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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, representingVoluntary Arts Scotland. He has won awards for his voluntary work,contributing to volunteering in Scotland since the age of 16. He is asuccessful artist and poet in his own right and works hard to support thearts locally, with aims to make it more inclusive.

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Crail Food FestivalMon 15th Jun – Tue 16th Jun 2013

Various Venues, Crail

Crail Arts FestivalWed 17th Jul – Sat 27th Jul 2013

Various Venues, Crail

Aberdour Arts FestivalFri 26th Jul – Sun 04th Aug 2013

Various Venues, Aberdour

Pitenweem Art FestivalSat 03rd Aug – Sun 11th Aug 2013

Various Venues, Pittenweem

East Neuk FestivalWed 03rd Jul – Sun 07th Jul 2013

Various Venues, East Neuk

Contact us to advertise any creative events happening in Fife.

The Epic Awardswww.epicawards.co.uk

The Epic Awards 2013 are an initiative of Voluntary Arts, the nationaldevelopment agency for arts participation. Voluntary Arts offersinformation, advice, training and development opportunities to those inthe voluntary or amateur arts sector, from small local groups to largenational organisations.

Amateur groups make up the grass roots of art activity. There arecurrently in excess of67,400 voluntary oramateur art and craftgroups in the UK andthe Republic Ireland,accounting for anestimated one fifth of allarts engagement.

Many people areinvolved as volunteersin addition to beingpractitioners. Managingaccounts, planning,

fundraising, teaching, training, promoting and marketing are invaluableto the successful development of projects and new initiatives.

The Epic Awards are open to all amateur art and craft groups in the UKand Republic of Ireland, and are free to enter. The search is on to findwinners from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales who can demonstrate'Epic' voluntary arts activity. This could mean improving life in their localcommunity, working across generations, using technology in a creativeway or simply achieving something really special with their art form orcraft. The Epic Awards give groups an excellent opportunity to raise theirprofile, as well as the chance to win a range of prizes including cash,training, equipment and publicity.

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 vital to our health, social and economicdevelopment.

Over half theUK adultpopulation isinvolved inthevoluntaryarts andcrafts –those artsand craftsthat peopleundertakefor self-improvement, social networking and 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.

Artwork By Alison Philipwww.flickr.com/photos/alisonphilp

Stacie is born to a dancer called Jollie andan actor named Harry. Harry gets his bigbreak in Hollywood, falls in love with hisdirector and finds a friend for life in hisleading lady. Harry wants to let Jolliedown with the promise of work and whenit is found out that Jollie is pregnant, hebuys her a house.

When the baby is born all goes wells, untilJollie fails to visit Harry with the baby.When they set out to find what has gone

wrong, Jollie is found lying dead on the floor of a strange apartment inthe worst part of town. The baby, barely alive, is taken to hospital.

Social work intervenes and Harry ends up in court fighting for custody ofhis own daughter. Harry wins the case but someone is not happy aboutthis. Later in Stacie’s childhood she is almost abducted and themysterious culprit is jailed.

On the week of Stacie’s thirteenth birthday, she leaves her best friendshouse, too impatient to wait for her lift and against advice she starts towalk home. This will be the worst decision of her life.

Stacie is a self-published title available via Kindle. By Julie Stevenson.

Lochgelly

The town was closely connected to Fife's mining industry, which it servedfrom the 1830s to the 1960s. Its name comes from Loch Gelly, a largebody of water to the south of the town. Lochgelly's location in central Fifemakes it a great base for exploring the surrounding towns, villages andcountryside.

The town’s main creative venue is the Lochgelly Centre. It is a bright,modern and attractive community space, combining a 412-seat theatre,studio theatre, art studios, gallery space, meeting rooms and practicerooms.

The centre officially reopened in February 2012, following a £2.5 millioninvestment by Fife Council. A new glass-fronted extension houses amodern library and reception area, local offices services plus a state-of-the-art computing centre, with public-access computers and free Internetaccess.

Our modern café bar, Lilly's, serves a variety of hot and coldrefreshments, making it the perfect destination for a relaxing break or alight lunch. During 2012-13, they are running a major community musicproject, The Band, which will be based at Lochgelly Centre.

Woodwork By John SmithContact John: smith7HP@btinternet.com

John Smith has gone back to his lathe and is producing some superbwork. He prefers to turn the wood while it is wet, which makes it easierto turn very thin and has the advantage of allowing the bark to remainon the wood. He uses local wood from many different sources. He willcome and clear a tree if you will let him have some of the wood, in returnyou will get a bowl or platter made from your tree.

FIFE’S CULTURAL CONSORTIUM is a collective meeting of creativegroups and organisations coming together to network. The inauguralmeeting of the consortium in August 2008 was attended by over 50organisations. All who have an interest in culture and cultural activity inits broadest sense.

Through the commitmentsand actions identified in‘Generations of Change’,Fife’s public, community,private and voluntarysector organisations andservices can worktogether to respect andcelebrate the diversity ofpeople’s lives, andacknowledge and supportthe links between us.

The Cultural Consortium’skey role is to be a broad, inclusive informal partnership organisation withrepresentation from the public, private, community and voluntarysectors. It aims to be the umbrella partnership body acting as guardianand sounding board for cultural planning in Fife and to direct thedevelopment and implementation of the Cultural Strategy.

It is here to promote the contribution of culture to achieve artistic,cultural, economic, social and environmental outcomes and to promote aco-ordinated approach to the development and promotion of culturalopportunities, activities, festivals, celebrations and events in Fife.

The consortium meet on a 6 monthly basis to review the strategy asrequired, in order to remain fresh, relevant and reflective of the changingneeds of Fife’s vibrant communities.

If you would like to become a member of the Cultural Consortium pleasesend an email to: cultural.partnerships@fife.gov.uk

The diverse festivals pride themselves of providing incredible experiencesfor their visitors. Fife's Festivals include poetry, visual art, music, sailing,street performance, temporary public artworks and food & drink. Therereally is a festival in Fife for everyone.

Visiting a festival in Fife is a truly unique experience with festivals locatedin spectacular surroundings and venues. Fife's Festivals can be found inpotato barns, woodlands, disused buildings, empty shops, garages,private estates, homes, pubs, town centre streets, music halls and fivestar theatres.

Find out more at: Facebook.com/festivalsinfife

The Fife Folk Museum is run by volunteers and celebrates the social,domestic and working lives of the people in Fife. The Museum is housed

in beautiful listed buildings, inthe historic village of Ceres.You are assured a friendlywelcome and a wide range ofinteresting objects andcollections.

The Museum is open 7 days a weekfrom 1st April to 31st October,10.30am - 4.30pm with lastadmissions at 4pm. The Fife FolkMuseum welcomes volunteers! If

you are interested in volunteering, just make yourself known at the museum, youcan contact via phone or email.

To volunteer or to learn more about the museum, please contact viaPhone: 01334 828180 Email: info@fifefolkmuseum.org

Craft Scotland – Fifewww.craftscotland.org

Craft Scotland is a Scottish charity, working to unite, inspire andchampion Scottish craft. We are the world’s first audience developmentagency for craft. This means that we employ the three principles ofaudience development in our work: marketing & communications,research & intelligence, and engagement & participation.

Craft Scotland ismade up of a team ofcreative thinkers,marketers andchampions of Scottishcraft. We are placingourselves at the frontof a global craftrevolution.

We run exhibitionsand events, whichconnect the publicwith the Scottish craftcommunity, often working with partner organisations such as NationalMuseums Scotland, Time Span, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh,and the Collins Gallery. We also present collections of Scottish craft tothe public in UK and International craft, design and art shows.

Our website provides a platform for craft people and places acrossScotland to promote their work and connect to a diverse audience.Thousands of people visit craftscotland.org every month to find out moreabout craft, see what’s on in their area, and commission craft directlyfrom the makers. Our core funding is provided by Creative Scotland, thenational leader for Scotland’s arts, screen and creative industries.

Ceramics By Moyra Stewartwww.moyrastewart.com

Moyra Stewart is a Scottish born ceramics artist who graduated fromEdinburgh and worked in London, before emigrating to Canada. Moyrareturned to Scotland in 1999 and helped co-found Fife Arts Co-op andSteeple Arts in Newburgh, Fife. Moyra currently runs a teaching studio atthe Steeple Arts Centre.

Photographic Etchings By Jenni Gudgeonwww.redcabinstudio.co.uk

Based on the idea that our beautiful, peaceful surroundings are fuelled bythe survival of the fittest and a near constant alertness to threat.

Music By The Coaltown Daisieswww.reverbnation.com/thecoaltowndaisies

The Coaltown Daisies fuse together the musical styling of establishedsinger-songwriters, Lynzy Moutter and Vivienne Bern. Their sharedpassion for music in all shapes and sizes steered them towardscollaboration. Detailing their music with dual harmonies, intelligent lyricsand raw emotion, they want nothing more than to perform in front ofgreat audiences. Described as 'spell-binding', 'spine-tingling' and 'breath-taking', The Coaltown Daisies have performed at an abundance of venuesand festivals on their journey so far including the Big Tent Festival, theRoyal Concert Hall in Glasgow, The Inn at Lathones, Montrose MusicFestival and Celtic Connections. They have a very busy future ahead andwant nothing more than to continue sharing their music far and wide.Facebook.com/thecoaltowndaisiesmusic

Etchings By Elizabeth Shepherdwww.elizabethshepherdetchings.co.uk

Elizabeth Shepherd is an artist living in Crail, Fife. She is a member ofthe Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio, Visual Arts Scotland, andthe Scottish Society of Artists. In 1996 her first etching of Crail Harbourwas selected for the International Print Exhibition at Portland ArtMuseum, Oregon, USA.

Gulls Series – By Stuart Russellwww.stuartrussellartwork.co.uk

Looks at nature in built environments and is inspired by our world’s linearcities. The images suggest street lamps are like urban trees and shownature can adapt to modern, human design.