This in from Quay Arts in their own words. Ed
There’s lots to do at Quay Arts this Easter! We open with our fantastic, FREE music extravaganza Kashmir Fringe on Sat 28 Mar, whilst also celebrating our Young Quay’s nostalgia exhibition in the Learning Curve Gallery, and to top it off, we’re doing something never done before… layering The West Gallery floor with sand for experimental project Sandoodle for you to draw and doodle your creations into.
Don’t forget, there’s plenty of kids activities to make and create work with our artists, and you can also get involved finding a hidden talent in jewellery making or pottery at our Jubilee Stores Studios.
Our Café and Shop teams are more than happy to welcome you to their quarters, fuelling your appetites with delicious home-cooked grub and offering inspiring arts and crafts by local and regional makers.
Our general opening times are Mon – Sat, 9am – 5pm (10am – 4pm on Good Friday and Easter Monday, closed Sundays except for special events i.e. Kashmir Fringe). We look forward to your visit!
LIVE EVENTS.…
Kashmir Fringe
Sat 28 & Sun 29 March FREE
Kashmir Fringe showcases some of the best musical talent the Isle of Wight has to offer, and runs side-by-side with Quay Arts’ Kashmir Cafe at the Isle of Wight Festival. The line-up consists of some favourite acts who have appeared at Kashmir Cafe, and our Acoustic Originals events spread over two days on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March. Kashmir Fringe is a little taste of a summer festival at the end of winter, but without the mud! The event opens at 2pm on each day, and is free to enter. Quay Arts’ bar and cafe will be providing refreshments throughout both days.
Green is for Go
An Evening of Musical Celebration
Wed 8 April, 7pm – 11pm FREE
A free evening of musical celebration, featuring Afrobeat Rhythms with Fellowship Of The Groove, the honeyed tones of Paul Armfield, an all star jam session with Paul Butler from The Bees and Jon Thorne from Lamb. All musicians welcome to come down and jam.
Come and join some of the cream of the Isle of Wight’s musical community.
Plastic Mermaids
Sat 11 April, 7pm – 10:30pm SOLD OUT
Sun 12 April, 7pm – 10:30pm TICKETS ON SALE 10am MON 23 MAR
Plastic Mermaids are a 5 piece band from the Isle of Wight who have spent most of the last year hidden away in their home studio constructing a unique style of folkedelic dream pop. Weaving together vocal harmonies and a diverse selection of instruments they create folk melodies with experimental electronic textures, that occasionally build to an epic cinematic crescendo or just as likely drift away into the soundscape.
EXHIBITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES….
Sandoodle
Sat 28 March – Sat 18 April
The West Gallery
This Easter, remove your shoes and socks and step into the wonderful world of Sandoodle! This unique show puts you in the artist’s seat, capturing your sandoodles to form part of a film to be shown later in the year! The exhibition opens its doors at the same time as Quay Arts’ much-anticipated Kashmir Fringe weekend on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March and will be open until Saturday 18 April 2015. Sandoodle aims to be fun, provocative, unifying and truly experiential. There are no rules, just turn up, take off your shoes and socks and get stuck in!
nostalgia by Young Quay
Sat 28 March – Sat 18 April
Preview: Sat 28 March 12noon, all welcome
Learning Curve Gallery
As part of their Arts Award, Young Quay have devised an exhibition based on the theme of ‘nostalgia’. They settled on the theme after exploring a variety of ideas and taking inspiration from visiting Quay Arts exhibitions ‘Figured Out’ by Jenny Clayden, ‘Under the Ivy Night Rambles’ by Ed Boxall as well as Louise Bourgeois’ exhibition ‘A Woman Without Secrets’ at Southampton City Art Gallery.
This allowed the group think about exploring ‘nostalgia’ not only through the ages, but also through its emotional content, tapping into the darker side of the subject matter. The work exhibited is created and curated by Young Quay and shows different interpretations and viewpoints of what nostalgia personally means to them. There will also be a participatory element in the exhibition for visitors to add to.
OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS
The West Gallery 2015 OPEN
OPEN 2015 aims to present new and exploratory ways of interpreting the world around us. Emerging and established artists in the South region are invited to submit works in any medium and on any subject. There is no size limit. Simply go to our website to download an application form. One artist will be selected for solo exhibition in Quay Arts’ West Gallery. There is a one-off £20 fee to support administration and installation costs. Entrants must be 18 yrs or over.
Deadline for submissions: midnight on Mon 27 April.
Exhibition dates: Sat 23 May – Sat 11 July 2015
OPEN CALL TO YOUNG ARTISTS
Generation ART: Young Artists on Tour
Are you a young artist in England? Aged 4-18? Don’t miss this fantastic chance for your work to be shown alongside established artists in an exhibition that will tour to major galleries across the UK! Generation ART is a new exhibition that will begin at Turner Contemporary, Margate this June, before touring to New Walk Museum and Art Gallery and Soft Touch Arts in Leicester, and Quay Arts in 2016. If you’d like to see your art in these amazing venues – alongside work by established artists – all you need to do is send a digital image of ONE artwork by you of which you are particularly proud of.
Deadline for submissions: 10am on Tue 7 April 2015!
Submit your work online: www.engage.org/GenART
ART WORKSHOPS….
Kids’ Art: Stitchery
Sat 28 March, 10am – 12pm
£6
Bring your drawings to life using colourful wools and threads with artist Jo Johnson at Quay Arts. Take what you make home! Suitable for children aged 8 – 12yrs.
Saturday Family Pottery
With Clair Robinson at Jubilee Stores
Sat 28 March, 10:30am – 12:30pm
£6.50 children / £12 adults (8yrs +)
Come along to this monthly drop-in class, for all abilities. Children age 8 -11 welcome if accompanied by an adult. Over 12s can be unaccompanied.
All of a Flutter Family Drop-in
Wed 8 April, 10am – 1pm at Quay Arts
Thu 9 April, 10am – 1pm at Sandown Library
Fri 10 April, 10am – 1pm at Ryde Library
FREE
This Easter we have three FREE family arts and crafts sessions with local artist Hannah George. Drop in to Quay Arts, Sandown or Ryde Library for some spring, bird-inspired arty fun! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Supported by the Daisie Rich Trust.
Make a Ring Taster Day
With Kelly Fenton at Jubilee Stores
Sat 11 Apr, 10am – 4pm
£58
Make a Ring Taster Day offers an opportunity to make a ring from sterling silver and learn basic jewellery skills such as sawing out, shaping, forming and soldering. Materials included. Suitable for beginners.
Kids Creative Café
Tue 31 March – Sat 18 Apr
Rope Store Gallery, FREE
Kids’ Creative Café will back this Easter in the Rope Store Gallery, located on the sun terrace just outside of the Café. This is full of FREE creative activities for children to enjoy while their parents relax and sample some of the new speciality coffees and teas on offer.
Please note that activities are unsupervised, therefore children must be accompanied.
Image: © Used with permission of Rook4 – Malc Attrill
