Crowdfunding for your Residency
Would you like help to raise funds for your residency? Because we have both been working in the creative field all our lives, we understand what it’s like to be on a low income! Even though Studio Faire has been set up with this in mind, aiming to cater...
The Lot et Garonne on Film
Enjoy a cruise on the Garonne canal with historian and writer, Bertrand Soles, in this film made by TV channel France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, passing 'generous lands, conducive to agriculture, crisscrossed by an exceptional concentration of rivers and...
Happy to inspire adventure!
We have been very open and honest all along about the ups and downs of this adventure of ours (moving to France to buy a property to transform into a contemporary art centre) and we have done this mostly to keep friends, family and colleagues updated, and also to...
Cracking eggs to make an omelette
It's been hard to keep you updated on progress at Studio Faire, since we moved in to the property in April, because we have mostly been cracking a few eggs to make an omelette ... in other words, taking stuff away and generally making a mess of the place!...
‘Early Bird’ Discount Flying Away Soon
Only 1 month left to apply for a special ‘early bird’ discounted rate for a stay at Studio Faire, this new contemporary art centre in South West France. You don't have to have a specific project in mind, Studio Faire is a place to think, sketch, write,...
Our first creative course at Studio Faire
This week saw us open our doors for the first time to host a 1 day course : Mastering Portraiture with Colin Usher, An inspiring photographic day class at Studio Faire in Nérac. Two great students attended, Janey & Fiona, who were so enthusiastic that...
New Residency Award at SSA & VAS OPEN 2018
The Studio Faire Residency Award at Visual Arts Scotland & Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition: OPEN 2018. Over the past 12 years, Studio Faire's co-founder Julia Douglas has been working and exhibiting with two of Scotland's most prestigious...
Our ‘Real Life’ Story in French Property News
We were delighted to be invited, once again, to be 'contributors' in French Property News this month. Words by Julia and photos by Colin (if you can't read the article by clicking on the image then scroll down the page, full text pasted in below):...
What is Creative Crowdfunding?
And why many of us should use crowdfunding as a means to beginning new projects and ventures. In the movie 'Pay It Forward', the 12-year-old Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) starts a phenomenon where whenever a great favour is bestowed on you, you...
THE BIGGEST NEWS
We have THE BIGGEST NEWS to share with you … we have found STUDIO FAIRE and ... we got the keys TODAY!!! Now we can start our adventure to create STUDIO FAIRE for real! We have a way to go as much still needs to be done to the property to make it suitable for...