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The 77th Annual Art Exhibition by Exmouth Art Group was held from Friday 13 October until Thursday 26 October 2023 at Ocean on Exmouth's seafront. It was a great success, and you can read all about it on the Exmouth Art Group website at https://www.exmouthartgroup.co.uk/exhibitions, and see below.
The 2023 Devon Open Studios finished on Sunday 24 September 2023. More details are on its website and in the free Devon Open Studios booklet - https://devonopenstudios.co.uk/about/ . For more information scroll down below where you can see details of all the local artists who took part.
Are you aware of any other local events or news about art? Please let me know by emailing contact@exmoutharts.co.uk
Devon Open Studios - Local artists
The artists in the Exmouth area who participated in this year's Devon Open Studios are:
Ali Pawson, Deborah Bailey, Sophie Coleman (painting, textiles, sculpture, printmaking, glass) - www.glasswings.co.uk and www.sophiecoleman.co.uk
Anna FitzGerald ( painting, sculpture, jewellery, mixed media) - https://www.visitexmouth.org/listings/sea-dog-art/, https://www.facebook.com/seadoggallery/, and https://www.facebook.com/AnnafitzGeraldAnna
Pip Spoerry (painting, mixed media)
Jo Salter (painting) - www.josalter.org
Michael Buckland (painting)
Annette Nettie Jane Art (painting, textiles, mixed media)
Sally Rich BA MA (painting , printmaking) - www.sallyrichart.co.uk
Jo Talbot Bowen (painting, sculpture, printmaking, glass, collage, mixed media, verre eglomisee) - www.jotalbotbowen.co.uk
Mike Thompson (sculpture) - www.mikethompsonmetalsculpture.co.uk
Louise Banks (painting) - www.louisebanksart.co.uk
Claire Belcher and Charlotte Ellis (painting, printmaking, wood, mixed media, pyrography) - www.seaglassgallery.co.uk/devon-openstudios-2023
Dawn Jordan Art (painting) - www.dawnjordanart.co.uk
Louise Kelly (painting)- www.louisekellyart.com
Penny Roberts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, collage, digital, mixed media, cyanotype) - www.pennyrobertsart.com
More details on pages 11 - 13 of the 2023 Devon Open Studios booklet - https://devonopenstudios.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DOS003-2023-Event-Guide-JULY-2023-SCREEN-1.pdf
More local news and information
The Thelma Hulbert Gallery, based in Honiton, serves the whole of East Devon - https://www.thelmahulbert.com/
High Tide Cafe and Temple Bar, Temple Winds, Exmouth: for art and a variety of other arts-related events (art curated by Anna Fitzgerald) - https://www.tiktok.com/@high.tide.exmouth , https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553400550647, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067161765964, https://www.facebook.com/seadoggallery/, https://www.facebook.com/AnnafitzGeraldAnna
The ACED (Arts & Culture East Devon) website has been launched. It's impressive. Do take a look at it - https://www.aced.org.uk/
Exmouth's Abode of Love - see the Exmouth Journal article below, and for more more articles just scroll on down.
Local art and art-related organisations
Exmouth Art Group - http://www.exmouthartgroup.co.uk/
Exmouth Ceramic Group - https://www.exmouthceramics.org.uk/
Exmouth Photo Group - https://www.exmouthphotogroup.com/
Exmouth Pottery - https://exmouthpottery.co.uk/
Createxe: an arts group in Exmouth - see https://www.facebook.com/createxe365/
Recent art news:
Regular activities - but please check with the organisers
Most Wednesdays at 7.30 pm (but check on website): Exmouth Photo Group, Judith Telfer Centre, Exmouth Community College. See https://www.exmouthphotogroup.com/meetings
Every Thursday at 9:30 am to 12.30 pm and 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm: Exmouth Art Group members come together at the Sea Cadets Hall to paint, create and enjoy workshops. See http://www.exmouthartgroup.org.uk/events
Exmouth Art Trail: This family-friendly interactive art trail has now come to an end. Information about it and associated art is on the Exmouth Lost & Found Art website - https://www.lostandfoundart.co.uk/ and at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExmouthArtTrail/ and https://www.facebook.com/Lost-Found-Art-trails-and-events-808520196149533/. The map is at https://www.lostandfoundart.co.uk/pages/get-your-map
Galleries, artists and classes
High Tide Cafe and Temple Bar, Temple Winds, Exmouth: for art and a variety of other arts-related events (art curated by Anna Fitzgerald) - https://www.tiktok.com/@high.tide.exmouth , https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553400550647, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067161765964 , https://www.facebook.com/seadoggallery/, https://www.facebook.com/AnnafitzGeraldAnna
Seaway Gallery, Exmouth: features the work of local expressive landscape painter Angie Seaway, who also runs an 8-week course, "Print and paint" classes (Wednesdays from 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm and Fridays from 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm) and "Kids need art" classes (Saturdays from 10.00 am - 11.15 am). Details at https://www.facebook.com/exmouthuk/ and https://www.artrabbit.com/organisations/seaway-gallery
Ella's: Ella Slade, Sideshore, Queen's Drive Space, Exmouth, EX8 2GD. See https://ellasdevon.com/
Exmouth Gallery: 46 Exeter Road, Exmouth, "an established art gallery. We showcase the talent of local artists, sell paintings and also offer a picture framing service." (Tel 01395 273155 - no website)
Createxe: an arts group in Exmouth with a Facebook page that features inspirational artworks and projects: https://www.facebook.com/createxe365/. Members can post their own work if they wish.
Sally Rich: Exmouth Artist. See https://www.facebook.com/SallyRichIllustratedBooks/
Is there anything that we have left out that you would like to see included? Please let us know by emailing us - contact@exmoutharts.co.uk.
News: Exmouth's Abode of Love project
A panel, including Exmouth artist Anna Fitzgerald and councillor Joe Whibley, selected 60 participants to complete this project - artists, performers, musicians, writers and designers. Read more about this in the Exmouth Journal - just click on the images below....
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On Saturday 22 July 2023 at the Exeter Phoenix the exhibition‘Toys of Innocence and Experience’ took place. It unashamedly carries a title borrowed from the English poet, painter and visionary, William Blake. His illustrated ‘Songs of Innocence and of Experience’ is, perhaps, his most popular book of poems. In it he uses child-like verses as a vehicle for satire and social comment.
Here, toys take on that role. Either by playing with them, or on close inspection, participants discover that these toys aren’t so innocent. Indeed, some of the twenty-five toys in the show might possibly be found to be disturbing, or even shocking. At the very least they cannot be described simply as sculptures. They are more like stimulators for the formation of thoughts – thoughts about society and the world we live in.
The German artist, Joseph Beuys coined the term ‘social sculpture’. At 1.30 pm for those wishing to learn more about Beuys’ work, Cliff Gorman will be giving a multimedia presentation which focuses on Beuys’ concept of ‘Social Sculpture’ and its significance for the world today.
More details at https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/toys-of-innocence-and-experience/
