Category: Arts & Culture

Isle of Man arts & culture news articles

National drama festival chooses Guernsey to play host next year

Guernsey News, 25 February 2010 – GUERNSEY has been chosen to stage the National Drama Festivals Association’s (NDFA) British All Winners Festival in 2011.
The British All Winners Festival (BAWF), sponsored by De Putron Fund Management, will host a week long experience from 23 – 30 July 2011, showcasing the very best of British amateur theatre.
Guernsey [...]

Butterfield to sponsor the Guernsey Music Centre Spring Concert

Guernsey News, 4 February 2010 – BUTTERFIELD will be instrumental in showcasing Guernsey’s young musical talent this spring.
The sponsored concert will take place on Saturday 6 February at St James Concert and Assembly Hall from 7.30pm. Performances will be given by the Youth Training Orchestra, Youth Wind Band and Youth Choir.
Conductors Keith Dawber, Tim Wright [...]

British artist David Hockney to be focus of Art Fund illustrated lecture by Douglas Skeggs

Guernsey News, 25 January 2010 – David Hockney, regarded as ‘The Old Master of the Modern World’, will be the subject of a lecture by world-renowned art historian and novelist Douglas Skeggs.
Douglas Skeggs’ Art Fund illustrated lecture on the artist will be held at St James on Monday 1 March and is sponsored by Investec.
Investec [...]

The Partnership Agency Sponsors Proms on the Pier

Isle News, 28 August 2009 – Leading full-service Advertising & Marketing group, The Partnership Agency has offered a substantial donation to the organisers of the ever popular, Last Night of the Proms event on Albert Pier in Guernsey on Saturday 12th September 2009.
Guernsey’s ‘Proms on the Pier’, as it is affectionately known locally is now [...]

Ernst & Young select talented trio after local art search

Isle News, 16 June 2009 –Three local artists have been chosen to create some unique works for Ernst & Young’s new office.
Richard Le Goupillot and George Prow will each produce a painting of a well known Guernsey setting in their particular artistic styles and Glen Irven will create a photographic piece along a Guernsey granite [...]

Ernst & Young wowed by number and quality of visual art search entries

Isle News, 8 June 2009 – ERNST & Young’s visual art search has attracted 26 local artists, all eager to be selected for one of three commissions the firm is offering.
The artists have submitted portfolios of their work and suggestions of the piece they would create for the firm’s new office along a theme of [...]

ERNST & YOUNG ON THE SEARCH FOR LOCAL ARTISTS

Isle News, 22 April 2009 – The search is on by Ernst & Young for three talented, local artists who will each be commissioned to create a piece of work focused on “Guernsey’s Beauty” for display in their new office.
Ernst & Young moves into a brand new office in Royal Chambers later this year and [...]

NEW BOOK ON WARTIME GUERNSEY – A CHILD’S WAR BY MOLLY BIHET

Isle News, 16 April 2009 – A Child’s War, by Molly Bihet, re?tells the story of Germany’s Occupation of Guernsey through the eyes of a young girl.
Molly’s touching account of life in Guernsey during the German Occupation brings the events of the Second World War to life through the eyes of a young child.
The Channel [...]