PROGRAMME

1 Banff Castle
Castle Street, Banff
At the Castle this year you’ll see a host of activities and entertainments for the family throughout the weekend. There is also the Castle Cafe on the 1st floor, with Fair-trade coffee and luscious cakes. All exhibitions will be open Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm.

 

Castle Courtyard Craft Fair
Venue: Banff Castle Courtyard and Banff Town Hall
Organisers: Banff Castle
An eclectic collection of individual and hand-crafted products made by craft workers from throughout the Shire. Many crafters will be demonstrating as well as offering work for sale. Stalls include: Jewellery; Cards; Decoupage; Photography; Miniature Artworks; Decorated Tiles; Driftwood Art; Felt Design; Children’s Novelty Jewellery; Knitted Gifts; Polymer Clay Thingymabobs; Hand Dyed Wool; Pottery; Handbags; Gift Boxes; Seashore Crafts; Wood Turned Gifts; Pencil Drawings. Go to the PARTICIPATION page to see how you can get hands on with the demonstrations. The Crafts continue to an indoor market at Banff Town Hall on Castle Street, marked on the map as 1a

Itchee Wasp at Banff Castle - Artist Installations
Venue: East and West Pavilions and Castle Grounds
Organisers: Itchee Wasp Artists
The Itchee Wasp Collective are creating three installations, two in the Castle buildings, one in the grounds. Raman Mundair, Margaret Stewart and Elspeth Winram’s installation in the East Pavilion draws on the perceived history and hidden stories of Banff Castle. Chris McGeachie and Rosemary Taylor’s site specific work is in the previously disused West Pavilion - the environment created will expose the viewer to sensory experiences on the theme of decay and disintegration, and echo the loss of the original Banff Castle. Donald James Watson’s outdoor artwork uses the Castle grounds, sculptures that connect the viewer and space through engaging the senses.

Banffshire Artists’ Collective - Exhibition
Venue: Ground floor, stair well and Drawing Room, Banff Castle
Organisers: Banffshire Artists’ Collective
For the fourth year the Collective exhibit at Coast. Formed in 2008 the group seeks to bring together professional artists who live and work in the Banff area. This year’s exhibition includes new work from Bryan Angus, Carla Angus, Jemima Chillingworth, Roy Chillingworth, Amy Davenport, Helen Harrison, Jennifer Mole, Kathryn Sharp, Alison Simpson and Carn Standing.

Alita Porter - Exhibition
Venue: 1st floor Cafe, Banff Castle
“This current body of work is inspired by nature, particularly by recurring patterns in organic forms - a river delta, branches, shapes repeated in miniature in our own bodies. I try to capture the essence of these patterns in paint, composed of many translucent layers, creating interesting textures and great depth.”

Banff Art Club - Exhibition
Venue: Top Floor, Banff Castle
Organisers: Banff Art Club
A wide range of subjects, styles and media are represented here by the 50 or so Club members that are experienced in exhibiting throughout the north east.

Trevor Parker - Artist Interventions
Our visiting, and sometime controversial, noughts-and-crosses, guerrilla artist, is planning to surprise us again. Two new interventions are in development, created especially for Coast. The first will be an interaction with the public on Saturday in the grounds of Banff Castle - based on Bayesian probability, Thomas Edwards’ out of place Auks and a blindfolded man! The second will usurp the reality presented on webcams in our area – you can follow Trevor’s work on the Coast blog at http://coast-festivalofthevisualarts.blogspot.com.

Windy Things Workshop
Venue: Banff Castle Grounds
Times: Sun, 10am to 4pm
Free workshop, make kites and other windy things, see PARTICIPATION page for details.

African Music & Dance Workshops - with Omar Afif
Venue: see information board at Castle on the day
Times: Sat and Sun 1pm to 2.30pm
Cost: see PARTICIPATION page for information.

2 Banff Library

War and Conflict - Exhibition of Artist’s Books
Venue: Banff Library, High Street Banff
Organisers: Pauline Littlewood
Times: Sat and Sun, 10.30am to 4pm
An exhibition of hand-made artist’s books, continuing Pauline’s examination of World War II and subsequent Middle East conflicts. The format of each ‘book’ and other art works, are suggested by their subject matter. They explore the significance of faith in the Middle East and its ramifications for conflicts in the wider world. Thanks go to Library staff and Aberdeenshire Council.

Banff Museum

Fred Bremner’s Photography in India - Exhibition
Venue: Banff Museum, High Street Banff
Organisers: Banff Preservation & Heritage Society, Banffshire Maritime & Heritage Association
Times: Sat & Sun 10am to 4pm
Fred Bremner’s father was a photographer in Banff, and in 1883 the twenty-year-old Fred went out to India, staying for forty years. He was one of the first photographers to capture the major cities of what is now Pakistan - we see glimpses of the lost world of the Indian Empire, the bazaars, the skills of lost craftsmen, visions of a lost era. These pictures fascinated viewers when displayed in Banff Castle in the early 1900s - they are even more fascinating now.

3 Kingswells

Make your own Robot - Workshop
Venue: Kingswells, Seafield Street, Banff
Organisers: Banff Day Services, Creative Arts Group
Time: Sat 10.30am to 3pm
A robot making workshop for children 7 to 10 years, see the PARTICIPATION page.

4 Bodies of Banff

The Foreshore - Exhibition
Venue: Bodies of Banff, 40 High Street,Banff
Organisers: Bill & Iain Bain
Times: Sat and Sun 10am to 4pm
A selection of Iain and Bill’s latest landscape photographs, “all taken on that bit where the sea and the land meet - from around the local coastline”.

5 Castlegate Newsagent

Robots - Exhibition
Venue: Castlegate Newsagent window, High Street, Banff
Organisers: Banff Day Services Creative Arts Group
Times: Throughout weekend
The Creative Arts Group have turned the unwanted materials we all throw away into pint-sized Robots, full of character and attitude. An example of what you can make at the Robot Workshop on the PARTICIPATION page. Thanks to Castlegate Newsagent for their wonderful window.

 

6 Plainstones

Walking the Marches
Start point: Plainstones, Low Street,  Banff
Organisers: Banff Preservation & Heritage Society   
Time: Sat, 10am
The Banff Preservation and Heritage Society have revived the custom of Walking the Marches - see details on PARTICIPATION page for more information.

7 Chapter & Verse

Banff Academy Curriculum Support Unit (CSU) - Exhibition
Venue: Chapter & Verse, shop window, Low St, Banff
Organisers: Banff Academy CSU and Roweena Dearsley
Times: Throughout weekend
Artwork created by pupils and staff of Banff Academy CSU, working alongside local artist Roweena Dearsley, using Elements as their theme. The unit supports pupils with a broad range of additional needs. “I was delighted to work alongside pupils for the third year running - an opportunity to watch pupils develop their artistic talents. This year we have been embossing metal with Celtic images, using papier-mâché and bead work.” Thanks to Chapter & Verse for use of their window.

 

8 Duff House
Opening Times: 11am to 5pm

Created in the Country House style the permanent collection contains paintings and furniture in the care of the National Galleries of Scotland. Entry to the House is free during the Saturday and Sunday of Coast. The Tearoom and Shop are situated on the ground floor and are free entry at all times.

Meet the Artist - Landscape Past and Present
Time: Sun, 2pm
Duff House hosts a discussion with two artists exhibiting their work and reflecting on their personal response to the local landscape in north east Scotland - to coincide with a special display of ‘The Vale of Dedham’ by John Constable, a celebrated painting that shows the dramatic landscape where the artist grew up. Event supported by Creative Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council through the Visual Artists Award Scheme. Places must be booked in advance, call 01261 818181 or email rachel.kennedy@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.

 

9 The Green Tree

Cath Roberts - Exhibition
Venue: The Green Tree, 18 Castle Street, Banff
Time: Fri & Sat 10am to 8pm, Sun 12pm to 7pm
Cath Roberts is very much a coastal painter, based at Gourdon, just south of Catterline. Having spent time in Crovie and Gardenstown, in all sorts of wild weather, she welcomes the opportunity to show the resulting work in Banff. Her preferred use of palette knife suits the rugged nature of north east coastal views and in working on a black gesso ground she explores a heightened sense of colour.

Renewing All - art in process
Time: Sat, 7pm to 8pm
Local artist Bryan Angus and poet and storyteller John Mackie combine their practice to explore the continuous new beginnings that come from the creative process - thinking, sifting, choosing and making new pieces. In an evening of art in performance, Bryan will draw, making new work in dialogue with John’s poetry and spontaneous composition by a virtuoso musician.

10 Banff Beach

Sandcastle Competition, Barbecue & Duck Race
Venue: Green Banks Beach, Banff
Organisers: Banff Business Association, 1st Macduff Scouts, Banff & District Roundtable
Times: Sat, Sandcastle Competition & BBQ from 12 noon, Duck Race 3pm.
See PARTICIPATION page for more information.

 

11 Macduff Arts Centre

Dean Spruce and the Art of Mind Reading - Performance
Venue: Macduff Arts Centre, Duff Street, Macduff
Time: Sat, 7.30pm (to 9pm)
Cost: £10, tickets from the Green Tree, Castle St, Banff, or on the door on the night
With a special show for Coast, we are proud to present Banffshire’s very own mind-reading enigma. Be prepared for an intriguing night of entertainment as Dean Spruce plays with your thoughts, influences your decisions and ultimately knows what you are thinking. Can he really read minds? Does he have supernatural powers? Will you believe your eyes? Come along and find out. “Dean entertains audiences across the globe using secret, ancient techniques and methods gleaned from the four corners of the earth (and beyond?) that reveal hidden thoughts. Come along with an open mind and go home with it blown!” - Dave Goulding, President of Aberdeen Magic Circle

 

12 Macduff Library

Community Exhibition
Venue: Macduff Library, High Street, Macduff
Organisers: Marjory Nicholson and the Street Haikers
Times: Sat 10am to 4pm
On show are the photographs and moving images captured during ‘The Electric Wizard of Macduff’ – a street theatre parade created by the young people of Banff and Macduff, with Theatre Modo in October 2010 - featuring the giant Walford Bodie puppet made by community youth group, the Street Haikers. Also on show is the final report, DVD and  photographs from Macduff’s own RESPECT Community Research group, studying what makes a strong and vibrant community.

 

13 Bridge Street Community Centre

Elements - Exhibition and workshop
Venue: Bridge St Community Centre, Bridge St, Banff
Organisers: Aberdeenshire Council, Community Learning & Development
Time: Sat 10am to 4pm
A mass installation of 2D and 3D artworks made by groups from across the Banff area, using recycled and found objects, reflecting the Coast 2011 theme of Renewal. Participants have worked with artists, Youth and Community workers and volunteers to create their own artwork representing their take on the title ‘Elements’. Throughout Saturday you will be able to get hands-on too, making your own contribution to the whole, see the PARTICIPATION page. “This is the culmination of workshops across the Banff area, bringing together people of all ages from all parts of the community, with the core aim of building self-esteem, creativity, co-operation and group work skills – leading to a greater sense of wellbeing, personal and community pride.”

 

14 Macduff Fish Market

Farmers' Market
Venue: Macduff Fishmarket, Macduff Harbour
Organisers: Deveron Producers Direct
Times: Sat 9.30am to 12.30pm
A delicious range of fresh locally produced food and crafts are on sale here, including: fish, meat, game, fruit, potatoes and vegetables, baked goods, cheese, jams and preserves, pet supplies, health food, flowers, plants, pencil portraits, cards and jewellery and beads. This market runs on the last Saturday of each month throughout the year.

 

15 Brethren Hall

Yvonne Dolloway - Exhibition
Venue: Brethren Hall, Carny St, Macduff
Times: Fri 4pm to 8pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 4pm
This exhibition features richly coloured interpretations of the Moray Firth. Yvonne is self-taught and has been painting for only two and a half years, but is gaining success wherever she shows. She admits a sense of urgency as her eyesight is been disappearing through the effects of macular degeneration. She says, “I have no centre vision which influences how I make pictures, which means colour has become more important to me over the years.”

This is the Sea - Music / Singing
Venue: Brethren Hall, Carny Street, Macduff
Times: Sat - see below
An evening of music with The Blue Mountain Band, a group drawn from a pool of local musicians. The theme of the sea will be reflected in the songs tonight, as well as in the paintings of Yvonne Dolloway on display. Places limited, please contact the organisers on 01261 832663 to secure a seat.

16 Macduff Marine Aquarium

The Wish Fish
Venue: Macduff Marine Aquarium
Times: Sat and Sun, 10am to 4pm - (Sat staffed, Sun, do it yourself)
Organisers: Macduff Aquarium and Coast Festival
In the long tradition of votive offerings - a small action attached to a wish for something positive to happen - you can visit the Wish Fish, and make your own pledge for the future of our seas. Sculptor Carn Standing has made a wonderful sea beast for you to tie a coloured ribbon to, with your ideas, hopes and pleas. By the end of the weekend we’ll have a fabulous multi-coloured creature of hope.

17 Macduff Town Hall
Shore Street, Macduff

Flotsam, Jetsam, Lagan & Derelict - Exhibition
Organised by: Banff & Buchan Arts Forum
Venue: Main Hall, upstairs
Opening Times: Fri 6.30 to 9pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 4.30pm. Auction of unsold work, 4.30pm on Sun.
A unique exhibition of new artwork created from beachcomed, found, foraged, recycled, salvaged, homemade or reclaimed materials. This extraordinary collection includes work from a number of nationally celebrated artists, invited to make a new piece – and from a juried, open submission. All work is for sale anonymously at a fixed price, most work remaining unsold will be auctioned on Sunday. - “In art what is the relationship between value and price?  What makes an artwork, or any other thing, of value, of worth?  Is it: rarity, production cost, beauty utility, information it gives us, status from ownership, the celebrity of its creator, or is it something else?  Why do we really feel we have such a singular entitlement to consume all the world’s resources? Surely it cannot really be because we think we are worth it.” David Hood, Banff & Buchan Arts Forum.

 

Featuring works by: Bryan Angus, Alec and Isobel Angus, Malcolm Appleby, Mary Bourne, Allan Bransbury, Julie Brook, Hazel Bruce, Sheena Burnett, John Byrne, Dalziel + Scullion, Helen Denerley, Roger Gardner, Jenny Goddard, Isobel Gregory, Barbara-Ann Hall, David Watson Hood, Anthony Humbleyard, Frances Innes, Elaine Jones, Pauline Littlewood, Jessica Lloyd-Jones, Malize McBride, Chris McIntosh, Liz Milne, Julia Morton, Anne Murray, Lucy Neish, Merike Palopson, Sandra Ritchie, Cath Roberts, Geoff Roberts, Carole Robinson, Judith Rowan, Ginny Russell, Anna Sedgwick, Kathryn Sharp, Ingrid Stephenson, Emma Rose Walker and items from Banff Academy Curriculum Support Unit.

Umbrell-arts!
Venue: Downstairs left room
Organisers: Banffshire Artists’ Collective, with Pauline Littlewood
Time: Sat and Sun, sessions must be booked in advance
A fun family workshop where we’ll be creating art from umbrellas. You’ll see pre-made works of umbrell-art at Festival Umbrella Stands at Banff Castle, Duff House, Macduff Town Hall and Bridge St Community Centre - you are welcome to take one and walk the art about the towns during the Festival. See PARTICIPATION page overleaf for more information on the workshops.

Coast to Coast - Exhibition
Venue: Downstairs right room
Organisers: Blacksand Contemporary Arts
Times: Fri 6.30 to 9pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 4.30pm
An exhibition of contemporary artwork inspired by the coast of the Kingdom of Fife. Using a range of approaches and a variety of media, the Blacksand artists map the coastal geography, with a shared fascination for Fife’s seaward boundary. The exhibition aims to document our relationship with place and how identity is defined by environment. It draws on the memories and shared narratives that bind us and lead to a sense of belonging. First presented at Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery, November 2010 to January 2011. Exhibiting are; Jenny Barker, Pat Bray, Lynn Le Bouëdec, Damon Herd, Shirley James, Angie Turner and Kerry Watson. Blacksand Contemporary Arts was established in 2006 by artists and designers in the Kirkcaldy area - for mutual support, to create links with other artists and establish a programme of exhibitions and events – and to promote the development of contemporary art practice.

 

 

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