Sign in

Guernsey Arts

@guernseyarts.bsky.social
111 followers 87 following 60 posts

Promote | Support | Inspire Guernsey Arts was launched in 2008 and promotes the value, relevance and importance of the arts in Guernsey 🇬🇬

PostsRepliesMedia
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Félicitations Russ! Following Christine Bonhomme's recent visit, Russ received a special Medal for "Les Amis de la Maison de Normandie et de La Manche". Russ has really enjoyed his work promoting artistic & cultural links between the regions. Merci la Maison de la Normandie et de la Manche!
021
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Let's Dance Again! We're partnering with the Guernsey Sports Commission to take you on a journey from Ballroom to Bhangra! 📍 Les Beaucamps High School 🗓️ Sunday 8th March 10am - 2pm. All ages and abilities are welcome to come along and give the sessions a try for FREE 😊
000
Reposted by Guernsey Arts
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Support the arts! We've partnered with Ray & Scott for a very special raffle where one lucky winner will win a Diamond Ring worth £7k! ❤️💎 Tickets are on sale for £25 each at Ray and Scott, Quay Gallery (Mill Street) and from our office at Guernsey Museums. The Draw will be held on the 30th March.
011
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
17 February marks the Year of the Horse. It's an apt occasion to share this brilliant painting from the Guernsey Arts Open by Luke Gallie 🐴 We'd like to wish all our artists a prosperous Chinese New Year - 馬年快樂!
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Judging is underway for the Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition! Supported by Mourant, this year we're taking the plunge under the sea to discover Guernsey's hidden depths with guest Bailiwick Photography Wildlife Featured Photographer and Judge Tim Harvey.
020
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Support the arts! We've partnered with Ray & Scott for a very special raffle where one lucky winner will win a Diamond Ring worth £7k! ❤️💎 Tickets are on sale for £25 each at Ray and Scott, Quay Gallery (Mill Street) and from our office at Guernsey Museums. The Draw will be held on the 30th March.
011
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
A huge congratulations to Olympia McEwan and Ziggy Pearce for their Guernsey Arts Open Success 🤩 Olympia was selected as Overall Winner, whilst Ziggy was selected as the Student Winner. Both were selected by guest judge Cat Lees. We look forward to seeing what this amazing duo have lined up next!
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
At Guernsey Arts, we believe that access to the arts is of paramount importance for all Islanders 💜 Accessibility is at the heart of what we do - which is why we are proud to champion the ethos of Purple Tuesday everyday.
An image featuring white text reading Guernsey Arts (white out logo) Proudly Participating in Purple Tuesday 2025. This is against this year's Purple Tuesday brand colours of purple and yellow, featuring a purple background and yellow dot design. An image featuring the Guernsey Arts pink logo and the navy blue endorsement logo of the Communication Accessible Scheme. Guernsey Arts has been accredited as Communication Accessible.
021
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Join Guernsey Arts and Guernsey Museums in celebrating the work and legacy of David Robilliard! We're looking for poetry, prose, sketches, doodles - anything that responds to David's work and legacy. Head to arts.gg/events/words-doodles for more info!
000
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The Guernsey Arts Open is Open! 

Come and join in the island’s largest annual showcase of local artistic talent within the visual arts✨ Open to all resident artists of any age and experience, submissions are free and can be in any medium. Find out more here - forms.gle/oEyKiCeHtN9E...
020
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
🚨 Calling all art supporters! There's one week left of auction bidding on our postcard auction - tr.ee/oyTSqX From vibrant abstracts and whimsical landscapes to nautical wonders of the deep and pearlescent flights of fancy, no postcard in 100 : The Art of Expression is the same! ✨
021
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Have you placed your postcard bid yet? 👀 Here's a round up of the top five currently leading on bids! Browse for yourself - tr.ee/oyTSqX There's plenty of treasure to be found and all proceeds go to Guernsey Arts (CH280)
010
Reposted by Guernsey Arts
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Calling all Opera fans - Guernsey Arts is back with a free Opera Screening! 🎟️ Book now at www.guernseytickets.gg Experience Mozart’s beloved masterpiece The Magic Flute as part of 2025’s free Opéra sur écrans screening. The screening is performed in German with French subtitles.
073
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
We've hit the 1K mark! 🤩 Bid now - tr.ee/oyTSqX There are over 100 affordable artworks in the greenhouse gallery and some of these artists have exhibited internationally! This is your chance to purchase something exceptional with all proceeds going to help further the arts - happy bidding! 🇬🇬❤️
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Thank you Guernsey Press for this coverage on 100 : The Art of Expression ❤️
020
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Calling all Opera fans - Guernsey Arts is back with a free Opera Screening! 🎟️ Book now at www.guernseytickets.gg Experience Mozart’s beloved masterpiece The Magic Flute as part of 2025’s free Opéra sur écrans screening. The screening is performed in German with French subtitles.
073
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Guernsey Arts has sent the following Manifesto out to all Guernsey 2025 election candidates - please give it a read!
011
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Heading to Arts Sunday? Here are all the stage times you need to know ✨
031
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🎨 PAID ARTIST OPPORTUNITY ✨ Action For Children Guernsey & Guernsey Arts are commissioning a mural for a communal outdoor space. Young people who use the space want something bright and uplifting. The mural will be created with their input. For full brief please see - arts.gg/media/nvaphs...
000
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The legacy of the Island Games Cultural Programme lives on ✨ Thank you so much for this coverage - there's still time to submit work for Orkney 2025!
011
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
We’re looking ahead to 2026-2027 and preparing to join in the celebrations for The Year of the Normans! The Guernsey Arts team were pleased to meet with representatives from Normandy to discuss plans for visual exhibitions, projects and partnerships that celebrate Guernsey’s Norman heritage.
020
Reposted by Guernsey Arts
Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The winners of the very successful 2025 @guernseylitfest.bsky.social Poetry Competition read their poems at a special presentation event at the Guille-Allès Library this evening judged by Imtiaz Darker. Sponsored by @specsaversuk.bsky.social Supported by @guernseyarts.bsky.social
033
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Last call for Stallholders! 🎨🛒✨ This year’s Arts Sunday is on the 8th June! Help us celebrate 15 years of arts market success by applying to be a stallholder today - forms.gle/MLs4xWEgvht2... For a PDF version, please contact grace@arts.gg. Physical copies can also be picked up from Candie Museum.
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
"Dear Unknown Friend" is a contemporary art exhibition commissioned & curated by Guernsey Arts to mark 80 years of Liberation. The show brings together the artwork of 13 local creatives as they give a voice to Guernsey's evacuated children in an emotional and heartfelt tribute.
020
Reposted by Guernsey Arts
Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Thanks to everyone that took part in today's biodiversity #OnlineArtExchange Next week is windmills for Anglesey Windmills at Oriel Môn 💨 'Tree of Life' by Peter Le Vasseur (b.1938) © the artist. 📷 Guernsey Museums and Galleries
Detailed tree with animals, and windows in the trunk
1161
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
With 120 votes, we're pleased to announce that Chris Bale is your 2025 Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition Public Choice Award winner! As the show sails off to delight a new audience, we'd like to thank Mourant once again for their invaluable support throughout this exhibition 📸
031
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
We ❤️ this! Here's a preview of the puppetry skills that will be coming to the greenhouse gallery this Summer : www.itv.com/watch/news/g... We can't wait to meet all his friends too - fantastic work, James Kitts! A huge thank you to Kate Prout and Kit Gillson for this feature.
itv.com
000
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Today marks World Wildlife Day! 🦉 Did you know that the term for a group of owls is a Parliament? Discover all the wonders of Guernsey's wildlife in the Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition, curated by Guernsey Arts & supported by Mourant.
000
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
As part of the Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition supported by Mourant, we've been discovering ways to be creative and learn about nature this week 💚 We've also been joined by artists and friends from The Pollinator Project and The Guernsey Nature Commission.
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Looking for creative Half Term activities? Guernsey Arts has got you covered! 🦋🪲 We will be hosting a series of educational arts activities as part of the Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition, supported by Mourant. 💡 Admission to the Museum is free with a Discovery Pass.
021
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Sailing into Monday with all the sass and curiosity of a Tompot Blenny 🐟✨ These marine creatures are known for being little fish with BIG personalities! Discover this little fish and more in the Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition supported by Mourant. 📸 Grace Bailey
000
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Concrete Poetry & Listening Post Reveal! The Clarence Battery Steps are open... with a new public art piece powered by Guernsey Arts in situ, featuring a recording and poem from local poet Chloe Gallie ✨
011
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🎨 ✈️ Calling all Guernsey artists! ✈️ 🎨 Aurigny, in partnership with London City Airport and Guernsey Arts, invites you to be part of a special Liberation 80 exhibition in London! 🇬🇬✨ 🔗 Find out more & apply at www.aurigny.com/put-guernsey-in-the-frame
020
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We're getting wild in the centre pages of The Guernsey Press today! Congratulations to category winners : 🦋 Keith Monk 🐬 Thomas Ozanne 🐞 Georgia Saunders 🐦 Alan Drillot 🦔 Julie Margison 🍄 Jo Ferguson 🎥 Ben Le Prevost 🐝 Ajax Amy This year's exhibition is proudly supported by Mourant.
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
What a night - the Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition, supported by Mourant, is now open! Stay tuned for more photos of the night, exhibition highlights and the reveal of our Awards List. Remember... the Public Choice Vote is now open too ✨
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
It's not long now! We're looking forward to the opening of this year's Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition supported by Mourant. Tonight, we'll be hosting a Private View for the featured photographers and will discover the winners of each category!
131
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Did you know that the short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus Hippocampus) is a Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework? Discover this local image (and more!) in the Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition opening this Friday.
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Some great coverage spotted for the Channel Islands & Puglia Residency! To learn more and apply, please visit arts.gg/news/channel... The application deadline is 23:59, Sunday 9 February 2025.
120
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Do you regularly look at Patterns in Nature? This image by Jo Ferguson is just one of the many natural phenomenons that you can find right here within the Bailiwick! The 2025 Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition opens on the 31st January at Guernsey Museums and is proudly supported by Mourant
030
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Well hello there! From the sky and coast to wooded areas and gardens, our wildlife photographers invite you to marvel at our Bailiwick's beautiful flora and fauna. The 2025 Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition opens on the 31st January and is proudly sponsored by Mourant.
040
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Artist Spotlight - John Horton This year’s Bailiwick Photography Wildlife Featured Photographer has had a diverse career in conservation and ecology. The Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition returns to the Greenhouse Gallery on the 31st January and is proudly sponsored by Mourant.
020
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Guernsey Arts are proud to announce that 2025's Bailiwick Wildlife Photography exhibition is supported by Mourant. As an international professional services firm with a global footprint, Mourant believes in supporting a sustainable future for the wellbeing of people and planet. 📸 Ben Le Prevost
020
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Mark your calendar for this art opening - 5:30-8:30pm on Thursday 16th January! Drawings from the 2024 St Peter Port Sketch Club, supported by Guernsey Arts, will be exhibited at the George Crossan Gallery from Wednesday 15th January to Saturday 1st March 2025. Poster Sketch by Ava Baldry.
030
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
What's your favourite way of keeping in touch with the arts? You can find Guernsey Arts on... ⭐️ Facebook 📸 Instagram 🎥 TikTok 🦋 Bluesky 💻 LinkedIn If you're a local artist or community group with big dreams for 2025, let us know the social media handles to follow✨
010
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Artist Cat Lees won the Guernsey Arts Open Judge's Choice 2024 with her oil painting "Skimming". Cat is currently studying for a BA Hons in Fine Art at AUB. Cat's strong connection to water is a recurring motif in her work. We look forward to watching all that this Island artist achieves 🌊✨
051
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
It's Christmas Eve Eve ✨ Before we get lost in a flurry of festive posts, we just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄 If you find yourself with some quiet moments to craft, sing or reflect over the holiday, be sure to share your creativity with us!
020
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
The Guernsey Arts gazebo has been sheltering lots of interesting artists and buskers in the lead up to Christmas 🎶🇬🇬🎄 What’s your favourite Christmas song? Share it with us!
021
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Earlier this year, Guernsey Arts teamed up with Sarnia Arts & Crafts Club to deliver an Arts Education project with visiting textile artist, Alison Hulme. Teachers were treated to Arts Educator workshops. We feel very lucky to have such amazing arts teachers on Island 🤩🇬🇬✨
020
Reposted by Guernsey Arts
Geraint Jennings @geraintjennings.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
"For those wishing to use Guernesiais, several phrases have been kindly provided by the Guernsey Language Commission: • (the) Liberation, (a) Celebration - (la) Liberâtiaon, (énne) Célébrâtiaon • (the) Freedom - (la) Libertaï • Guernsey is free - Guernesi est libe"
132
Guernsey Arts @guernseyarts.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
It’s the last couple of weeks to get your poems in for the Liberation 80th Poetry Open! For more information on how you can be a part of this project marking 80 years since Liberation, head to arts.gg or contact jade@arts.gg for full details. Submissions will close on the 31st December ✨
000