The artist Sarah Cannell is running a rare one day landscape art workshop near Bungay on Tuesday 29th May and there are still places available – so don;t miss out – book now!!

You will learn how to use “Plextol” to transfer print black and white photographic images onto your own 3 foot by 2 foot piece of gesso-ed MDF and embed them in an original and startling full colour painting.

The workshop will cost £30 which includes ALL materials, including your own 3 foot by 2 foot MDF board.

You will also get the chance to show (and sell if you want) your painting in September – so you may make more than your money back!

For more information email jan@ollandstreet.co.uk
Web http://www.waveneyandblytharts.com

SPAN: OPEN SUBMISSION EXHIBITION  1 SEPTEMBER – 22 SEPTEMBER 2012
at the Minster Church of St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth

This year will see the first annual Great Yarmouth Arts Festival: A festival to celebrate and exite.

As a major element of the festival we are organising an open submission exhibition to be selected by three highly respected artists who have links with Norfolk.: Jonathan P Watts, Ivy Smith and Lee Grandjean

The exhibition will be organised and curated by Rebecca Weaver

To take part you must complete and return an entry form by Monday 23rd July 2012 to Sarah Campling, 2 Trinity Avenue, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 7DD

email address: span@greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk

Please note that SPAN is a truly open exhibition

Flyers with information and entry form have been distributed to local libraries and you can also download the  Entry Form from www.greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk

Edward Worlledge School in Southtown, near the GY College entrance on Suffolk Road, has successfully bid to be one of the few lucky venues chosen for a performance outside Norwich of this wonderful event from Australia, presented by the Norwich and Norfolk Festival.  “Don’t miss the first chance in 65 million years to get up close and personal with a dinosaur!  Children will have the opportunity to feed, water and care for the life-like prehistoric marvels in the fabulous show.”  Free event, 10.30 am and 1.30 pm on the 25th May only.

There will be a Jubilee Garden Party at the Great Yarmouth Community Library on Friday 25th May 3pm-5pm., and all are welcome!

There will be :

Light refreshments, plant and craft stalls, sow a seed activity, children’s craft activities, the Tollhouse Museum will be open with crown and tiara making and a West African drumming performance . Also an opportunity for people to share their memories of previous jubilee events or even the coronation for the museums archives.

Also in preparation: Bunting Making Workshop Thursday 24th May from 1.30pm-4.30pm . please come along if you can.

The Tolhouse Museum with its historic Gaol and the 16th Century and the Elizabethan Museum are open from 1st April.  If you visit any one of these museums, there is a discounted entry to the other two.   For further information about Great Yarmouth Museums, including opening times and admission prices,  go to www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk  or email yarmouth.museums@norfolk.gov.uk or tel. 01493 743930. 

The Nelson Museum at 26 South Quay is open  February to November Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm and Saturday & Sunday 1pm – 4pm.  For more information go to  www.nelson-museum.co.uk/. 

The wonderful English Heritage Great Yarmouth Row Houses next door on South Quay are open from 1st April Monday to Friday 11am – 4 pm, closed Saturday and Sunday except Good Friday and Easter Monday (but not Easter Sunday), open 11am – 4pm and other holidays.  For more information click here for the Great Yarmouth page on the EH website.

Independent museums in Great Yarmouth are Ernie and Karen Child’s private museum collection in the labyrinthine Great Yarmouth Potteries and Valerie Howkin’s private collection including toys and royal memorabilia in King Street, just south of St. George’s.

Museum events in May and June are:
Library Garden Jubilee Party on Friday 25th May, 3.00-5.00 pm:  Crowns and tiaras  – craft activity at the Tolhouse Museum nearby the library garden in Tolhouse St. , where other events are also taking place to celebrate the Jubilee.

A Right Royal Reminisce over Half Term, Friday 1st June, 2-4pm, at the Time & Tide Museum:  Commemorate this year’s Diamond Jubilee with a special look at Great Yarmouth’s collections and memorabilia, exploring our local links to the Royal Family.

‘That’s the way to do it’, a puppet workshop at the Time and Tide Museum, 6th June, 11am – 4pm. Be inspired by toys from the past to design and create your own puppet theatre. Watch Rollo’s traditional punch and Judy show, the original seaside entertainment.

Exploring Explorers at the Time and Tide Museum on Friday 8 June, 11am – 4pm. A day of activities exploring objects which have been brought back to Yarmouth by intrepid explorers and are now on display in our You are Here exhibition.

Applications for up to seven eye-catching, innovative, challenging films to be made into a half-hour film for Channel 4 in 2013 are now invited.

Writers, directors and writer/directors within the UK that are building a track record and a career in film and television drama are invited to apply. Submissions from multicultural, the four nations and region-based film-makers are encouraged.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 2 July 2012.

For further details please visit: http://www.touchpapertv.com/comingup.html

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced the launch of a new £1 million small grants programme for people to get involved in their heritage. Called ‘All Our Stories’, the programme will provide grants of £3,000 to £10,000 to support charities, community groups and heritage organisations running local history projects. The types of activities that can be supported include:

• visits to places like historic buildings, landscapes, parks, burial grounds, museums, archaeological sites or industrial heritage sites like railways;
• using collections like archives, libraries and museums, including collections held by people in the community;
• talking to people who know about heritage or holding workshops, talks and sessions exploring people’s memories;
• recording things like people’s memories or local wildlife;
• scanning old photographs and documents;
• archaeological digs or surveying historic buildings.

 To be eligible for funding organisations will need to share what has been learnt by holding or producing things like:
• community events;
• digital things like smart phone apps, DVDs or websites;
• display boards;
• exhibitions;
• guides/trails;
• leaflets or books;
• packs for schools;
• performances.

HLF is working in partnership with universities throughout the UK to offer support with activities. The closing date for applications is the 31 July 2012.

For information visit:  www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/Allourstories.aspx

Artistic Director of the Globe, Dominic Dromgoole and Globe regular Bill Buckhurst will co-direct Hamlet, which is widely considered to be Shakespeare’s masterpiece. During his time at Shakespeare’s Globe, Dominic has directed many productions including Shakespeare’s Henry V (2012), Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 (2010) and Love’s Labour’s Lost (2007 and 2009). Bill has worked most recently with Globe Education, directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet for its Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank project.

Hamlet encompasses political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humour. Using an Elizabethan-inspired stage – influenced by paintings and etchings from Shakespeare’s time – it is set against the amazing backdrop of Bungay Castle in a production that is set to capture the imagination.

The leading actors have been announced and they include RADA graduate, Michael Benz taking the role of Hamlet, with Carlyss Peer playing Ophelia. Since graduating, Michael has performed in Trevor Nunn’s production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and in 2011 appeared with Ralph Fiennes in The Tempest, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Carlyss performed in Sir Peter Hall’s production of The Rivals in both Bath and London.

For more information and to book your tickets please contact The Fisher Theatre Box Office on 01986 897130 or visit our website at www.fishertheatre.org