Art Features
Edward Burra and Sussex
December 30th 2011
Edward Burra is best known for his depictions of urban life and his paintings of Harlem in the 1930s. But this well-travelled artist actually spent most of his life in Rye. Simon Martin of Pallant House Gallery examines the life of a remarkable man.
At home with Brighton artist Jim Sanders
December 28th 2011
Jim Sanders is a Brighton-based artist who believes art should be timeless, as opposed to a fashion-led commodity. Through his art, he wants to convey the common concerns, or fundamentals of life: religion, birth, love, sex and death.
Tonbridge artist Gary Bunt
December 20th 2011
Tonbridge artist Gary Bunt may have no formal art training but this hasn’t stopped a hugely successful career and comparisons with Lowry
Brighton & Hove Artists’ Open Houses
December 19th 2011
A thoroughly enjoyable alternative to the horrors of High Street Christmas shopping! Over 60 houses and studios will open during three weekends in Brighton & Hove, and further afield in Newhaven and Ditchling
Every Day Icons from Arundel-based semi-abstract artist, Andy Waite
December 14th 2011
Andy Waite is an Arundel-based artist, best known for his vibrant semi-abstract landscape paintings. Nicholas Toovey looks at a different aspect of the artists oeuvre based around figures and human emotions
Animated Exeter Tickets go on sale at 9.30 on December 9th
December 8th 2011
The UK's leading public Animation Festival returns on February 11th bringing the very best of national and international animation to Devon.
Review: Beauty and the Beast in Stevenage
December 7th 2011
Reviewer Damion Roberts enjoys a night of panto at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage
A bit of horseplay
December 2nd 2011
Lucy Findlay from Much Hadham launched her niche photography business a year ago. Caroline Foster discovers her secrets behind the lens...
Watts Gallery’s Christmas campaign looks to raise £40,000
November 30th 2011
Surrey’s unique Watts Gallery in Compton, which houses an internationally famous collection of the work by one of the most celebrated artists of the Victorian age, is hosting a fundraising breakfast on Thursday December 8 and all are invited
Spotlight on Kent’s smaller Theatres
November 28th 2011
Most of the county’s towns have their large theatres, but Kent is also home to a tier of much-loved smaller theatres that between them put on hundreds of productions each year
Made in Herefordshire artists and show preview
November 21st 2011
Made In Herefordshire celebrates the art of the county and is a great place to buy unique pieces. Here, a selection of the artists, chosen to exhibit talk about their craft
Thatcham Art Experience
November 21st 2011
The Thatcham Art Experience has held its first Saturday Workshop with a guest teacher
Ben's Nature Diary
November 20th 2011
As a child, there were few more inspiring books in my collection than Kenneth Grahame’s iconic classic, The Wind in the Willows...
Bluestone Gallery new Jewellery Scrabble Tiles and Sixpenny Earrings
November 18th 2011
These pendants are made from Scrabble tiles, coated on one side in a variety of beautiful resin patterns, and presented on a silver chain in a matching tin. Jewellery gifts don’t get much more original or attractive. £31.50
A Harrogate bricklayer turns his hands to Yorkshire sculpture
November 16th 2011
A Harrogate bricklayer-turned-sculptor has transformed the Yorkshire tradition of drystone walling into an exciting new art form.
Proms star Susan Bullock on why we must not lose our art
November 16th 2011
Proms star Susan Bullock, an old girl of Cheadle Hulme School, fears the global financial crisis could have a devastating effect on the arts, as Paul Mackenzie reports
Lancashire artists following in the footsteps of French Impressionists
November 14th 2011
Three Lancashire artists are following in the footsteps of French Impressionists by painting in the open air. Amanda Griffiths meets them Photography by John Cocks
Antony Gormley’s 'Two States' on display in the Terrace Gallery at Harewood House, Leeds
November 14th 2011
Sculptor Antony Gormley’s latest work is on display at Harewood House, Leeds. Jo Haywood joins him and the 8th Earl for tea on the terrace
Review: Rock of Ages
November 12th 2011
Rachel Sharp heads for the Capital to review Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury Theatre
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