An Talla Solais has a round up of their latest news including a line-up of this year’s shows plus some forthcoming courses and a job opportunity.

Pastels for the Petrified
Saturdays 2 – 3.30pm: 26th January, 2nd, 9th, 16th February 2013
Following the popular Drawing for the Terrified courses last winter, Celia Garbutt will expand your skills with a course specialising in gorgeous pastels. Suitable for beginners and those with a little experience. £40 per person for four sessions, materials included. 3 places are left on this course: to book please contact Sian at An Talla Solais on 01854 612310 / 07779 654 858 or email sian@antallasolais.org.

The Winter Gallery
Every day, daylight hours
The Winter Gallery is now showing a beautiful display of performance costume by Alice Nairn.

Stained glass 2-day course
To be arranged pending interest – provisionally 2nd and 3rd March 2013
Diyanne Ross will run another 2-day course in stained glass. £165 for 2 days including all materials. You will create a piece of stained glass from scratch, using your own design, cutting and shaping glass and setting it using the copper foil technique. To talk to Diyanne about details and dates please phone her on 01854 622420.

Making a hardback book
March, dates to be confirmed
Following the success of her Introduction to Bookmaking course, Jan Breckenridge will teach a 2-day course on making a hardback book. The course is designed for those with some experience of bookmaking. You will learn how to create, cut and sew multiple signatures and bind them into a hardback cover. More details will be available soon.

Activities coming up soon
More printmaking / Art Ranger, a series of drawing walks with local artists in local places / Art masterclasses for practising artists and art teachers, starting with a weekend exploring the art of Joan Eardley with Eleanor White / Travelling Light, a series of boat – and – box – related activities / a week of varied art workshops during Ullapool’s skiff regatta, including textiles, mosaic and clay… Keep checking the an talla solais website for more info..

Exhibitions Coordinator wanted
An Talla Solais is looking for a new Exhibitions Coordinator. Working one day a week this post will be responsible for the smooth running of the programme of exhibitions, from liaising with artists and volunteers to handling the necessary paperwork. Excellent organisational skills will be essential, as will flexibility and a passion for the visual arts. The closing date is 13th February 2013. For a job description and information on how to apply, please see the an talla solais website or contact Joanna on 01854612310.

The Market Street Collective is also looking for new people to join it for 2013. If you are interested in finding out more about how this group of artists/makers functions and how you could join them please contact Merlin Planterose as soon as possible on m_planterose@hotmail.com.

2013 Exhibitions

Advance notice of this year’s exhibition schedule:

Portfolio Course Show
February 23rd – March 3rd 2013

Printmakers’ exhibition featuring Hotbed Press and the Highland Print Studio
16th March – 14th April 2013

Travelling Light
An exhibition of ditty boxes
20th April – 19th May 2013

West Coast Open 9
25th May – 16th June 2013

Andrew Mackenzie
Paintings, alongside Voyage: a fundraising exhibition
22nd June – 21st July 2013

K’outure costumes and designs
27th July – 25th August 2013

Sheila Robertson
drawings and paintings
31st August – 22nd September 2013

Members’ Exhibition 2013
28th September – 20th October 2013

An Talla Solais (Ullapool Visual Arts)
Market Street
Ullapool
Ross-shire
IV26 2XE
Tel: 01854 612310
www.antallasolais.org

Source: an talla solais