KDAF 2012 exhibition at Milton of Crathes,Banchory

The preview to the last KDAF exhibition will take place this Friday 27th April 2012

The winners of the competitions will be announced at the preview

at The Milton of Crathes Gallery, Banchory.

All welcome

2012 KDAF art exhibition and competition to be held at The Milton Gallery, Crathes

2012 KDAF art exhibition and competition 

including

Young Artist Category (ages 16-20)

 at the

Milton Gallery, Crathes

by kind permission of

James Burnett of Leys

28th April to 13th May

Please follow this link for more information:

2012 leaflet 

 

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16, and entrants must reside in either Kincardine or Deeside area*. They are invited to submit 2 or 3-dimensional original works of artin any medium (except photography and digital imaging).

No copies or prints of existing art works

should be submitted.

Works should be of recent origin and not previously exhibited in this event.

Awards:

Milton Gallery Award for 3-D

The Lost Gallery Award

The Sybil-Jean Swann Memorial Trophy

(People’s Choice) – donated by KDAF

Upper Deeside Art Society Award for 1st Time Exhibitor

Larks Gallery Award

Timmie Penny Young Artist Trophy

(Age 16-20 years)

 

These awards will be given out at the Preview on Friday 27th April

(except the People’s Choice, which will be given on

Sunday 13th May at 3pm).

 

Work Specifications:

All entries must be labelled with form attached (please copy as necessary).

2-D works must be framed and ready for hanging with D-rings and cord

(clip frames are not acceptable).

No work to be larger than 100 x 75 cm (approx. 3’ x 2.6’).

3-D items must be of a size and weight which are manageable by one person.

 

KDAF AGM 2011

A fascinating talk at the KDAF AGM at the Woodend Barn Banchory by violin maker Ian Greig about his craft.

Art Competition application forms available online and from The Milton Gallery, Crathes and Platform 22, Torphins

Application forms:

KDAF art competition 2011 Application form

Application forms can also be filled in on the day at The Milton Gallery.

Handing in days are:

Saturday 23nd April 12pm – 3pm
Sunday 24rd April 12pm – 3pm
Monday 25th April 12pm – 3pm
Tuesday 26th April 12pm – 3pm

KDAF Fiddle competition rules and application form

Please click on the links below for an application form and further information about the fiddle competition.

KDAF Fiddle Competition Application Form REVISED May 2011 pdf

KDAF Fiddle Competition Application Form REVISED May 2011 pdf

KDAF Fiddle Competition Rules REVISED May 2011word doc

KDAF Fiddle Competition Application Form REVISED May 2011 word doc

Contact

Gordon Jack, Project Administrator (Fiddle Competition)

Mobile: 07813 256 493 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            07813 256 493      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Email: gordonjack@tiscali.co.uk.

Press and Journal February 18th 2011: KDAF Fiddle competition press release. ‘Ian Greig, of Banchory, has given the handmade violin as a prize to the Kincardine and Deeside Arts Forum.

To read the KDAF Fiddle competition press release in the Press and Journal please click on the image below.

 

KDAF fiddle competition: First prize is a violin made and donated by Ian Greig of Banchory.

Kincardine and Deeside Arts Forum are holding a Fiddle Competition
in November 2011 with the first round being held in
September leading up to the final on the 16th November.
The purpose of this competition is to help raise the profile of young
musical talent and highlight the role of Kincardine and Deeside
Arts Forum in supporting all forms of artistic activity among
groups and individuals within the Aberdeenshire South area.

It is an unusual competition in that it is open to both classical and
traditional players.

KDAF gave grant assistance to Ian Greig of Banchory to enable
him to attend the Newark School of Violin Making. Ian is
very generously gifting one of his hand made violins as the
prize for this competition.
The violin was made in 2008 and is an interpretation of Sacconi Cessols, Antonio Stradivari violin of 1716 and has an insurance value of between £6000 and £7000.
To be eligible to enter the competition, the applicant must have a connection with the Kincardine and Deeside area and must be under 20 years of age on 31st December 2011. The winner will be an individual who shows their passion for the violin and for music in general and will give three performances on the violin at events across the Shire.

For more information, please contact;
Gordon Jack, Project Administrator (Fiddle Competition)
Mobile: 07813 256 493
email: gordonjack@tiscali.co.uk

Closing date for entries – 30th May 2011

KDAF: previous art grant awards

Deeside Arts Forum has awarded several grants to young musicians, enabling them to attend music courses and summer schools.
Other personal development grants have included an award to enable an artist to attend a course on making hand-made paper to enhance
her art and to enable her to run classes on this subject in her local community.
Project support grants have been awarded to the “Yellow’s on the Broom” Arts Festival, “Sideline Multi Arts”, based at Woodend Barn
running workshops culminating in an annual performance and “Fèis Spè Ltd”, a ceilidh music group of sixteen young musicians, four of
whom live locally.
The Forum has also supported North East Open Studios, the newly-formed Woodend Music Society, The Burn’s Quoir, The Banchory
Birl, Grampian Young-Arts, The Finzean Project “Portrait Of Our Time” and The Tarland Welfare Trust.

The Stonehaven Recorder Consort

The Stonehaven Recorder Consort has had a very busy year. Most of
our players live in or around Stonehaven, so we are fortunate we can
get together quickly if we need extra rehearsals, or indeed celebrate
birthdays or and family occasions (a bonus we hadn’t thought about
when we got together!).
This year’s weather has curtailed some workshops-we had hoped to
get together with the Brechin group, but road conditions did not permit.
For Christmas 2010, (between snow storms!) , we accepted the kind
invitations of Edenholme and Clashfarquhar Old Folks Homes to play
carols. Afterwards, we enjoyed a chat and a cup of tea with the residents at Edenholme, and the following week met the Day-care ladies at Clashfarquhar, who took a great interest in our instruments, and joined in with alacrity on the percussion instrument we are collecting.
Playing in a group, whatever the weather, is a joyous activity and really
concentrates the mind on the pleasure of playing together, and it is a
even greater fun to share it with others. We are very fortunate to have
an enthusiastic leader (Anne Bellarby) who constantly challenges our
progress and performance, and has a wonderful knack of persuading
us to try working on instruments other than our own.
We always feel brighter after a rehearsal, and feel we have really grown
in confidence and musicality over the last year. We play a wide range of music –Scottish, English, Baroque, Renaissance, Jazz and Popular –
but if we need a lift at the end of a busy workshop we play Handel as
he always gives us a boost!

Sue Reid/Liz Hunt

Kincardine and Deeside Arts Forum (KDAF)

The Kincardine and Deeside Arts Forum (KDAF) is a voluntary organisation which promotes all forms of artistic activity among groups and individuals of all ages within South Aberdeenshire.

Specifically, the forum seeks to:

*
Assist in the promotion of arts projects and initiatives, or itself promote events or workshops
*
Issue newsletters and publicity material to inform the public of its existence and activities or its members
*
Offer grant aid for arts projects to groups or individuals via its Community Arts Grants scheme

*
Address issues of concern to the arts community, pursuing solutions through Aberdeenshire Council and other agencies or networks

The Forum is funded entirely by Aberdeenshire Council and is run by volunteers who meet regularly in both Banchory and Stonehaven.
Professional advice is given by the South Aberdeenshire Arts Officer, Marie Shaw.
The KDAF AGM will be held on
Tuesday 3rd May, 7.30pm at The
Woodend Barn.
All are welcome to attend.