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ARTS IN FIFE is a free publication created by Stuart Russell, to promoteall arts within Fife, Scotland. The magazine showcases a range of localtalent and constructs a dialogue between artists, voluntary organizationsand the general public.

This magazine displays art awareness and shows the important role artplays in bringing together communities. The magazine celebrates dance,drama, literature, media, music, visual arts, crafts and applied arts. Italso promotes and supports local voluntary art groups, events andgalleries.

To submit work for the next issue please contact us via our website at:

www.artsinfife.blogspot.co.uk

STUART RUSSELL is the Arts Ambassador of Fife, representing VoluntaryArts Scotland. He has won awards for his voluntary work, contributing tovolunteering in Scotland since the age of 16. He is a successful artist andpoet in his own right, with a passion for the arts. He works to support thearts locally, with aims to make it more inclusive.

www.stuartrussellartwork.co.uk

Free Exhibition of Unframed WorkSat 30th Mar – Mon 1st Apr 2013

St Andrews Art Club Rooms, Argyle Street, St Andrews

Fife Jazz Festival (Various Venues)Sun 03rd Feb – Tue 05th Feb 2013

www.fifejazzfestival.com

Sunday Afternoon Knitting CircleSun 6th Jan – Sun 31st Mar 2013

Scottish Fisheries Museum, Harbourhead, Anstruther

Unframed Art and Craft SaleFri 22nd Feb – Sat 23rd Feb 2013

Kingdom Shopping Centre, Lyon Way, Glenrothes

West Fife Villages Art ExhibitionSat 20th Apr – Sun 21st Apr 2013

Saline Community Centre, Upper Kinneddar, Saline

Contact us to advertise any creative events happening in Fife.

Lachlan – Alan Stephenswww.alanstephens.co.uk

Incoming Wave – Alan Stephenswww.alanstephens.co.uk

Voluntary Arts Scotlandwww.voluntaryarts.org

Voluntary Arts aim to promote participation in the arts across the UK andRepublic of Ireland. We recognise they are a key part of our culture andas such they are absolutely vitalto our health, social andeconomic development.

Over half the UK adult populationis involved in the voluntary artsand crafts – those arts and craftsthat people undertake for self-improvement, social networkingand leisure, but not primarily forpayment. They are wide-ranging and include folk, dance, drama,literature, media, music, visual arts, crafts, applied arts, and festivals.

Voluntary Arts works with policy makers, funders and politicians toimprove the environment for everyone participating in the arts, and weprovide information and training to those who participate in the voluntaryarts sector. This includes over 300 national and regional umbrella bodies,and through them, their member groups of local voluntary artspractitioners.

Broken Mirror – Craig A Morganwww.flickr.com/photos/monkeystrummer

Art & Design By Emma Pauleywww.emmapauley.com

My work explores how and why people are herded toward the ideal bodyimage, and what some choose to go through to achieve it. My currentpaintings and textile pieces are bright, bold, visually entertainingreactions to media obsession, the size zero trend and the fashion world’sunhealthy relationship with food.

Fife Space Gallery – Glenrothes

Our Visual Arts programme includes gallery exhibitions at our flagshipFife Space gallery at Rothes Halls, and a programme of temporaryproject work, including operating studio spaces in empty shop units,projections on buildings and specialist master classes.

We have plans in place over the next three years to extend our FifeSpaces into all our venues, creating opportunities for artists andaudiences across Fife.

Entry to all our exhibitions is FREE.

Since opening in 2010, Fife Space at Rothes Halls has held exhibitions bya wide variety of artists, ranging from voluntary groups, collegegraduates to nationally recognised names, working in a range of stylesand media, including textiles, paint, photographs and film.

For more information, or if you would like to propose an exhibition,please contact Gillian Parsons at Fife Space: 08451 555 555 ext 402224

Dunfermline Art ClubCommunity Centre

TownhillDunfermlineKY12 0EN

Glenrothes Art ClubCottar House Studio

Alburne ParkGlenrothesKY7 5RD

Kirkcaldy Art ClubHot Pot Wynd

DysartKY1 2TQ

St Andrews Art Club14C Argyle Street

St AndrewsKY16 9BP

Artwork By Lyn Evanswww.lynevans.co.uk

Lyn Evans studied atSunderland College of Art.Living in rural Fife she feelsa strong connection with thesurrounding countryside.

With her versatility she cancapture the essence of thesubject in whatever mediumis most appropriate.

Whether representational orabstract, her pictures exhibitthe varied atmosphericpowers seen in the worldaround us.

Eyelash – Stuart Russellwww.stuartrussellartwork.co.uk

Alice, Through the Looking Glass – Holly Archibaldwww.hollybluearchibald.deviantart.com

Artwork By Gill Lowwww.orrville.weebly.com

the Sage reclines back supine below the mist of pure imagination. Hisvisions are of a great insect-like plague of 'CATERPILLAR' growing fat,chewing through the ancient buildings of stone, exhuming the mainstreet leaving their tracks without trams. But only foul things live in thedeep places, gemstone bread-crumbs lead only to Balrog's. “If you wantto view Paradise, simply look around and view it”, he drones, whilesinking his sighing eyes back through the fog, to the failing fairy-tale ofglossy beings air-brushed in hurricanes, following their rainbows in theland of muzak louder than song. Where they don't wear their ears, buteveryone seems so happy.Over his shoulder he hears a swarm on the Coke with Lemon giveaway, amillion teeth throwing back freebie potions in Jeykll-like glee. “HERE!HERE, A had a story tae say!” Light fingers clasp at his other shoulder, alonely one-eared charity worker greets the Sage's slipping face. “A'mbeing ironic”, proclaims the Sage. “........” “Well a'm definitely makinsome sort ay statement, ken?” “.......” The listening side of her face hasgone, sneaked away, wishing only to hear thicker pockets, as they plodtoo close. “Here, ah bet, if ya look, thir's an age-limit on tha dress o’your's?”, he says dreamily. But she is gone now, off charging down inbounds the ones with dull eyes. “WOLF, WOLF!” he cries. “.......” Clawinghimself world-weary from the torrent to his grimy alcove, whispering,“Where have all the gid Sage gone, For, well a day! their date was fledHis tuneful brethren were all dead;” Back in the hovel on the river’sbank, his shelter from the storm, he sees the spoilt harvest of ballot-papers filling the gutters like snow, the last foul hopes avalanching downthe garden hills. Holding his drip-dried medicine bottle above the droughtin front – the senseless choice. “Paper, paper everywhir but no a droptae drink”. He says in shallow breaths. His sad shadow cut in the dirt, anick forgotten through time. “Cud ye no spare a few coins?” He pleads tothe ones that walk-by, that do as they wish, their plastic-bags filled withpounds of flesh ready for payment to the Fad Factory.

Kicking rocks back at the raging river as it digs its own grave, hisknowledge plagues, as he only wishes for bliss in this natural disaster.“NO!” Shouts the Sage, “Keep yir fuckin golden ticket”. Magic may haveleft his veins and there may be no dragons left to chase but the Sage isstill courageous. He draws a crowd and lifts his arms ready for the fall,the last one to take the plunge, and our ever clicking heels wish awaythe Sage. Gone and long forgotten.

By Ross McDiarmid (Antisocial Writers Club)

Princes Street

Sunrise, his imaginary cane holds fast as his wreck orbits, almost rollingnot quite standing. His head cast back on a tired neck, mouth wishing-well wide, forcing out the coins in cackles. With a swig and stumble theRiverbank Sage drools his teachings down the grotty bars of his chest,fingers waving wild at the parting river of eyes, muttering, “Let mypeople go”. His trembling head makes steady progress up the floodedcanyon of shear glass and great nets of mesh fence. He sees the shopsas they are, rows of prone giants -those warnings long forgotten, lessonsun-learned- their gaping mouths spewing and swallowing in tidal breathsthe marching mutton and lamb. Each one spilling out dressed moreindividually than the one before. “GARDYLOO!”, cheers the Sage.

Through his looking-glass he spies a ‘feather star’. All of his musclesripping to their limit to ensnare this rare floating seed. With one lastrasping grasp he cradles the captured wish. As he falls he glimpsesEdinburgh’s stalwart castle through the haar; spires with scores of flagssailing on a high wind, a stone sanctuary, the city's stronghold, a fleetingfantasy before the flat of the floor. Lying now beneath the locust legs,the wish still nestled safe, the Sage witnesses strutting Snow Whitesattended by scurrying dwarves, profligate Knights with blood stainedswords, and insidious Rapunzels trailing teasing tassels. The flesh boilingdown in a bubbling cauldron to the mere birds and bees - vanity andprofanity - this is bliss?

Tears are foaming behind his red eyes, his body convulses, choking andretching. He slopes on shaking struts, face hanging over the reflectivepool of bile, facing him a Jester wearing a face forgotten. The fragile wishsmashed, and he sees it…the roach of an old joint. “Better than servingin heaven”, he says sparking. And where are all the King's Boys to helpput Humpty Numpty back on his feet? They are creeping all stalk-eyedand sideways like fiddler crabs, back-boneless, each with one giant wrist.“Here Princesses, HERE! Why so eurly oot ay bed? Eurly bird gits theworm is tha it?” gobs the Sage”. “.........” “Here Princesses, ave got a peain ma pockit tha'll keep yoos up aw night”. “.......” With no swords drawn

CAD is a voluntary, artist-run organisation and registered charity. It isthe cultural agency for Dunfermline. We create new opportunities forarts, nurture festivals and events.

We also like to engage as many people as possible in exciting andenjoyable cultural experiences, raising Dunfermline's profile as a culturaldestination within Fife, the UK and internationally.

We collaborate with cultural organisations and artists to support theirambitions and to help them to reach a wider audience.

To learn more about joining Contemporary Arts Dunfermline, visit thewebsite: www.thisiscad.org.uk

Studio 222 – Newburgh

Studio 222 is a small but perfectly formed, independent craft gallery andstudio on Newburgh High Street. The gallery offers a wide range of highquality art and craftwork for sale, as well as hosting a number of freecreative events.

The gallery is relatively new in Fife, is a lovely modern space and has arelaxed and friendly atmosphere. The owners of the gallery, talentedartists themselves, also provide exciting workshops in stained glass,painting techniques and printmaking.

To learn more about the studios creative workshops and events, pleasecontact Sarah or Catriona at Studio 222: 01337 842113

Photography By Helen Mortonwww.helenmortonphotography.co.uk

I produce work inspired by Fife and North Ayrshire. I attend variouscreative events throughout Scotland; currently my work is displayed

at The Merchant's Garden Kirkcaldy, Piggy Bank Gifts Leslie andAkela's Den Inverkeithing.