NEOS CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR @ BV

For the third year Bridge View Gallery is offering craftspeople and maker members of NEOS the opportunity to set up a stall at the opening of their Christmas show on 1st December. (6-8pm)
I would like to invite you to take part in the fair. Tables are booked on a first come basis and space is limited so early booking is essential .

Once again a booking fee of £5 will go directly to NEOS funds for the next years event.

Set up will be the afternoon of Thursday 1st December

Commission of 35% with 10% going to NEOS funds
　
I do hope you will consider taking part as this helps keep NEOS and the individuals participating in the public eye throughout the year.

book your place by contacting francescrawford@yahoo.co.uk
www.bridge-view.co.uk

Frances Crawford Art
Art Leasing Consultancy
Allathumpach
Glen Deskry
Strathdon
AB36 8XL
tel: 01975651719

Blairs Museum

Blairs Museum have been in touch and would like to call out to North East Artists...


Recently restored portrait of the young Bonnie Prince Charlie

We are already entered for the NEOS 2011 but would like to put out a call to
all artists that we are actually available as a venue for exhibitions all
year round as opposed to just that week. We welcome artists working with
different types of media, only mindful of the fact that as a Catholic
organisation it could not conflict with their policies. Previously, we have
had photographers, watercolourists and textile designers who use a large
display area at the back of a beautiful and ornate church. We are out of the
way (4 miles out on the South Deeside Road) but enjoy scenic and peaceful
surroundings.


Mary Queen of Scots costumes

We don't ask for a percentage of any sales, only a donation of a piece of
artwork which we can include in our annual raffle to raise money to keep the
museum open. As the curator is present all year round, weekdays between 0900
and 1500, the artist does not need to be 'in residence'. However, we would
welcome talks/working practice wherever possible.

Please contact Vikki Duncan, curator, on 01224 863767.
www.blairsmuseum.com



NEOS 2011: 10th - 18th September
Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

Are You Ready?

The on-line application for NEOS 2011 is now LIVE!

Please visit http://northeastopenstudios.co.uk/createaccount.asp and follow all the instructions there!

We are ready ... are you? 10 Top Tips for making your entry!

1. Think about the benefits of having your own entry, even when holding a group Open Studios. This will help make you accessible all year to potential clients/audience.
   
2. Do read the newsletters .. there will be important NEOS information in them!
   
3. Really think about your image .. and how it best sells YOU!
4. Please make sure your image is named IDENTICALLY to your entry name, when you send it to us.
5. Practice your wording and think about how best it raises your profile.
6. Very important! YOU are responsible for YOUR entry. Get a friend to proof read your entry.
7. Think about how people will find you from your directions, why not do a dummy run yourself?
8. Send your payment promptly please, made payable to North East Open Studios.
   
9. On the reverse of your cheque please write your entry name IDENTICALLY to your entry.
10. Proof read the map when we send it out for proof reading!

We have changed the index page on the NEOS website .. so you can keep an eye on what is happening at a glance .. why not bookmark it and then you can find the page instantly & make your searching a bit more easy!
If you have any questions, need to find a venue or any news you would like to share do check out the committee and get in touch!

Please don't forget to keep checking the web site , the news page, the NEOS Blog, our Facebook page as well as twitter too!

the deadline for Entries is the 12th of April 2011 - tell your friends! spread the word!

Perrr-fect News!!

Alice Stewart was delighted to tell us that she and other NEOS artists had been approached to design & decorate one of the 15 Kelly's Cats in this years fund raising for the The Diced Cap Charitable Trust. Kelly’s Cats are iconic to Aberdonians and are the leopards that adorn Union Bridge.

The Diced Cap Charitable Trust was founded in 1990 and is a Registered Scottish Charity unique in the UK, being run voluntarily by Police officers, support staff from Grampian Police along with a number of retired officers and associates. Although associated with Grampian Police the charity exists as a separate entity.

The aim is to improve the health and well being of any deserving persons, resident in or connected with the Grampian Police force area. Although it is a comparatively small charity DCCT has raised and donated a considerable amount of money and this year, their 20th year, they hope to hit the £1,000,000 mark.
Acting as an effective catalyst in attracting other sponsors / monies to the many individuals, charities and organisations that Diced Cap supports.

DCCT Aim is to:
• Create immediate impact locally.
• Bond communities.
• Help those abandoned by other agencies.
• Reduce social exclusion.
• Empower rather than enforce.
• Encourage & recognise good citizenship.

As this is a special year for the trust, they are trying new initiatives to raise money, so the completed Kelly's cats were auctioned off at their Winter Ball at the Marcliffe, Pitfodels on Saturday 13 November, with money donated to local causes.

Platform 22 artists & makers call for NEOS

Platform 22 Gallery is looking for artists and makers for this years NEOS week

11th to 19th September 2010

In particular we are looking for participants to exhibit as well as demonstrate skills for making their work. Platform 22 would like to showcase a selection of 3D works for the event in ceramics, glass, wood, textiles and jewelery. We would like each participant to have their own entry in the NEOS booklet, but this is not essential.

Please call Emma Pattullo for more information, on 01339 882039 or email mail@platform22.co.uk as soon as possible!

NEOS2010 deadline for application is 12th April & the entry fee £99 ~ please visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information and to register your application.

Tolquhon Gallery Exhibition

Kids Art Workshops

Annabel Pattullo is holding a wonderful Valentines Decopatch Kids Workshop at Platform 22 Gallery on Monday 8th February 4 to 5pm. It is the perfect craft to "make & take" home with you ... just in time for Valentines day! Places are limited, so book now to avoid missing out!!!

Annabel will also be starting a Children's Art Club at Platform 22 Gallery, for 8 to 12 year olds after school on Mondays . The Winter and Spring programme begins on Monday 22nd February, for 5 weeks and will include printmaking, junk art, painting, blue-print photography and textile design.

For more information about the workshops at Platform 22 Gallery, or booking enquiries please call 013398 82039 or email mail@platform22.co.uk

Feminine Landscapes

Book Signing & Exhibition with Ingeborg Bodzioch

October is international breast cancer awareness month. In support of the campaign Platform 22 will be hosting a special event featuring work by Torphins artist Ingeborg Bodzioch.

On the evening of Friday the 30th of October, from 7 pm, you are invited to attend a preview of Ingeborg's artwork and listen whilst she reads extracts from her book "The Soliloquy of a Female Crisis". The book has been written and illustrated by Ingeborg along with Cecelia Ottenweller and Tony Bodzioch, and was published with the breast cancer awareness cause specifically in mind.

On Saturday the 31st Ingeborg will be at Platform 22 from 11am until 3pm to sign copies of her book and to talk about her work and experiences. The exhibition will then run for a further two weeks ending on the 14th of November.

All profits from sales of the book will be donated to CLAN (Cancer Link Aberdeen and North) as will profits from the sale of cakes and home baking in the Platform 22 coffee house.

We hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be an inspiring and uplifting event.


NEOS 2009: September 12th - 21st. Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

Art Exhibition Stonehaven town hall

ART EXHIBITION
STONEHAVEN TOWN HALL



Friday 28th August 2pm - 8pm
Saturday 29th August 10am - 6pm

Featuring local artists and makers including:
Jacky Niven * Ros Callender * Bern Ross * Kate MacKenzie * Pam Hamilton * Hilary Firth * Alison Stewart * Ian Shewan * Roseanne Shewan * Susan Wilson * Pauline Newman * Ranjit Barry * Pauline Murray * Amy Murray * Jane MacKenzie * Trina Stark * Lesley Duff * Janice Headrick * Gay Halley * Cath Roberts * Rosy Long



NEOS 2009: September 12th - 21st. Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

junction art and gifts 1st birthday bash