National Open Art Competition

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Call for entries.  Are you an artist who finds it difficult to access the art world, whether due to health, disability or social circumstances?  Submit your work for the national open art competition and create a gallery on the Outside In website.  Submit your work online for free from 22nd July 2011 to 20th July 2012.  Selected works will be shown at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, West Sussex from 27th October 2012 to 3rd February 2013.  Click here to find out more. or phone 07735 568531.

Barrington Farm Surgery Days: 28th November 2011 and 1st February 2012.  Click here to find out more.  To book your place contact 01692 650633 or email roar_art@hotmail.com

A Christmas Carol

The Original Dusmagrik Theatre Company will be presenting a new version of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” at the Gorleston Pavilion from the 17th – 19th November. 

With lyrics by Chris Blackwood and music by Piers Chater Robinson, the show faithfully follows the original story interspersed with rousing chorus numbers and delightful solos played live by a band under the direction of John Stephens.  Jonathan Rust, currently a second year musical theatre student at City College Norwich, is taking the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge. The show is directed by Mary Carter with choreography by Catherine Cook and Gemma Mays.

The show will run from Thursday November 17th to Saturday November 19th at 7.30 nightly with a matinée on the Saturday at 2pm.  Tickets £10 adults, £8 students, £6 children from Box Office 01493 662832 or book online www.gorlestonpavilion.co.uk

Great Yarmouth College of Art Building

Great Yarmouth College of Art, November 2011, copyright GYBC

Work on the College of Art building is now complete, ready for occupation by Flagship Housing.  The neglected college was becoming an ever more tragic sight., so it is good to see it refurbished by Flagship Housing for conversion to flats. The building works were undertaken by Wellington Construction under the architect Paul Dunthorn of Design Partnership. It is a listed building so the exterior has been returned to its former glory at any rate.  Above is a photograph of the building taken on completion, and below one prior to works!  See also  http://eastcoastnet.org/uncategorized/great-yarmouth-art-college/ for further photographs, and click here for information about the history of Great Yarmouth School of Arts and Crafts, later Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design.  Many artists such as  Emrys Parry, who taught at the College for many years, Bruer Tidman, Nick Ward, Janice Burgoyne and others, talk about their memories of the College in the Conversations with Artists on the Transitions site.

Great Yarmouth College of Art prior to works, copyright GYBC

Greyfriars Health Centre completed

Greyfriars, October 2011, photograph by B.Heriz

This building which used to look very sad indeed has now been restored for NHS use.  Work was also done on the church earlier this year, and the two buildings, along with the refurbished Ship Public House, next door, also for NHS, now present an attractve street facade.  The same can be said for the back of the buildings, and particularly the old fire-damaged Congregational Hall on Howard Street which had lost its roof and was completely derelict  prior to this restoration and the addition of a further storey.

Greyfriars NHS Centre, Howard Street, from the car park

Entrance to the Congregational Hall in 2010

The Congregational Hall, October 2011

Best of Brass at the Hippodrome

The Salvation Army Brass Band event is being held at the Hippodrome Circus  on the  28th October, 2011, starting at 7.30 pm.  It is a popular event and this is its  third year running.  This year’s programme will feature popular marches and works, including Karl Jenkins’ powerful Benedictus from his Mass of Peace.  Funds are being raised for Herbie’s Drop in Centre at the Great Yarmouth Citadel and the Palliative Care East appeal.  To book tickets, telephone 01493 844172 or book online at http://www.hippodromecircus.co.uk/.

Heritage Club at the Priory Centre

Join the Priory Heritage Club to enjoy looking at fascinating aspects of Great Yarmouth’s past, such as

* Everyday life during the 2nd World War
* The rail link to Great Yarmouth and the bucket and spade trade
* The growth of Yarmouth’s fishing industry

Tuesdays, 9.30-11.30am, The Priory Centre,  Priory Plain, Great Yarmouth

Contact: Priory Learning Team T: 01493 743023 E: learning@gyctrust.co.uk

http://www.priorycentre.co.uk/news.html

Norfolk Community Foundation

On 4th November 2011 Norfolk Community Foundation is making a presentation on grants available to local groups and projects, who is eligible and how does the application process work.  This will be given at the Great Yarmouth Charity Event to be held at the Priory Centre, Priory plain, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1NW.  After the summit schedule  which concludes at midday, The Norfolk Community Foundation will be availabe in the White Monks Room at the Priory from 12.15 pm to or to answer additional questions or discuss proposals.

The Big Lottery Fund will also be given a presentation at the Summit  on how charities can find and apply for funding from them.

The day will start at 9.15 am with a talk by Paul Cheeseman and Rob Gregory from the Great Yarmouth Borough Council communities and neighbourhoods team.

Application forms for the event are available from Brandon Lewis MP, 010493 334 004, Fastolff House, 30 Regent Street or call in at the Neighbourhood Centre, 143 Kings Street .

Tree/Crib Festival – Christmas 2011

OPENING EVENT: wednesday 7th December 2011 at 10.00 am

St. Nicholas Church Preservation Trust and the Parish of St. Nicholas have invited entries for the Tree/Crib Festival, which is hoped will be innovative, with both traditional trees and cribs and also those that are out of the ordinary. Imagination and lateral thinking were encouraged with the aim of creating a festival that will stand out from the other festivals in the area.  79 entries have been submitted.

As this is a fund-raising event for the fabric and organ of St. Nicholas Church a charge of £10 was asked for each exhibit (£5 for schools and colleges).

A charge of £2/adult will be made for those coming to see the festival (accompanied children under 16 years of age are free). Free entrance for exhibitors. There will be an opening ceremony on Wednesday 7th December at 10am. A trophy will be presented for the best tree or crib voted for by the public. They will be presented at the Mayor’s Carol Service on Friday 9th December in the evening.

A “Hunt the Snowman” competition will be organised for children.

The event will take place from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th December 2011 from 10.00am-4.00pm with a late opening until 7.30pm on Wednesday 7th December.

More information on the website: www.sncpt.co.uk

Blessing the Nets

St. Nicholas Church Preservation Trust is again hosting the Blessing of the Nets Service and Herring Snack on Sunday 2nd October 2011 at 6.30pm in the church. The service features sea songs by the Masquers and a talk on the fishing and its connection with the church by Margaret Gooch the Secretary of Great Yarmouth Archaeological Society.

The herring snack includes cooked, rollmop and marinated herrings, potato salad and bread rolls. Wine and Beer will be available. Tickets are £5 from Paul Davies, 01493 843647, or Brahams in Market Row.

‘Facing Hard Times’ – An International Open Exhibition

Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of an International Open Exhibition for contemporary art: ‘Facing Hard Times’.  An email version of the entry form is downloadable from http://www.barringtonarts.com/Events.html.  Deadline for submission is Thursday 8th Sept 2011.

Curated by Out-of-the-Box Independent Curators, this exciting international open art exhibition is to be held at Greyfriars Art Space in Kings Lynn, Norfolk for  two weeks from Saturday 1  to Sat 15 October 2011.

Led by curator Joa Manninen and artist Phil Barrington, OOTB Curators are looking for recent 2D works by artists in any medium, who particularly engage with social or economic issues; the broad concept of the exhibition is the impact of recent global economic crises on all our lives.

The resulting exhibition will also include the juried Best of Show Prize of £200 plus international publicity, a Best Emerging Artist Prize and all successful entrants have NO COMMISSION on any sales made of their work.

A very memorable Opening Event is also planned for the exhibition!

Click here for further information and entry form, or go to http://www.facebook.com/OOTB.Curators, or email to  joamanni@ulapland.fi

Alienation in the City 2, watercolour, 2011

26.009.11: In fact I decided to submit to this and had the above piece accepted.  The exhibition will run from 2nd – 15th October, 2011. Bridget Heriz