Festival of the Arts
St. Mary’s Priory Church. 2nd-5th June
For the first time The Art Shop is curating a small exhibition in the hall of the Priory Centre, as part of a new annual arts festival.
Featured artists will include painter, Andrea Mclean, illustrator, Rachel Tudor Best and ceramic artist, Jacqueline Leighton Boyce. This show will continue at The Art Shop and is part of our extended summer exhibition, ‘Artist in the Garden’.
Artist in the Garden- Mixed Summer Show
28th May – 3rd Sept
Bringing together artworks by painters, printmakers, sculptors, ceramicists and jewellers, including new, exciting contributions by…
Clementina van der Walt – ceramics
A new departure by the South African maker. ’Irregular earthenware forms work to restore a sense of soul to dining rituals, rebelling against the coldness of much industrial tableware on the market. Her work is designed to encourage contemplation, conscious aesthetic awareness and meaning’
Lois Hopwood – paintings & drawings
A newcomer, a landscape painter living on the Welsh Borders, Lois trained in Fine Art followed by Film Design at The National Film School.
Susan Disley -ceramics
New hand-built stoneware forms from this established ceramicist. ’Free and relaxed shapes that embody a gentle sense of humour: …beautifully crafted’ (Emmanuel Cooper)
Joanna Young – dance and film
’Works on Grass’, a Dance Film and series of images
Critically acclaimed choreographer Joanna Young and her company Alice Theatre presents a visually hypnotic, multi-media reflection of landscape, tradition and ritual. Collaborating with renowned filmmakers Simon Clode and Marc Heatley, Joanna presents her exquisitely detailed choreography alongside a series of images by photographer Iain Payne.
Inspired by the vast Welsh landscapes and visual artist Georgia O’Keefe the artists bring the soul of the outside into the gallery.