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Young artists inspired by A la Ronde

Event Date: 
24/10/2013 - 10:00am to 03/11/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
A la Ronde, Exmouth

Children from the Holy Trinity Church 0-5 Playgroup in Exmouth have created a bright and colourful exhibition of artwork inspired by items from A la Ronde, the National Trust property near Exmouth.

This year the source of inspiration for the children’s work was a mosaic-topped table from the Drawing Room which was decorated by cousins Jane and Mary Parminter, on whose instructions the quirky 16 sided house was built.

Hilary Burrow, who co-ordinated the exhibition for A la Ronde says: "The children looked at photographs of the mosaic table and used these as inspiration for...

Bronze in a Month (13-18yrs)

Event Date: 
01/09/2013 - 10:00am to 03/09/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

We are really excited to be able to offer the opportunity to achieve your Bronze Arts Award through the month of August.

This course is made up 6 full-day sessions on Tuesdays, beginning Tue 30 Jul. Over these sessions, each participant will build up a portfolio with the help and creative guidance of a professional tutor.

At the end of the 6 weeks, each portfolio will be sent off to the National Arts Award HQ where they will be moderated. Upon achieving their Bronze Arts Award, each participant will receive a nationally recognised certificate of arts, and a badge.

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Budleigh Salterton Art Club: One Day Art Exhibition

Event Date: 
27/05/2013 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Budleigh Salterton Public Hall, Station Road, Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton Art Club's One Day Art Exhibition takes place from 10am-4.30pm in the Public Hall.

A wide variety of art will be on display by amatuer and professional artists. Admission is free and there is free parking nearby.

www.budleighsaltertonartclub.org.uk

Creative writing workshop: Stories and Poems Inspired by Art

Event Date: 
21/02/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Meeting Room A, Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), Queen Street, Exeter

Train with the professionals at this one-day creative writing workshop.

Kick-start the writing process with inspiration from RAMM’s exhibitions and artefacts. Explore what is inside and beyond the frame when it comes to making writing memorable. Writers at all levels are welcome to attend.

Led by Riptide editors and award-winning writers, Dr Ginny Baily and Dr Sally Flint, as part of Exetreme Imagination 2013.

http://www.riptidejournal.co.uk/

Entry: £25, before 10 February, from RIPTIDE, editors@riptidejournal.co.uk

One night only: Christmas Pop-Up Art Show

Event Date: 
13/12/2012 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Eva Studios, Alphinbrook Road, Exeter

Come and meet us and see our winter show in the EVA project space. There will be some small works for sale which would make ideal Christmas presents. You'll also get a free glass of wine and mince pies.

Eva Studios is located on Alphinbrook Road, next to Lidl, opposite Baker's Yard.

Please RSVP to Jess: jess.vidya@gmail.com

Christmas charity auction in aid of Hospiscare

Event Date: 
18/12/2012 - 6:30pm
Venue: 
gloss-Art Exeter, 1 Barnfield Crescent, Exeter

gloss-Art Exeter are holding a Christmas charity auction in aid of Hospiscare, which is kindly sponsored by Shipman Financial Planning.

We try and do something every year to help raise money for this fantastic charity and this year we are auctioning off 20x20cm pieces of original art.

Tickets are just £10 with 50% all ticket sales and 20% of all sales on the night going to Hospiscare.

6.30pm-9pm, bidding starts from just £10.

Visit www.glossgallery.co.uk or call Lucinda on 01392 278522 for more information.

Make your own Christmas decorations

Event Date: 
02/12/2012 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
CCANW, Haldon Forest Park

Make your own decorations from forest and other materials in the Education Dome.

£2–£2.50 for smaller decorations, £8 per wreath, noon-4pm.

www.ccanw.co.uk

CCANW exhibition: Games People Play, Round 2

Event Date: 
09/12/2012 - 10:00am to 10/02/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural world, Haldon Forest Park

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...

John Court 'The Work Between The Lines'

Event Date: 
23/11/2012 - 10:00am to 24/11/2012 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Spacex

In The work between the lines, John Court’s first UK solo exhibition, new works will be shown alongside drawings and performances produced over the last fifteen years. His output includes performance, sculpture and video, but he considers all his work to be fundamentally concerned with drawing, in that drawing connects the elements of line, movement, space and time.

Court is severely dyslexic. He began drawing at the age of nineteen, using it as a means to comprehend and come to terms with the difficulties and negative experiences he had gone through at school. During this...

Exeter accountants Haines Watts get into the spirit of art

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...

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