WE INVITE YOU TO EXPLORE OUR HISTORY
Over the years Art for Guernsey has hosted many events and exhibitions that celebrate the talent of local and international artists. Our pursuits are intended to educate and enrich our island culture and beyond.
December 2023
CHRISTMAS WREATH-MAKING WORKSHOPS
Participants are inspired by the artworks of Eugen Gorean
December 2023
AFG SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Five talented young artists are awarded this life-changing prize
December 2023
WINTER WITH GOREAN
Eugen Gorean returns to Guernsey with an amazing show and runs a watercolour masterclass, a free workshop for scholarship art students and a wine monochrome workshop too
December 2023
DANIEL HOSEGO WORKSHOP
Daniel, who curates the AFG Summer Scholarship Programme, comes to the island to run a special workshop for scholarship students
November 2023
WET PLATE COLLODION DAY
Paul Chambers spends a day in the gallery demonstrating and explaining his process
November 2023
POLYGON COLLECTIVE PARTY
Polygon celebrate their sponsorship of our Art Library with a party at the gallery
October 2023
OCTOBER HOLIDAY ART CLUB
The children are inspired by nature and the elements
October 2023
SOVEREIGN ART FOUNDATION STUDENTS ART PRIZE GUERNSEY
We exhibit “generation 2023”’s artworks at the gallery
September 2023
A DAY IN 1883
This satellite exhibition of Renoir in Guernsey, 1883 opens at the Priaulx Library
September 2023
RENOIR IN GUERNSEY, 1883
We collaborate with the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny and Guernsey Museums on a breathtaking show
September 2023
BERTHE MORISOT LECTURE
Dr Lois Oliver comes to the gallery to give an inspiring lecture on Berthe Morisot, wonderful Impressionist painter and friend of Pierre-Auguste Renoir
September 2023
CATCHING LIGHT AND TIME: IN THE SHADOWS OF RENOIR
This satellite exhibition of Renoir in Guernsey, 1883, opens at the AFG Gallery, showing wet plate collodion images by Paul Chambers
September 2023
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME EXHIBITION
This satellite exhibition of Renoir in Guernsey, 1883, opens at the AFG Gallery, showcasing the talents of 548 Year 3 pupils from all over the Bailiwick
September 2023
CONSTABLE ARTWORK AT THE GALLERY
We show an original Constable oil painting which had been missing for 40 years
August 2023
SKATEPARK PROJECT
We collaborate with Guernsey Skateparks and the Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney to beautify Jubilee Skatepark, with Hugh Rose and street art legends Teddy Baden and Charlie Mcfarley
July 2023
FLASH LIGHT
Andrew McAttee’s vibrant show opens at the AFG Gallery
July 2023
RENOIR À GUERNESEY, 1883
The Renoir exhibition opens at the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny
July 2023
RENOIR IN GUERNSEY, 1883 PRESS CONFERENCE
We hold a press conference at Christie’s in London about our forthcoming exhibition
July 2023
LAUNCH OF OUR SUMMER ART CLUB
The first of many holiday art clubs begins
June 2023
IMPRESSIONS OF GUERNSEY
We open another fabulous exhibition of works by Dimitri Permiakov
June 2023
SAFFERY ROTARY WALK
The AFG relay team completes this round-the-island walk to express our gratitude for Saffery Rotary’s donation to the Renoir Walk
June 2023
ANDREW MCATTEE RESIDENCY
Andrew McAttee comes to Guernsey to prepare for his Flash Light exhibition
June 2023
LAUNCH OF RENOIR CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
We collaborate with all schools in the Bailiwick to be inspired by Renoir’s legacy in Guernsey – the programme will run until summer 2024
May, 2023
ART MEETS LITERATURE
Art for Guernsey and the Guernsey Literary Festival join forces at the gallery to celebrate two successful events: ‘A Renaissance of Victor Hugo’ and the 11th Literary Festival
April, 2023
A RENAISSANCE OF VICTOR HUGO
Daniel Hosego and Oleg Mikhailov are tasked with the daunting mission of revisiting the legacy of the ultimate ‘Renaissance Man’ in Guernsey, Victor Hugo
March, 2023
NEW GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTHOUSE JERSEY
Art for Guernsey and ArtHouse Jersey announce a groundbreaking partnership to promote cultural exchange across the Channel Islands and internationally
February, 2023
AFG ANNOUNCES RENOIR IN GUERNSEY, 1883
Art for Guernsey announces that an exciting new exhibition – Renoir in Guernsey, 1883 – will open at the end of September, staged in partnership with Guernsey Museums and the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny, including a host of major international loans
