South West based freight forwarding company Isca Forwarding has launched a new specialist division, Isca Fine Art .
Established in 1981, Isca Forwarding has spent the last 35 years shipping consignments around the world. Over the last 10 years the company has seen a significant growth in demand from the Arts and Culture sector and already counts London based gallery Messums amongst its clients, as well as a range of artists from across the region.
Managing Director Jackie Evans, explains why the company decided to launch a dedicated offering to the sector:
The exceptionally talented urban artist, My Dog Sighs made an appearance today at Exe Bridges, in St Thomas, Exeter, where he was joined by many other "great paint throwers" after having been invited to redecorate the undersides of the bridges on the banks. This team of craftspersons will be working Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September 2016, transforming the bridges into platforms of colour and vibrance, brightening up the city and giving the Exe Bridges area the new vivacity that it needs. Well done to all involved! It was fantastic being able to watch you work and watch you create...
Souvenirs from Home brings together work produced in the three-year touring project ‘Home Ground’. An exhibition and workshops travelled to six towns across the UK whose football clubs have nicknames linked to their traditional craft industries: these are Sheffield United (The Blades), Crystal Palace (The Glaziers), Stoke City (The Potters), Luton Town (The Hatters), Macclesfield Town (The Silkmen) and Walsall (The Saddlers). Work on display is made by local communities and club supporters who worked alongside selected artists. Zoe Hillyard helped The Silkmen supporters design unique...
Are the thirty 'toys' made by local artists and artists from further afield really toys or are they art?
Is this a Toy Shop or is this an art exhibition?
These beautifully made products are made using the visual language of traditional toys.
These playthings may seem harmless enough on the outside but, scratch the surface, and there's a serious, possibly even disturbing, message just waiting to be discovered.
M&S and Exeter Phoenix, a multi-artform venue in the city centre that nurtures local talent, are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.
On Friday 9 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us transform a messy and disused space into a safe, green and beautiful outdoor area for inspiring arts activities. As a city renowned for its artistic spirit, Exeter’s legacy is reliant on places like Exeter Phoenix that actively...
A collection of limited edition artworks featuring iconic Marvel comic book covers, hand-signed by industry legend Stan Lee, are available at Castle Fine Art, Exeter from 12 August. In its seventh release in collaboration with Choice Fine Art, Marvel’s fine art publisher, Washington Green has published six new images to join its bestselling ‘Superheroes’ portfolio.
The new collection features a selection of iconic Marvel comic book covers dating from the 1960s through to the 1980s. It includes much-loved characters The Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Invincible Iron...
This September Devon’s leading Contemporary Arts centre, Exeter Phoenix, will present a significant showcase exhibition of emerging and established contemporary visual artists from across the UK and beyond. Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual, open submission exhibition, which over the last eleven years has built national and international reputation as a prime opportunity for artists to showcase their work, drawing audiences and attention from across the country. This year’s exhibition includes a shortlist of eight artists, selected from several hundred submissions by Cheryl Jones (...
Young people in Devon will be working with professional artists to explore new innovations in digital media. Daisi is celebrating its success in receiving an Arts Council England Grants for the Arts award for the project, Art Machina. With the £47,582 award, the research and development project will develop digital arts practice using innovative digital media. Art Machina involves a group of professional Devon and Torbay artists, young people, youth leaders and teachers. Partners include i-DAT, Spacex, Exeter Phoenix and Coombeshead Academy. The project will enable young people across...
Campaigning organisation 38 Degrees celebrates Campaign for National Parks 80th Anniversary at Dartmoor National Park
On Saturday 30th July campaigning organisation 38 Degrees and the charity Campaign for National Parks are celebrating our nation’s most beautiful landscapes. They're hosting free organised walks and natural art workshops at every national park in England, Scotland and Wales. We’re delighted to announce that Dartmoor National Park will be part of the celebrations!
80 years ago a group of people came together to launch a campaign get these magnificent places...
On Saturday 30th July campaigning organisation 38 Degrees and the charity Campaign for National Parks are celebrating our nation’s most beautiful landscapes. They're hosting free organised walks and natural art workshops at every national park in England, Scotland and Wales.
80 years ago a group of people came together to launch a campaign get these magnificent places protected. These events across the country celebrate this incredible achievement, and the things that can be done when people work together. The theme for the events is 'inspired by nature', and brings together...
