So bad....

...at updating this ( so much news - so little time)

excuse (those reading this !) for my tardiness in updating the news on our blog..

the photo group went extremely well last Tuesday - just a slight panic when we couldn't find the gallery keys though. Around 20 people arrived - the best thing being there was a great variety of knowledge present - students, academics along with people with a keen interest in the medium of photography. All seemed to get something from the evening...the project for next meeting is a self portrait - something Jeff will have no problem with I'm sure!!

I had a meeting with Jane Howard (Emerge Magazine) about the up coming music recital we're arranging for the arts fair weekend - it should be an excellent event. To give a low down on what is happening here goes...

Emma O'Brain (Lock Gallery) is organizing the 2nd Coventry Art Fair, this is taking place on Sunday 15th March - Emma held a very successful fair just before Christmas with over 500 people attending during the day - the times for the event are 11am until 4pm. (www.thelockgallery.co.uk)

Inconjunction with this event we've both arranged for the canal boat (Coventarian) to take people from the Lock Gallery in the canal basin to the Fishbone - its a great way for people to experience all that both galleries have to offer and even better the boat has a bar - yeh hay!! Once in Longford there'll be time to look round the gallery, (Coventry Uni' Applied Arts Exhibition) benefit from our very generous hospitality ( which if you've been to one of our private views, you'll know means fine wine & food) and then (and this is very, very special) pop over the St Thomas's Church for a performance of Bach, Mozart and Lloyd Webber...no no no (don't worry only joking about Mr Wolfgang Amadeus! hehe...) Just to repeat myself, it is going to be very, very special, then to top it off the boat will take people back to the Lock Gallery when another exhibition of Applied Arts is having its private view - what more booze? - 'fraid so - gulp!!
Anyway tickets for the boat trip are available from the normal Coventarian outlets. Will post the links very soon.

The recital will start at around 2pm and should last approx' 1 hour - if you've never been to a classical concert before come along and of course visit the gallery at the same time, we're planning a very informal event and best all its free.

A couple more news items:

Starting next month will be the Fishbone Reading Club and the Fishbone Fine Arts Club - and although Jeff is desperate to arrange one, we wont' be having a Fishbone Fishing Club...just yet!!!

Kate, Jon and I had an excellent meeting with Chris on Thursday - we'll be working with Chris to show his collection of African Art and developing a very exciting project which will be held during October - more on this when we've collated all our ideas - of which there are many...

Till Soon....Judy