2016 looks to be very exciting for KKV Bohuslän. Two important development tracks are in progress and will hopefully become clear during the year: both the 1-year-old stone crafts education in cooperation with Grebbestads college and also our plans for new building of studio apartments. In both these cases it is important that we hear your views on the planned changes. This newsletter contains information on upcoming meetings and how the process of getting up to the decisions will look like.
We also describe a movie night in collaboration with ADA, another workshop for asylum seekers, and reminding about upcoming courses.
Happy New Year!
The Board and the secretariat, KKV Bohuslän
Reminder: Information meeting on January 15
Now on Friday, January 15 at 14-16, the dean of Grebbestad Folkhögskola, Hans Erik Petersson, comes here and talks about how he sees the planned stone crafts education. There will be opportunities to ask questions and make comments as well. If you are unable to come to the meeting, you are welcome to send your questions by e-mail and we’ll try to address them during the meeting.
The planning of the training will last for much of the spring and there will be more meetings, especially for stone farm members, where it is possible to leave comments. You can read more about the process below.
To calculate coffee we would be grateful if you advise if you plan on attending. Send mail to carl@kkv-b.se
About the stone crafting course
Several members have been expressing concerns for how the new stone crafting course will affect work in the stone yard. We take these comments seriously and want to describe here how you members in different ways to obtain information or influence the process up to a finished agreement with Grebbestads college:
- A briefing on Friday, January 15th. At 14-16, the rector of Grebbestads folkhgöskola, Hans Erik Petersson, to the CCA to talk and answer questions.
- Member Meeting on January 30, at 13-15. Here we will talk both about the way the training and the planned new building.
- Stone Yard Meeting. The stone yard council has been asked to agree on dates for a stone yard meeting to be held by latest on February 28th. As soon as the date is set, we will send out a notice. The stone yard council has also been tasked to submit a joint letter to the board.
All comments received and the Board brings in negotiations with Grebbestad presented on our website, under Member News, and updated regularly. - Annual meeting of the KKV Bohuslän 19 March.
Negotiations with Grebbestad can not start in earnest until they hired a person who will work with education. It will take place in January. The service is still available, more details can be found on our website.
About the new studio apartments
The process of settlement is now in a phase where KKV Bohuslän and G2: 1 discusses financing and new leases. G2: 1, with the support of Region Development Committee hired a consultant who, among other things, looked at rent levels for overnight mixing studios and necessary occupancy rate to finance a higher rent. To reconcile with you, the members, the Board of KKV Bohuslän to the following meetings:
- Member Meeting on January 30th, at 13-15. Here we will talk both about the way the training and the planned new building.
- Combined member meeting with G2:1, February 20th, at 13-15.
- Annual meetings of the G 2: 1 and KKV Bohuslän 19 March.
The recent description of the work on the new building are still on the G2: 1s website. It is the same file we linked to last up again.
Advanced Style on the KKV Bohuslän January 22
Bio ADA – Advanced Style
Advanced Style is all about the special sense of style carried by eccentric older women. It is about people who let personal style, dignity and spirit lead their way to age.
The film springs from Ari Seth Cohen’s blog with the same name and sign intimate and colorful portrait of independent, elegant women between 62-95år. They challenge conventional ideas about beauty and aging in a culture obsessed with youth.
(Times and locations may be changed. Look out!)
Register no later than the day before the info@adasweden.se
Date: 2016-01-22
Time: 17:00
Location: KKV Bohuslän
Organizer: The ADA and KKV Bohuslän
Website: http://advancedstylefilm.com/
Workshop for asylum seekers 23 to 24 January
On 23-24 January, in cooperation with Gerlesborgsskolan hold workshops for asylum seekers. There are still places left and you are in contact with newly-arrived refugees are happy to spread the information. The workshops are free and lunch is included.
We now invite you who are asylum seekers or recently arrived in Sweden to two full days of creative workshops. Come and try to work in different art techniques and different materials with erfarana teachers and supervisors.
When: Saturday 23 & Sunday, January 24, 2016, at. 9:00 to 16:00
Where: Gerlesborgsskolan and Artists Collective Workshop (10 km south of Hamburgsund)
Quantity: 20 people / day (sign up immediately if you want to ensure a seat)
The activity is free and we arrange transport to and from your accommodation. We offer coffee, tea and lunch during the day.
Choose one of the days and register no later than January 13, 2016 to kultur@gerlesborgsskolan.se alt. 0523-517 11 and we will return with journey times.
www.gerlesborgsskolan.se www.kkv-b.se
The project is funded by the New Cultural Committee.
Introduction of digital department on January 17
There are still places left for our first introductory course on our large format printers and digital department of textile workshop. The course will be held on Sunday, January 17, at 14-17 on KKV Bohuslän. You will learn how to use the printer and print settings in Photoshop. It also includes a manual on how the printer works. After the course you will gain power himself to use the printer.
Sign up by email to info@kkv-b.se
Cost: $ 500 for members of the KKV Bohuslän
Summer Exhibition 2016
Do you want to get involved in planning the summer exhibition in 2016? Members’ efforts are crucial if we get a successful exhibition with many visitors and good sales. We’d love to talk to you members on everything from marketing to the organization of the exhibition itself. Register your interest to carl@kkv-b.se we will call a meeting shortly!
Information about upcoming newsletter
The next newsletter that goes out is our external newsletter. This letter will be sent out on January 21st and if you want to get the information in about your exhibit so we need your material by Monday 18th of January. We will not send image files as before but want to have the following information mailed to info@kkv-b.se:
- Date exhibition underway
- Place
- A link to a web page with more information about the exhibition
If you do not have a link, you’re welcome to upload a photo of your own profile page on our website and copy the link there. We can help you if you think it seems complicated.