Pandora Munoz has won first prize in a design a Doctor Who monster competition run by St Thomas Library.
The library, situated in Church road, Exeter, hosted an award event presenting Pandora with an upgraded version of the design she created.
The monster was redrawn and coloured by Simon Brett a local artist who works for the longest running scifi magazine in the world, Starburst. He presented Pandora with a framed original of her creature: ‘The Soul Stealer’.
Simon was impressed, saying: "Its inventive design and fascinating back story with special powers would...
Exeter Open Studios 2014 at Double Elephant Print Workshop 'Liberation & Freedom through Printmaking'
As part of Exeter Open Studios 2014, seven local printmakers will be featured in a lively exhibition at Double Elephant Print Workshop, at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March, 11am to 6pm (closed Sunday 30th March).
Alongside the seven featured artists, many of Double Elephant Print Workshop’s 90 members will be contributing artwork for the exhibition too. There will be a wide range of styles offering something for everyone, from traditional...
Parents have left the art world horrified after letting their two daughters play on a £10m sculpture at the Tate Modern. New York gallery owner, Stephanie Theodore, posted a picture of the children playing on the multi-million pound piece by American artist Donald Judd with the caption: “Holy crap. Horrible kids, horrible parents.” The picture quickly caused outrage among twitter user, one user wrote: “Shame, breaking the barrier of trust that allows the Tate to put great art on show for everyone” Speaking to the London Evening Standard, Theodore said: “I was shocked. I said to the parents...
Registration for the 2014 Devon Open Studios event has now opened; artists and craftspeople in the county are invited to get involved.
Devon Open Studios, sponsored by Helpful Holidays, is the largest annual art event in the county attracting more than 20,000 visits to artists’ studios each year. During Devon Open Studios 2013, over 16 days in September, 250 artists opened their studios in 140 locations across Devon. The event was a tremendous success with total sales and commissions last year reaching over £135,000.
This year’s event will take place on 6 – 21 September and...
A local artist and Christmas market trader is desperately seeking help to recover her lost portfolio.
Mary Tempest, who also works for Exeter City Council’s tourism centre as an illustrator misplaced the portfolio after stopping at a busy cashpoint in the City Centre yesterday evening.
After realising she had misplaced her work Mary returned to the cashpoint but it had already gone. The portfolio held in a black A3 size Art bag held many finished and unfinished pencil drawings that Mary had sold on her stall in the Christmas market on the Cathedral Green.
Christmas comes but once a year….. well in this case, it comes twice. Yes, there are 2 opportunities to shop at Unique Boutique this year: Saturday 30th November and Saturday 14th December. Exeter Phoenix will be resplendent with over 50 stalls on each day selling Devon’s finest creative output. From accessories to soaps to etched glass, cards, wreaths and unique clothes this is the place for anyone who dares to be different. There will be a whole room dedicated to fashion and accessories, a well stocked bar and music to get the festive spirit singing. And it’s all indoors, so cast aside...
Margaret Lovell is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning modernist sculptor. Her works are distinguishable by their complex simplicity; the abstracted forms are both powerful and graceful; visually arresting.
She has been valued by the serious collector since first showing with Marjorie Parr in London in the sixties. This current exhibition at The Art Room will focus on a unique collection of sculpture, drawings and prints from 1956 to date, many of which have not been seen before.
The Art Room is open Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday 11am-5pm.
Part audio-walk, part installation, and part performance Ariel , conceived by Alice Tatton Brown, is a 30-minute performance designed for two people at a time, taking place in Exeter Central Library.
Using an extraordinary early 20th century photographic collection, found in an Exeter junk shop, Ariel delves into an unsolved mystery of the two people in the photographs. Sharing this private collection for the first time, Alice will reveal the patterns the couple left behind leading to three years of research and the ultimate discovery of their identity. The truth, as it turns out,...
This Christmas craft exhibition is a great place to buy a unique gift. Avoid the high-street crush and choose from a broad and exciting range of items in our gallery, which showcases over 50 of the best contemporary designers from across the UK.
Find graphic animal prints by Ruth Broadway, ethically produced bags and accessories in organic material from Hawthorn and Co, a fabulous jewellery collection and much more.
We love Emma Calvert’s colourful silver ribbon neckpieces and bracelets - just part of our huge choice of...
