Swindon Open Studios 2011

Yes, once again we have funding for our 2 social events from the Co-op.
The first event is on the 27th of May at 7.30pm at Artsite.
We have called it an Open Evening, the idea of the evening is to inform artists about Open Studios, encourage networking and to enjoy ourselves.

The second evening on the 9th of September is to launch Open Studios 2011.

Monday, 11 April 2011

Paula's mosaic has become part of the fabric of a building in Tarifa.

Being a great fan of Paula's mosaics, I was gratified to see on a recent visit to Celia in Tarifa, Spain that she had put the mosaic I gave her several years ago to good use.
The wall has been chiselled out, and the mosaic inserted into the space made.
The surroundings haven't been made good yet, but what a fab idea.
Doesn't it look good?

The photo doesn't do it justice, Tarifa is part of the coast in southern Spain where the light is very bright, the mosaic reminded me of that.

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Joint exhibition featuring Ken White and Tim Carroll at the post Modern Theatre Square

The exhibition runs from the 3rd of April until the 10th of April, and is open daily from
11:00 am until 4:30 pm

Tim Carroll has won the Oexmann Art Award 2011

This was advertised and Open to all readers of the Blog.
I'm pleased to announce Tim has won with his 'Bird's Nest' painting featured below.

The presentation will be at the Heritage Museum, 41, Long Street, Devizes SN10 1NS, tel: 01380727369 on Saturday 26th of March at 6pm.

Friday, 18 March 2011

Last 2 days of 'This is it' exhibition at Artsite

This member's exhibition at Artsite is well worth a visit.
It's open today and tomorrow from 11am-4pm
I photographed a couple of superb examples of work, firstly from Sally Taylor, a gorgeous portrayal of a family group:

And a couple of Paula Sullivan's mosaics which capture the essence of the vibrancy of plants:

I have now bought the mosaic above which is called 'Enchanted Garden'.
It looks wonderful in my kitchen.

Aren't they gorgeous?
As ever to find out more about exhibitions, events and opening nights, please visit their website, although I do try and include images from exhibitions, and information about what's happening there.
http://artsite.ltd.co.uk

Thursday, 17 March 2011

Swindon Open Studios advert in Lit Fest Brochure

Isn't this excellent news?
We're in the brochure on page 10.
Take a look.
And a big thank you to Matt Holland for including us.
And to Billy Beaumont for agreeing to let us use his image.