The Spring Fling 2013 brochure is now available
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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>Fling</strong><br />
Wigtown Book<br />
Festival Residency<br />
Always popular with v<strong>is</strong>itors <strong>is</strong> the annual collaboration between<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>Fling</strong> & Wigtown Book Festival. In recent years the<br />
festival partnership has welcomed resident art<strong>is</strong>ts such as textile<br />
art<strong>is</strong>t Deirdre Nelson and photographer Kim Ayres (studio 24 th<strong>is</strong><br />
year) to engage with and fascinate both events’ d<strong>is</strong>cerning v<strong>is</strong>itors.<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> year <strong>is</strong> no different and v<strong>is</strong>itors to <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>Fling</strong> are in for a treat<br />
with our 2012/<strong>2013</strong> resident Joanne B Kaar.<br />
Joanne, an international art<strong>is</strong>t who works with paper and natural<br />
fibres, lives and works from the northerly Dunnett in Caithness and<br />
has completed residencies, exhibited in and been comm<strong>is</strong>sioned in<br />
as diverse locations as, Dounraey, North U<strong>is</strong>t, Korea, Taiwan,<br />
Tasmania, Germany, USA and Japan.<br />
Before beginning her residency at Wigtown Book Festival 2012<br />
Joanne made two string dogs Newton and Stewart (named by<br />
Wigtown Book Festival goers). During the Book Festival Joanne<br />
collected grasses and natural fibres from local gardens, and used<br />
traditional techniques to make simmans or rope. She invited<br />
festival-goers to have a go at ‘spinning a yarn’ by adding a few<br />
words to the simmans as it was made. Newton and Stewart’s<br />
story evolved in a random fashion. It was a real adventure.<br />
Dumfries &<br />
Galloway Arts<br />
Festival<br />
Our friends at Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival have once again<br />
put together a brilliant and inspiring programme offering a lively and<br />
varied mix of performance and music events for all ages. <strong>The</strong> 34th<br />
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival runs from Friday 24 May - Sunday<br />
2 June <strong>2013</strong>. Highlights include, Opera a la Carte’s presentation of<br />
Carmen, Shooglenifty, <strong>The</strong> London Solo<strong>is</strong>ts Ensemble, Lulu Reinhardt,<br />
<strong>The</strong> National <strong>The</strong>atre of Scotland’s presentation of Calum’s Road.<br />
10 <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>Fling</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
V<strong>is</strong>it Joanne Kaar in Wigtown (studio 02 page 13) to meet Newton<br />
and Stewart, find out about their escapades, and contribute to the<br />
next chapter of their adventure.<br />
Keep up to date by following @Joannebkaar on Twitter with<br />
#iamawigtownbookfestivalyarnspinner and to read the full<br />
adventure v<strong>is</strong>it www.spring-fling.co.uk/blog/spinning-a-yarn/<br />
We are delighted to be working closely with Dumfries & Galloway Arts<br />
Festival th<strong>is</strong> year on the very first <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>Fling</strong> Fringe - look out for the<br />
Arts Festival tagline beside seven of the exciting Fringe events (pages<br />
8 & 9) and check the map for Fringe locations (pages 2 & 3).<br />
For full details see www.dgartsfest.com<br />
To receive a free <strong>brochure</strong> email<br />
info@dgartsfestival.org.uk or<br />
call 01387 260447.
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