A la Ronde is delighted to be hosting an exhibition of Mick Abbott’s paintings, many of which were inspired by items within the A la Ronde collection.
Mick Abbott is a full time artist, dividing his time between Cambridge, Brittany and New York. He was an art teacher at Comberton Village College, Cambridge for 22 years and loved it. In recent years Mick has been Artist in Residence at several National Trust properties, including Newark Park and Hanbury Hall, and in 2013 is delighted to be associated with A la Ronde. Mick’s new paintings have been in- spired by items in the...
The latest creation in Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorilla Project is a real team effort.
Artist Penny Robson, a tutor for South Devon College’s Adult & Community Learning Department, invited her students to help her paint a life-size gorilla.
“There’s a list of about thirty people who want to help, but I can only have two or three at a time!” The model gorilla, called Flagged, is decorated with the flags of all the nations that are home to wild gorillas.
Sponsored by Paignton BID, the gorilla is part of the project celebrating the 90th birthday of Paignton Zoo. Life-...
Devon Artist Network with Chagford-based sponsor, Helpful Holidays , is delighted to announce the winners of the Devon Open Studios Emerging Artist Bursary Scheme.
The Bursary is running for the third year and aims to nurture and encourage new talent to take the next steps in their career by helping to fund their participation in this prestigious annual open studios event. We are grateful to our key sponsor, Helpful Holidays, which has grown to become one of the UK’s leading holiday home agencies, for funding this initiative that will support five emerging artists living and...
Exhibition showcases the varied work from the academicians of SWAc
Once again gloss-Art Exeter has the pleasure of hosting this year's annual exhibition of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts (SWAc). Discover a display of over forty members, including some new artists who have recently been invited to join the prestigious organisation. Enjoy surreal work by Jonathon X. Coudrille, incredible portraits by Peter Mallison and the almost fauvist landscapes of Laura Hudson just to name a few.
Exeter College art students showcase their talents this month in the city centre. The annual Foundation Degree Summer Show is open to the public, and provides an opportunity for prospective applicants to see the high standard of work produced. Exhibits include Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Photography and Digital Arts.
In partnership with Plymouth University, students can top up their Foundation Degree to a full BA with an optional third year in Plymouth.
The free show is open on weekdays for the last two weeks of May at the Centre for the Creative Industries, Victoria...
Exeter College art students showcase their talents this month in the city centre. The annual Foundation Degree Summer Show is open to the public, and provides an opportunity for prospective applicants to see the high standard of work produced. Exhibits include Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Photography and Digital Arts.
In partnership with Plymouth University, students can top up their Foundation Degree to a full BA with an optional third year in Plymouth.
The free show is open on weekdays for the last two weeks of May at the Centre for the Creative Industries, Victoria...
This new exhibition will feature mixed craft work by ten makers who have won awards at the Contemporary Craft Festival, which celebrates its 10th birthday in Bovey Tracey this year.
The Devon Guild has asked the winning makers to create something new – launch a new product or show something that they wouldn’t necessarily show on the stand.
Ten out of Ten shows why they are leaders in their field and what it takes to make a winner. Exhibitors include Cleo Mussi, John Luff and Helaina Sharpley. (The Contemporary Craft Festival is held over the weekend of 7 - 9 June 2013.)...
Saturday 30 March, 11am-12noon. £3 - under 2yrs free.
Professional storyteller Wilf, will use the theme of 'Transplantation' the exhibition in the Devon Guild gallery. He will take artists objects on display as ideas to entertain young and old alike with magic, myths and mystery.
All ages welcome. Accompanied children only please. 01626 832223 devonguild@crafts.org.uk
Storytelling is magic. Especially when it brings strange and wonderful objects to life. On 30 March you can hear talented performer Wilf Merttens tell tales about the unusual objects on show in the Devon Guild’s current exhibition,‘Transplantation’. Wilf, who ‘tells poems, brings legends, jumps about’ - has won awards for his vibrant performances (Storyteller of the Year 2009, Bristol Storytelling slam prize) which entertain young and old alike. On Easter Saturday he will draw inspiration from the pieces of contemporary narrative jewellery displayed in the Guild gallery until Sunday 21...
Art, charity and travel have been combined in a unique collaborative project launched by Woodbury-based Jeremy Jackson, whose illustrious career as an artist, writer and honorary pastor and former public relations executive spans 30 years. Despite retiring six years ago, flamboyant Jeremy is far from taking it easy and his latest new venture combines two of his greatest passions – paintings and people.
As well as supporting a charity that helps orphaned and abandoned children in Tanzania, philanthropic Jeremy has now launched a new commercial business that will help raise funds for...
