fine art

Specialist fine art logistics company launches in Exeter

Authored by Charlie
Posted: Fri, 09/30/2016 - 10:11am

South West based freight forwarding company Isca Forwarding has launched a new specialist division, Isca Fine Art .

Established in 1981, Isca Forwarding has spent the last 35 years shipping consignments around the world. Over the last 10 years the company has seen a significant growth in demand from the Arts and Culture sector and already counts London based gallery Messums amongst its clients, as well as a range of artists from across the region.

Managing Director Jackie Evans, explains why the company decided to launch a dedicated offering to the sector:

‘Having...

Exhibition of Fine Art in Babbacombe

Event Date: 
30/07/2016 - 10:00am to 14/08/2016 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
St Anne's Hall, Babbacombe

From July 30 through August 14 the Devon Art Society will be holding their summer exhibition at St. Annes Hall, Babbacombe.

Hundreds of paintings will go on display for you to enjoy: They cover classical themes such as floral, still-life, figurative and landscape as well as seascape subject matters and some abstracts too. Collectors and admirers will love the wonderful choices.

The Devon Art Society of Torquay has a long tradition of exhibiting and selling high quality paintings since 1912.

Visitors are welcome to talk with the artists to share their impressions as...

RAMM's Fine Art Collection

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 10/20/2015 - 11:33am

Featuring city landmarks, national landscapes and the work of the English visionary Cecil Collins, the new exhibition of Exeter’s Fine Art starting at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Saturday 24 October will delight art lovers.

Drawn from RAMM’s extensive collection of topographical prints, drawings and watercolours, distinctive city landmarks include Mol’s Coffee House and the Higher Market. The fine art collection also includes outstanding British landscapes and some of the finest are included providing dramatic views of Wales, the Lake District and Yorkshire.

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Killerton drawing master art exhibition

Killerton House, near Exeter, is to host its first historic fine art exhibition. ‘Framing the view: Nicholson, the Killerton drawing master’, presented by guest curator Professor Gordon Bell, will launch on Sunday 17 May and runs until 13 September.

The exhibition features over 50 watercolours and lithographs by artist Francis Nicholson, drawing master and art teacher to the Acland family. These ‘Picturesque’ artworks were intended to create an emotional response in the viewer through scenes of beautiful, wild and sublime countryside and they inspired the Aclands to shape Killerton...

Gallery Conversation: Exeter's Fine Art

Event Date: 
10/09/2014 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

Join RAMM’s art curator John Madin for a gallery tour, 1pm-2pm.

The tour accompanies the exhibition Exeter’s Fine Art, running 29 August to 4 January 2015.

Tickets are available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.

http://www.rammuseum.org.uk/

Gallery conversation: Exeter’s Fine Art

Event Date: 
12/03/2014 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

Join RAMM’s Art Curator John Madin for a tour of RAMM’s latest exhibition of Exeter’s Fine Art, including drawings by Barbara Hepworth, watercolours by Thomas Girtin, Francis Towne and John White Abbott and painting by Alan Cotton and Brian Rice.

Tickets £6/£4

www.rammuseum.org.uk

Exeter College Foundation Degree Summer Show

Event Date: 
20/05/2013 - 10:00am to 31/05/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter College Centre for the Creative Industries, Victoria Yard, Off Queen Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3SR

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 students showcase their creative talents this month

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’s Fine Art Gallery Tour at RAMM

Event Date: 
06/02/2013 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Gallery 5, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Queen Street, Exeter

Every painting in the city’s art collection tells a story.

John Madin, RAMM’s Curator of Art, will share his knowledge of the works in this exhibition in a lunchtime gallery tour.

Tickets are available in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours.

http://www.rammuseum.org.uk/