This year’s Present Makers brings residents from and visitors to East Devon the chance to enjoy and buy perfect, unusual gifts from South West crafts makers.
The show has been running in the run up to Christmas for eight successful years and has showcased the work of many artists not previously known to the wider audience.
Ceramics, Texiles, Glass, jewellery, wood and metal crafting are traditionally represented at this exhibition, plus the odd quirky item that goes beyond classification!
Work for sale promises to cover all ages, tastes and price ranges. Come and...
Petal Power features the work of women employed by the Silver Studio of Design in London between 1910 and 1940.
The hand drawn and painted textile designs produced by the Studio’s women designers map the floral trends of the inter war period in England when floral dresses were stylish, fashionable and affordable.
The Silver Studio was one of the most influential design studios in the UK from its formation in 1880 until the middle of the twentieth century, designing fabrics, wallpapers, carpets and metalwork for companies such as...
This exhibition invites you to question the nature of still and moving image as a record of the past.
Showcasing images from RAMM’s collection of historic glass plate slides, cine film contributed by members of the public, and digital images generated by local young people, you are invited to explore the nature of the recorded past. What can images tell us about people and places? What images have survived? What should museums preserve for the future?
Opening times: 10am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday, free admission.
From Medieval Manuscripts to 'Calligraffiti': Discovering Exeter's Written Heritage.
An exhibition of medieval and modern books and book-making running from Tuesday 23rd October until Sunday 4th November in the Chapel of St James.
This exhibition explores Devon's written heritage from the earliest medieval manuscripts kept in the Cathedral Library and Special Collections at the University of Exeter, through the dawn of printing and early printed books, to modern calligraphy and the arrival of the e-book and Kindle.
In addition, the exhibition features artwork created by...
In this year of the London Olympics and Paralympics, Games People Play e xplores what games can tell us about human nature.
This second part focuses on contemporary photography and video by 16 important international artists who use sporting imagery to make wider comments on the human condition. Here, we see explorations of territorial control and attachment to a team, fascination with spectacle and the culture of competition.
We will also focus on the new generation of video games such as Free Rice and Phone Story which turn away from wasteful escapism to address real...
Gift ideas? New designs and handmade crafts feature at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen's Christmas exhibition.
The Devon Guild gallery is showcasing beautiful, distinctive craft work by over 60 makers in its popular Christmas selling exhibition, ‘MAKE’. Over a third of exhibitors are South West based, while artists from London and other regions are selected to input new design ideas with their latest creations. It’s well worth visiting Bovey Tracey to choose from the craft gallery’s wide range of affordable and luxury gifts by designers such as Jane Cox (ceramics), and Corrine...
A new cocktail was created on behalf of Chartered Accountants, Haines Watts at an exclusive awards ceremony and exhibition opening at Exeter Phoenix.
Sponsors of the main £1000 award for the National Open Contemporary Art Award at Exeter Phoenix for the 7th consecutive year, the innovative accountants wanted to put a new twist on this year’s pre-view event by running a competition to name the new cocktail inspired by the artwork on display.
Over 200 artists and local business leaders attended the launch party and awards announcement of the Exeter...
You are warmly invited to the open evening of the new show at the Real Food store cafe on Thursday 4 October 6-8pm. Their fabulous new show is called 'Escape' and features the work of a group of three local artists whose paintings include bright, floral, landscape, townscape and still life, working in all media. Opens on Tuesday 2 October until Saturday 27 October. Featured artists include: Lynne Ong: Lives and paints around the Tamar Valley, primarily concentrates on landscapes in oil and acrylic (image above 'Gunnislake before the rain'); Kari McGowan: Painter and teacher specialising in...
Exeter’s South Street Baptist Church (located at the lower end of South Street) are currently hosting an art exhibition this week on 28 and 29 September. Artwork is by members of South Street Baptist’s artistic community augmented by selected local artists – including Brian J. Turner (now seven years into his epic 30 year project to paint the entire Bible. Over 300 completed paintings so far.)
The exhibition is fundraising for The Palace Gate Centre, South Street Baptist Church’s own Community Centre at Exeter’s heart. The Centre provides support for the practical everyday needs in...
