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An interesting and diverse Print Exhibition of work by members is now open in the Library Gallery, Fishguard until the 30th of July.

A small reception and presentation of the Emrys Art Print Prize and Popular Vote Prize will be held in the Gallery between 12 noon and 1 pm on Saturday 5th July.

Jackie Morris has won the Highland Schools Book Award for "The Snow Leopard" for best picture book.
It also won a major prize in France for the French edition, called La Panthere Blanche
The book comes out in paperback in October.

Anyone wishing to join the Society or would like more information or members wishing to have their sites linked to this one please send to:

Life Drawing on Friday afternoons is from 1pm until 4pm and will rersume again in the Autmn Term.

Events and Exhibitions which involve members will be advertised here on Other Events

Two of our members, Glenn Ibbitson and Geoff Yeomans, are selected exhibitors in the Biennial Wales portrait Award. The Exhibition is in the National Library of Wales Aberystwyth until 31st May and later in St David's Hall, Cardiff from 14th September - 25th October. For a full list of venues and details about the Award see www.walesportraitaward.org.uk

"Tregwynt Treasures" with Bois y Wlad and Sarah Davies was great success and thank you to all that helped make it so.

Tenby Art Matters have a handing in date of October for their Open Art Gallery Exhibition The first prize will be £1000 with £250 for the Young Pembrokeshire Artist Prize. For details please see;

Sales were fair considering the early Easter and staggering of the holidays. Sitters generally enjoyed their stint and visitor numbers were relatively good with many positive and pleasing comments left by them.

Philip Clarke receiving his Jackson's Voucher from Gwenno Dafydd for his black and white Photographs

Photographs from The "Junk" Workshop run by buzz knapp Fisher and Sponsored by PAVs

Many thanks to Nick and Gill Chilton, Fishguard Garden centre where the workshop took place

The Textile Museum, Washington DC
Audrey's work "Temptation" is in "Private Pleasures": Collecting Contemporary Textile Art" at the Textile Museum in Washington DC. Private Pleasures highlights the role of collecting contemporary textile art has played in the shaping of art history as a discipline.

The Last Invasion Tapestry Exhibition is open to the public in it's dedicated gallery in the newly renovated Fishguard Town Hall. Entrance is free into to this fascinating and visually enthralling exhibition. Open during library hours.

Fishguard Arts Society and SeaTrust bring Pembrokeshire to BBC TV “Coast” Event in Cardiff

During the fun and chaos of Cardiff’s “Big Weekend”Fishguard Arts Society and , Sea Trust Volunteers Catherine Davis, Laura Fusco, Susan van den Nieuwenhuizen (Event Manager) and Cliff Benson, managed to get SeaTrust’s Coast's exhibit up and running as part of the the Open University/ BBC Coast Event in the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.

Fishguard Arts Society and SeaTrust brought a breath of fresh Pembrokeshire sea air to the museum. With their own video footage of dolphins and coastal inspired works of art on a 50 inch Plasma screen, the Dolphin Coast Concept partnership made a big impression on visitors.
Fishguard Arts Society brought in a print workshop the idea being to gain information through engagement in, for most, a new artistic activity and medium. This was run by Carole King, Gaynor McMorrin and Glenn Ibbitson. Children and adults designed colourful Dolphin Coast inspired prints to be made into a hanging where possible. Sea Paintings by Geoff Yeomans, Andrea Kelland and Glenn Ibbitson were exhibited in the main FAS area.

Mark Horton,(left) Co-presenter of the BBC/Open University film "Coast" with Sea Trust volunteers and OU staff and Glenn Ibbitson, Carole King , Gaynor McMorrin, FAS.Photographs, Ian McMorrin

You can see the Artsfest part of the film by clicking the link further down the page under The Launch of the Dolphin Coast Concept

Launch of Dolphin Coast Concept

Monday 21st of May

Iolo Williams was guest speaker at the Launch of the Dolphin Coast Concept on Stena Line's ferry in Fishguard.

A Compilation of works by members of Fishguard Arts Society was screened.

We are working with Seatrust to promote conservation and sustainability of our wildlife and beautiful coast and bring it to a wider audience.

The film can be seen by clicking this link

You will find SeaTrust at http://www. seatrust .org .uk

26th April

From left to right, Cliff Benson, Seatrust, Captain Chris O'Connor, Lizzie MacRae,Cynthia Evans, Tamsin Dunwoody AM, Carl Milne, Gaynor McMorrin

As a forerunner to the of the launch of The Dolphin Coast Concept, Captain Chris O'Connor accepted, on behalf of Stena, the banners made by children at the Children's Workshop during Artsfest run by Lizzie MacRae.

This is part of the link up with Seatrust S&W Wales and Fishguard Arts Society with the support of Stena Line for 'The Dolphin Coast Concept' an initiative which is designed to combine conservation, artistic creativity and eco tourism to benefit our wildlife and community. Fishguard Arts Society is uniquely placed to show how nature and sea and art can allow new thoughts and ideas to find outlet, direction and life in our local and wider communities.

For photographs by Phillip Clarke click here

Photographs from "Little jewels,"Siop Dj and the Opening in the Primary School of the Artsfest Exhibition, the Town Show, the Drypoint Workshop, Black and White Cookery Workshop,Willow Workshop and the Children's Workshop andThe Big Draw can be seen on

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