is offering an unique opportunity for an artist to be in residence on a canal boat on and around the Manchester and Pennine waterways for approximately four weeks in August and September 2012.

The aim of this residency is to offer artists a dedicated period of time to develop research or a project in an unusual environment. AND are seeking applications from individuals / groups working in emerging artistic practice that questions normality. The artists should have an established background in their respective fields and should be able to demonstrate how a residency period at AND will assist the development of their research and practice. AND also encourages applications from collaborating artists, collectives and families.

There is a budget available to the resident artists/group, including an artists’ fee and stipend of £1500 GBP (to include any materials and/or production and living costs) and travel expenses to the UK of up to £1000 GBP.

Successful applicants will also receive full training on boat handling and maintenance.

Deadline for this residency is 5pm, Friday 25 May 2012.

To find out more information about the residency and how to apply, visit AND’s website here.

What started as a blog by the same name has grown into a website with the aim of helping generate talk and writing about art – and encouraging the visiting of exhibitions.

John says about EyeContact:
“There is a lot of promotional writing in Aotearoa New Zealand to help sell art, but not much evaluation or banter over related issues – with participants willing to be identified. That area is admittedly a notoriously difficult undertaking, for reasons both philosophical and social, but it is ultimately at least worth attempting if the intellectual climate of this country’s art community is to become more sophisticated.”

Whether you are just interested in what is happening in the art world globally or are interested in art criticism and review, it’s worth taking a look at EyeContact.

Visit the EyeContact website.
Follow EyeContact on Twitter.

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For more creative delights we’ve Spotted on the web take a look here.

Cagoule is Lewis Gourlay, a motion graphic artist and an award winning creative editor and director, and Abby Warrilow, a director and choreographer. Together they merge live action, movement and motion graphics to create fresh and imaginative films.

We really like the atmospheric music video they filmed in Rannoch Moor for Zulu Winter.

View more of Cagoule’s work on Vimeo and their website.
You can also find them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter and read their blog.

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There a quite a few interesting places in Zagreb, Croatia, that would be worth visiting, if you ever find yourself here – these are some of my recommendations.

Museum of Broken Relationships

The idea for the museum was conceived by Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić – recognizing that most of our life events are marked with rituals and ceremonies, but that such a ritual is misssing when it comes to ending a relationship. They asked people to share their break-up stories and donate an ‘artefact’ of the ended relationship. The idea was a huge success – the museum has amassed a vast collection of stories and objects, toured the world with the travelling show, and won the Kenneth Hudson Award for the most innovative museum in Europe. The objects on display vary from teddy-bears to axes, from wedding dresses to shattered mirrors. The stories behind them and the break-ups are often complex, moving, or even shocking – this exhibition leaves nobody indifferent.

Within the museum there is a charming coffee-shop where you can relax after seeing the show, and a gift-shop with unusual and funny souvenirs.

Lauba

Situated in a former factory, Lauba – People and Art House, exhibits the works of the younger and middle generation Croatian artists, and also serves as a laboratory for art experiments and a place of cultural innovation. This is the best place to get acquainted with the current Croatian art scene. The non-permanent exhibition changes monthly, featuring a large number of artworks, and is accompanied by workshops, lectures, artist talks and film screenings. It is also possible to watch the artists as they create their works or set up their exhibitions.

Lauba is open from 3-11 PM, and the coffee-shop at the entrance is a cool place for relaxing before or after visiting the show.

Medika

Yet another former factory, squatted a couple of years ago and turned into a meeting place for people of various interests. Within Medika, there are two galleries – the Grey gallery dedicated to graffiti, underground and street art, and Jogurt, which shows the works of young contemporary artists. Medika also hosts several festivals throughout the year (for example, Vox Feminae – Ladyfest Zagreb), as well as numerous music gigs of various genres, from dubsteb, reggae, and blues, to heavy metal. There is a very well-equipped library as well as a weekly flea-market, improvised cinema and studio space, garden in which a group of enthusiasts is growing vegetables, a space for multimedia experiments, and numerous workshops in which you can learn everything from computer science to circus skills.

Booksa

A coffee-shop for book lovers, near the centre of the town, with a great variety of local and international newspapers, magazines, and comic books. On an almost daily basis there are book-related events – book club, discussions, quizzes, talks with guest writers from Croatia and abroad, creative writing workshops. There is also a weekly French book club, French Wednesday. In the evenings you can enjoy acoustic sets by indie bands.

Muzungu

What makes this coffee-shop special is not just its lively and energetic interior, but also the fact that this place is dedicated to promoting fair-trade. It serves exclusively fair-trade coffee, and in their shop you can find hand-crafted objects and Bead by Bead jewellery from Africa. In the evenings there is live music – usually indie, jazz, or folk music by local bands, and stand-up comedy shows. Muzungu also gives local artists a chance to show their work on the walls, and organises charity/humanitarian events.

Greta

Greta is a recently opened gallery on the main street in Zagreb. It has already become very popular, due to their weekly rotation of exhibitions, interesting choice of artists and artworks, and openness to experimental art, installations and performances. This is the place where you can see the more edgy and thought-provoking works and meet a lot of interesting people. It is a very welcoming and fun place, and exhibition openings at Greta usually turn into parties that last until late into the night.

Studentski Centar

A place where you’re guaranteed to find a lot of interesting things is definitely Studentski Centar (Student Centre). The main building contains a students cafeteria/restaurant, a cinema, and a large venue where several annual festivals (arts, crafts, photography, music, and film festivals), exhibitions, and many music gigs take place. In the surrounding buildings you can find a gallery which shows young and contemporary Croatian artists, a theatre, and a coffee-shop. This is the place where you can get free dance lessons, attend photography and art workshops or participate in an art project yourself, listen to an interesting lecture, watch an art film, or simply attend a party in the evening.

Photo from last year’s Organ Vida photography festival

There is still time to take part in Papergirl Zagreb – the deadline is 1 June. Take a look at their blog to find out how to get involved.

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Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) Degree Show 2012, one of Dundee’s cultural highlights and a celebration of emerging talent, takes place later this month.

Around 10,000 visitors are expected to visit the exhibition of work produced by nearly 300 final-year students from all 11 undergraduate programmes, including Animation; Art, Philosophy, Contemporary Practices; Digital Interaction Design; Fine Art; Graphic Design; Illustration; Interior Environmental Design; Jewellery & Metal Design; Product Design; Textile Design; and Time Based Art & Digital Film.

A series of lectures by some of the leading figures in the world of art and design will mark the beginning of the Degree Show season on Thursday, 17th May. Find information about the talks here.

This year’s Degree Show also forms part of the Ignite 2012 festival, a 10-day celebration of creativity and culture across Dundee, Angus and Fife.

Find out more about the Degree Show here.

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