talc.’s artists just finished the Argyll and Island’s tour to deliver workshops in all High Schools. The workshops were inspired by Gabriel Orozco’s drawings and Wassily Kandinsky’s compositions and covered plaster casting and colouring, adding conductivity, designing a laser cut ply wood grid composition and to connect the piece via a touchboard with a computer to …Read More
With plaster and laser cut plywood 4 school groups from Craignish, Kilmartin, Lochgilphead and Tarbert created their utopian architectural ideas how we will live in the future with the sea, by the sea or in the sea. The group in Kilmartin was particulary thoughtful about environmental issues.
There are also opportunities for young people interested in sound creation and sound sampling (ages: 15-25): ELECTRONIC MUSIC INSTRUMENTS (with talc. digital artist) SOLDERING MUSIC HARDWARE (with talc. digital artist) SOUND SCULPTURE/INSTALLATION (with talc. digital artist) Similar to talc.’s young artist scheme, a small grant of £200 will be paid. Closing Date: 30 April 2018 …Read More
talc.’s creative Work Tasters or Young Artist Scheme are an opportunity for young people (aged 15–25) to spend 1-2 working days with professional artists or craft makers to get an insight into their work life and 1:1 training sessions with talc.’s digital artists. A small grant of £200 will be paid, as well as a …Read More
During the PLUG-IN Sessions in Lochgilphead and Oban we had a lot of fun creating COLLECTIONS OF AN INVENTED NATURE. The young people (S5/6) created little objects with silicon or plaster moulds as well as 3-D printed sandstone objects. 10 of the collections will be shown at Kilmartin House Museum, during their 20/20 exhibition, from …Read More
We are now taking bookings for talc.’s summer arts, dance and music school (17–21 & 24–28 July, 10am–4pm). You are interested in drone filming, -editing, sculpting and stage design? Or composing sound – or a full week of contemporary dance? Then come to talc.’s summer school in Tarbert! The summer school is free, but booking …Read More
LOCHGILPHEAD — Artmap Engage/AYA Monday, 11 July: SNH bog walk & Digital photography (outdoors) Tuesday, 12 July: Kinetic light sculptures
Wednesday, 13 July: Kinetic light sculptures 10am – 4pm, Ages: 12–25 TARBERT Monday, 25 July:
Photography & sound recording (outdoors) Tuesday, 26 & Wednesday, 27 July:
Sound & Sculptures (outdoors; can only be booked as …Read More
talc. is looking for a young person (ages 15-25) to create a kinetic sculpture or object. Depending on your ideas and design, you can learn the following techniques: – working with different materials, like cardboard, wood, mdf, metal, a.o. – creating files for laser cut and laser engraving – creating a 3-D sculpture or object …Read More
Quite a few people had a look at the exhibition HERE COMES EVERYBODY in the Travelling Gallery bus in front of talc. on the 27 April. There are good news – The Travelling Gallery will come back in September (date tbc) to talc. with New Media Scotland’s exhibition Alt-w: Blush Response. The exhibition will include …Read More
Explore light, movement and sculpture with talc.’s Digital Artist Stefan Baumberger and lantern maker Jane Walker. 2 days to make new and exciting sculptural artworks to light up the night… Saturday 05 – Sunday 06th March, from 10am – 4pm MAYDS 50a Union St Lochgilphead To book: artmapargyll@gmail.com Artmap Argyll Engage in association with Argyll …Read More