Fife Contemporary at StAnza 2024
Fife Contemporary are pleased to be taking part in StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, taking …
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Three artists at StAnza Poetry Festival are making work to enliven all the senses, as Fife Contemporary announce the exhibition Please Touch!
Fife Contemporary are responding to the sensory theme of this year’s StAnza International Poetry Festival in St Andrews by working with artists Gaelle Chassery, Dominika Jackowska and Katie Fowlie to create a programme that will reach all the senses. These three Scottish based artists, approach how art is experienced through all the senses and explore communication and interaction through their diverse and dynamic work.
The exhibition Please Touch! will feature an interactive light box by Dominika Jackowska, which responds with sounds directly to the participant’s movements, and huggable, smellable, audible and comforting artworks by Gaelle Chassery, including a huggable crocheted brain.
Meanwhile Katie Fowlie, has developed an interactive workshop, Unfolding Landscapes featuring mark–making, natural inks and bookbinding – responding to words and places developed from the What Three Words app. Fowlie’s multi-sensory works are made through interaction with the Fife landscape, and the What Three Words app acting as a poetic link between materials, words and location.
Fife Contemporary will launch the exhibition in a Live Conversation between Fife Contemporary Director, Kate Grenyer and Gaelle Chassery on Thursday 13 March 2025. Through their wide-ranging discussion they will be exploring the tactility, ideas and construction of Chassery’s textile pieces and learn more about why she wants people to literally embrace her sculptures. The conversation will also discuss how neurodivergence and disability inform her practice and her engagement with the artworld.
Please Touch! Exhibition of work by Dominika Jackowska and Gaelle Chassery.
14 – 30 March 2025
Byre Theatre Foyers, St Andrews
Unfolding Landscapes: Mark-making workshops by Katie Fowlie.
Saturday 15 March 2025
St Andrews Town Hall
Gaelle Chassery: Live in Conversation
11am, Thursday 13 March 2025
Online event via Zoom – Find the recording below
StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, is an award-winning festival dedicated to bringing poetry in all its forms and many languages to audiences around the world. StAnza 2025 embraces the theme How We Feel, with poets from Scotland, the UK and overseas coming together in St Andrews from 14-16 March. The festival once again supports a hybrid format, featuring livestreams and digital exclusives, allowing audiences and artists to join the conversation, no matter where they are.
Events
Crafted Selves Relaxed Talk and Tour
Join us with Fife Contemporary Director, Kate Grenyer, for a relaxed talk and tour through the Crafted Selves exhibition, at 11am, Wednesday 31 January 2024. Kate Grenyer will guide us through the exhibition at St Andrews Museum, introducing each of the artists and discussing themes of Dual-Identity and craft. This relaxed and informal tour will...
Mask Making Workshop
Designed for families, this workshop from 11am-1pm on 8 February 2024 will discuss the idea of masks and expressing identity – who you are and what you show to the world. Inspired by the work of Ashanti Harris, and led by Sarah Wakeford, the session will explore some accessible mask making activities with easy-to-use materials...
Sashiko Embroidery Workshop – Part Two
Come and join us at St Andrews Museum for our second Sashiko embroidery workshop with artist Andrea McMillan. Immerse yourself in the mindful world of hand-stitching from 11am-1pm 16 February, 2024. This embroidery method originates from Japan and was originally used for the decorative and functional reinforcement of cloth and clothing. Historically Sashiko has a distinctive...
Weaving Workshop
Inspired by the textile art that is part of the Crafted Selves exhibition, this workshop gives weavers of all skill levels the chance to create a small woven art piece with support, instruction and inspiration from weaver Janet Hughes. Inspired by the theme of identity and personal reflection, participants are invited to bring an object...
Fife Contemporary at StAnza 2024
Fife Contemporary are pleased to be taking part in StAnza, Scotland's International Poetry Festival, taking place over 1st - 16th March 2024 in St Andrews, Fife. This year Fife Contemporary have expanded their collaborative programme with StAnza to explore their theme Warp and Weft: a tapestry of poetry. The exciting programme of visual art and craft will...