Volkhardt Müller from Blind Ditch and John Wylie, Cultural Geographer from the University of Exeter, discuss the views and vistas of central Exeter as experienced through the lens of the public art project and courtyard video installation: This City’s Centre, www.thiscityscentre.net
1pm-2pm.
Tickets cost £4.50 (£3) and are available 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.
Perfect for beginners and those returning to drawing, this course covers a variety of technical and expressive approaches to life drawing while offering an insight into their uses in art history and contemporary art. Materials are provided.
All attendees of this class get 20% hot drinks and Café Bar meals on the workshop day.
10.30am - 4.30pm Price: £36 (£31) Book here: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/life-drawing-2/
Local company Interwoven Productions are thrilled to announce that they have attracted the co-producing partnership of the Asian Arts Agency for their new show Antara .
Antara is a dance/spoken word collaboration featuring International dance artist Ajeesh K Balakrishnan, who has created the choreography with local talent, Kay Crook.
The project has provided a wonderful opportunity to explore powerful Vedic themes in the context of modern urban Britain. It benefits greatly from the pulsing, lyrical spoken word of urban poet Steven Duncan.
Expect the unexpected this September as The Unexpected Festival comes to Exeter.
The Unexpected Festival will take place from 15-22 September and will include activities such as art making, music acts and other contemporary performances. It really all is in the name, the festival will not take place in one conventional location, but instead, across several locations in Exeter.
This September you really will never know when you could come across the unexpected.
Cllr Rosie Denham, Exeter City Council, said: '’The major aim behind Unexpected 2013 is to enhance Exeter...
New local company AventHolidays, the brainchild of Woodbury-based Jeremy Jackson, announces the first of its new all-inclusive six day Italian painting breaks in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Ferrara, Italy, an outstanding success. Ferrara - with a population of 350,000 - boasts the oldest university in Italy together with a castle and is linked to Exeter University. The inaugural painting holiday was led by Rebecca de Mendonça a renowned artist who has developed considerable skill in the use of pastels. She spent 10 years working alongside Channel 4 Grand Designs presenter Kevin...
Wild Art Activities for children of all ages including paper making wild potions, camp fire cooking, clay work, charcoal making and drawing, felting, natural dyeing and more.
Experience creative activities on a beautiful farm woodland setting surrounded by animals and nature.
10.30am-2.30pm
£15 per child per session. (children must be accompanied by an adult).
Booking essential - info@organicarts.org.uk or call 01392 811080
Wild Art Activities for children of all ages including paper making wild potions, camp fire cooking, clay work, charcoal making and drawing, felting, natural dyeing and more.
Experience creative activities on a beautiful farm woodland setting surrounded by animals and nature.
10.30am-2.30pm
£15 per child per session. (children must be accompanied by an adult).
Booking essential - info@organicarts.org.uk or call 01392 811080
AventHolidays, founded by Woodbury-based Jeremy Jackson, launched the first of their Italian painting breaks in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage City of Ferrara, Italy. Exeter artist Rebecca de Mendonca, tutored the pastel painting course to a seven-strong group, which included BBC Radio Devon presenter Judi Spiers and Exeter PR consultant Glen King.
Guests enjoyed wine and canapés at a special event held in their honour hosted by Brother and Sister Marco and Melia in the private courtyard of their home.
Yes, we know it's way too early to start thinking about Christmas, but how fabulous would it be to see your child or pupil's design on one of the Royal Mail's Christmas stamps?
Royal Mail is running an amazing national art competition for primary school pupils to design stamps for Christmas 2013.
Two lucky winners will see their designs on one of the 1st or one of the 2nd Class Christmas stamps from this year’s range.
Only twice before has Royal Mail run a competition like this – in 1966 and 1981 – so this is the first opportunity for more than 30 years for school...
