25 August 2024
- our short film of the first ferry crossing since 1965, almost sixty years in the making, and more to come soon,
- testimonies of our unique sense of place gathered from people who crossed the loch on 25 August, and shared their knowledge and experiences as lochside community members.
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Sense of Place is the first in a regular series of curated visual projects which are designed by TAC in collaboration with Cultural Documents, to give people time and a place to think about the area around us, that we live and work in, and build up more info to fill in the gaps in our knowledge about out places and communities.
We wish to share the knowledge about this area, and in turn, raise awareness of the intrinsic character and value of the places we share.
We devised the first of our Sense of Place programmes as our programme content as part of the Argyll ArtMap season presented between
Open every day 12 to 3pm with light refreshments.
We were delighted to be Venue 58 of the Artmap Argyll open studios trail.
https://artmapargyll.co.uk/…/pro…/the-ardchattan-centre/
Fùirneis 17 to 26 August, every day
The objects in the display case comprised of
Cast Iron – a hard, relatively brittle alloy of iron and carbon which is made during a process fuelled by charcoal; this piece is made by artist Kirsten Millar – please ask staff to open the case to let you see the objects.
Slag – a stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore. The slag on display is from the Bonawe Iron Furnace (in Taynuilt) with permission of Historic Environment Scotland.
Charcoal – a dark black porous carbon substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel similar to coal. The charcoal on display is similar to that which countless people made in the past in Bonwe – ask one of out Trustees about how to find the old pathways which lead to the charcoal-burning sites.
Through oral histories and clues deciphered from the languages and landscape around Loch Etive, this display of Kirsten’s research and insights is creating a new archive about the post-industrial social and environmental legacies of the Bonawe area.
For info on artist Kirsten’s work please click here
Andrew Kinghorn 17 and 18 August, and by appointment.
As part of the ArtMap season, we collaborated with our neighbours Christine and Andrew Campbell who invited visits to see Andrew Kinghorn’s sculpture-walk in their home and beautiful garden at Kenmore Cottage, across from the Ardchattan Centre.
Based in Edinburgh, sculptor Andrew Kinghorn works primarily in bronze, aluminium and stainless steel, Andrew’s sculptures are autobiographical and concern experiences that have had an strong impact on him, especially the process of ageing and consideration of the natural world, and Andrew’s desire to live in harmony with it.
His work uses traditional skills, mostly traditional materials, and while ‘concept’ is very important to him, the endpoint that he aims to achieve in his works are powerful, self explanatory images which have a contemporary relevance.
We will shortly publish a separate page on this website as the archive information gathered is so substantial, and such a crucial key to unlocking the place and people of this area.
Ferry Crossing the first since the 1960s !! on 25 August, Sunday.
…be the first to cross Loch Etive in our unique Ferry Crossing reactivating the ancient route of travel from north to south and linking historically united communities again; travel the logical way by crossing the loch instead of driving around the length of it.
In our era of automobiles, with a car for each person seeming normal, we invite you to think about the natural shape and form of land and waterways around us, and invite you to think about how we use this land.
The two travel routes are
Taynuilt to Bonawe to Taynuilt
or
Bonawe to Taynuilt to Bonawe.
Price £10 for a return ticket from
Sunday 21 July 2024
Thank you for your feedback and for telling us about how The Ardchattan Centre can be useful to you.
Please keep the ideas coming by emailing us at events@theardchattancentre.org, speaking to any of our Trustees and by coming along to our many events.
The TAC building and programme belong to YOU, so please make the most of them.
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Hogmanay
A jolly evening was had by all bringing in the New Year !
Everyone brought a dish and a dram (of sorts) to share and celebrate out-with-the-old and in-with-the-new!
The evening started at 8.30pm with a film screening of the classic film Local Hero, and as others joined, the evening warmed up with everyone outdoors to bring in the Bells and toast each other’s good health.
Join us this Hogmanay – please email events@theardchattancentre.org or keep an eye on our Facebook page
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Cinema
Join us for our occasional cinema screenings, from Top Gun to Local Hero, we programme for all tastes – if you have a special film you’d like to organise for your event, just let us know on events@theardchattancentre.org, and follow us at our Facebook page.
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Games Club
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Fibre Arts Club
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Ardchattan Play Group
info coming soon – please email events@theardchattancentre.org to join us every Thursday
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Lorne Hone Education Group
info coming soon – please email events@theardchattancentre.org to join us every second Friday
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!! Cake !!
Monthly Pop-Up Tearoom – third Sunday of each month
A massive thank you to all of the people who generously give their time, skills and baking to The Ardchatten Centre on the third Sunday of each month; the wonderful cakes, savouries, wide range of healthy teas and frothy barrista coffees create the loveliest atmosphere for us to catch up with friends old and new; a beautiful way to spend your Sunday afternoon.
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Queen’s Jubilee Tree Planting
06 June 2022
The Ardchattan Centre added to The Queen’s Green Canopy during the Jubilee weekend by planting a Scots Pine tree.
The planters were one of the community’s oldest residents, Mr Jimmy Sinclair and one of the younger ones, Phoebe Lavis-Jones.
The planting team were assisted by Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Andrew Campbell and the residents present enjoyed wine, pink lemonade and red, white and blue themed home baking.
The tree had been grown from seed collected from one of Argyll’s ancient pine woods by the late Dr Donald McVean, a distinguished botanist who latterly lived at Eredine, by Loch Awe.
The tree is a living link with Argyll and Bute’s outstanding natural heritage as well as marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and hopefully providing a living reminder for the next few hundred years.
The tree also celebrates the Ardchattan Centre’s role as a venue for community events.
