FIFE CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT

Continuing a long partnership with StAnza, Scotland’s international poetry festival in St Andrews, Fife Contemporary Art & Craft (FCA&C) adds to the festivities with free exhibitions.

MARCH 17-29

Brigid Collins – Threshold Markings: Poem-Houses and Other Forms

These works are in response to the artist’s sense of entering and inhabiting ‘borrowed space’ in which it has been possible to lodge temporarily and find new meaning. 10a-5p, Town Hall, Queens Gardens - Foyer/FCA&C

MARCH 17-APRIL 29

Phiona Richards & Alix Swan – Paperworks

In this exhibition of contemporary work exploring the book form in different ways, Phiona Richards uses its basic structure to create fragile looking sculptures, while Alix Swan, a life-long lover of fairytales and stories, incorporates traditional tales into her handmade books and accompanying objects. 10a-10p, Byre Theatre, Level 2 Foyer, Abbey St.

MARCH 18-23

Turn the Corner: Art in Unexpected Places

This series of poetry-related installations in a variety of media by Liz Skulina, Gayle Nelson and Fiona McDonald, Tim Fitzpatrick, Fanny Christie, Pat Law, Cherie Sullivan and Susie Leiper is curated by University of St Andrews postgraduate students in conjunction with FCA&C. 9a-6p, non-gallery venues, South St.

Further info:
www.fcac.co.uk &
www.stanzapoetry.org

Fife Contemporary Art & Craft
Kinburn Park, Doubledykes Rd.
St Andrews
Fife
01334 659380
daily 10.30a–4p
www.fcac.co.uk

Directions from Edinburgh: A90 to Forth Road Bridge, cross north to Fife onto M90. Take J8 signed St Andrews and follow A91. Approx 40 miles.