Celebrating the spirit of adventure and enterprise of South West people, this landmark exhibition explores the West Country in the age of the Tudors. Comprising loans from the Bodleian Library, British Library, BritishMuseum, National Portrait Gallery, National Trust, Royal Collection, Royal Museums Greenwich, Victoria & AlbertMuseum and private lenders, it will present a compelling account of the remarkable contributions of individuals from the South West from 1540 to 1620.
During the Elizabethan ‘Golden Age’ West Country folk were famed for their innovation and endeavour....
The sculptor Peter Randall-Page is noted for his stone carving and fascination with the complex relationship between geometry and biology.
As a prelude to his major exhibitions at Peninsula Arts and Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery in January, and Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton in May, we are showing a selection of his botanical drawings and prints made 1994 - 2000. ll work is for sale, and there is a 20% discount offered to Friends of CCANW.
All purchasers will be given a tour of the studio by Peter.
Peter was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University in...
“Transition” is the inspiration behind an exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture in the grounds of Buckfast Abbey.
Eight Devon artists have been chosen and their imagination and ideas have been expressed in wood, resin, stainless steel and stone. Although smaller in number this year the works sit and breathe easily in open space and in the smaller gardens in the Abbey grounds.
The event is organised by Dartmouth Contemporary Arts. For more information email: mail@dartmouthcontemporaryarts.co.uk or visit the website www.dartmouthcontemporaryarts.co.uk
Artist Irena Boobyer is holding her fourth exhibition at A la Ronde, near Exmouth, 9-22 May. Irena’s new series of intricate papercuts and silhouettes was inspired by A la Ronde’s wildflower meadow and Parminter Walk.
Irena says: "Through my work you can follow in the footsteps of A la Ronde’s spinster cousins Jane and Mary Parminter and enjoy a stroll around the meadow rich in flora and fauna, delight in the wildflowers, butterflies and birdsong, and taking in some excellent views over the Exe estuary."
Paper cutting is an ancient art, with the oldest surviving paper cut...
Topsham Museum holds over 80 family trees kindly donated by members, visitors and local residents and the first exhibition of the 2013 season will explore some of the many families with Topsham connections, show archive photographs and memories of their lives.
A seminar is taking place for those wishing to begin researching their family history and also some help sessions for more experienced researchers:
Family History - how do I start? with Mike Mayo (DFHS) - a seminar at the museum on Tuesday 16 April, 5.30pm, £7.50 per person, including tea and cake.
This year marks the centenary of the birth of the artist Thelma Hulbert and, as a special tribute, a collection of Thelma’s Still Life canvases will be shown at the gallery which bears her name, starting on 16 March.
In a unique exhibition exploring how different women artists see familiar everyday objects, visitors will be able to view rarely shown works by the late Thelma Hulbert alongside Still Life paintings by living contemporary artists Jessica Cooper and Vanessa Bowman.
Thelma Hulbert’s name became synonymous with Still Life subjects during her long working period (...
The Tannery: Contemporary Photographs Of An Ancient Tradition
A new exhibition of photographs at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum will appeal to Devonians, photographers, social historians and craftsmen and women alike.
The Tannery: Photos by Paul Glendell captures life and work at Hamlyn’s tannery in Colyton where the ancient industry of tanning leather using oak bark has been carried out for hundreds of years. The firm of J and FJ Baker and Sons Ltd, who now run the tannery, are the only company in Britain that still makes leather in this way. The work is hard,...
Daphne Currier and her daughters Louisa and Josephine combine their skills for an exhibition of felt pictures, felted hats and craft items, oil painting studies and a variety of prints.
The exhibition is open daily from 10.30am-5.30pm until 27 March. Normal admission charges apply.
A la Ronde, the sixteen-sided National Trust house near Exmouth, showcases the best of local artists in its gallery with a new exhibition every fortnight.
From 2 – 13 March, it’s the turn of staff and volunteers to put their creative talents to the fore as they mount their first ever exhibition.
This is particularly relevant to A la Ronde, as founder cousins Jane and Mary Parminter were enthusiastic crafts people and many examples of their work can be seen inside the house.
The exhibition contains items crafted in a variety of mediums submitted by about twenty staff...
From 9 – 24 February professional photographer David Garner serves up a delicious feast of images in an exhibition entitled ‘While there’s tea there’s hope!’ at A la Ronde, the National Trust property at Summer Lane, Exmouth.
The photographs were taken as part of David’s ongoing project ‘This Sceptred Isle’, which explores a vision of British society that glories in tradition and heritage.
David says: ‘Tea epitomizes the theme of Britishness. Class, ritual and empire are all components of our national character that make us who we are today. There is a perception of the...
