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Win tickets

to an awesome air show

The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford on 19 and 20 July is
set to be another spectacular weekend and we have ten pairs of tickets
each worth £66 to give away (accompanied under 15s are free).

Exhibitions o Talks o Worksha

SEE ART
Thursday 5 to Sunday 29 June.
Nationwide 'Think Art' exhibition
with a top prize of £250, on the
theme of 'Work and Play'
A mixed media - painting, sculpture,
textiles, photography, ceramics - exhi-
bition in The Arcade, Brunel Centre
An opportunity for all artists residing
or working in Swindon and its environs
to put their work on display. Work to be
submitted ready to be hung on Sunday
1 June. 12noon - 2pm. Hanging fee £2.
Fiona Smith. Clean up.
Special exhibitions also at:
Aircraft from 30 nations will fly in Looking to the future the Euro- The Wyvern Theatre; Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, Bath Road. Old
for Europe's biggest airshow. mark- fighter Typhoon, Merlin HC3, Town: Arts Centre, Old Town; West Swindon Library; Wroughton
ing a century since American bicy- Apache AH1 helicopter will be put Library; Watt Tyler House, Princes Street; Great Western Hospital;
cle-maker Orville Wright took off through their paces, as well as top Swindon Council Civic Offices, Euclid Street; The Atrium, Princes
on a 12 second, 120 foot flight, gun pilots from around the world. Street; Clarion, Hillmead, West Swindon: Intel. Pipers Way: Nation-
opening the door to long-haul air On the ground will be a massive wide, Pipers Way: the former GWR Museum, Faringdon Road.
travel and the exploration of space. display of aircraft as well as hot air
RIAT 2003 salutes the British balloons, trade stalls and other at-
TALK ART
aircraft designers, engineers and tractions. Friday 6 June, 7.30pm. Architectural Glass: Sasha Ward - see page 27
test pilots spearheading giant leaps Organisers promise that traffic
in aviation across the decades. flow into and out of the event will be Wednesday 11 June, 5.30pm. University of Bath in Swindon GULP
A flying cavalcade of aircraft will improved but the better option is to lecture. Free
display the best of British over the take the very convenient and regu- Highlights from the Swindon Collection of British Art: Critic Erik
decades, including replicas of the lar express shuttle bus run by Burnett-Godfree looks at the history of the collection.
Wright Flyer and Bleriot Xl, Sopwith Thamesdown Transportfrom Swin- Friday 13 June, 7.30pm. The Stripping of London. Timothy Hyman -
Camel, de Havilland Gypsy Moth, don bus station. see page 27
as well as the Hawker Fury, Purchase bus tickets and tattoo
Westland Lysander, Spitfire, Lan- entry tickets at a discount before Thursday 19 June, 8pm. Kings Hotel, Wood Street, Old Town. Free
caster, Gloster Meteor prototype, the event at the Travel Shop in Get it off Your Chest. Love it or hate it, now is your chance to share
Lightning, Harrier, and Concorde Fleming Way and avoid the queues. your thoughts and passions about an artpiece. Talk about it for just five
passenger liner which flew into minutes and earn yourself 'a half'.
Fairford on its maiden flight. /0 Thamesdown For the rest of us, just be there to hear and cheer (or hiss). Conducted
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I THE LINK MAGAZINE RIAT COMPETITION I Wednesday 25 June, 5.30 for 6pm. University of Bath in Swindon,
I Oakfield Campus. Free
Answer the questions below and return the form by 14 June to: Swindon Borough Council's Public Arts Officer Celia Yeoman talks
RIAT M01 1, Royal International Air Tattoo 2003 Competition, RAF about the council's public art policy, the Percent for Art Scheme, and the
Benevolent Fund Enterprises, PO Box 1940, Fairford, Glos. GL7 4DLI i process of commissioning public art for the town. Hear from recently
commissioned artists and enter into some lively debate.
1. How many years of flight will be celebrated at RIAT 2003?
MAKE ART
2. The Royal International Air Tattoo is held in support of which I Be creative at the festival. Book in advance, call Wanda on 463197.
charity?
Saturday 21 June at The Wyvern Theatre
I 10am - 3pm. Chill-out with Bea Menier, holistic therapist/artist. £15.
3. Who or what is a 'Fat Albert'?
Places limited. Bring packed lunch and drink.
An holistic approach to transforming thoughts and feelings into
4. How many Red Arrows fly in the display?
images for the non-artist and those with some experience. With acrylic
paints and a few interesting mediums, shapes and patterns will be
5. Concorde's maiden flight flew from RAF Filton, in April 1969.
created using some unusual techniques.
Where did it fly to?
10am -1 pm. Parent and child time with Anne Radu
DATA PROTECTION ACTION 1998: From time to time the RAF Benevolent Fund I £10 each. Places limited. Bring drink and snack.
Enterprises may wish to send you details of other events and services which they Funtime shared art experiences. Explore and
feel may be of interest to you. Please tick if you do not wish to receive this I enjoy your creativity together and take home 'a
information [ ]. I am aged 18-491 1 50+ [ ] work of art'. Wear old clothes.
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Name(Mr/Mrs/Miss) ............................................................................. I Saturdays 14 and 21 June. Stained Glass with Sasha ( ,
Ward - see page 26
Address ................................................................................................
Saturday 28 June. Life Drawing with Laurie Plant
................................................................ Postcode .............................. I - see page 26 By Anne Radu
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