January 2012 IOTA newsletter: 

Call for Submissions: Sublime Artist Residency

The Sublime Artist Residency is a partnership between IOTA and the University of Aberdeen’s School of Biological Sciences and is funded by Creative Scotland. The residency’s main aim is for an artist to participate in internationally significant marine biology studies at the Lighthouse Field Station in Cromarty.

Fee: £6,000 (over 3 – 6 months) + £2,000 presentation budget

Deadline: Friday 2 March 2012, 5pm

This project offers a dynamic and unusual context in which to research and make new work.

Well, well, WEL – Nairn Talks & Events

The Art and Wellbeing Residencies at Nairn’s Primary Care Centre with Georgina Porteous and Simon Fildes & Katrina McPherson are underway. The artists have now completed the WEL programme and a series of dates are listed for you to come along to the Centre, meet the artists and get involved. Free, all welcome, no need to book.

ARTISTS’ TALKS // TUESDAY 31 JANUARY // 12.00 – 1.00

An informal session with Georgina Porteous and Katrina McPherson & Simon Fildes discussing their past projects and WEL experiences.

ARTISTS’ SESSIONS //

EVERY TUESDAY 7, 14, 21 FEBRUARY // 12.00 – 2.00

Katrina McPherson & Simon Fildes discuss their unfolding commission and explore ways to get involved.

THURSDAY 9 & FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY // 10.00 – 3.00

Session with Georgina Porteous to explore memory through colour and light.

Announcement: Neville Gabie heads to Achiltibuie

IOTA is delighted to announce the return of artist Neville Gabie to the Highlands, straight from Olympic Park where he’s currently in residence for London 2012. Neville was the key note speaker at the Invernessian Clanjamfrey in 2009 and takes on a new residency in Achiltibuie as part of IOTA’s Roaming programme. 

Feedback: Freaky Fridays

Freaky Fridays received some fantastic press coverage and you may have caught us on BBC Reporting Scotland or STV news. For those who didn’t make it to the weekly interventions at the multi-storey before Christmas, here’s some of the comments we’ve received:

‘Both Team Recoat and IOTA have a new found supporter in me and I will look forward with excitement for projects by both … I am over the moon with the end result.’ Ewan, car owner

‘You and the others really explained how public art is about so much more than just creating a ‘piece’ to be looked at.’

For more information and details about all of the news items please visit www.invernessoldtownart.co.uk

Lastly we’re delighted with IOTA’s feature in this month’s Scottish Art News and would like to thank Katie Baker. Magazines can be purchased at the Hunterian (Glasgow), Aberdeen Art Gallery and the National Galleries and Fruitmarket (both Edinburgh).

IOTA is an arts organisation dedicated to engaging the public and bringing contemporary art to the Highlands of Scotland. IOTA creates and brokers opportunities for public art projects through forging unexpected alliances across diverse situations and supporting work about and in response to the Highlands.

IOTA is funded by The Highland Council, Creative Scotland and Inverness’ Common Good Fund. 

Source: IOTA