SPACE TO BREATHE

Wednesday 19th July                          6pm

Harry Cory Wright and Alexander Lindsay In Conversation

Join us for a captivating evening of conversation between renowned photographers Harry Cory Wright and Alexander Lindsay, who will share their insights in the field of landscape and nature photography. 

They will discuss their fascinating life experiences as dedicated film-makers and photographers, and provide a unique opportunity to learn more about their creative processes and techniques.

Saturday 22nd July                               6pm

Lyrical Natures - Illustrated talk by Martin Barnes (Senior Curator of Photography, Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

Creating and looking at photographs of the natural world can provide us with moments of healing immersion. For artists, this often combines experimental, physical and psychological processes. Susan Derges, Andy Goldsworthy, Harry Cory Wright and Alexander Lindsay all create photographs using landscape and natural forms to locate this uplifting feeling, but each of them uses differing technical and visual approaches. Join Martin Barnes, as he explores their works and the idea of reflective, lyrical observations of nature throughout the history of photography.

Martin Barnes is Senior Curator of Photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) London which he joined in 1995. Barnes has also curated multiple UK and international touring exhibitions and is the author of numerous photography publications.

Sunday 23rd July

Kit Martin Cyanotype Workshops     

Get creative and join Kit Martin in making your very own cyanotypes (sunprints) and discover more about this photographic printing process using sunlight but without a camera! No experience required – spaces very limited and booking is essential.

4-8 yr olds                    10.30am – 11.15am                  

8-14 yr olds                  11.45am – 1.15am                    

14+ and Adults             2.30pm -4.30pm

Kit Martin is an artist and photographer based in North Fife. Having studied Biological Imaging in Derby she worked in both medical and forensic photography. She has collaborated with museums, including the Bell Pettigrew Museum in St Andrews, Scottish Fisheries Museum, Brechin Townhouse Museum, Perth Museum and Gallery and Dundee Heritage Trust. Detail, texture, fragility and the infinite beauty of nature are central to her artistic creativity using the cyanotype method.

Wednesday 2nd August                      6pm

‘A conversation about photography’ - Beth Bate and Ben Harman

Beth Bate and Ben Harman will be in conversation to share their thinking about photography. With reference to their organisations in Edinburgh and Dundee, they will cover ideas around the archiving, collecting, making, exhibiting and engagement with photography. The talk will also touch upon key aspects of contemporary photographic practice in Scotland.

Beth Bate is the Director of Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA), a vital cultural and social hub in Dundee. In addition to her work at DCA, Beth is also Vice Chair of the Edinburgh Art Festival, a Trustee of the Mount Stuart Trust, and a member of the Board of V&A Dundee.

Ben Harman is the Director of Stills Gallery, a publicly funded photography centre established in 1977 in the heart of Edinburgh. Prior to taking up the director position in 2014, Harman worked as Curator of Contemporary Art at Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA).

Thursday 3rd August                          6pm

Yvonne Gray Dance Studio presents ‘Space to Breathe’ – an evening of music and dance inspired by the East Neuk

Students from the Yvonne Gray Dance Studio will be performing in and around the art exhibition space, accompanied by music inspired by the East Neuk of Fife.

Yvonne Gray is the founder and principal of Yvonne Gray Dance Studios based in Cupar, Fife. As an East Neuk native, Yvonne has dedicated herself to developing youth contemporary dance in the community for the past thirty years. Yvonne has served as a dedicated committee member and Trustee of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) as well as serving many years as the Chairperson for the RAD in Scotland.

Saturday 5th August                           6pm

Susan Derges discusses her art and process with Dr Alistair Rider

Susan Derges is a British photographic artist whose camera-less techniques have encompassed subject matter informed by landscape and scientific experimentation. In her pioneering work using bodies of water near her home in Dartmoor and around the Findhorn in Scotland, she captures the natural movement of water by placing light sensitive paper into rivers, streams and shorelines at night. Her work explores the connectedness of the natural world, and our place within it. Derges has exhibited extensively in Europe, Japan and the United States and has works in several major museum collections.

Dr. Alistair Rider is a senior lecturer in the History of Art department at the University of St Andrews. Dr. Rider's research primarily focuses on minimalist and abstract art from the 1950s to the present day and he has written extensively on this topic in numerous publications.