Exhibition of Chris Dunn illustrations at Prema Arts Centre

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After a wonderful preview exhibition at Pounds Arts Centre Corsham, SW illustrator Chris Dunn will be showing a selection of his work at the Prema Arts Centre in Uley Gloucestershire, ahead of his major exhibition of 41 original watercolours commissioned by Galerie Daniel Maghen, Paris, in July.

Chris was the artist in residence at Pound Arts Centre 2013-15. The exhibition at Prema runs until 5th June. More information is available here.

Nick Shewring's work on the walls of Rosemarino, Clifton, Bristol

SW Illustrator Nick Shewring's work is presently adorning the walls of restaurant Rosemarino, 1 York Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1AH.  The work is for sale!!!

Bowood House     Nick Shewring

Cheddarcombe - Clarinets     Nick Shewring

Rosemarino Restaurant, Clifton, Bristol

Rosemarino

Address: 1 York Pl, Bristol BS8 1AH

Phone: 0117 973 6677 

Hours: 

Monday	9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 3:00 pm, 6:00–10:00 pm
Wednesday	9:00 am – 3:00 pm, 6:00–10:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 3:00 pm, 6:00–10:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 3:00 pm, 6:00–10:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am – 3:00 pm, 6:00–10:00 pm
Sunday	9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Last weekend of Gromits

It's the last weekend of Gromit-seeking...although they will all be together at the RWA  (The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, between18 - 22 September.  

For more details: See http://rwa.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/2013/09/the-greatest-dog-show-on-earth/

Some of the 80 Gromits Unleashed

Photos © Frances Cony

Comments on THE ART OF STORYTELLING Exhibition, The Pound, Corsham

When Penny Ives and I collected our leftover art from The Pound 10 days ago, we were directed to look at the Comments Book.  Here are some of the comments - some by children; some by adults, apparently.

A selection of the Comments on The Art of Storytelling exhibition at The Pound, Corsham, in which the SW Illustrators: Penny Ives, Jane Veveris Callan, Anna Popescu, Nadine Wickenden & Frances Cony along with non-SW Illustrator Sir Quentin Blake (and others) exhibited.  (CLICK on image TO ENLARGE).

OUT OF THE SILENCE Exhibition at Frome, Somerset (until Saturday 3 August 2013)

Rook Lane Chapel, Frome

Jackie Morris's work, from which the title of the exhibition Out of the Silence, is taken.

Frances Cony's work is between the windows.

Anna Ildiko Popescu's work.

Nadine Wickenden's work.

The exhibition, organised by Rook Lane Arts and Hunting Raven Bookshop, has been curated by Claire Carroll, and features work by SW Illustrators Nadine Wickenden, Anna Ildiko Popescu, Frances Cony together with that of Jackie Morris, Sholto Walker, Jessica Ahlberg, Mike Brownlow, Miriam McQuillan, Clare Venables, Andrew King and Mary Kilvert.

Out of the Silence is on at The Rook Lane Chapel, Bath Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DN, from Saturday 6 July - Saturday 3 August 2013, (10am - 4pm Tues - Sat), (http://www.rooklanearts.org.uk/events/out-of-the-silence/).

There is also an exhibition of schoolchildren's entries to an illustration competition, where they were asked to design a cover for their favourite books.  Tolkien's & JK Rowling's books are amongst those chosen, together with less known works.

Photos © Frances Cony

SW IlIustrators in OUT OF THE SILENCE Exhibition in Frome, Somerset (6 July - 3 August)

© Anna Popescu

SW Illustrators Nadine Wickenden, Anna Popescu & Frances Cony have work in the children's book illustration exhibition Out of the Silence.  The exhibition is part of the Frome Festival (http://www.fromefestival.co.uk/) 5th – 14th July 2013, which has lots of different events going on, with comedians, actors, rope-making workshops, tunnel-exploring, open studios etc.

The exhibition, organised by Rook Lane Arts and Hunting Raven Bookshop, also features work by Jackie Morris, Sholto Walker and Jessica Ahlberg amongst others, and carries on for a couple of weeks after the Festival finishes.  

Out of the Silence is on at The Rook Lane Chapel, Bath Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DN, from Saturday 6 July - Saturday 3 August 2013 (http://www.rooklanearts.org.uk/events/out-of-the-silence/).

© Nadine Wickenden

© Anna Popescu

© Nadine Wickenden

© Frances Cony

© Frances Cony

 

Private View - THE ART OF STORYTELLING Exhibition, The Pound, Corsham SN13 9HX

The exhibition The Art of Storytelling opened on Friday 7 June with a Private View.  SW Illustrators: Nadine Wickenden, Anna Popescu, Penny Ives, Frances Cony & Jane Veveris Callan are exhibiting along with illustrator-in-residence Chris Dunn, James Stayte & Sir Quentin Blake.  Exhibition is on until 20 July 2013.

Sir Quentin Blake's work

Jane Ververis Callan's work

Browsers

Frances Cony's work

Anna Popescu's work

Penny Ives's work

Nadine Wickenden's work

For further details: see The Pound's website: http://www.poundarts.org.uk/pound/EventDetails.aspx?artid=2100 

and the post below:  http://swillustrators.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/the-art-of-storytelling-exhibition.html


Photos © June Goulding

THE ART OF STORYTELLING Exhibition, The Pound, Corsham (8 June - 20 July)

The "selection of South West Illustrators" includes SW Illustrators: Nadine Wickenden, Anna Popescu, Penny Ives, Frances Cony & Jane Veveris Callan.

There is also real original artwork by Sir Quentin Blake and The Pound's illustrator-in-residence Chris Dunn.  Chris will be doing some workshops during his residency.  See The Pound's website for further info:  http://www.poundarts.org.uk/Pound/aboutus.aspx

The Art of Storytelling exhibition is part of The Corsham Summer Festival (13-16 July) so there will undoubtedly be other things to see and do in the pretty town of Corsham, a few miles east of Bath, if you should choose to visit the exhibition.   The Pound has a cafe, which serves good-sized slices of delicious cake!
 

http://www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk/current.html

January 2013 Exhibition

Showing 12th January - February 2nd 2013

Private view - Friday 11th January at 6pm

Ivana's exhibition of Prints at St George's in Bristol

http://ivanasvabic-iva.blogspot.co.uk/

EXHIBITION IN BELGRADE!

Sculpture & Sport, Victoria Gallery, Bath until THIS Sunday 1 July 2012

SWIllustrator Jane Veveris Callan has been one of the organisers of the current Sculpture and Sport exhibition at Bath's Victoria Gallery. 

Sculpture and Sport: a Celebration for 2012

Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, 26 May – 1 July

"To celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Victoria Art Gallery will exhibit a group of 30 bronze sculptures depicting various sports, recently commissioned by public art organiser, Art At The Edge CIC."

See more details at the Victoria Gallery website: http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/whats_on/press_releases/press_releases_2012/sculpture_and_sport.aspx 

and at the organisers Art at the Edge's website: https://www.artattheedge.org/

where you can also find information about the Sport Sculpture Trail around Bath, which is on until 9 September 2012.

Colerne Art Show FROM THIS FRIDAY 22-24 June 2012

SW Illustrator Kate Davies is taking part in a small art exhibition in Colerne village, Wiltshire, with 4 other local artists.

Friday 22 – Sunday 24 June

10am - 6pm

Old School Room

Vicarage Lane

Colerne

Chippenham

Wiltshire SN14 8EL

On Friday and Saturday, the Colerne Cafe is open in the room adjoining the exhibition – nice cakes etc.
On Sunday afternoon, Vale Court has open gardens and cream teas.  Vale Court is a beautiful ancient house overlooking the valley towards Box – lovely sweeping gardens  -  and only 100yds from the show!
So much on offer, including the art show!!

DIRECTIONS: In Colerne, find the Church (can’t really miss it – the big building in its own grounds with a great tower and one handed clock), and follow the road that goes down past it,  and the School Rooms are on the corner at the bottom.  You’ll need to park up in the Market Place area.

This Is The Hour exhibition, Corsham, THIS WEEKEND 16 - 17 June 2012

This coming weekend 16-17 June, SW Illustrator Jan Nesbitt is in the Mish Mash group’s exhibition This is The Hour.  This is to be held in the upstairs room at The Royal Oak pub, High Street, Corsham as part of the Corsham Summer Festival, attached to the Pound Arts Centre.  All the work, although diverse in media and style, is connected by being inspired by Wiltshire.

There will also be a pop-up shop selling Mish Mash’s work.

Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 June

11am – 4pm

The Royal Oak

72 High Street
Corsham
Wiltshire
SN13 0HF

An example of Jan's work:          Unending Poem © Jan Nesbitt

Colerne Art Show, Colerne 22 - 24 June 2012

SW Illustrator Kate Davies is taking part in a small art exhibition in Colerne village, Wiltshire, with 4 other local artists.

Friday 22 – Sunday 24 June

10am - 6pm

Old School Room

Vicarage Lane

Colerne

Chippenham

Wiltshire SN14 8EL

On Friday and Saturday, the Colerne Cafe is open in the room adjoining the exhibition – nice cakes etc.
On Sunday afternoon, Vale Court has open gardens and cream teas.  Vale Court is a beautiful ancient house overlooking the valley towards Box – lovely sweeping gardens  -  and only 100yds from the show!
So much on offer, including the art show!!

DIRECTIONS: In Colerne, find the Church (can’t really miss it – the big building in its own grounds with a great tower and one handed clock), and follow the road that goes down past it,  and the School Rooms are on the corner at the bottom.  You’ll need to park up in the Market Place area.

West Bristol Art Trail - THIS WEEKEND 15 -16 October

SWILLUSTRATOR Tim Bullock will be showing and selling his paper automata kits this weekend 15-16 October on the West Bristol Arts Trail.  Also at the venue (42) are paintings by Anne Bullock, Pam Kaye, Liz Vibert, Franka Douglas and papier mache works by Alice Newton.

For details of Venue 42 and the rest of the trail see the West Bristol Arts Trail venue page.

Babette Cole exhibition at Exeter Castle - 5-6 November 2011

Bristol Gorillas back in Bristol - Bristol Zoo (24-28 September)

The Bristol gorilla guys & girls are back in Bristol.  They are now lined up on the central lawn at the zoo.  They can be seen until closing time on Wednesday 28 September.

On Thursday 29 September, 60 of the apes will be auctioned at The Victoria Rooms, in aid of The Wallace & Gromit Grand Appeal in aid of Bristol Children's Hospital, and ape conservation.  There are no tickets left for the auction but there will be a live web cam feed of the events at the auction to the auction page http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/auction on Thursday evening.

Gorillas in London! (until Thursday 22 Sept 2011)

Gorillas on Parade - with HMS Belfast - Queen's Walk, More London (photo: Liz Shaw)

Endangered PJs (Bert) (photo: Suzy-Jane Tanner)

Guerilla Tourist (Bob) & Tower Bridge (photo: Suzy-Jane Tanner)

Blackbeard Silverback (Ed) & others  (photo: Suzy-Jane Tanner)