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WHAT’S ON SEPT-DEC 2015 Castlegate Arts Limited is a registered charity in Scotland, No. SC028552 GALLERY PANTO MUSIC DRAMA VARIETY DANCE MUSICALS COMEDY

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Castlegate Arts Limited is a registered charity in Scotland, No. SC028552

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Aspiring to be Scotland’s leading community arts venue and with our ethos of “everyone is entitled to an enriching cultural life, regardless of age or social circumstance,” we are a truly intergenerational organisation, with performing arts tuition at the heart of what we do. More than 25,000 individuals pass through the ACT doors each year, with over 40 professional, amateur and youth companies who rely on us as the premier mid-scale theatre venue in the North East of Scotland.

Our backbone is our 80 strong volunteer base, supporting our dedicated core staff, who continue to provide excellent service coupled with affordable performance, conference and rehearsal space for City and Shire organisations.

Disabled AccessWe offer ramp access via our Stage Door entrance, lift, and disabled toilet. We also provide induction loop and infrared systems. Please advise staff in advance for any assistance required.

ParkingCar parking is available at Loch Street and Frederick Street car parks.

Opening Hours:Monday closedTuesday 10.00 - 16.00Wednesday 10.00 - 16.00Thursday 10.00 - 16.00Friday 10.00 - 16.00Saturday 10.00 - 16.00Sunday closed

ACT Aberdeen33 King StreetAberdeenAB24 5AATel: (01224) 635 [email protected]

Café BarOur Café Bar is open on Saturday afternoons as a Café and as a Café Bar 45 minutes before each show and at intervals for tea, coffee, beverages, confectionery and ice cream.

thank you for being our friend

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FRIENDS OF ACT ABERDEENACT Aberdeen is a hub for professional and amateur theatre in the heart of the city. Become a Friend and help us support the local community.Join our Friends scheme and whilst contributing essential revenue to allow us to continue to provide the very best opportunities to artists, groups and the local community, you’ll also receive the following benefits:

- Discount on selected shows (subject to availability)- Invites to special events exclusively for Friends (2-3 per year)- Regular newsletter with advance information on events...plus all the gossip!- Meet performers after the show- Entry into exclusive competitions.

In order to become a Friend of ACT Aberdeen, please complete the form below:

I would like to become a Friend of ACT Aberdeen

Individual: £20 Couple: £35Family (2 Adults & 2 U18s) £42 Student/Senior: £15(All memberships valid for 12 months)

Name (1)

Name (2) if applicable

Address

Post Code

Phone No.

Email Address

Please detach this form and return it, in an envelope, with a cheque payable toCastlegate Arts Ltd to:

ACT Aberdeen, 31-33 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AAOr alternatively you can pay by credit/debit card online at www.act-aberdeen.org.uk

thank you for being our friend

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DRAMA CLASSES

Scene StealersAge 8+ | 12.30pm-2pm Saturdays£80 per termScene Stealers focus on a different topic each term using drama techniques to devise a shared piece. Improvisation, script work, games and characterisation are some of the skills we work on. We also have fun, make friends and build self-esteem. This is a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to allow our young people to develop through drama. The group is also the feeder group to our devised theatre company - Spotlighters.

Run concurrently with the Aberdeen School term dates, these classes/groups offer a longer commitment to drama and theatre, with a focus on the development of an end-of-term

production. Rather than being on a pay-per-class basis, these groups are charged per term and meet weekly on Saturdays or Wednesdays.

To enquire or book, contact Paula Gibson, Artistic Director on 01224 635208

SpotlightersAge 12-18 | 3.30pm-5.30pm Saturdays £80 per termSpotlighters work with scripts and create their own theatre pieces. Members devise a play in a fun and relaxed environment, with an emphasis on learning and creative ideas. The group also work towards performances at our biennial youth galas.

Castlegate Theatre Company - JuniorsAge 8-16 | 5pm-7pm Wednesdays£80 per termThe Junior division of our youth theatre company spends the year getting inspired and developing performance skills, including voice and movement. The group rehearse and perform annually in a fantastic piece of musical theatre to showcase their talents and what they’ve learnt throughout the term. Previous productions include ‘Honk!’ and ‘The Demon Headmaster’.

Castlegate Theatre Company Age 16+ | 7.15pm-9.15pm Wednesdays£80 per termOnce graduated from CTC Juniors (above) our senior students step up to this group and perform more challenging works and take part in a range of theatrical experiences as well as putting on an annual production. Previous membership of the CTC Juniors isn’t required as anyone in this age group is welcome. Performances also include galas and Aberdeen International Youth Festival (AIYF).

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SATURDAY WORKSHOPS

Jumpin’ Jacks ‘n’ JillsAge 3-5 | 10.30am-11.30am £5 per session

Fly on a magic carpet to a different land of fun and advenuture every Saturday morning! Your wee ones can try music, make-believe, craft and drama in a fun and nurturing environment.

Bouncing BeansAge 6-8 | 10.30am-11.30am £5 per session

A fun and engaging class of drama, movement and music, developing a range of skills - introducing your young ones to the world of performing.

Stage FrightAge 18+ | 11.45am-1.30pm £7.50 per session

Actors wanted! No experience required - training will be given! Sense of humour essential. Bring curiousity, courage and commitment. No Divas need apply! Everyone is welcome!

Our Saturday Workshops are a relaxed and informal way for people of all ages to get involved with drama and performing in a fun and enjoyable atmosphere. Run by experienced tutors, each class runs

as a drop-in session, so you can commit to a week at a time, or make it a regular thing - it’s completely up to you!

Run concurrently with the Aberdeen School term dates, these classes/groups offer a longer commitment to drama and theatre, with a focus on the development of an end-of-term

production. Rather than being on a pay-per-class basis, these groups are charged per term and meet weekly on Saturdays or Wednesdays.

To enquire or book, contact Paula Gibson, Artistic Director on 01224 635208

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!AUTUMN ARTS FESTIVAL!12th-16th OCTOBER

Three fun-filled workshops for young people designed to offer something a little different and creative for a week during the October Holidays. If you are interested in booking your child into one of these workshops, registration forms can be obtained from our

website: www.act-aberdeen.org.uk, by emailing [email protected] by calling 01224 635208

FUNKY STREET DANCE with Laura Murray1pm to 3pm for Age 5 to 7 | £10 per day or £40 per weekA fun and energetic week of street dance with Laura Murray learning new moves and routines to some of your favourite tracks! Why not throw down some shapes?!

DR SEUSS’ SPECTACULAR STORY PARTYwith Barry Donaldson 10am to 12pm for Age 3 to 6 | £10 per day or £40/weekMeet Dr Seuss’ classic characters, including the Cat in a Hat, the Lorax and Horton, on a madcap magical drama adventure. Come and party with Thing One and Thing Two, cheer up the Grinch and save the Lorax’s home. Join us for lots of mayhem and madness, all you need to bring along is lots of imagination!

DEVISE:CREATE:PERFORM!with Lynn Staite10am to 3pm for Age 8 to 14 | £100In this full-on workshop you will learn lots of new theatre skills and have fun devising an exciting piece of theatre to perform for family and friends. All you need is your imagination. Joggers and t- shirts are the order of the day.

SPONSORSHIPWe need your help to allow us to continue our work, develop our centre and expand our business; Our users, young people and artists depend on us keeping our doors open, affordable and accessible to all. We have a number of opportunities for your company to assist us and have levels to suit all organisations and budgets.More detailed descriptions of the types of sponsorship we offer and the wonderful benefits your

company would receive are available on request.We are open to ideas and are always willing to discuss packages and tailor them to the needs of your company. If you wish to discuss ideas with us, get in touch with our Marketing Officer, Ross Brechin on 01224 635208 or email [email protected]

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Saturday 5th - Monday 7thStoirm Óg in co-production with Cumbernauld Theatre presents

SPECTRETOWNInspired by the bothy ballads of Scotland’s North East, playwright Elspeth Turner (The Idiot at the Wall, 2012) and acclaimed director Matthew Lenton, (Vanishing Point) explore the fraying boundaries between past, present, and future. Weaving poetry, Doric, wild horses, and song, this courageous‚ new play deftly wrestles with tradition, power, and the loneliness of modern life.

Special Workshops - call for information

Saturday @ 7.30pmSunday @ 2.30pm + Post-show discussionMonday @ 7pm + Post-show discussion

Wednesday 9thOver 50’s Festival presents

THE GARIOCH BLENDThe Garioch Blend - featuring popular songs and great tunes from the band. The Garioch Blend are into their 33rd year in the world of Scottish Showbusiness and have been working regularly over the last 15 years with one of Scotland’s most popular comedians - Eddie Rose - who hails from Pitlochry in Perthshire. The Band play all over Scotland and are in demand for Ceilidhs, Old-time dancing, concerts and cabaret with their varied and distinctive style.

Wednesday @ 12.30pm

Music FREE Theatre

Drama £12/£10 Theatre

SEPTEMBER

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Sunday 27thSONGS & TUNES FOR NEPALAn afternoon of music and dance in aid of rebuilding accommodation for the elderly in Nepal following the earthquake in April presented by local Primary & Secondary school children, members of the local Nepalese community alongside Yolanda Cowen and other singers from the National Youth Choir of Scotland.

Sunday @ 3.30pm

Tuesday 22nd - Saturday 26thLeading Lights presents

SUNSET BOULEVARDFollowing their sell-out production of Les Miserables last year, Aberdeen’s own Leading Lights are back with their North-East premiere of Sunset Boulevard. Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, lives in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street. When young screenwriter Joe Gillis accidentally crosses her path, she sees in him an opportunity to make her comeback to the big screen. Romance and tragedy follow.

Nightly @ 7.30pmSaturday @ 2.00pm & 7.30pm

Tickets Available From www.aberdeenstage.com

www.aberdeenperformingarts.com

LEADING LIGHTS

A C T ABERDEEN 22ND – 26TH SEPTEMBER

7.30 NIGHTLY & 2.00 SAT MATINEE

An amateur production by arrangement with the Really Useful Group Ltd

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Book and Lyrics by Don Black & Christopher Hampton

Based on the Billy Wilder film

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Musical £14/£12 Theatre

Variety £10/£6£3

Theatre

SEPTEMBER

CANCELLED

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Wednesday 30th - Friday 2ndTheVinylTheatre presents

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?TheVinylTheatre presents Edward Albee’s classic, Tony Award-winning play from 1962. An 1966 Oscar winning movie, gaining global fame with multiple Academy Award nominations (including for Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? poses the question - who is afraid is to live a life outside society’s expectations?

Nightly @ 7.30pm

Wed 30 September and Thur 1 & Fri 2 October 2015 7.30pm

AberdeenArtsCentre&Theatre 33KingStreet ABERDEEN AB24 5AA

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Produced and directed by TheVinylTheatre under special permission from Samuel French Limited

Tickets £15 / £12 TEL 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com

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Drama £15/£12 Theatre

Saturday 3rdReed Productions presents

ACARI - HIP NOSISThis charismatic performer will have you in hysterics from watching him put his volunteers through the paces during his Hypnotic Comedy Show, Acari is without doubt, a master hypnotist who is making hypnosis hip. This funky, upbeat show will leave you roaring with laughter and spilling out of your comfort zone. If you have never seen Acari perform before then don’t miss out on this once a year opportunity – you will not regret it. Acari show is a family show but members of the audience who wish to volunteer must be 18 years and over.

Saturday @ 7.30pmVariety £12/£10 Theatre

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

CANCELLED

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Saturday 10thTimeless Theatre Productions presents

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THISNostalgia just doesn’t come any better! Another sensational show from the producers of ‘Memory Lane’, ‘All our Yesterdays’ and ‘Rolling back the Years’. One of the biggest shows of its kind in the UK, taking the audience on a thrilling and breathtaking musical journey through the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, ‘West End’ and international vocalists, along with the stunning ‘Memory Lane’ dancers perform some of the greatest hits from each decade including songs by Brenda Lee, Frank Sinatra, Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Abba, Barry Manilow, Jersey Boys, Michael Buble and many more! Saturday @ 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Musical £14/£12 Theatre

Friday 9thMichelle McManus presents

MICHELLE MCMANUS: REALITY - THE MUSICALAfter receiving five star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival, columnist, television presenter, actress and singer Michelle brings ‘Michelle McManus’ Reality - The Musical’ to Aberdeen. An upfront and humorous take on her life since winning ‘Pop Idol’ just over a decade ago, with famous show tunes from the West End and Broadway.

Friday @ 7.30pm

Music £15 Theatre

OCTOBER

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Friday 23rdSound Festival presents

A REQUIEM FOR EDWARD SNOWDONThis large scale live audiovisual performance piece focuses on a number of themes relevant to the 21st century, based around the actions of whistleblower Edward Snowden; loss of faith and security, invasion of privacy and personal sacrifice. The piece explores the consequences of this situation through electronic sound, acoustic instrumentation and live visuals through the gestures and performance from live electronics performers, a clarinetist and string section which are analysed and interact with the real-time visuals.

Friday @ 9.00pmMusic £9/£7

£4 Theatre

Friday 23rd - Saturday 24th Sound Festival presents

IN CAHOOTS: NEW MUSIC SCOTLAND SHOWCASE EVENTSOver two days a number of Scottish composers and performers will be showcasing works in ACT Aberdeen as part of the In Cahoots Conference on cross-art form collaborations. More detail on performers and times will be on the www.sound-scotland.co.uk nearer the time.

Friday & Saturday @ Various times

Music FREE Various

Photo: Alex Woodward

OCTOBER

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Tickets £16.50, £13.50 child/conc,

Family passes £52 (2 x adults, 2 x child)

Thursday12.30pm – schools onlyFriday7pmSaturday1pm & 5pmSunday2pmTuesday10am & 1pm – schools onlyWednesday10am & 1pm – schools onlyThursday10amFriday7pm – Relaxed PerformanceSaturday1pm & 5pmSunday2pmTuesday10am & 1pm – schools onlyWednesday8pm – Adult ShowThursday10am & 1pm – schools onlyFriday7pmSaturday1pm & 5pmSunday1pm & 5pmTuesday1pm & 5pmWednesday1pm & 5pmThursday1pm & 5pm

For school shows and group bookings, please contact Cindyon 01224 635208 or email [email protected]

Thursday 3 to Thursday24 December 2015

Castlegate Arts present

Join Jack andhis friends on a magical journey packed to therafters withChristmasmagic!Be preparedto show off your

dance moves and sing along with our brilliant cast in this wonderful family show. Our sell-out success provesthat the ACT Aberdeen panto is notto be missed, and this year isno exception. Come and celebratethe festive season with us -Jack and the Beanstalk haseverything you expect and much,much more - truly a tale with atwist in the tail!

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Family passes £52 (2 x adults, 2 x child)

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Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office 01224 641122aberdeenperformingarts.com

Morning, matinee and evening showsThursday 3 to Thursday 24 December

Spectacular! Surprising!Festive Family Fun!A Tale with a twist in the Tail!

Castlegate Arts present

Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office 01224 641122aberdeenperformingarts.com

Morning, matinee and evening showsThursday 3 to Thursday 24 December

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Thursday 29th - Friday 30thShakespeare Schools’ Festival presents

SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVALACT Aberdeen is thrilled to welcome local talent to the stage as part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival. Each night three schools will perform three different Shakespeare plays. Come and celebrate the achievements of our local schools while enjoying a wonderful evening of entertainment. You will see Shakespeare performed as you’ve never seen it before!

Nightly @ 7.30pmDrama £9/£7 Theatre

Saturday 24th Sound Festival presents

ENSEMBLE THING YOU CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE (WORLD PREMIERE)Can six composers truly collaborate on a single composition? The question came up after a Residency at Cove Park in 2014 and the unique process that emerged entails six fragments of music being passed among the group before each finds its final form in the hands of one composer. The performance by Ensemble Thing is the result of this collaboration by Scottish composers Sonia Allori, Colin Broom, John De Simone, Drew Hammond, Francis Macdonald and Oliver Searle. Saturday @ 1pm

Music FREE Theatre

OCTOBER

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Saturday 31st Castlegate Arts Ltd presents

HALLOWE’EN GALACelebrating the very best of local performing talent from a range of amateur companies from around the City, our Hallowe’en Gala is sure to be all treat and no trick! Exerpts of works from Amici, Fleeman Productions, STG, Aberdeen Grammar School, TheVinylTheatre, Stage Fright adult drama group and more will feature in this not-to-be-missed gala!

Saturday @ 7.30pm

Thursday 5th - Saturday 7thStudio Theatre Group presents

CARDS ON THE TABLEOne evening a wealthy collector invites Superintendent Battle and crime novelist Ariadne Oliver, to a dinner party to view his special collection: Four people who have committed MURDER and gotten away with it. Shaitana himself, is then murdered, but... Who Did It? Agatha Christie’s “Cards On The Table” is brought to you by Studio Theatre Group.

Thursday & Friday @ 7.30pmSaturday @ 2.30pm ONLY

Drama £13/£10 Theatre

Variety £15/£12 Theatre

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

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Wednesday 18th - Saturday 21stDerek Anderson Productions in Partnership with Castlegate Arts Limited presents

THE PILLOWMANWinner of the 2004 Olivier Award for Best Play and two Tony Awards, Martin McDonagh’s THE PILLOWMAN is a viciously funny and seriously disturbing dark tale about a writer in a totalitarian state who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of child-murders that are happening in his town.Award-winning director Derek Anderson presents this stomach churning and wildly comic, intense thriller that will keep the audience on the edge of their seat right to the very last line. Nightly @ 7.30pm PLUS Saturday @ 2.30pm

Drama from £10 Theatre

Thursday 12th - Saturday 14thSt. Margaret’s School for Girls presents

SCROOGESt Margaret’s School for Girls is proud to present Scrooge! Book, Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Scrooge! closely follows the plot of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, in which the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.(Tickets available from the school office only)Nightly @ 7.30pmMusical £12/£7 Theatre

NOVEMBER

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Thursday 3rd - Thursday 24thCastlegate Arts Ltd presents

JACK & THE BEANSTALK - PANTO 2015Join Jack and his friends on a magical journey packed to the rafters with Christmas magic. Be prepared to show off your dance moves and sing along with our brilliant cast in this wonderful family show. Our sell-out success proves that the ACT Aberdeen panto is not to be missed, and this year is no exception. Come and celebrate the festive season with us - Jack and the Beanstalk is a tale with a twist in the tail!

Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office 01224 641122aberdeenperformingarts.com

Morning, matinee and evening showsThursday 3 to Thursday 24 December

Spectacular! Surprising!Festive Family Fun!A Tale with a twist in the Tail!

Castlegate Arts present

Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office 01224 641122aberdeenperformingarts.com

Morning, matinee and evening showsThursday 3 to Thursday 24 December

Panto £8.50 - £16.50 Theatre

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER Love the Arts?Want to support a respected local Charity?Why not Volunteer at

Annual Burns’ Supper - Cafe Bar - Saturday 23rd Jan 2016

Sunday 22ndTBC presents

THEYYA THEYYAMThis Malayalam dance drama set as a play within a play where, a group of villagers enact an ancient epic with its universal themes of love, greed, power, and oppression. In parallel, in their own lives, these villagers live through these very issues. The two stories intertwine to create a rich theatrical experience.

Sunday @ 7.30pm

Drama £12/£10 Theatre

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Love the Arts?Want to support a respected local Charity?Why not Volunteer at

We believe in building people, and our volunteers are the solid foundation of ACT Aberdeen. With over 80 volunteers, this priceless resource demonstrates that our community cares about us and without them we would be unable to function as a working theatre. Our volunteers come from all walks of life, varied ages and backgrounds.

Each individual possesses a unique skill set. We love to help people realise their talents, build confidence and skills and give people an opportunity to show what they can do. We have lots of opportunities to suit all

levels and provide training for roles in our café bar or front of house.

Our Volunteer Co-ordinator - Katie Ward - can help you find the role best for you, so whether you have skills you would like to share or are looking to build

yours, ACT Aberdeen is a worthwhile place where you can really see how much your contribution means!We provide mentoring and support alongside structured and relevant training from our fully qualified and experienced staff members.

...For more information on how to become a Volunteer here at ACT Aberdeen, please email or call Katie [email protected] / 01224 635208...

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ROOM HIRE & CONFERENCING

MEETING ROOM(23.4ft x 13.8ft approx)This space can accommodate between 20-30 delegates cinema style and is ideal for small presentations or breakout room for larger conferences

GALLERY(19ft x 26.5ft approx)Home to several exhibitions, this space is ideal for displaying photography, paintings and other art-forms as well as conference/meeting space

THEATREOur 350-seater auditorium is home to a wide range of professional and amateur companies each year and is fully equipped with sound, lighting and stage equipment

CONFERENCE ROOM(23.4ft x 32.2ft approx)Multi-purpose room used by theatre schools, workshops, presentations, board meetings and can seat 60-70 delegates cinema style

To discuss your conferencing requirements, including catering and AV equipment or for more information on booking any of our spaces,

please email: [email protected] or call 01224 635208 Further information can also be found by visiting

www.act-aberdeen.org.uk/conferencing

Using our superb centrally located facilities will add value to your event. We specialise in setting up for conferences, training sessions, and other corporate

events. We can also accommodate workshops, rehearsals, cabarets, and performances.

Our rooms are spacious and airy and can be set up to your specific

requirements. Our team have a “can do” attitude and will be delighted to help in any way they can. We can also supply refreshments from coffees to buffet

lunches and suppers.

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EXHIBITIONSWednesday 9th September -Thursday 8th October 2015Steven Tupper presents

DEPENDENCYMy work often consists of expressive mark making, using a variety of mixed media materials. I find this way of working interesting because of the unpredictable effects mixed media can create, in relation to producing expressive art relative to the perhaps highly emotional subject of drug and alcohol abuse. I often find that we have generally ignored the effects and causes of addiction, and the impact it can have on a society that we live in. It saddens me, it depresses me, it concerns me. My aim is to help people understand what I saw and learned throughout this horrific interactive experience.

Our Exhibitions are free and open to all. The Gallery space is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am - 4pm.

Wednesday 14th October - Thursday 12th November 2015Act Aberdeen Volunteers presents

SUNDAY SESSIONSOur Volunteer Coordinator Katie Ward is a Professional Artist and has been leading a programme of Creative Art Sessions where Volunteers have been able to explore and experiment artistically with her inspiration and guidance, enabling them to achieve their desired results. This exhibition will showcase some of these

beautiful works, visually representing our diverse Volunteer team and their creative talent!

Wednesday 18th November - Thursday 24th 2015Allan Watson and Friends presents

NOUGHTS AND CROSSESAn exhibition curated by Allan Watson, Head of Fine Art at Gray’s School of Art featuring work by artists who share an interest in the visual language of the repetitive gesture. Working with elemental marks such as lines, circles and grids, some make use of methodical and systematic processes whilst others explore the spontaneous and intuitive. Blair Anderson, Neil Cobban, Sally Duguid, Rachel Grant, Laura Reilly, Allan Watson.

Image Credit: Sid Scott

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