King Creosote kicks off Cupar Arts Festival
Mercury Prize nominee King Creosote kicked off this year's Cupar Arts Festival with an entertaining set on Saturday evening.
Kenny Anderson AKA King Creosote.
- By Craig Smith
- Published in the Courier : 10.10.11
- Published online : 10.10.11 @ 02.19pm
The East Neuk singer performed a selection of tracks from Diamond Mine — the album shortlisted for the music award — at Elmwood College to mark the start of the town's annual festival, which will run until Tuesday, October 18.
The wide-ranging programme for 2011 includes visual art, public art, music, film, performance, poetry, workshops, artist's talks and loads of children's events.
Artists have been invited to respond to the broad theme Drawing Attention and the result is an exciting and varied range of interpretations, often highlighting many fascinating and sometimes lesser-known or considered aspects of Cupar.
Projects such as Marysia Lachowicz's study of the Polish army in Cupar during the Second World War, Carolyn Scott's sound-based artwork created from stories of the former sugar beet factory, and this year's artist in residence Judy Spark's exploration of Cupar's unusual disposition in relation to radio transmission are among those which make the town's rich heritage their focus.
Various events will take place in venues as diverse as Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse, the grain silo on the trading estate and disused shops and warehouses throughout the next week or so, and all are welcome.
More information about what's on where is available online at cupararts.org.uk or by visiting the festival box office in St Catherine Street.
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