Casting the Net - building up nicely

from the lovely Mary Morrison

CASTING THE NET
Selkirk 23rd March-6th April
Eyemouth 30th & 31st March

Casting the Net: to explore links between the coast  and inland and the flow of ideas in both directions

A traditional fishing boat, a Fifie, which is being built in Eyemouth for the Selkirk-Eyemouth art trail
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Just to let you know about a rather wonderful  contemporary arts project which I am taking part in - 'Casting the Net'.   Taking place in Selkirk from this Saturday 23rd March-6th April, and in Eyemouth next weekend 30th-31st March, the event celebrates the heritage and community of Selkirk and Eyemouth, and is an eclectic mix of different media and activities linking land and sea.   The project has been initiated by the Borders Arts Trust, and curated by Helen Douglas and Keith Alexander.   Helen says of the project:

“There has been a huge swell of support for this project locally. It’s about valuing communities and their industries, and how one shapes the other. And, through contemporary art giving visibility to this, remembering, rediscovering and celebrating the lost and found.”

Casting the Net will launch in Selkirk on Saturday, March 23 from 2pm, with the opening of several exhibitions in disused shops and shop windows, featuring sculpture, photography, film and the premier of James Wyness’ soundpiece inspired by Eyemouth’s ice plant. Former fisherman Billy Aitchison, who now drives a fish van, will tell of his journeys from Eyemouth to inland, and the lore of the land and sea. Alice Francis’ contemporary performance piece Fish out of Water also sees her travel inland from Eyemouth to Selkirk, by foot and wearing a sculptural fish dress. She will make a collaborative film about her encounters, to be screened at her destination, Selkirk.

I will be in Selkirk this Saturday for the launch of the project, with plenty going on between 2-5pm, and will be invigilating an exhibition at Eyemouth Harbour on Saturday 30th March 10am-4pm.  Oh, and I'll definitely be having the fish supper at the County Hotel on the final evening of the project!

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Press articles:

The Southern Reporter

Selkirk Weekend Advertiser