Over 70 people have risen to the Fun A Day challenge in Exeter, and now you can see the results at Positive Light Projects in Sidwell Street on 18th-19th March.
The challenge was to create something every day for throughout February (draw, paint, photograph, colour, bake, whatever and then exhibit your creations at the special exhibition run by local residents Stephen Fisher and Ali Lucas. The initiative has won the support of Exeter University and Exeter City Council.
Fun A Day was started in 2004 in Philadelphia, USA by a group of friends wanting to stay creative through...
To mark the tragic anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the country’s nine-year war for independence, Maketank, Exeter’s cultural laboratory, and the Devon Ukrainian Association are presenting an exhibition of frontline photography by Vlada and Kostiantyn Liberov.
Among the first civilians to enter Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv region just behind the successful counteroffensive that forced the Russian military to retreat, the Liberovs have seen with their own eyes the horrors of this war and the joy of ‘liberated’ Ukrainians.
‘Thirsty for Fashion’ a new exhibition at Killerton house just outside Exeter, will showcase over 50 items from the National Trust’s largest fashion collection, highlighting pieces that demonstrate the techniques used to repair, remodel, reuse and rewear clothing from the 18th century to the present day.
The exhibition, running from 11 February to 5 November, will also feature some of the ways contemporary designers and makers are rethinking our approach to fashion as our collective understanding of the environmental impact of the fashion industry grows.
Visitors are invited to a fascinating exhibition on the 14th of December which debuts original artworks created by undergraduate students from the University of Exeter’s Academy of Nursing.
From painting, poetry and creative writing to graphic medicine, collage and sculpture, the exhibition was born out of an innovative new third year module called ‘The Art and History of Nursing’. Thought to be the only module of its kind in the country, it draws upon a range of literature, historical information and artistic mediums to help nursing students understand more about nursing history...
Members of the public can learn about the history and science behind the life-changing Exeter Hip in a talk at Exeter’s largest museum.
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) will play host to people interested in learning about the Exeter Hip which has transformed the lives of millions of people for over half a century. The talk will take place on December 6, between 6.30 and 8.30pm.
NHS surgeon Professor Robin Ling and Dr Clive Lee, an Engineer at the University of Exeter designed the revolutionary Exeter Hip in 1969, improving on a major problem of previous hip...
On the evening of Friday November 11, Exeter City Council’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery (RAMM) will feature the University’s research and teaching methods at RAMM Lates – an interactive evening event revolving around the exhibition ‘ A Picture of Health: Exeter’s Medical History ’, which examines health and wellbeing in Exeter from the 18th century to present day.
The exhibition explores several areas such as smallpox, bodysnatching surgeons, 'the Blue Death,' birth, the art of nursing, medical innovation, and the Exeter Hip, which has been fitted in more than...
A collaborative art exhibition, between en plein air artist Dawn Jordan and the Seaglass Gallery, in Lympstone, will be taking place from 4-14 November.
Devon and Cornwall’s stunning coastlines, from the hidden gems of East Devon to the rugged cliffs of West Cornwall, have been captured timelessly in oils.
The exhibition will give viewers the chance to walk in Dawn Jordan’s footsteps and see through her artist eyes as she sets off on her quest to chase the light before it leaves the land and sea. Iconic locations including the red cliffs of Orcombe Point, mysterious...
A collaborative art exhibition, between en plein air artist Dawn Jordan and the Seaglass Gallery, in Lympstone, will be taking place from 4-14 November.
Devon and Cornwall’s stunning coastlines, from the hidden gems of East Devon to the rugged cliffs of West Cornwall, have been captured timelessly in oils.
The exhibition will give viewers the chance to walk in Dawn Jordan’s footsteps and see through her artist eyes as she sets off on her quest to chase the light before it leaves the land and sea. Iconic locations including the red cliffs of Orcombe Point, mysterious...
Exeter City Council’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) has announced a major new exhibition exploring the museum and Devon’s links with the Transatlantic Slave Trade in early 2022.
In Plain Sight: Transatlantic slavery and Devon will investigate aspects of Devon and Exeter’s relationship with the Transatlantic Slave Trade that are all around us, but for some remain ‘hidden in plain sight’. Using RAMM’s collections and the expertise of many contributors, it aims to shed light on this hidden history.
The exhibition is the result of research that began...
The Devon Art Society´s Summer Art Show with works for sale, will be held at St. Anne’s Hall, Babbacombe. There will be hundreds of paintings on display. The artists are showing works covering classical themes such as floral, still-life, figurative and landscape as well as seascape subject matters and some abstracts too.
