CAITHNESS ARTS WEEK 2006
Take a look back at the events of Arts Week 2006
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Scotia Review. Creatin' a Stoor : Local poets read from their recently published books at The Mill Theatre, Thurso. With musical accompaniment from David Nicol and Friends.
"Arts Week '06 was streets ahead of last year in terms of public profile - posters and programmes were very visible"
Christine Russell, Scotia Review
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| George Gunn | David Morrison | Tom Bryan | Christine Russell |
| 'Winter Barley' | 'The Cutting Edge' | 'Rattlesnake Road' | Chairperson and Editor of Scotia Review |
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Caithness Big Band and the North Coast Jazz Band.
The Weigh Inn, Thurso
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Thurso Scottish Country Dance Club
Thurso Club, Janet Street
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Grey Coast Theatre Company. Oedipus at the Split Stone
North Highland College, Drama Studio, Thurso
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Learning to Juggle with Theatre Modo, The Mill Theatre, Thurso
"The workshops were really successful and hopefully we can repeat it in the future"
Louise Allan, Theatre Modo
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Quilters at Work, Freswick Community Hall
"Caithness Arts contributed to the success of our event as we had phone enquiries and visitors due to the advert in the John O'Groat Journal"
Lyn Ball, Patchwork Pleasures
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Theatre Modo's Adult Workshops
The Mill Theatre, Thurso
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John & Issac Sutherland show off their talent at The Mill Theatre
"Music at the Mill had a capacity crowd and Caithness Arts are to be congratulated on their superb efforts which made this Festival a great success"
Neil MacDonald, Professional Programme Manager, The Mill Theatre
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Kinetic Workshops with Ormlie Community Association
"It was great that the children could link the event to the banners for Caithness Arts Week up in the town. With the funding that we had we were able to introduce a new medium to our regular children, many of whom said it was the best workshop we'd ever done!"
Louise Allan, Ormlie Community Association
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David Graham Scot - Detox or Die.
All Star Factory. 23rd September 2006
" Documentary filmmaker David G Scott introduced his hard-hitting autobiographical work, Detox or Die, to an enthusiastic crowd in Thurso's All-Star Factory. After the screening Scott explained other aspects of the film and the complexities of the addict lifestyle. Various young people, who came with the Pultneytown People's Project, were especially interested in questioning the filmmaker on his experiences and how he'd turned his life around. A great educational event that raised money towards a mental health charity in Wick"
David Graham Scott
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Some more comments from our hosts...
In Search of Mozart - The All Star Factory. 17th September 2006
"With the financial and administrative support from Caithness Arts this project would not have been contemplated" The seating capacity at the cinema was 88 and additional chairs had to be brought in to seat the 100 people who turned up.
Mac Cameron, Thurso Recorded Music Society
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Wick RBLS Pipe Band events:
1.Ceilidh. Frances Street Club, Wick. 16th September 2006 2.Massed Pipe Bands, Market Square, Wick. 16th September 2006 3.Scottish Variety Show, Pipe Band Hall, Wick. 20th September 2006
"Caithness Arts contributed to the success of these event by providing additional information and publicity" 250 people attended the ceilidh, 90 people attended the Scottish Variety Show in the Pipe Band Hall and approximately 2,000 people came along to see the Massed Pipe Bands.
John Bogle, Wick RBLS Pipe Band
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KINETIC KRAFTS AND METALLIC MODELS, Ormlie Centre, Thurso. 18th - 21st September 2006. Followed by art exhibition in Thurso Library then HomeAid's shop in Princes Street.
Caithness Arts Week last week saw the Community Partners Programme (CPP) in Ormlie hosting art workshops for children aged 5 – 14 years. The workshops involved discussing renewable energy and energy saving and the children basing their artwork on these themes.
The children were asked to comment on the workshops which saw them produce Viking longships, windmills, trees for the Wick District Heating Scheme, solar panels like the ones on some of the houses in Ormlie and models of wave devices that have been tested in Orkney. “Metal work was lethal!” said Nathan (8yrs). Gordon (11yrs) said, “At first I thought it would be boring but it’s been fun. More people should be doing it! My art work has solar power, windmills, trees and Pelamis which is a wave energy machine.“ Natasha (11yrs) commented that, “It was the best art project so far!” and Kayleigh (10yrs) said,” It was really good, was fun, and I learned what energy is.” Arlene (10yrs) said, “I now know that I have to switch things off to save energy.”
The work is now being exhibited in Thurso Library until Saturday 21st October, it will then be exhibited in HomeAid’s shop in Princes Street. HomeAid kindly donated items from their shop for re-use in the children’s artwork. Other materials for re-use were supplied by “Arts in Motion” (Evanton) and North Highland College and the new metallic materials and equipment were supplied with funding from Caithness Arts.
Ormlie Community Association’s CPP is hoping to attract more children to their well-supported and varied children’s and young people’s groups that are free of charge to participants apart from the drama sessions which cost £1.00. Anyone wishing for more information can contact Sue Rainbow, the CPP co-ordinator, at OCA’s office, 108 Marr Terrace, Thurso, Tel: 891789, email ormliecpp@tiscali.co.uk
Louise Smith, Ormlie Renewables