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Spotlight on… Maddy Lyons, Volunteer Coordinator

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at an arts festival? Find out here – Maddy Lyons, currently the Volunteer Coordinator for Cupar Arts Festival, spoke to Jenny Messenger about the huge job of organising everything to do with our all-important volunteers. Tell me a bit about yourself – what you do and why do you do it? I am from San Francisco, California and I am a third year at the University of St Andrews where I study Art History and English. I love to read, write, and make art. I am particularly fond… Read More »Spotlight on… Maddy Lyons, Volunteer Coordinator

What’s on today

Only 4 weeks to go until the Cupar Arts Festival launch! CAF 2016 features twenty artists from across the UK, Italy and Quebec whose work will be shown in a number of exciting locations within the town, many seldom seen before by the visiting public. Our programme also includes music, spoken word and family events. All of our events are free and booking is not required. Come along to our launch day to find out more, meet some of the artists and try out some amazing street food made from local Fife produce.

Caroline Dear

Caroline Dear Interview

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” alt=”Caroline Dear” title_text=”Caroline Dear” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” src=”https://cupararts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-Funders.jpg”] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] ‘It’s about a sense of awe and wonder when people actually see, smell, touch the work – it’s quite a physical presence.’ Caroline Dear’s artwork draws on the idea of peatland as a place of transition to another world. Here, Caroline tells Jenny Messenger how her work interacts with ideas of lost knowledge, nature and changing landscapes.  What do you have planned for Cupar Arts Festival? What… Read More »Caroline Dear Interview

What’s on today

Only 5 weeks to go until the Cupar Arts Festival launch! CAF 2016 features twenty artists from across the UK, Italy and Quebec whose work will be shown in a number of exciting locations within the town, many seldom seen before by the visiting public. Our programme also includes music, spoken word and family events. All of our events are free and booking is not required. Come along to our launch day to find out more, meet some of the artists and try out some amazing street food made from local Fife produce.

What’s on today

Only 6 weeks to go until the Cupar Arts Festival launch! CAF 2016 features twenty artists from across the UK, Italy and Quebec whose work will be shown in a number of exciting locations within the town, many seldom seen before by the visiting public. Our programme also includes music, spoken word and family events. All of our events are free and booking is not required. Come along to our launch day to find out more, meet some of the artists and try out some amazing street food made from local Fife produce.