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Open Studios September 2010

6pm to 9pm Friday 10th September
11am to 6pm Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September


 

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Open Studios
 
Chris Allum Master craftsman bookbinder specialising in restorations and commissions, making precious books into works of art.
AudioActive Resident company delivering youth music workshops as part of The School's outreach programme.
Nick Archer Award winning painter dealing with concepts of idealism, fantasy, fairy-tale and myth. Collaged images are accentuated by over-ripe palette.
Elizabeth Barton Painter and printmaker. Subjects range from carefully observed landscapes and life drawing to romantic surrealism.
Grant Braithwaite Silversmith with 12 years experience. Produces sculptural pieces for exhibition and commissions for specialist collectors.
Jacqui Butterworth Painting and drawing mostly in a representational style, often revolving around a preoccupation with the figure as a means of expression.
Chris Cleere Archaological and museum conservator. Offers advice and technical services to artists on the creation, movement and installation of work.
Sarah Cleveland Mosaic artist and educator, using a variety of materials including ceramic tiles, crockery and found objects.
Jenny Edbrooke Live artist using a mix of performance, installation, visual art and community work. Jenny will be showcasing her new project.
Jillian Eldridge Artist and teacher whose paintings are inspired by a fascination with reflection, transparency and shadow.
Ben Fenton Ben's new paintings incorporate naturalistic portraiture taken from snapshot photography, placing them against a stark background.
Caroline Fraser Landscape photographer, painterly, often abstract qualities. Favoured locations include Camber Sands, Dungeness and highlands of Scotland.
Angelika Howard Theraputic councellor for adolescents, exploring emotions and feelings through painting, drama, clay, writing and music.
Jane King Painter exploring the relationship between aesthetics and meaning incorporating fragments of text into bold abstracts; playful and thoughtful.
Rob McCaig Well loved illustrator (Jackie Collins, James Herriot, Wilbur Smith). Personal projects include a series of atmospheric paintings of Winchelsea Beach.
Kristine Moller Kristine has been making pottery for four years continuously refining her skills through experimentation and research.
Wendy-Sarah Pacey Vibrant and extremely wearable acrylic jewellery in bold shapes and richly coloured patterns.
Danny Pockets Pockets work takes elements of the everyday, the transitory, that which we take for granted and attempts to elevate it to mythical status.
Jenny Pockley Her atmospheric cityscapes are approached as a landscape painter, abstract qualities of paint and colour are of equal importance.
Yulia Podolska Producing sculptural work in mixed media, including full size marble female nudes and series of portraits based on shapes in the natural environment.
Gina Portman FOLK at home - functional goods made by hand with care.
Susan Prince Textile artist specialising in feltmaking with embroidery and beadwork embelishments. Producing wall based works as well as bags and brooches.
Gary Redmond Unique sculptures and reliefs based around themes of shoreline, using materials found from local beaches.
A Lincoln Taber Painter of mainly landscapes inspired by 60's and 70's postcards and still lifes inspired by dead nature.
Simon Young Accomplished weaver with a passion for construction, creating three-dimensional, 'sculptural' cloth artefacts.

 

Exhibitions and Events
 

Smalls
Jenny Edbrooke
Friday
6pm to 9pm

Jenny Edbrooke Smalls
Live Artist Jenny Edbrooke gives the first public performance of Smalls, her most ambitious project to date. As usual with Edbrooke we can expect to be surprised and inspired as she takes us on a creative adventure into the history, psychology and physiology of underwear. Free Admission.
 

Emily Johns and Anne Rouse Conscious Oil

Conscious Oil
Emily Johns and Anne Rouse
Friday
6pm to 9pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am to 6pm

Sussex has its place in oil history alongsite Texas and Arabia. Exlopre the intricate relationship between history, language and the geosphere through the consciousness of Oil itself. Free Admission. See here for more information on accompanying workshops and talks.
 

The Lost Plot
Radiator and Friends
Saturday & Sunday
Doors open 6.30pm

Radiator Arts Lost Plot
The Lost Plot will provide visitors with a series of magical encounters, as Radiator Arts transform the grounds into a garden of delights, with projections, soundscapes and illuminations. Bring a picnic and experience the magic.
Entry: £2 donation.
 
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