Pavement Invasion - Stop Motion Short of Back 2 Back Dumfries

Thanks to Oriel Marshall for the stop motion animation, documenting the pavement invasion that was last week's Back 2 Back Dumfries project for Guid Nychburris Day 2013. Music by the Luke Barlow Band - Tetherdown.

Back to Back Dumfries - Saturday 15th June

The Stove Network is taking to the streets for Guid Nychburris day - Saturday 15^th June - with a DIY street art event on the Dumfries High Street.

The large scale pavement drawing will map out a contemporary identity for the town, with imagery and stencil designs being developed in partnership with local youth group YES (the Youth Enquiry Service) who this year is celebrating its 20^th year.

The work is to be temporary, and made on site - building up over the course of the day. With stencils and spray chalk on hand, The Stove invite aspiring artists of all ages to participate and contribute by making their mark on our map. 

‘Back to Back Dumfries’ will take place between 12pm and 4pm on Saturday 15^th June, alongside the rest of the annual festivities taking place this year. 

Join our Facebook event page here 

SHOUT out CRIER

Beautiful Losers - TONIGHT

the names of the artists featured in Beautiful Losers - many of them now well-known

Tonight in Dumfries you can see a rare screening of Aaron Rose's classic streetart movie 'Beautiful Losers'. This is a documentary following a group of diverse DIY artists that rejected the conventions of a traditional art career and started working on the street and giving their work to the public for free - in the spirit of open dialogue

Still from Beautiful Losers

Beautiful Losers is screening at the Robert Burns Centre Fim Theatre at 6pm tonight and will be introduced by Mike Inglis - Inglis is one of Scotlands leading Streetartists and is currently working in Dumfries as part of Inbetween:Dumfries
Booking 01387 264808
more details from the cinema

Dumfries' Vigilante Custodian

It is important to report the details of a project even when they can be, on the surface anyway, less than positive.
As we walked folk around the town yesterday we were shocked to see that one of Mike Inglis' 'Custodian' installations had been completely removed.
Mike's Custodians are 5 people that he has encountered in his researches, people that the artist has characterised as being folk that 'take care' of the old mediaeval parts of Dumfries - the five were an archivist, an artist, a minister and two members of the Mostly Ghostly group. Mike is interested in the place of 'outsiders' in our society and also identified this group as people who could be regarded as 'different' by the 'general' public and consequently might have their motives treated with suspicion..

Three 'Custodians': Paranormal Investigator, Architectural Theologian and Archivist installed on the wall of the Marie Curie shop on High Street 04.11.12

An 'ordinary looking man' was spotted early on Monday morning with a bucket of water and a wallpaper scraper removing the artworks. No one seems to have any idea who this moral vigilante was - but we can only assume that he took it upon himself to return Dumfries to 'normal' - we trust that he is happy that the status quo is re-established and all sign of invention, hope and respect has been erased.

Marie Curie wall 05.11.12

Mike Inglis is incredibly careful to strike a balance between preparation/consent and the surprise that is necessary for his work to have effect. He had negotioated permission with the shop owner for artworks to be displayed on their wall from now until January. The staff in the shop are as mystified and disappointed as we are.

The remains of 4 months work, discussion and skill....work that burned brightly, but briefly in High St, Dumfries

Lost???

They are on their way.....Right now the folk on their way to the Lost Supper are somewhere in Glasgow.....but word has it they are on their way back to where it all began - Dumfries

An Invitation

If Robert Burns was to host his own Supper, which of his contemporaries would he invite? And what if they got lost on their way?

William Blake....lost in Glasgow....and did those feet in ancient times.

Punkin' the Jubilee: The Movie

Punkin' the Jubilee from Pile-on Productions on Vimeo.

First Foot Highlights now on flickr

Come on you youngsters have a go

A Stooshie in Honour of Rabbie - Happy Birthday

read today's musings here

Suspected stencil criminals reprimanded at The Stove

 

Burns Graffiti Caelaverock

Palestines nope Philipines err....

Alternatively, Dumfries could learn from those enlightened souls in Glasgow...

Perhaps our sister city across the pond has the right idea??

http://www.northdumfries.ca/en/ourservices/Grafitti.asp

Chinese whispers

Rumours abound that something is happening on the streets of Dumfries.

Strange images of a man sitting outside a building on fire have been stencilled around the town on pavements and in dark neglected places.

The town is buzzing. Is this some mafia infused extortion plan?

The police have been called.

Have terrorists identified targets to attack in sleepy Dumfropolis?

Should MI5 be alerted?

The pupils of Dumfries and Galloway have some thoughts on the matter.

Could it be health and safety conscious gas installers?

It's a mystery.

 

Fire Graffiti Building Dumfries - what?

Palmerston park ?!