No Guts No Glory

Event Date: 
14/09/2014 - 10:00am to 17/10/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Five Alive!

No Guts No Glory are delighted to present a visual retrospective documenting an awesome five years of Exeter’s Indie Art Shop & Design Studio. Featuring the best photographs and illustrations from the NGNG archive, as well as a specially curated exhibition of original paintings and illustrations showcasing the diversity of the NGNG Collective.

No Guts No Glory is an art shop, collective and design studio in Exeter, founded with just £300 in 2009 as a platform for emergent artists in the UK. The NGNG shop is a personal project; everything in the shop is hand...

Acoustica Festival 2014

Event Date: 
12/09/2014 - 9:00am to 14/09/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Various venues, Exeter

This year’s festival of alt-folk, folktronica and Americana – music of acoustic origin – takes place at six venues and across eleven stages.

Tickets are available for individual nights or for Friday & Saturday combined.

Thursday 11 September

Warm up event at The Globe, Newtown, from 8pm.

Friday 12 September

Bands from 6pm and into the early hours at Exeter Phoenix and from 10.30pm at Bikeshed Theatre and the Old Firehouse – including Josienne Clark & Ben Walker, Winter Mountain, Death & Treason, Rhyme & Reason (a dark musical cabaret...

Exeter Contemporary Open 2014

Event Date: 
12/09/2014 - 10:00am to 01/11/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual, open submission exhibition that presents work from some of the most exciting emerging and established artists from across the UK and beyond.

The selection panel for this year’s exhibition included Independent Curator and Art Consultant, Ceri Hand, Turner Prize nominated artist David Shrigley and Phoenix Gallery Curator, Matt Burrows.

£1000 Overall Award £500 Additional Award £200 Audience Choice Award

ROBERT CERVERA

Born in Barcelona, Robert Cervera lives and works in London. He studied Sculpture at the Royal College of...

Navarasa (Nine Emotions)

Event Date: 
10/09/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Exeter Daily Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter

As described in the scriptures, watch the nine primary emotions experienced by ‘Shiva’ the Lord of Dance, unfold through dance, stories and music. Displayed through Bharatanatyam (classical Indian dance) by one of the UK’s most talented young Bharatnatyam dancers, Vibha Selvaratnam With Carnatic (South Indian Classical) musicians from India. Including narration in English.

Free Bharatanatyam class on Wednesday evening with show of a ticket.

Tickets: £11 (£9)

Box office: 01392 667080

www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Ruth Piper

Event Date: 
09/09/2014 - 10:00am to 11/10/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

A collection of new paintings, collages and drawings. Working intuitively and quickly with few if any revisions, Piper lets the materials take the lead stopping when something new and interesting appears that resonates with something hidden inside.

The exhibition runs until 11 October.

www.ruthpiper.co.uk

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/ruth-piper/

Chantel McGregor

Event Date: 
09/09/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
The Exeter Daily Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter

Chantel McGregor plus support

Imagine the tone of Robin Trower, the inspiration of Hendrix, the influence of Stevie Ray Vaughan, the energy of Bonamassa, the intensity of Walter Trout and the haunting vocal of Stevie Nicks all rolled into one…

Described as a prodigy, at 14 Chantel was told by major labels ‘great voice, but girls don’t play guitar like that!’ Wisely ignoring that advice, she enrolled at the world-renowned Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100% pass mark, with 18 distinctions. Chantel left with a First...

Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin

Event Date: 
04/09/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
The Exeter Daily Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter

When it comes to a distinctive sound, exceptional duo Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin have shown they are in a league of their own. One of the most inventive and captivating rising acts on the acoustic roots scene, together, they won the Best Duo category at this year’s BBC Folk Awards.

Phillip is one of the UK’s top slide guitarists and harmonica players; his innovative harmonica style combines country blues and folk styles with beat-boxing to create a jaw dropping and much coveted 21st century harmonica sound heavily steeped in tradition. He has studied the Delta blues bottleneck...

Stuart Crewes: Precari/Gordon

Event Date: 
19/08/2014 - 10:00am to 13/09/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Precari are a series of sculptural portraits, each made from a single house clearance.

They are studies in memory and loss, created from the last remaining detritus of a person’s life.

Stuart Crewes has curated and assembled these objects, holding them in balance, without adhesive.

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Open Mic UK 2014 Auditions

Event Date: 
27/09/2014 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

National singing competition Open Mic UK have just released their 2014 audition dates, and are calling all singers, singer-songwriters, vocal groups, rappers and solo artists to get involved!

Over 9,000 people entered last year, and with a seventeen-date audition tour set in place for 2014 including Exeter singing auditions, Open Mic UK is set to be even bigger this year! Open Mic UK is visiting Exeter Corn Exchange for the Exeter singing auditions on Saturday 27th September.

Click here to enter Open Mic UK Exeter singing auditions.

Hawkwind

Event Date: 
26/09/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

With the legendary Lord of space rock Dave Brock at the helm, ex Gong synthesiser player Tim Blake on keyboards and theramin, Mr Dibs on bass, long serving drummer Richard Chadwick and Niall Hone on guitar, Hawkwind bring their unmissable, spectacular show, featuring dancers, stilt walkers, psychedelic lighting and projections to Exeter.

Tickets: £22.50, £25 on the door

Box office: 01392 665938

www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

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