We Support Divergent Thinking Time at Studio Faire
Last week our friend Jess Wilson came for a visit much to our delight! Jess and Julia have been close friends since school, continuing to support and influence each others career paths into their 40s. A couple of days into their visit, Julia asked Jess...
Brigid Collins would ‘return to this oasis like a shot’
Brigid came for 7 days with her husband, Alan McGowan. This was the first time that we had welcomed a couple here for a residency and it worked effortlessly. They are both such easy going people, dedicated to their creative work and happy to simply enjoy...
Studio Faire featured in LADEPECHE
!!!STOP PRESS!!! Studio Faire featured in the local paper LADEPECHE today, thanks to the lovely journalist Laure Rollier for this nice wee article about us getting here and how we're loving life in South West France! Read the original article in French...
Artist Sarah Gittins Celebrates Plums & Local Hospitality
I have now been at Studio Faire for a week, but have had far more than a week's worth of rich experiences. I came here hoping to learn more about the history, cultivation and celebration of plum growing in the region and so far many of my enquiries have...
Robin Gee – A Dance Study (Four Women)
In May 2018, Studio Faire welcomed Robin Gee for a four week residency. Robin is a dancer & choreographer and, during her time with us, she developed movement material for a dance piece titled 'Four Women', inspired by four generations of women in her...
Meet James McGinley, Musician-in-Residence
You'd struggle to meet a more amicable guy than our Musician-in-Residence, James McGinley! James has a 'proper' job in Edinburgh, Scotland, but whenever he manages to take some time off, he tells us that music is his 'medicine'. He has little interest in...
Rencontrez les Artistes/Meet the Artists – 8 juin/June
Rencontrez les Artistes / Meet the Artists • Robin Gee & Karl Stern • Vendredi 8 juin 2018 / Friday 8 June 2018 • 16.00 - 20.00hr Colin et Julia vous invitent à rencontrer les deux artistes en résidence à Studio Faire : Robin Gee, cinéaste, chorégraphe et...
Meet Robin Gee, Dancer & Choreographer in Residence
Robin Gee, is an African American filmmaker, choreographer and performer and we are so excited to welcome her to Studio Faire as one of our first residents. During her residency Robin will be developing [movement] material that will be the basis for a...
Meet Karl Stern, Painter & Printmaker in Residence
Karl Stern is a Painter and Printmaker from Scotland, who we are delighted to welcome as artist in residence at Studio Faire for four weeks. He has, what appears to be, a rare approach to creating his works of art, initially creating collographic plates, which he then...
A gift of solitude, time & space for Ceramicist, Rebecca Wilson
In a couple of days we will be welcoming ceramicist and friend Rebecca Wilson for a short research and development residency at Studio Faire. Rebecca predominantly draws inspiration from the confectionary industry, aiming to 'glamorise the simple pleasures...