January 19th - 29th FACES OF AFRICA EXHIBITION, GREENISLAND LIBRARY, GLASSILLAN GROVE, GREENISLAND, CARRICKFERGUS. Normal library opening hours.
February onwards TSX THE ART OF CHARITY - selling my donated artwork online to raise money for community projects to help people with mental health problems and recovering addicts etc. Check out the website and online charity shop at http://www.shadyfishxperiance.co.uk/index.html The artwork was exhibited in Basildon February 2010 at the charity's official launch and a video of the event will be posted on the website and You Tube. Contact Ricky McCarthy with any queries about the online art sales, art workshops and events. shadyfish@hotmail.co.uk
March 6th 10am - 1pm CRAFT FAIR (one day only) WHITEHEAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HALL, WHITEHEAD. Proceeds to aid Haiti. I will be there selling some of my artwork, my encaustic cards and other craftwork.
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 THIS WELL RAN CRAFT FAIR WAS A GREAT DAY BUT THERE IS A BIG SHORTAGE OF CRAFT FAIR EVENTS, AND A TOTAL LACK OF SPECIALIST BEAR FAIRS IN NORTHERN IRELAND. THE FEW, OFTEN OVERPRICED CRAFT EVENTS CURRENTLY BEING RAN ARE NOT ALL GOOD AS MANY "CRAFTERS" ARE NOT MAKING HAND MADE GOODS, ARE SELLING BOUGHT ITEMS, AND THERE IS A LACK OF VARIETY WHICH DISAPPOINTS CUSTOMERS.
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March 16th THE GAMBIA (talk to Womens Institute members only) NEWTOWNABBEY METHODIST CHURCH, RATHCOOLE ESTATE, NEWTOWNABBEY. Members may buy cards and artwork at a special reduced price.
MAY 3rd BELFAST ZOO AFRICAN CULTURE DAY normal Zoo opening hours. FACES OF AFRICA portraits by Rosetta Jallow and Stephen Jamison, African bracelets by Rosetta Jallow. The bracelets are made from leather thong and have carved African stones on them. See you there?
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AFRICAN ART WORKSHOPS
JUNE 15th and 24th at LARNE ARTS CENTRE AND MUSEUM 3pm to 9pm with breaks. If interested contact Freda Camp at the centre. There are also Columbian, Chinese and Indian artists running art and crafts workshops there.
JULY 3rd and 4th TSX is holding an exhibition of paintings donated by artists including myself at the Basfest in Basildon, Essex, which is the biggest free festival in the UK, so if you can come along please do. The normal attendance is over 40,000 people over the 2 days. It would be great if you could support this cause. Ricky McCarthy (pictured below centre)who spearheaded TSX will be there. Here's your chance to buy one of my artworks and to help a worthy cause.
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AUGUST (date to be confirmed) ANNUAL CHILDRENS ART COMPETITION sponsored by myself. GREENISLAND LIBRARY, GLASSILLAN GROVE, GREENISLAND, CARRICKFERGUS. This years competition will be to design a t-shirt. Prizes, as usual, will be Art Materials and Art Books, but there will be a special prize for one overall prizewinner from any age group, which will be to have his/her t-shirt design printed up in a size they can wear! Cool, or what? I just love to encourage children to be creative.
NOVEMBER last two weeks Faces of Africa will be on show in the Museum Arts area in the Heritage Centre, Carrickfergus.
BELFAST MELA
The Belfast Mela, will take place on the 29th August 2010 from 12-6pm at Botanic Gardens and is expected to attract 20,000 people (weather permitting!) FACES OF AFRICA have been invited to the Mela. Check out the video of a previous Mela. A fun filled cultural event indeed!
Belfast Mela 2009 from Northern Visions/NvTv on Vimeo.
NOVEMBER 12th-25th 2010
FACES OF AFRICA AT CARRICKFERGUS CIVIC CENTRE Photos on a page of its own.
2nd MAY 2011
Mayday, one day only, FACES OF AFRICA at BELFAST ZOO.
