FAC Xmas Bite Size
The 6×8, cash, grab & go exhibition!
A one day opportunity for artists to exhibit and sell their work.
Saturday 10.12.11
10am – 5pm
The Burlington, Earls Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2HR
The concept of bite size is to create a grid system of 6”x8” pieces
of art work. Cash sales only with a set selling price of £40 per
artwork.
Open to all artists; painters, illustrators, photographers, multimedia,
sculptors, textile artists, printmakers. We are inviting artists local
to the Shepway area, no matter which genre or medium they prefer, to
submit their art work. The art work should be on paper or fabric; they will be framed, hung on exhibition stands, easily taken down, paid for and popped into a paper bag. Invigilation not necessary, just publicise, make known, broadcast, advertise and bring friends, family, royalty and neighbours.
For any more details please contact Kamilla
facartists@gmail.com or 07813877295
SEAS Winter Open Studios 2011
SEAS Winter Open Studios
13 artists from Deal and the surrounding area throw open the doors of their studios and welcome visitors throughout the weekend. Winter open studios encourages you to follow our circular art trail that begins in Deal and finishes back in Walmer, taking in artists located in Hacklinge, Eastry, Dover and Martin Mill.
To download the SEAS winter trail guide in pdf format, please visit our website:
http://searts.co.uk
or click: download the studio art trail here
SEAS (South East ArtistS) are a group of artists and craftmakers from Deal and surrounding areas. Our aim is to actively promote the visual arts and crafts in the local community. We began as a small group of artists in January 2005 and now we have a membership of around fifty members. Anyone is welcome to join us, whether they are a practicing artist or just take an interest in the Arts.
South East Open Studios 2012
ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE:
Enjoy the ‘year round’ membership benefits of the most extensive Arts Network in the South East. Find a wealth of information in photos and interviews on our website about the unique Open Studios experience.
www.seos-art.org
Email Felicity Flutter: acos@seos-art.org before the application deadline of January 31st to be put in touch with your local Area Co-ordinator.
NO PRICE RISE – ENTRY FEE AS LAST YEAR.
Entry ONLINE from December or to enter by POST send an A4 sae to: SEOS, The White House, Dixter Road, Northiam, East Sussex TN31 6PF
Folkestone Art Society Autumn Exhibition
Folkestone Art Society Autumn Exhibition:
Wednesday 9 to Sunday 20 November 2011.
Grand on The Leas (www.grand-uk.com), Folkestone.
The exhibition opens at 10am and closes at 5pm each day. The Autumn Exhibition usually has up to 250 paintings and works of art on display and the majority of the work is for sale. The exhibition is rightly considered an important event in the arts calendar of the south-east and our previous exhibitions have drawn praise for the high standard of work exhibited.
For more than eighty years members, past and present, have been pivotal in promoting the visual arts in Folkestone and the south east. In that time we have grown both in number of members as well as in the number and quality of the works exhibited.
Many eminent artists have been past members and the membership today includes professional and semi-professional artists as well as many talented amateurs.
Entrance to the Exhibitions is free and there is ample free parking. A nominal charge is made for catalogues.
Refreshments are available: (www.grand-uk.com 01303 222222)
SEAS Festive Arts and Crafts Fair
South East Artists (SEAS)
Festive Arts & Crafts Fair
Ringwould Village Hall, Ringwould and at 25 The Strand, Walmer, Kent
Saturday November 26th and Sunday November 27th
10am until 4pm
Free Entry and refreshments available.
For further information please contact 01304 363237
SEAS (South East ArtistS) are a group of artists and craftmakers from Deal and surrounding areas. Our aim is to actively promote the visual arts and crafts in the local community. We began as a small group of artists in January 2005 and now we have a membership of around fifty members. Anyone is welcome to join us, whether they are a practising artist or just take an interest in the Arts.
Les Etoiles Magiques at Edge, Margate
Saturday 29th October – Saturday 26th November
Les Etoiles Magiques – (The Magic Stars)
Mike Tedder
Collages and mixed-media works that explore real or imaginary universes with a sense of wonder.
Edge – Lovelys Gallery
248 Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent CT9 2PX
Open 6 days a week Monday – Saturday 9 – 5.30
http://www.lovelysgallery.co.uk/
In May 2011, Lovelys launched a new contemporary exhibition space – “Edge”, upstairs in their gallery in Northdown Road, Cliftonville. It creates a new ‘edge’ to Lovelys, working alongside their continuing commitment to showcasing traditional and contemporary art.
Edge is a new concept for Lovelys, expanding upon and cherishing its 120 year heritage. It offers a continually changing collection of diverse artwork from Thanet and East Kent based professional artists who are on the periphery of national and international recognition. Edge will also focus attention on the exhibitors creative intentions, encouraging a thought provoking experience.
Convergence – Art at Crabble Mill
Convergence
30th July – 4th September
An Exhibition of Art, Ceramics and Craft by local makers
Including artists: Sharon Simmons, Ken Morley, Mike Tedder, Viv Janes, Anita Luckett, Alan Davis and Sue Homer
Crabble Corn Mill, River, Dover, Kent
Open daily 11am – 3pm (closed Mondays)
Enquiries 07711 095841
Please click on the poster to download a copy
WCCG Featured Artist: Alan Davis
After a teaching career in Art, including twenty years at Deal Secondary School he is now painting and print-making in Kingsdown and West Cork.
Using a combination of woodblock prints on fabric, with vibrant oil-colour, Alan has produced a range of images reflecting his deep interest in celtic culture and our colourful local heritage.
His landscapes illustrate vernacular architecture and the passing of traditional rural life. Having a base in Ireland, he regularly exhibits there. He is a member of White Cliffs Creatives Guild which manages the Charlton Arts Centre, Dover, has work permanently on display there and regularly contributes to its exhibitions.
Speaking of his entry for the Community Art Competition Alan says, “What Dover has in abundance is History, and we should be proud of it and celebrate it in as many ways as possible. This seemed a chance to do just that, and so I made a montage of images from a range of my paintings that manages to cover Dover’s story from the Bronze Age Boat, through the Romans, its role as a Cinque Port, the Napoleonic period, Hellfire corner and into modern times. It is intentionally light-hearted in approach, but I hope it stimulates both locals and visitors to find out more of Dover’s rich past in our excellent Museum, just a few steps away from the Big Screen.”
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Leas Railings Open Air Art Exhibition
WCCG Artists show at FAS Spring Exhibition
The Folkestone Art Society Spring Exhibition opens on Wednesday 19th May, showcasing a selection of fine artworks created by its members, at The Grand on The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2XL.
The exhibition opening times are 10am to 6pm each day until May 31st. The Spring Exhibition usually has approximately 250 paintings and works of art on view and the majority of the work is for sale. The exhibition is rightly considered an important event in the arts calendar of the south-east and our previous exhibitions have drawn praise for the high standard of work exhibited.
Visitors are asked to vote for their favourite work of art and prizes, supported by Patron Robert Benson, will be presented to the winning artists.
Introduced at the Spring Exhibition in 2006 was a separate competition for paintings or drawings which was generously supported by Patron Michael Stainer of The Grand. This was so successful that there is to be a new ‘Grand Competition’ for members. The theme for this Spring’s competition is to be ‘With Flying Colours’. The competition will be on show in the Palm Court Restaurant.
