The back cover of today`s Western Mail (The National Newspaper of Wales) had a tiny mention about 'controversial artist' Bill Drummond being on a week`s residence at the Swansea Institute of Higher Education this week. I dropped them a line to find out about any forthcoming events/lectures and was informed that they have a number of talks organised this week as detailed: Swansea Institute - Mon. 11th 2pm Swansea Institute - Wed. 13th 3pm Swansea Museum - Tues. 12th 7pm Dragon Arts Drop in Centre - Thurs. 14th 7pm Also the exhibition in the studio is open all week with Bill in attendance. The talks are free but obviously they cannot guarantee that everyone will get in. Sadly the notice was too late for me to get there this afternoon, but I`m hoping to bunk off work early enough tomorrow to get to both the exhibition and lecture. Unfortunately, I`m meant to be working during the day during weekdays and three nights a week so can`t make any of the other dates/times... :-( Swansea Museum have told me that it is possible to just turn up on Tuesday at the museum, no ticket required but it`s still a case of first come, first served, etc. Some very limited background to this week is at: www.sihe.ac.uk/prospect/artdesign/artevents.htm Also, something else to note (although now passed): http://www.news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1139632002 Pop star-turned-artist to lecture hospital patients by John Innes Bill Drummond, the former pop star who set fire to 1 million in used banknotes in the name of art, is visiting Edinburgh to pass on his ideas about how to be an artist to a group of psychiatric patients. Since he turned his back on the pop world at the height of his fame in 1992 and deleted the entire back catalogue of his chart-topping band, KLF, the eccentric Scot has been increasingly involved in eye-catching performance art "happenings". Today, Drummond, 48, will be appearing at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside, where he will be talking about his experiences in the art world to patients with a variety of psychiatric disorders, including depression and conditions such as schizophrenia. Staff and invited visitors will also attend. The talk has been arranged through a locally-based charity, Artlink, which regularly organises talks and exhibitions in hospitals across the capital. Drummond will be hosting a similar talk at the young offenders' institution at Polmont, near Falkirk. Jan-Bert Van Den Berg, Artlink's director, said: "This appointment very much fits into our programme of talks on visual arts and the development of art in all its weird and wonderful forms." No-one at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital could be contacted for comment.