Art Festival
Gap Arts Festival 2024 opens in Gorey
The 14th annual Gap Arts Festival opened in Ballythomas, Gorey, last night (Thursday) and continues over the weekend. It presents a mix of theatre, photography, poetry, dance, drama, painting, puppetry, filmmaking and storytelling workshops. And audiences are welcome.
“Thanks to great audience support this year this theatrical festival will be extended to three nights”, said Garrett Keogh, who added; “This festival has adapted spaces indoors and out, bringing professional performances and art to this community place in the in the hills of north Wexford at Ballythomas.”
Read more: https://wexfordlocal.com/2024/08/09/gap-arts-festival-2024-opens-in-gorey/
The national commissioning scheme called Brilliant is open to anyone in the UK, regardless of artistic background.
The deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 23, 2025.
The chosen ideas will be transformed into light works at Lumiere Durham 2025, the UK’s light art biennial.
Read More: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24966206.lumiere-durham-2025-call-light-installation-ideas/
Chongqing – The Chongqing International Light Art Festival opened on Monday and gathered artist teams from 18 countries, including China, France, Guatemala, Italy, Spain, Indonesia, and Germany.
Twenty-six stunning works offered a dazzling display of light art that bridged traditional and modern aesthetics from around the world.The featured works were selected from the International 3D Mapping Competition, which invited submissions globally. Launched in July 2024, the competition received entries from 154 artist teams across 30 countries. Experts evaluated the works based on aesthetic appeal, relevance to the medium, creativity, innovation, execution, and artistic fusion. From this, 26 exceptional works from 18 countries advanced to the finals and were displayed at the festival.
Read more: https://www.ichongqing.info/2024/12/31/chongqing-intl-light-art-festival-unveils-global-creativity/
If you are looking to kick off your Christmas shopping, this one is for you! The fair is a weekend showcase of high-quality fine art pieces running from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 November 2024.
At the fair, you’ll find local artists and makers displaying their stunning art and craft gifts. The art works range from ceramics, jewellery, homewares, prints, candles, soaps, small-batch spirits, local craft beers and more.
Read More:https://www.richmond.gov.uk/news/news_november_2024/lac_sparkle_festive_fair_returns
