PAST SCREENINGS and EVENTS
Archive of previous events from Alchemy Film & Arts
THE WATERSHED
Artist Andrew MacKenzie joined us in the Alchemy Space for a public consultation on public art in Hawick.THE WATERSHED is aimed at connecting with the community of Hawick about current proposals and opportunities for Public Art connected to the Flood Protection Scheme, drawing to public attention the benefits this may offer.
39 – 41a High Street, Hawick, TD9 9BU, 6PM
You can find out more about the event here.
YOUR FESTIVAL, YOUR COMMUNITY Regional Screen Scotland 28 APRIL 2018
Our Creative Director, Richard Ashrowan will be speaking at the Regional Screen Scotland about how we create a local film festival that is meaningful and engaging to our local community. Film festivals can benefit their communities in far-reaching ways, they bring people, venues, businesses and organisations together around a shared goal.
MacRobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, 10:00 – 11:35 AM
You can find out more about the event here.
CUT-PASTE-PLAY
In 2018 Alchemy Film & Arts are very excited to present the first “Alchemy Young Image Makers” Programme of work.Full details here.
VOLUNTEER MEETING 27 MARCH 2018
Join us on Tuesday 28 March for an informal meeting for volunteers! You’ll get a chance to meet the Alchemy 2018 team, and even get a sneak peek at some of this year’s festival highlights! Open to anyone who’s interested in volunteering with Alchemy and would like to find out more.
Heart of Hawick, Scottish Borders, 6:30 – 8 PM
You can find out more about our volunteering opportunities here.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Screenings in the Scottish Borders from 14 September – 8 December 2017 programmed by Harriet Warman for Alchemy Film & Arts in partnership with Moving Image Makers Collective. Full details here.
HOMEGROWN & WILD: In praise of Vegetables, in film and spoken word.
A screening of short experimental films in celebration of the humble vegetable, including a classic lesbian vegetable romance and an astonishing asparagus animation. Accompanied by a special talk and reading by Borders based author Fi Martynoga. Come along, and bring your favourite vegetable to add to our altar of vegetable appreciation! Full details here.
PIDGIN PERFECT PLACEMAKING BREAKFAST
Philliphaugh Community Centre
Wed 20 September 2017
Please join us in Selkirk on Wednesday 20th September at Philiphaugh Community Centre for one of three Placemaking Breakfasts.
In the ‘Placemaking Surgery’, you will working across a number of creative activities and hear the placemaking perspectives of cultural producers, creative practitioners, planners and, most importantly, local community voices. The event will conclude with a panel discussion and ‘Ideas Station’ which will provide attendees with solution focused proposals to take forward independently. Full details here.
FREE FLOW: Moving Image Makers Collective at Borders Heritage Festival 2017
Thu 7 September to Sat 9th September 2017 Full details here.
VIDEO HOME SYSTEM at GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2017Thu 23 February 2017
Two boxers appear to merge in Christine Lucy Latimer’s Mosaic; bodies seize, fall and burn in Dance of Death; a blurry Bugs Bunny eludes us in Interlude (Homage to Bugs Bunny) by Chris Meigh Andrews, meanwhile Meesoo Lee brings us ‘video zines’ 15 years before YouTube. Home movies, TV shows, press conferences – images of personal expression, power and violence – are shown to degrade and transform, given new meaning by artists using VHS. 40 years after the VCR was released in the UK and USA, this selection shows how video has been and continues to be an exciting and creative medium.
Artist Mairead McClean will be present at this screening.
Full details here.
FUNDRAISER: RACHEL MACLEAN – FEED ME
Join us for a celebratory screening of Rachel Maclean’s acclaimed British Art Show film Feed Me and find out more about Rachel’s work and Scotland + Venice. We will also be hearing directly from a young artist selected from the Borders to develop her practice and experience in Venice as part of the development programme.
Heart of Hawick Auditorium, Kirkstile, Hawick, TD9 0AE
17th February 2017
Full Details Here.
CHRISTMAS WITH ALCHEMY
What is an experimental film? Who are Alchemy? What do we do & why? All your questions answered!
Heart of Hawick Auditorium, Kirkstile, Hawick, TD9 0AE
Fri 9 December 2016
Full Details Here
OFF THE PEG
Moving Image Makers Collective and Alchemy Film & Arts present Off The Peg: showing MIMC short films, Romance of Cashmere 1978 archive film, and Ettrick by Jacques Perconte.
MacArts, Galashiels TD1 1SP
Sun 2 October 2016
HIDDEN DOOR SCREENING
Tue 31 May 2016
Alchemy will be screening short film highlights from this years Festival. Discover the Electric City, hidden along King’s Stables Road in the heart of Edinburgh, for 9 days and nights of music, art, theatre, cinema, spoken word, poetry, bars, street food and much more…
