Art

booby birds exhibition &saleBooby birds are a group of 20 women each trying to raise £20,000 for breast cancer charities around Scotland.They will be doing a parachute jump in september and have organized many events around Scotland to help them reach their goal. http://www.boobybirds.co.uk

Andy Scott`s latest addition to Clackmannanshire has arrived and is on site at the side of Asda and the new train station. You can see it from the bus on the newly re-instated King street(ring road)!It is a lovely depiction of man and boy.I think looking at this piece will bring back a time(in those old enough to remember!!!!)when the industries were the reason these towns existed.

Loch Lomond Waterfront Summer Art
Exhibition

An exhibition is to be held in the Loch Lomond Waterfront luxury lodges development. Main Street , Balmaha from 22nd June-12th September.open 9-5pm mon-sat
Set in beautiful surroundings, this is an ideal place to showcase the talents of the artists who are all from Clackmannanshire and the surrounding areas.

River SpiritThose of you with sharp eyes may have noticed a few changes around the county recently. Namely the pieces of Public Art which have appeared in various locations. I think the most commented on piece is "River Spirit",a beautiful sculpture of a woman holding the River Forth aloft.

Got to thinking that budding photographers and our more artistic members out there would probably like to post images in articles and blogs. Well here goes. [flickr-photo:id=1009352630 size=m] To test things out I posted this photo I took of a butterfly in Alva Glen. Lookabootye is set up to link images from your Flickr photo album.

The Mere Literary festival www.merelitfest.co.uk short story competition will be judged during the Festival (13th - 19th October). Entries can be made via the website. There is a small entry fee which helps support a local charity.