In addition to those items listed in the Guide the following are taking place:

1.  Jayne Huskisson will be demonstrating her silk painting in the Ucheldre Centre on Weds 19 and 26 Mar from 10am - 5pm.

2.  Carloe Randall's work is also on show as below:

Menai Bridge Library

Ffordd y Fair,Menai Bridge LL59 5AS (by the bus stops). 01248 712706.

Mon Closed; Tues 12.30-6pm;Wed 10-12.30; Thurs 2-7pm; Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 9.30-12.30.

RUBY

Dale St, Menai Bridge LL59 5AW  01248 714999.

Open during Arts Weeks from 1100 in mid-week and Sats from 9am all day and Suns between 12-5pm.The restaurant will provide morning coffee, but please avoid lunch and dinner times unless having a meal there !

3.  Preview of new Sign Dance Film in Ucheldre Centre, Holyhead (01407 763361) sat 29 Mar at7 for 7.30pm. 

Welcome to our fifth Anglesey Arts Weeks!

During the Open Studios and Galleries weeks, visual artists and one musician, open their studios to visitors.  You may find anything from cards and prints to buy, to exhibitions and installations of contemporary art to see in studios, chapels, barns, sheds, galleries and artists’ homes; a chance to meet and talk with the artist, often over a cup of tea, and gain a unique glimpse of the artistic process.

The Anglesey Arts Weeks 2008 - Open Studios and Galleries - will take place from 15-30 March 2008 over the Easter period.  Further details later.  Still last minute opportunity for artists to join in.

Contact Mike Gould on mg@ucheldre.org 

Many congratulations to the Anglesey based Traeth Male Choir on its recent success in the Chief Choral Competition at the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales.  The Choir is proud to be a member of the Anglesey Arts Forum.

On Wednesday 19 September, the Choir will join a choir from Tennessee, USA in a concert at Mariah Chapel, Llangefni, and during October will undertake a Concert Tour of the Republic of Ireland.In 2008, the Traeth Choir will appear at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The independent media company "Vision Thing" has been commissioned by BBC Radio Wales to produce a radio series called "Community Legacy" - the series involves them visiting various parts of Wales - in this instance Anglesey to run workshops.  The aim is to show people who are interested in taking part how radio production works.

They are hoping to hold workshops in the Anglesey area in late September/October - dates and venue to be confirmed.  There will be an initial "meet and greet" session where one of their producers, Rob Alexander, will meet up with interested people and explain how the workshops will work - people will then be invited to email their ideas for feedback, prior to the next workshop - this might take the form of an interesting local story, some scripted material, a poem etc.  There will then be another 2 workshops in which people will be shown how to shape the ideas, record and edit material.  Some of the material will then be broadcast by BBC Radio Wales.

(Please note change of date from earlier announced 20 September)

I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours

Following last year’s enjoyable evening we continue with the idea of an AGM with a difference.  We want to keep the business side to absolute minimum, say 15 minutes, and make it an opportunity for members to share and show examples of their work over the past year.  We envisage it being a highly informal event with the opportunity to display sketchbooks, drawings, photographs, paintings, publications  or other work throughout the room.  For the performing arts we will have a couple of TVs and a projector if anyone wanted to show CD/DVD/Videos.  In addition there will be an opportunity for up to 10 volunteers to talk/perform/sing for a maximum 5 minutes; please complete pink form and return as soon as possible (obtainable from Ucheldre Centre). The rough timetable is as follows:
               Venue: Ucheldre Centre,  Holyhead.    Date: Thursday 27 September 2007
         Timings:  5.30pm doors open – lay out/set up work, 6pm mingle, browse, munch and drink, 7pm start

We hope that those of you who took part in the fourth Anglesey Arts Weeks found it of benefit.  General feedback has been good and next year’s will be 15-30 March 2008.

We need monitoring feedback to report to our funders and modify plans for next year.  If you haven’t returned your form yet please do so.

Everyone is welcome to a wash-up meeting, to discuss this year and plan for next, on Tuesday 19 June 2007 at 7pm in the Ucheldre Centre.

A reminder that the AGM is on Thursday 20 September 2007 at 7pm in the Ucheldre Centre; in the absence of any other suggestions we would propose to have same format as last year’s successful evening – a show and tell.

 New members or those intending to join in next year are. of course, very welcome to attend. 

The 2007 Anglesey Arts Weeks ended last Sunday 15 April, and we would like to thank all participants and visitors alike for their interest and involvement.  We have yet to have full feedback but, once again, a very positive response particularly to the very smart Guide.

Next year's dates are set for Easter, 15-30 March 2008.

So congratulations to everyone on another successful event. 

It's still great, great weather on Anglesey, so if you are hesitating about coming to see the Arts Weeks don't - get in your car or on the bus or train!  Don't delay, this weekend (14 and 15 April) is the last one of the Weeks.  There is plenty to see and you can incorporate a walk or beach trip in between visits to studios and galleries.

The studios and galleries open this weekend are listed below. Also the exhibition in the Canolfan Ucheldre Centre in Holyhead, where many of the artists taking part are displaying one or two pieces of their work is still on.  In addition there is a harp concert on Saturday in the Ucheldre Centre at 10.30am with Deian Rowlands and, for something completely different, later that day at 7.30pm a bands night featuring Valleum, Frizbe, Gola Ola and surprise guest appearance of The Bedheads.  The Sunday film is the animation Barnyard showing at 3.30pm in Ucheldre again.  Julie Roberts is the artist in residence in Ucheldre on Saturday 10am-1pm.

Welcome to our fifth Anglesey Arts Weeks! 

This year we are celebrating the rich and varied creative talents on Anglesey by holding the Arts Weeks in two parts; Open Studios and Galleries over the Easter two weeks and then, in October, the Performing Arts.

During the Open Studios and Galleries weeks, visual artists and one musician, open their studios to visitors.  You may find anything from cards and prints to buy, to exhibitions and installations of contemporary art to see in studios, chapels, barns, sheds, galleries and artists’ homes; a chance to meet and talk with the artist, often over a cup of tea, and gain a unique glimpse of the artistic process.