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August 2010

NEW EXHIBITION : [sixteen] @ The Old Library, Cardiff.

The Big Fuss and The Old Library Present

[Sixteen] - An Ecclectic Mix Of Contemporary Art.

Confirmed Artists:
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Jocelyn Allen
Jon Bunney
Maria Farelly
Becky Fawcett
Helen Finney
Elyse Gwynn
Leslie R Herman
Michal Iwanowski
Becky Lewis
Ben Meredith
Sonja Benskin Mesher
Erin Rickard
Kate Stuart
Christina Williams
Alex Williamson

more tbc

PRIVATE VIEW: SATURDAY 14th AUGUST, 2010 at 16.00 - 18.00

The Big Fuss Supplement NOW AVAILABLE!!

The Big Fuss have opened their new supplement in Giggle Magazine, Cardiff's fresh faced and cheeky little magazine crammed full of culture. Buy yours now for £2, currently sold in Chapter Arts Centre, and on Cardiff's busy streets!

June 2010

Sex, Wales and Anarchy 3

The Big Fuss are reprising their role as curators for Sex, Wales and Anarchy 3 in September.

 

September 4th, The Coal Exchange, Cardiff Bay.

 

We are currently taking submissions for the theme of Sex, Wales and Anarchy - please email thebigfuss@hotmail.co.uk.

 

Thanks

 

 

Tate Wales?!

BIG NEWS - The Big Fuss are collaborating with Artist Michael Angove in a manifesto to outline the importance of harbouring a contemporary Artspace in Wales - Tate Cymru.

 

We urgently require all followers of The Big Fuss and other organisations to join us and to support the cause.

 

Click the logo to be directed to our facebook campaign. Please join, retweet, and share online! Help spread the word!

March 2010

A BIG thankyou to all who took part in The Big Residency 2010. Pics to follow!

February 2010

Actor, Raconteur, Guru David Garland Jones Promotes the Big Residency 2010 - Meet the legend on the first of March 2010.

January 2010

Happy New Year - This is a BIG year!!

Milgi Lounge Collaboration

The Big Fuss are proud to announce a Spring Event at Milgi Lounge, City Road, Cardiff.

 

If you'd like to be a part of this event please contact kirstyrowlands@live.co.uk to propose your idea.

 

See you there!

December 2009

The Big Residency 2010 - Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff

The BIG Residency 2010 - Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.

Due to open on St. Davids Day 2010, The Big Fuss are in preparation to curate the largest event in its history, and become the first of it's kind ever to be staged in The Wales Millennium Centre.

Themed as a celebration of contemporary Welsh culture, the event which will not only include a varied fine art exhibition (which will last its entirety), but will also host two free major public events, showcasing the very best live music, film, and performance which will utilise The Wales Millennium Centre.

If you are interested in either exhibiting, performing, or providing something special for this event, please let us know.

Please send your submission - images / sketches / notes on your work to thebigfuss@hotmail.co.uk - where we and WMC will look through the submission and decide on a mutual verdict.

More information to follow.

EVENT HOSTED BY: NATION RADIO'S VERY OWN - WELSHY

CONFIRMED ARTISTS:

BRENDAN STUART BURNS,
ANN CATRIN EVANS,
LIAM O'CONNOR,
JON BULL,
CHRISTOPER HOLLOWAY,
PHIL LAMBERT,
RUTH HARRIES,
NICHOLA & SARAH HOPE,
ANDY HOLLINGWORTH,
RICHARD B JAMES,
CLARE-FERGUSON WALKER,
JAMIE CROSS,
JANE REES PARFITT,
BEN MEREDITH,

SHORT FILMS /ANIMATIONS/ DOCUMENTARIES:

PETE TELFER,
JUSTIN WAITE,
ADAM BAILEY,
PHILLIP JOHN.

CONFIRMED PERFORMERS:

MAB JONES,
KEVIN COLEMAN,
GOFF MORGAN,
JENNI DAVIES,
DAVID GARLAND JONES.

STALLS:

RHYS JONES

MORE TBC.

September 2009

The Big Fuss Goes Back To School!

Current work being produced in Artist In Residence placement in a Cardiff Primary School.

Director of The Big Fuss, David Lee is currently undergoing an intense PGCE course in Art and Design @ The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and is student representative for artists on the course. Watch this space for details of exhibitions and details about forthcoming Big Fuss events related to education.

August 2009

Sex, Wales, & Anarchy II - 30th August 2009 @ The Globe, Cardiff.

The Big Fuss Exhibit @ Sex, Wales and Anarchy was a blast from start to finish. Exhibited Artists included Ross Cocker, Mathew Price, Julian Castaldi, Adrian Reilly, Jane Rees-Parfitt, Zaeger Jones, Becky Lewis, Mab Jones, David Lee, and Matt Needle.

 

A big thanks to Gareth David Lloyd for letting us help in this extraordinary event, heres to next time!!

BBC's Fenella Fudge and The Big Fuss

Radio 2's legendary news-reader Fenella Fudge has kindly demonstrated her support for The Big Fuss by recording this special news bulletin from the BBC studios. A BIG thank you goes to Fenella for your kind words and support, it's very much appreciated! xx

Sex, Wales, & Anarchy

Sex, Wales & Anarchy is an event devised and hosted by Torchwood actor, Gareth David Lloyd to promote unsigned and unrepresented Music and the Arts in Wales. Gareth has personally asked The Big Fuss and local artist Ally Finighan MA to curate the Arts side to the event in the form of perfomances, visual art, craft and merchandise.

 

The event will take place on Sunday 30th August in The Globe, Roath, Cardiff. If you would like to submit your work for the theme of Sex, Wales & Anarchy individually or comibined, then please send your images and proposal to thebigfuss@hotmail.co.uk

 

Artists need to be aware that if your work is chosen you will be required to be in the Roath area from early on the 30th to set up your own work.

July 2009

Riverside Hostel Nos Da, have informed The Big Fuss that they would like to keep the big fuss exhibition in situ for the forseable future until there is another show that needs the space.

 

We are letting artists know that should your work be required elsewhere, please arrange for it to be taken down, to allow someone else to exhibit. 

June 2009

The Big Event 2009!

The Big Fuss Event 2009 went down a storm on Saturday June 13th at Nos Da, Riverside, Cardiff.

 

Live comedy courtesy of Mab Jones.

Live Music from Phil Ashmore and Craig 'Dap-C' Daziel.

Craft Stalls from Tracey Lucas, Natalia Bianco, Barrie J Davies and Print sale from Laura Meredith, and Theresa Ryan.

Cakes/Sweets/T-Shirt/CD Sale from Kirsty Rowlands, Gwenan Griffiths, & Menna Thomas.

Art Exhibition showcasing the finest new talent in Fine Art Painting, Photography, Design, and Sculpture.

 

 

Zaeger and TBF in German Arts Mag; K-MAG!

Zaeger does The Big Fuss proud when featured in Issue 6 of the German online magazine, K-MAG. www.k-mag.de

MAY 2009

TBFGT - Sneak Peak

The Big Fuss' Got Talent - 2009

 

Auditions Soon - More Details to follow.

Artist Mathew Price has kindly designed The Big Fuss a fantastic poster, advertising The Big Event in all it's glory. Please click on the link below to download the poster and distribute as you wish.

 

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APRIL 2009

08 April 2009 - The BIG Event 2009 Confirmed!!!

The Big Fuss are holding a night of creative delight in 'Nos Da' in June. We have decided that the show will open on SATURDAY 13 JUNE, and will continue to the end of JULY, with the possibility of both an opening night and an ending night.

On the opening night, there will be live music/performance acts, interactive arts and craft stalls, a free arts exhibition showcasing the very best local painting, photography, design and film, and exclusive competitions - AND IT'S FREE ADMISSION.

We are also celebrating the second birthday of The Big Fuss on the night and are launching the spanking new website. If you would like to be featured on our A-Z Directory on the website ready for the launch, please send 3 JPEGS of your very best work, A picture of you and a small biography detailling your contact details - THIS IS ALL FREE OF CHARGE.

Additionally, We are also going to be selling artwork and arts and crafts on our website, so if you'd like to sell your work on the site, please send a JPEG of the piece and its dimensions, and price, (a link below the piece will take the prospective seller to your site)- AGAIN ALL FREE OF CHARGE.

If YOU would like to be involved in the Event by way of music/craft/exhibiting/sales/marketing or you'd like to sumbit your work for the new site, please e-mail;

thebigfuss@hotmail.co.uk

And we'll get back to you.

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