And here's the third part of Chris Ware's diary.
has gained a nation-wide reputation for its live-event and film programmes, which has grown over time. The venue, which has a 140-seat auditorium and 40-seat studio/exhibition space, has provided film screenings, live music, theatre performances, comedy clubs, art exhibitions and workshops/classes to tens of thousands of people since opening its doors.
Monday 30 January 2012
Chris Ware : Facing the Storm part 2
Here's the second of Chris Ware's video diaries....in quick succession as we've got behind with updating you!
Chris Ware's Benbecula painting project: Facing the Storm part 1
We'll be following Chris on his new project through his video diary reports. Here's the first.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Local performers star in acoustic night - Friday 10th Feb.
The next acoustic night in the Studio Bar of Helmsley Arts Centre features 10 of our best local performers doing a couple of songs each. A real mix of styles from a plethora of talent of all ages!
Plus, we’ve a real treat in store from our special guest performers Luke Hirst & Sarah Smout, playing and singing original songs and arrangements with acoustic guitar and cello. Luke and Sarah were winners of last year’s Wath Festival Young Performers Award who you can watch below:
We kick off at 7.30 and finish by 10.15pm.
Plus, we’ve a real treat in store from our special guest performers Luke Hirst & Sarah Smout, playing and singing original songs and arrangements with acoustic guitar and cello. Luke and Sarah were winners of last year’s Wath Festival Young Performers Award who you can watch below:
Thursday 26 January 2012
Our next film - 'The Ides of March' - Wednesday 1st February
The Ides of March is a serious film that reveals Clooney as a director capable of welding his fellow performers into a superb ensemble while sustaining both dramatic tension and moral focus. He's a liberal of a critical kind, and his respect for the audience takes the form of expecting us to understand that in bringing a self-critical searchlight to bear on events surrounding the Democratic party he isn't attacking the liberal left. He's simply addressing himself to the complications and vagaries of electoral politics...
...complications in which everyone ends up fighting to save themselves, their careers and ambitions, trapped by human weakness rather than being persuaded by superior arguments or circumstances. But is it better to win and deliver on half your pledges or retain your purity and achieve nothing? ....
From a review by Philip French in the Observer.
Buy tickets here.
...complications in which everyone ends up fighting to save themselves, their careers and ambitions, trapped by human weakness rather than being persuaded by superior arguments or circumstances. But is it better to win and deliver on half your pledges or retain your purity and achieve nothing? ....
From a review by Philip French in the Observer.
Marketing and Development Officer, Helmsley Arts Centre
An exciting and challenging opportunity to devise, develop and deliver creative and successful Marketing and Development strategies, working alongside a small team of paid staff, strongly supported by a large team of volunteers, at this well-established hub of the arts in the heart of rural North Yorkshire.
A 2-day per week freelance post for at least one year, subject to review after six months.
Salary: £8,640 p.a (£23,400 p.a. pro rata)
Closing date for applications: Friday 24th February Interview date: Wed 7th March
To start as soon as possible after that date.
For further information email: Em Whitfield Brooks
A 2-day per week freelance post for at least one year, subject to review after six months.
Salary: £8,640 p.a (£23,400 p.a. pro rata)
Closing date for applications: Friday 24th February Interview date: Wed 7th March
To start as soon as possible after that date.
For further information email: Em Whitfield Brooks
Thursday 19 January 2012
Our next film - 'Anonymous' - Wed. 25th January
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature. Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles lusting for the power of the throne were brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.
Buy tickets here.
Buy tickets here.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Watch the Channel 4 David Hockney interview
Artist David Hockney speaks to Channel 4 News Culture Editor Matthew Cain about his life in Yorkshire and Los Angeles as a major new show, A Bigger Picture, opens at the Royal Academy of Arts.
'David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture' spans a 50 year period to demonstrate Hockney’s long exploration and fascination with the depiction of landscape.
The exhibition includes a display of his iPad drawings and a series of new films produced using 18 cameras, which are displayed on multiple screens and provide a spellbinding visual journey through the eyes of David Hockney.
'David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture' spans a 50 year period to demonstrate Hockney’s long exploration and fascination with the depiction of landscape.
The exhibition includes a display of his iPad drawings and a series of new films produced using 18 cameras, which are displayed on multiple screens and provide a spellbinding visual journey through the eyes of David Hockney.
Monday 16 January 2012
Our new video is here: Ryedale Artists at Work 2
June had an exhibition at Helmsley Arts Centre in November, 2011. Here she shows us how she begins a painting and then talks about some of the paintings in the exhibition. You can see more of her work on her website.
Saturday 14 January 2012
'Tea and a Tale' in Malton tomorrow
Sunday 15 January, 5pm
Milton Rooms, Malton
Tea and a Tale
Dominic Goodwin reads two classic short stories:
Uninvited Ghosts by Penelope Lively and
Friday 13 January 2012
Our next film - 'The Help' - Wed. 18th January
The Help is an uplifting and inspiring movie that shows what happens when a southern town's unspoken code of rules and behaviour is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship.
Based on the best-selling phenomenon and one of the most talked about books in years, The Help is an uplifting must-see movie event. Starring Emma Stone (Golden Globe Nominee, Easy A) as Skeeter, Viola Davis (Academy Award® Nominee, Doubt) as Aibileen and break out sensation Octavia Spencer as Minnie, The Help is a funny, heart-warming and thought-provoking book about three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who risk their jobs, reputations and lives when they embark on a secret writing project together. Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humour and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the ability of a small group of people to shine a beacon of light in changing times.
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Based on the best-selling phenomenon and one of the most talked about books in years, The Help is an uplifting must-see movie event. Starring Emma Stone (Golden Globe Nominee, Easy A) as Skeeter, Viola Davis (Academy Award® Nominee, Doubt) as Aibileen and break out sensation Octavia Spencer as Minnie, The Help is a funny, heart-warming and thought-provoking book about three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who risk their jobs, reputations and lives when they embark on a secret writing project together. Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humour and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the ability of a small group of people to shine a beacon of light in changing times.
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Invitation to a World Premiere
Easingwold Players' sister company "Gobbledigook Theatre" will be presenting the world premiere of "Our Night Out" at the Galtres Entertainment Centre in Easingwold on Wednesday 18 January 2012. The play has been written by Phil Grainger and Dave Jarman and stars Bromwyn Jennison and David Pike (of 1812 Theatre Company fame) and - fresh from playing Phileas Fogg for 1812 - John Lister also features as a dodgy policeman.
"Our Night Out" has been selected to be part of this year's ‘Theatre Live Initiative' which means that the performance will be broadcast live to dozens of theatres and picture houses throughout the county. Surely this will prove to be the pinnacle of Bromwyn's and David's illustrious careers. So, wouldn't it be unfortunate if some inmates from a local prison chose this night to tunnel out of their cells? And it would be even more unfortunate if they've got their calculations wrong and the tunnel comes up through the stage at the Galtres ....!
Performances take place at 7.30pm on 18, 19, 20 and 21 January and there is a matinee performance at 2pm on 21 January. Tickets are £7 (£5 for U16's) and are available from the Galtres Centre.
"Our Night Out" has been selected to be part of this year's ‘Theatre Live Initiative' which means that the performance will be broadcast live to dozens of theatres and picture houses throughout the county. Surely this will prove to be the pinnacle of Bromwyn's and David's illustrious careers. So, wouldn't it be unfortunate if some inmates from a local prison chose this night to tunnel out of their cells? And it would be even more unfortunate if they've got their calculations wrong and the tunnel comes up through the stage at the Galtres ....!
Performances take place at 7.30pm on 18, 19, 20 and 21 January and there is a matinee performance at 2pm on 21 January. Tickets are £7 (£5 for U16's) and are available from the Galtres Centre.
Thursday 12 January 2012
Cameron vs Independent Cinema
Riotous debate has exploded following David Cameron’s comments on the state of the UK film industry. During a visit to Pinewood Studios, West London, the prime minister has urged film-makers to produce more films with mainstream box office appeal, in order to better distribute National Lottery funding. This situation would provide successful film companies with extra support, whereas unproven film-makers would be put in an even less fortuitous situation than they already find themselves. Therein lies the problem with Cameron’s postulation; it is difficult to predict the success of a film, as the past few years have provided box-office surprises. However, it is believed that more funding will enable certain film companies to grow, and will therefore have more influence when it comes to marketing, thus ensuring a hit at the box office.
The King’s Speech and Slumdog Millionaire are two such examples of films that were surprisingly successful at the box office, critically acclaimed, and lauded with trophies come awards season. It was impossible to foresee the success of either of these films, despite the involvement of star Colin Firth and director Danny Boyle, themselves proven successes in their own right.
Read the whole article.
The King’s Speech and Slumdog Millionaire are two such examples of films that were surprisingly successful at the box office, critically acclaimed, and lauded with trophies come awards season. It was impossible to foresee the success of either of these films, despite the involvement of star Colin Firth and director Danny Boyle, themselves proven successes in their own right.
Read the whole article.
Yorkshire - top of the world again!
The campaign to promote Yorkshire as a tourist destination has beaten some of the best travel brands on the planet for the second year running, winning a prestigious World Travel Award for the World's Leading Marketing Campaign. It means in the past two years the county's destination management organisation has beaten a who's who of the travel industry to put Yorkshire on the global map.
Destinations and brands of the likes of Brazil, India, South Africa, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Etihad, Kuoni, Expedia, Visit London, Thomas Cook and Visit Scotland have all been beaten by the marketing campaign for Yorkshire which picked up the prestigious award at a ceremony in Doha last night.
Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: "Yorkshire is a world beater and winning this award for the second year running proves it. We have gone head-to-head with some of the best brands with bigger budgets than us and come out on top again.
"The award is testament to the 25,000 brilliant businesses that make up Yorkshire's tourism industry; their quality ensures we are able to compete on a global scale with the best in the world. It also shows how far we have come in three years since Welcome to Yorkshire launched, that we now judge ourselves against the world's best and not just our competitors in the UK."
The back-to-back wins come after an impressive 2011 for the county. It continued to outperform its peers in independent research backed by the award winning marketing campaign, "Welcome to a whole lot more going on". For example the value of international trips taken to Yorkshire are 22% UP compared with a rise of just 3% nationally (International Passenger Survey).
25m people have seen the Welcome to Yorkshire marketing campaigns, just one strand of the high-profile promotion of the county, which also includes innovative use of social media, development of the award-winning yorkshire.com and regional, national and international media interest.
WORLD'S LEADING MARKETING CAMPAIGN FINALISTS, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority; Egyptian Tourist Authority, Embatur Brazil, Incredible India, South Africa Tourism, Spanish Institute of Tourism, Welcome to Yorkshire.
Destinations and brands of the likes of Brazil, India, South Africa, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Etihad, Kuoni, Expedia, Visit London, Thomas Cook and Visit Scotland have all been beaten by the marketing campaign for Yorkshire which picked up the prestigious award at a ceremony in Doha last night.
Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: "Yorkshire is a world beater and winning this award for the second year running proves it. We have gone head-to-head with some of the best brands with bigger budgets than us and come out on top again.
"The award is testament to the 25,000 brilliant businesses that make up Yorkshire's tourism industry; their quality ensures we are able to compete on a global scale with the best in the world. It also shows how far we have come in three years since Welcome to Yorkshire launched, that we now judge ourselves against the world's best and not just our competitors in the UK."
The back-to-back wins come after an impressive 2011 for the county. It continued to outperform its peers in independent research backed by the award winning marketing campaign, "Welcome to a whole lot more going on". For example the value of international trips taken to Yorkshire are 22% UP compared with a rise of just 3% nationally (International Passenger Survey).
25m people have seen the Welcome to Yorkshire marketing campaigns, just one strand of the high-profile promotion of the county, which also includes innovative use of social media, development of the award-winning yorkshire.com and regional, national and international media interest.
WORLD'S LEADING MARKETING CAMPAIGN FINALISTS, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority; Egyptian Tourist Authority, Embatur Brazil, Incredible India, South Africa Tourism, Spanish Institute of Tourism, Welcome to Yorkshire.
Job opportunity with local artist
The ideal person will like organising, working with the public, getting detail right and developing creative ideas. You will need good IT skills for book-keeping and accounts (Excel), managing the mailing list (email), stock-keeping and ordering supplies.
The job is based in my open studio at Levisham Station, although some home-working on accounts and projects is possible by agreement. A typical day involves dealing with phone calls and post, meeting visitors, ensuring they enjoy their visit, and processing resulting sales of paintings, prints and cards. Heavy and pushy selling techniques are not required - visitors to the studio enjoy a no-pressure environment where they are enabled to buy pictures they like.
While in the studio you would invoice for work, update annual accounts and prepare them for submission to my accountant, log and manage weekly expenses, and manage and record all sales, including spreadsheets for limited edition prints.
There is potential for involvement in exhibitions, running projects such as group visits and painting expeditions, marketing the website and other initiatives as we seek to expand sales away from the studio.
You can visit my website here.
If interested, please email me at chris@warehouseart.com to arrange an informal discussion at this stage.
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Profile: Celebrate North Yorkshire
People join these groups because they’re fun, they meet other people with similar interests, and get the opportunity to explore and express their creativity, and maybe learn some highly technical skills. They do it because they want to. In this predominately rural area the voluntary arts play a key part in allowing people access to the arts.
York & North Yorkshire Voluntary Arts Partnership has been set up to provide a connection between these groups, offering support through a website, newsletters, meetings, training events and through being an advocate for the sector.
To join the Celebrate North Yorkshire website database you must be a voluntary or amateur group or organisation based in York and North Yorkshire.
They will accept listings from individuals and organisations that provide services to voluntary and amateur artists and groups in York and North Yorkshire. These eligibility criteria may be reviewed on a case by case basis and the final decision remains with the steering group of the York & North Yorkshire Voluntary Arts Partnership.
Find out more.
Acoustic Music Night - Friday 13th
It’s time for another great night of live acoustic music this Friday 13th at Helmsley Arts Centre
We’ve another great line-up so hope to see you there.
Taking part will be:
Peter Reynolds
David Swann
Stan Graham
Lynn Sunley
Issy Zarb
Martin Heaton
J2Ali’s
Nick & Lynn Blair
Maggie Groom
Kyle Frazer
Special guest performer: the one and only Bluesbeaten Redshaw who you can see in the video below playing at the UK's first ever Cigar Box Guitar festival!
The evening starts at 7.30 and entry is only £3.00 payable on the door.
We’ve another great line-up so hope to see you there.
Taking part will be:
Peter Reynolds
David Swann
Stan Graham
Lynn Sunley
Issy Zarb
Martin Heaton
J2Ali’s
Nick & Lynn Blair
Maggie Groom
Kyle Frazer
Special guest performer: the one and only Bluesbeaten Redshaw who you can see in the video below playing at the UK's first ever Cigar Box Guitar festival!
The evening starts at 7.30 and entry is only £3.00 payable on the door.
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