Etsy Ireland: Introducing Textile Workshop Dublin!

Etsy Ireland: Introducing Textile Workshop Dublin!

SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE FILM FEST WINNER TO SHOW ON TV3 THIS SATURDAY JUNE 22

Just to let you all know that the Film Fest winner, 'The Beast of Bath', will be shown this Saturday 22nd June at 22.00 on TV3. - following Graham Norton.

 

(This replaces the original showing date of Thursday 27th June)

 

ACCORDING TO ALL REPORTS THIS IS VERY VERY FUNNY. 

SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE AT THE ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE IN BRAY 2013

It was a bit rainy but that didnt spoil the fun for the staff and friends of Signal Arts Centre. Here are some photos taken by Georgina Black and photos pinched from Jonathan Curran's facebook page.

BRAY ARTISTS LORRAINE WHELAN AND JAMES HAYES PARTICIPATE IN THE GREAT EGG HUNT IN DUBLIN

Lorraine Whelan left this note on facebook.  "We braved the bitter cold yesterday to do some egg hunting in Dublin. My egg, Wild Roses, was in the grounds of Dublin Castle near the Chester Beatty Library. We came on it by surprise after exiting the Gardai Memorial Garden."  Congratulations Lorraine thats one beautiful big egg.

 

 

James's egg, Hilbert Curve, was at home in the fancy shoe section of Brown Thomas on Monday, though now it is probably in the CHQ building of the IFSC in Dublin. All the eggs are gathering there for one week.

 

 

 

 

 

CHRISTCHURCH BRAY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO THE LAND OF NARNIA, THE STORY OF THE DAWN TREADER FOR LENT

The work of artists from the Signal Art Centre over the past few months has finally come to fruition. The Dawn Treader exhibit was launched on Ash Wednesday with a great deal of ceremony.

The exhibition was launched by Douglas Gresham, stepson of CS Lewis, who had travelled from Malta with his wife, Marie, to be present. He said it had been a great honour and a pleasure to be in Bray for the event. “It is a great wonder to see what has been done in the church and a great surprise to see the Dawn Treader and Aslan recreated here,” he said.

Archbishop Michael Jackson  praised  Rector Stanley Baden and all who had helped to transform the church to give Ash Wednesday and Lent a whole new light and creativity.

Over the next six and a half weeks it is expected that thousands of children and adults will pass through the church to walk through the Dawn Treader ship and visit the islands that King Caspian, Lucy, Edmund, Eustace, Reepicheep the mouse and Aslan visited. They will also see Aslan, the icy Queen of Narnia who sits in her sleigh, a real waterfall which has been created in the chancel of the church and a menacing dragon. The festival forms part of the church’s 150th anniversary celebrations.

Here are a few more photos from the camera of Denis Dunne via Claire Flood.

 

LOCAL ARTIST DARREN NESBITT WORKS WITH SIGNAL ARTISTS ON THE NARNIA PROJECT THE DAWN TREADER AT CHRISTCHURCH IN BRAY

Artist Darren Nesbith works with Signal Artists at Christchurch in Bray.
Nesbith enjoys the life drawing available at Signal Arts Centre.  Here are some of the paintings he has produced for the Dawn Treader Project.  

A big thank you to Denis Dunne for the photographs.

THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER A WORK IN PROGRESS SIGNAL ARTISTS AT CHRISTCHURCH BRAY

Signal Artists have a significant role in working on the depiction of C.S. Lewis The Dawn Treader at Christchurch in Bray.  Here are some pictures showing Signal Artists hard at work. Claire Flood, Signal Supervisor got into the painting spirit, spraying items with gold for the Pool. June Molloy, Jenny Dann, Andrea Paul, Caroline O'Rourke painted the huge waterfall. Tony Clarke created and painted the Golden Man. Aoife Fitzgerald continues to work on the Dragon.

 

June Molloy and Jenny Dann

Painting the Waterfall



Hard at work

The Golden Man by Tony Clarke

 

Painted by Aoife Fitzgerald

Claire Flood checking out details of The Dawn Treader

 

CHRISTCHURCH BRAY - THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER

Signal Arts Centre artists have been working steadily on the props for the depiction of C.S. Lewis' s The Dawn Treader.   Here are some photos of a work in progress.  This is going to be an amazing project. Kudos to all involved.  That's Aoife Fitzgerald a Signal artist working away.

THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER AT CHRIST CHURCH BRAY

To celebrate our 150th Anniversary, Christ Church Bray is running another Narnia Festival. This time we are using the C.S. Lewis classic 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' and its timeless teaching on temptation and Lent as our inspiration.

With a large ship, dragon, Aslan, waterfall and much more, it promises to be a wonder-filled experience for all ages.

We are running from Ash Wednesday, 13th February, to Easter Sunday, 31st March and while individuals and families can turn up, it is very important for schools and groups to book in advance.

For more information you can contact us by email (christchurchbray@gmail.com); telephone (01-2862968); website (www.christchurchbray.org); and Facebook (Christ Church Bray or Narnia Festival 2013-Feb 13-March 31st).

 

This really is a chance of a lifetime to visit the Land of Narnia and we have kept our ticket prices to an absolute minimum - Child €3 (accompanying adult is free); family ticket with up to 5 children €10; €2 per child in school tour (accompanying adults free); Adult (without child) €5.

To celebrate our 150th Anniversary, Christ Church Bray is running another Narnia Festival. This time we are using the C.S. Lewis classic 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' and its timeless teaching on temptation and Lent as our inspiration.

With a large ship, dragon, Aslan, waterfall and much more, it promises to be a wonder-filled experience for all ages.

 

We are running from Ash Wednesday, 13th February, to Easter Sunday, 31st March and while individuals and families can turn up, it is very important for schools and groups to book in advance.

For more information you can contact us by email (christchurchbray@gmail.com); telephone (01-2862968); website (www.christchurchbray.org); and Facebook (Christ Church Bray or Narnia Festival 2013-Feb 13-March 31st).

 

This really is a chance of a lifetime to visit the Land of Narnia and we have kept our ticket prices to an absolute minimum - Child €3 (accompanying adult is free); family ticket with up to 5 children €10; €2 per child in school tour (accompanying adults free); Adult (without child) €5.

MEITHEAL 2012

FABULOUS ARTISTIC WORKS AVAILABLE AT SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE.  THE WORKS ARE CREATED BY STAFF MEMBERS AND SIGNAL ART SOCIETY MEMBERS.  THE PRICES HAVE TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED.

VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS! GET YOURS DONE TODAY!

Yanny Petters Signal Art Society launches website!

Yanny Petters has launched her new website thanks to the work of her husband Tony, also a Signal Arts Society member.  Check it out at www.yannypetters.net

Also Yanny is holding a workshop at Festina Lente Friday November 23rd and Saturday November 24th.

YANNY PETTERS EXHIBITION

Join Yanny for a cup of coffee on October 27, 2012

 



check out Yanny's website to order your 2013 calendars
www.yannypetters.net

CULTURE NIGHT REVISITED

The video produced by Michelle Fullam of Signal Art Centre.

Also I must apologise for incorrectly spelling the name of our poet visitor, Kerrie O'Brien did a reading of a poem at Signal Art Centre on Culture night.  Her poem Blossoms was chosen as the winning entry in the Emerging Talent category of the 2011 Yeats Poetry Competition.  Her new poetry book Out of the Blueness is now available on her website www.kerrieobrien.com

FRANCES BROSNAN "HIDDEN BEAUTY" OCTOBER 9 TO SUNDAY OCTOBER 21ST

'Hidden Beauty' is an exhibition based on a visual response to a series of photographs taken through a microscope. Slides of plant cells were placed under the microscope and then photographed. The works in this exhibition are an interpretation of these images using ceramics and mixed media.
Scientific equipment has given us the opportunity to explore the hidden beauty and mystery of plant cells. With the aid of a microscope the hidden minute structures of plant cells can be exposed to reveal a world of great beauty and complexity.
The intention was not to 'reproduce' what was viewed under the microscope as the artist believes the beauty and complexity of nature cannot be replicated. The artist's love of texture and colour was a major factor in her interpretation of these images.

Super Opening night.  Gregg did the honours describing Fran's determination, experimentation and dedication to her work.  Congratulations to Fran on a fabulous show.