MMV Art Painting Course.

Painting The Nude.

A two day life painting course led by Dougie Muego DA
at Gracefield Art Studios in Dumfries.
Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th November from 9.30 – 4.30 each day.
The cost is £85/£75 concession and places are limited, so please book early to secure a place. Contact Dougie on 01387 279888 to book. Please make cheques payable to MMV Art Limited. In the event of insufficient numbers, cheques will be returned.

This is an opportunity to try life painting in a small group with appropriate support or a chance to revisit it for the more experienced.
The model will pose from 10.00 – 12.30 and from 1.30 – 4pm with an hour for lunch and short rest breaks.

Dougie studied drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art and has long experience of working from the figure. Morning coffee is included. Morning coffee is included - participants can buy lunch in the Gracefield cafe or bring their own if preferred.

Public Art Commission Call for Submissions

Spring Fling 2010 Public Art Commission, £4,500

Deadline for proposals: Monday 23 November 2009

Spring Fling , Scotland ’s premier open studios event, will take place across Dumfries and Galloway from 29 to 31 May 2010. As part of the event, the organisers are looking to commission a one-off public art work, ideally involving sound and/ or light.

Further details of the brief will be available next week on the website www.spring-fling.co.uk.

To register interest, or request a copy of the brief contact Colin Tennant, Visual Arts Officer for Dumfries & Galloway:01387 262084 or email: colin.tennant@dumgal.gov.

Urgent Announcement for Spring Fling 2010 Applications

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to a change in the application system this year, and the launch of an online application facility, some people seem to have genuinely missed the deadline for applying to Spring Fling 2010. The committee has, therefore, decided to extend the deadline from today (Thursday 1 October) until 9am on Monday 12 October. Applications can either be made online at www.spring-fling.co.uk or by post (to request an application form by post please contact Rhiannon Batten or Colin Tennant at Gracefield Arts Centre, on 01387 262084).