Peacock is the leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the NE of Scotland, bringing artists and the public together through exhibitions‚ events‚ talks‚ residencies‚ film screenings‚ gigs and workshops to make and present art in exciting and innovative ways.
Anita Jean Stewart - Mounthooly
06 May - 29 May, 2010

For three sets of three days in May, Mounthooly roundabout will have a change of identity. Artist Anita Jean Stewart will be taking up residency each afternoon with her mobile studio and hosting a collaborative programme of mini event 'happenings'.
Included in these alternative and extra special happenings is; an acoustic musical adventure, shadow-show of visual story telling and an open-air reading from the likes of musicians, travelling lecturers and Zine creators.
To find out what it’s all about come round to the roundabout!
Dates & Events
Thurs 6 - Sat 8 | Thurs 13 - Sat 15 | Thurs 27 - Sat 29
Join Anita and her mobile studio on the roundabout from 12.30 - 18.00 for general interaction and creative activities. There’ll be a supply of traybakes and flasks of tea going round for posterity.
Sat 8 - Speaking in the Open Air - 19.00
Join us for a variety of spoken thoughts. From talks and readings to dramatic story telling. Featuring:
Lila Matsumoto, creator and editor of Scree the Edinburgh based Zine. (Scree will be being distributed during the evening).
Kenny Primrose, Glasgow based travelling lecturer and humble teacher.
Pete Mcconville, Edinburgh based poet and in another life electronic experimental pop musician.
Plus others.
Sat 15 - Shadow Show - 21.00
Visual story telling at sundown with Anita Jean herself and Glasgow based artist Stuart Simpson
Sat 29 - Acoustic Adventure - 19.00
Musical explosions in the underpasses of Mounthooly Featuring:
Amber Wilson and her beautifully ethereal lungs.
El-ahrairah, a selection of musicians from Aberdeen folktronica scene
Creations and documentations from the days will be vacuumed up into a show come December here at Peacock Visual Arts. Do come along to Mounthooly to find the most interactive traffic structure in town. ALL WELCOME!
For more information visit www.mounthooly.tumblr.com/
