Unique works of art created using specialist equipment at the University of Exeter are on display in an exhibition that showcases the diverse potential of the technology.
The University’s Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing (CALM) invited 30 professional artists to work with its engineers on its “3D printers”, which build up an object layer by layer.
Dr Sara Flint , commercial manager of CALM, said: “This collaboration was an extremely exciting opportunity for us to work with 30 artists who all had very different creative ideas about how they could...
Two local girls have had a close encounter with a gorilla named Herbert.
Torbay Carnival Ladies-in-Waiting Natalie Sedgeman and Meesha Ghovanloupoor met the life-size sculpture at Paignton Zoo.
Herbert, who is 140cms (nearly 5 feet) tall, is the special guest at the Zoo’s traditional charity fundraiser, the Mistletoe Ball, which takes place at the Grand Hotel on 1st December. He was painted by Paignton Zoo artist Sue Misselbrook.
The Mistletoe Ball is Paignton Zoo’s traditional Christmas black tie charity dinner and dance. Guests will enjoy a champagne reception,...
Exeter's Northcott Theatre is offering an exciting half term of workshops with veteran UK hip-hop dance artist Banxy . As one of the original practitioners of the b boy/b girl, street and hip-hop genre, he has taught the core fundamentals of this ever-popular art form to participants for over 20 years.
All his workshops offer participants the chance to learn new and challenging moves, explore their own creativity and engage positively with others whilst learning in a fun and safe environment.
Banxy's workshops are suitable for those aged 7 yrs+ and are...
A new partnership between Exeter Phoenix and The University of Exeter’s Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing (CALM) has enabled 30 artists to explore the possibilities offered by 3D printing. Neoreplicants , a new exhibition at Phoenix Gallery, showcases the artwork created using this incredible technology.
Given training and access to CALM’sfacilities, artists were able to create objects in computer modelling software, that were then printed through a process of laser sintering - whereby granules of a densely packed nylon powder material are welded together by laser, layer-by-...
A Symphony of Curves is a rare opportunity to see the art of the architectural sculptor at close quarters and learn about the development of the craft of plasterwork over four centuries.
Geoffrey Preston is one of the UK’s most highly-regarded architectural sculptors. He specialises in decorative plasterwork and has created award-winning work for buildings all over the country from his workshop in Exeter.
The exhibition includes beautiful decorative plaster panels together with design drawings and photographs of some of his principal commissions. The centrepiece of...
Join the National Campaign for Drawing at the Devon Guild this year - with 2 free fun days for the whole family. Creative activities take place in the Guild gallery and are inspired by artist Michael Honnor's current exhibition of atmospheric landscape prints - and this year's Big Draw theme: 'Every Drawing Tells A Story'. Help us save the world from a weather disaster by adding your own superhero to a giant, graphic storyboard. And you can create your own extreme weather mobile to take home.
Free, drop in event. Supervised, all materials provided. Children...
Guests were welcomed with wine and canapés at the exclusive awards ceremony of The Exeter Phoenix Exeter Contemporary Open 2014 now in its tenth year. Sponsored by Haines Watts Chartered Accountants.
The exhibition is the South West’s foremost contemporary art exhibition providing an important national platform for contemporary visual artists. and is open to the public as a free-entry exhibition at Exeter Phoenix from 12th September to 1st November 2014. The winner of the prestigious £1000 award presented by Ben de Cruz of Haines Watts was Belgium-based artist Hannah Murgatroyd...
David Shrigley A talk by the Turner Prize nominated artist, best known for his humorous drawings that make witty, wry and sometimes dark observations on everyday life, giving an insight into his work practice. Shrigley’s deliberately crude graphic style has an immediate and accessible appeal, while simultaneously offering insightful commentary on the absurdities of human relationships. His work, which extends beyond drawing to include photography, taxidermy, sculpture, animation, painting, and music, is characterised by a varied use of humour and...
Tue 27 May 2014 - Sat 28 Jun 2014 Catherine Cartwright - To Still The Raging Sea New prints and paintings arising from the artist’s residency in a women’s refuge funded by Arts Council, Exeter Arts Council and Visual Arts South West. With thanks to SAFE (Stop Abuse for Everyone).
MORE INFO: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/catherine-cartwright/
