Happy Easter Weekend! 

Mike Howley Trust: Funding round now OPEN!
Funding Opportunity for Young Island Creatives

The 2020 Mike Howley Trust awards are now open for applications.

Mike Howley, who worked for many years as Director of Cultural Services for the Isle of Wight Council, died in May 2013, leaving part of his estate “for the specific benefit of aspiring young actors, musicians, dancers and writers, between the ages of 18 and 30, living on the Isle of Wight”.

 Trustees welcome applications from people within the stated age range and art forms for investment in areas such as training, equipment, marketing & promotion, recording, rehearsal space, staging, publishing costs, or simply time to create.  If you fit the bill and have an idea you are burning to put into action, we would like to hear from you.

Due to the advent of the coronavirus and our current state of lockdown, we will be looking at all applications digitally and via email this year.

Please read the guidelines carefully and return your application form to Megan at m.stisted@quayarts.org by Fri 24 April 2020, together with a short video about your project – no longer than 2 minutes. This can be an example of your work if you wish.  Please also contact Megan if you have any questions.

To download the guidelines and an application form please click here.

HOMEART #2 
Make a collage!

HOMEART #2 – Make a Collage in the style of Mark Hearld

We love the work of artist Mark Hearld who combines illustration, printmaking and collage to create vibrant pictures of animals and landscapes.

Our scene, inspired by Mark’s style is based on Newport. Hand torn coloured paper for water, photos of buildings and a handmade book taken from one of our brochures, represent Quay arts. We’ve added Black Swans, rare visitors that hung around Newport late 2019, drawn in crayon over newspaper are joined by an origami butterfly (see Homeart #1). Finally we used wrapping paper for a border and a dash of watercolour for clouds and shading. To see step by step please click here.

Bringing Exhibitions to your home...
The Ventnor Giant

Currently in the West Gallery we have ‘The Great Leap Forward’ Exhibition. A group exhibition of work created by local school children from across the Island drawing inspiration from, and celebrating the Lift the Lid project and commissions.
 
Artists Ian Whitmore and Chris Jenkins worked with Island schools; St Saviours, Queensgate, Nine Acres, St Catherine’s, The Island Free School and Barton Primary to create work for this exhibition exploring heritage, culture and the theme of ‘The Future’.
 
First LTL Artist Commission – THE VENTNOR GIANT 
“The Ventnor Giant was the first commissioned artwork for the Lift the Lid project and was by the street artist Phlegm. I find it to be a most inspiring piece, just crying out for children to create new myths and legends about this marvellous creature with Ventnor on his back, which is why we asked storyteller Sue Bailey to work with schools on the Island to create new stories of the Giant. These stories will be available on a new website of the commissioned Artists’ Notebooks which is coming soon.” – Lift the Lid Project Manager, Sarah Girling.
 
Check out our very own giant, which was made in the gallery for the exhibition by Ian Whitmore & Chris Jenkins! Why not try and make/draw/paint your own giant?

Check out the blog focusing on the artwork inspired by the Giant, by children from Oakfield Primary. Click here!

See the short film by Glasshouse productions (1 minute long) which is the making of the Ventnor Giant, Click here!

Check out the interactive notebook from the exhibition! Click here.

THROWBACK THURSDAYS
Do you remember these brochures?

Who remembers any of these old Quay Arts Brochures? We want to hear your QUAY memories.

A massive thank you to everyone who sent in their suggestions and ideas on what to do with our current brochure which has been printed. So creative! Make sure to watch this space to see what we decide to do with them.

Times are very strange at the moment but it’s amazing to see everyone taking it in their stride. We want to keep everyone smiling, making the arts accessible from home. Have you been enjoying our content so far?

Don’t forget you can buy a gift voucher for when the Quay reopens or make a single donation here. As a charity and non-profit organisation, we rely heavily on the income of our cafe, shop, events and workshops to keep us afloat. So any support you show, we truly appreciate it. 

HOMEART #3 
Bejewelled Eggs!

Make your own Bejeweled Eggs this Easter weekend...

Between 1885 – 1917 the House of Faberge produced exquisite jewelled eggs for the Tsars of Russia.

This Easter, Quay Arts is inviting you to create and share your own blinged-up eggs which we’ll put up in an online 'albumen'.

Assuming you don’t have precious metals, minerals and gemstones or a team of master craftspeople to hand, we have some pointers that might help you! Click here to see full step by step.