Day 1 -Tagtool Build Workshop

Images from todays Tagtool Build workshop taking place this week Monday 18th & Thursday 21 October 2010 jointly supported by Hannah Maclure Centre and the Nine Trades Project.

Billy takes a well earned break...

Friends from the library's Life Group dropped by...

Philip wears his art up his sleeve

Philip on challenging pre-conceptions of what can be art....

"You have modeled something different to a non-arts audience. I think you have definitely opened up their ideas about art. Because you have emphasised that from the very beginning that anyone can be an artist which has probably stuck with them. You have kept saying this is art, I think it would have been different if you didn't frame it like that or they'd have seen it as kinda fun. But you always mentioned it was art and you have definitely made an impact changing the group members perception of what can be art."

Philip Malcolm, AXIS Project worker from Crossreach (the social work department of the Church Of Scotland.)

Letter

Introducing Billy and Bruce

I originally met with Billy and Bruce to brainstorm ideas for a performance way back in March, in the last two weeks it has suddenly come to fruition and we've been working around the clock.

Hailing from the LIFE group, they've been working with video at the art college, this week they based themselves in the old MAP magazine office next door to the Nine Trades offices. They have also been out performing and filming in the city centre and Stobswell returning to capture and log the footage.

Next week the duo will be editing out of town, meeting arts practitioners, checking out the art scene and reporting back to you from the city of Nottingham.

Their work will be installed at the Visual Research Centre (downstrairs at DCA) as part of the Nine Trades of Dundee Final Gathering on Saturday 17 July.

Are you ready Boots?

Start walking.....

LIFE at Hannah Maclure

Sun was out so we escaped the library and went for a Blether and a cuppa on the balcony.

Phil revealed his art....

It's on both sides.

Ready?

Twelve of us went to see Sweeney Todd

Feedback from members of the LIFE group...

"I've never been out for years and years, so seeing Sweeney Todd was great, brilliant, it was really entertaining The way the story came together was good. It must be hard doing that night after night. The set was amazing. I have never been to Dundee Rep before, I’ve only ever been the Whitehall theatre. I’d go again. It was special because I have been at home for years and never going out.

It’s been a new start for me going out and that."

Michelle

"Overall I found Sweeny Todd to be a great play funny, exciting and keeping me on the edge of my seat listening to the lyrics of each story/song with great delight. I had a really enjoyable night it was really funny kept me really amused and wanting to try and catch each lyric so I could piece together the story which I already vaguely knew but I was really surprised at it normally I wouldn’t want to watch a “musical” but this was far better than any musical I had ever seen it was a great night out which I really enjoyed and would recommend to anyone if you haven’t seen it then I suggest that you go see it!!!"

David

Portraits

Lewis the photographer came in and took our photos whilst we played around creating our portraits on the Tagtool.