COAST AGM

 The Coast Annual general Meeting was held on January 18th 2011 and a Coast Festival Committee is now in operation!

Lots of exciting artists are organising their exhibtions for COAST - watch this space for further details coming soon...

 A sub fundraising group met just before Christmas a small group to discuss ideas. It was agreed that a buffet dance with the theme of Not the Royal Wedding should be promoted. The night will be for families, just like a wedding, with entertainment – but including a raffle and auction.  Watch here for more details coming soon...

Next meeting is 15^th Feb, 7.30pm at the Arts Centre.

Coast exhibition in Banff

Coast exhibition in Banff

You don't need to wait until May to see artwork brought to you by Coast. Today (10th Jan), sees the work of Gabi Reith on show on Banff High Street. At the Green Tree Cafe.

For anyone attending Coast 2009, you will remember a giant black and white artwork, a building wrap as you entered Banff, welcoming everyone to the festival. The initial idea of sponsoring a building wrap came from Paul Thomas of Allinhouse.com, a Macduff based exhibitions and conference display business. The idea was offered out to artists and Gabi was the winner, seeing her design of 20ft high Gannets in a highly visible position just over Banff Bridge.

Gabi was born and brought up in the Aberdeen area. She studied Drawing and Painting at Gray’s School of Art, graduating with an honours degree in 1998 and has been described as one of the top 20 young artists currently showing in Scotland - talented, committed and innovative. Gabi is inspired by the natural world and the traditions of Scottish story telling. With a young daughter at home‚ there is always inspiration from stories in the local dialect.

Coast exhibitions at the Green Tree

h the help of the Banff and Macduff Community Trust, the Coast organisers will be showing artwork at The Green Tree throughout the year. Income from sales will go to supporting the Trust and helping fund Coast events. If you would like to know more about Coast you can contact us at www.coastfestival.org.uk. The next festival will be 27th to 29th May 2011.

Plan to show Artist Books

Artist Pauline Littlewood who showed her fascinating and moving artists' books during Coast 2010 at Banff Library is planning to create a second event. These hand-crafted works examine the birth and effects of conflict and in 2011 will range chronolgically from WW2 to today. They will have a closer focus on the Middle Eastern conflict: how geography, history, politics and religions have shaped the situation and how the conflict in turn affects life there. The exhibits will include objects which further explore the expressive potential of The Book as an art form.

COAST meeting update...

Last Meeting

A chilly Coast 2011 group met on 23rd November to look at a few key things - including our new constitution. After informally adopting the tabled document we will make that formal on 18th January 2011 at our first AGM, where we'll become a community association. Do get in touch if you want to come along or join the group.

Programme ideas and Venues

I'll update more fully when we have information on events from people involved, but right now, we're still keen for people to come forward with projects - and in particular we're looking for new venues. We have some art groups who would appreciate a space, either for the weekend of the 27th/29th May, or maybe event for the week before too. The current plan is to gather as many events as possible around two main hubs. The first is Banff High St and Low St, and of course Duff House, and in Macduff going from the Town Hall up Duff St to the Arts Centre. More on programme later.

Coast Photos

Is there anyone out there with pictures from the 2010 festival we should see? We're looking for images to go on our blog and website, so any help welcome there. Just email them to Emma at  coastfestivalbanff@gmail.com...............................

Flotsam, Jetsam, Lagan and Derelict

The Banff & Buchan Arts Forum are creating an exhibition which will be exhibited at the Macduff Town Hall; it will include invited artists and have an 'open' element for everyone to submit work - further info to be announced later.

Flotsam, Jetsam, Lagan and Derelict
Launch of the Banff & Buchan Arts Forum exhibition project “Flotsam,
Jetsam, Lagan and Derelict” to be organised by the BBAF during the
Banff and Macduff COAST festival of 27th-29th May 2011.

An exciting exhibition of pieces in a standard small format, designed to make the viewer question the conventional ideas of material value in artworks.

All the work shown, no more than 12”x12”x4” in size, will be created
from: beachcomed, found, foraged, recycled, salvaged, homemade or
reclaimed materials.

All the pieces will be offered for sale anonymously at the same fixed price, by contradicting the standard assumption that it is the artist’s reputation and the purchase cost of materials that creates the value of an artwork we hope to oblige the prospective purchaser to attribute value using only their own judgment.
As a result it is just possible that they will also consider the
intrinsic value of natural resources as distinct from their market
prices.

It is intended that the exhibition, which it is hoped will
include contributions from several noted artists, which will not only
be of visual and artistic interest but will also raise awareness of
environmental problems particularly as they affect the coastal and
marine ecology.

Welcome to COAST 2011!

Welcome to Coast 2011, a Festival with a focus on visual arts being created by local artists, community groups, arts organisations and service providers in the Banff and Macduff area. The festival weekend will be 27th to 29th May 2011, but look out for lead-up earlier in May.
Our programme will include exhibitions, workshops, music and entertainment for the whole family, in venues across the Aberdeenshire harbour towns of Banff and Macduff. Facing each other across the Deveron estuary, the two towns have played host to three Coast Festivals at the end of May each year, heralding the bright summer months along the beautiful Banffshire Coast.
The programme is still in development, but opportunities will arise if you want to submit work to an open exhibition, sign up to a hands-on workshop or take part of creating an exhibition. If you have ideas for the Festival, let us know.
If you would like to be kept informed of events please e-mail us at
coastfestivalbanff@gmail.com
Postal address:
Bryan Angus, Coast Chair: 5 St Anne’s Terrace, Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 1AW.
Tel: 01261 812276

COAST photo diary 2010