CHELTENHAM art!!bulletin February 2018CHELTENHAM ! art!!bulletin February 2018 a monthly visual arts bulletin covering exhibitions and news in the Cheltenham area. Published by [email protected]!

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Regency gallery & framing 14 Berkeley Mews, High street Cheltenham. GL50 1DY [email protected] 01242 300 607

… until 14 February Spread the Love Exhibition Free entry The exhibition of local and international artists runs right up to Valentines Day. Original artwork, limited edition screen, Lino and digital prints. Featuring Laure Filho’s handcrafted jewellery, exclusive ceramics from Kravchenko Oksana along side a bespoke framing service.

regency is located within St. James's Car park

Chapel Arts Knapp Road Near St James Square, Cheltenham. GL50 3QQ www.thechapelarts.com/

31 January – 24 February This is the first exhibition under the new hours. The gallery and coffee shop will now be open Wednesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm.

Private View Friday 2 February, 6.30 – 8.00pm

Land, Sea and Sky With works from five artists with very differing styles but which are very much based in the themes. Venice, Scottish Coastal, The Scilly Isles and Wildlife subjects.

Works by: Michael Norman Kim Jarvis Chris Sinden Jackie Cox Stella Hobley

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7 – 13 February Human Impact The University of Gloucestershire presents an inspiring exhibition, showcasing the work of eight recent MA Photography graduates. The exhibition contains a diverse range of individual student led projects: from abstract macro photography to large landscape pieces, 3D works and documentary film.

GARDENS GALLERY Montpellier Gardens, Montpellier, www.gardensgallery.co.uk Core Hours: 10am – 5pm Facebook: The Gardens Gallery 14 – 20 February

Colour Infusion A solo exhibition of abstract work, by Susle Alat

24 – 27 February The Arts Society – Butterfly Gardens Exhibition

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… until 18 February 2018 New Year, New Member – Helen Foot – Textiles The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen is delighted to welcome new Associate Member, Helen Foot. To help us launch 2018, Helen will show a collection of her handwoven scarves in the window of the Guild at 51. 20 February – 15 April Back to Living with Nature’s Design An exhibition of contemporary craft for the home. Following the success of last year's, Home Sweet Home exhibition, Living with Nature’s Design revisits handmade pieces for interiors, taking forms and patterns in nature as a design starting block to produce new work specifically for The Guild at 51. Furniture designer-makers, Kristian Pettifor and David Ian Smith have made a table, a chest of drawers and lighting, which will be complimented by textile panels from Jenny Bicât.

The Guild at 51 51 Clarence Street, Cheltenham GL50 3JT www.guildcrafts.org.uk @glosguild

… until 3 February Turbulent An exhibition of Drawing, Wood Carving and sculpture by Natasha Houseago For more information on the gallery space please contact [email protected] For me details about Natasha please visit: www.natasha-houseago.co.uk

BonBernard Gallery Dean Close School

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The Wilson Clarence Street, Cheltenham, GL50 3JT 01242 237431 cheltenhammuseum.org.uk

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Free inclusive art workshops for adults. Tuesday 6 and 20 Feb - 5.30 – 7pm A Pathway to understanding Join Artist Thomas Sellick-Newton for 2 performance art workshops, which will leave a unique image behind, to help people have an understanding of what it is like to suffer with mental health Saturday 24 Feb - 10am – 5pm Time to Rebuild JPDL and Bee Days Puppetry aim to bring a day of rhythmic storytelling , brought to life with upcycled puppetry. Please bring recylable materials of all shapes and sizes Wed 28 Feb, 11am – 12pm and 7 – 8pm Alternative Decisions A fun and interactive improvisation workshop with Robin Shaw, a rapper and comedian with autism and the face behind, Aspiregers, a compnay that spreads awareness about the postives of autism. No experience necessary. To book your place on any of the events email [email protected] or call 01242 775 702 Look out for a very special free event on Saturday 3 March from 7-10pm

… until the 22nd July 2018 A Window into The Wilson invites visitors to discover more about The Wilson and its collections. This exhibition includes ‘open store sessions’ every Wednesday and Friday 11AM-3PM, where visitors can meet members of museum staff and learn more about what goes on behind-the-scenes at the museum. Find out more here: http://www.bepartofthewilson.co.uk/promotion/be-part-of-the-wilson/ … until 25 February open during gallery hours De Ferrieres Gallery Visionary Heads In this exhibition, two artists, Mel Cross and Mark Youd, explore the possibilities of the drawn, printed and painted portrait. By using experimental techniques including blind drawing, chance mark-making, meditation and musical diversion to free themselves of rational control, they encourage the unconscious self into the process of creativity in order to expose something universally human.

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… until 9 February

Wet Socks by Ben Sanderson This is the first exhibition of Hardwick Gallery's 2018-2020 curated programme. This presentation revisits recent paintings by Cornwall-based artist Ben Sanderson made in different contexts and settings that resonate with personal and collective symbolism.

Hardwick Gallery is a space for the exploration of art and ideas.

The gallery presents a public programme of exhibitions, performances, artist residencies, talks and discussion events, selected in collaboration with undergraduate and postgraduate students in the School of Art & Design at the University of Gloucestershire.

Entry to the gallery is free.

The gallery is open to the public Mon to Fri, 10am - 4pm, during University term-time.

Hardwick Gallery Centre for Art & Photography Hardwick Campus, St Pauls Road Cheltenham GL50 4BS http://hardwickgallery.org/

….. until 11 March - FREE Entry 9am – 5pm Mon - Sat 10am – 4pm Sun (closed Sundays throughout February)

METHODS OF MAKING An exploration of contemporary furniture design and the artists behind it. The exhibition examines modern day issues of recycling, waste, economics, architecture, beauty, value and sustainability

Artists Edward Teasdale, Jim Partridge & Liz Walmsley, Gareth Neal, Sebastian Cox, David Gates, Jay Watson, Ben Huggins, Nicola Henshaw.

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New Brewery Arts is the place to come and explore the best of British craft and creativity. For information on all their courses and workshops please visit the website www.newbreweryarts.org.uk

New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court, Cirencester GL7 1JH www.newbreweryarts.org.uk/

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Nature in Art A38, Twigworth, Gloucester, GL2 9PA www.nature-in-art.org.uk

16th January -18th March

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 53

Explore the world's best nature

photography, highlighting the incredible

range of life on Earth. The exhibition of 100

images records the beauty and drama of

the natural world, from tiny insects to

massive mammals.

27th February -11th March

Gloucestershire Society for Botanical Illustrationspecialises in botanical Illustration as distinct from flower painting and includes a number of RHS medal winners. This show includes works in pencil, ink and watercolour.

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For details on artists residencies, workshops and special events please visit the website:

www.nature-in-art.org.uk

4 – 24 February “The Land I Stepped in”, Tales from Persia A solo exhibition of 40 works by Charlie Calder-Potts. The theme of the exhibition stemmed from the British Arts Council who sponsored Charlie to work on a project that would encourage relations and ideas between artists across cultures and countries

This is the end of the play, Mixed Media on Vellum

Minutes are forbidden, Mixed Media on Aluminium

Fosse Gallery The Manor House, The Square Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AF 01451 831319 / www.fossegallery.com

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Workshops and Classes

• The Studio Art, jewellery and ceramic sculpture courses and workshops !Glass with Clay workshop 18 February Create clay panels with fused glass £50, plus materials

Contact Peter for more information: 07985 294 312 peter-garrard-ceramics.co.uk [email protected] • Lindy Allfrey Studios Walton House, Sheep Street, Stow On The Wold, GL54 1AA 7 -9 February 3 day workshop 2 places left Weekend workshop Saturday and Sunday the 24/25 February For other dates please visit the website: www.lindyallfrey.co.uk/workshops/.

Workshops and Classes

Nicky Harvey Workshops 2018 – Highbury Church Hall Rita Thorn 17th February, 10-4pm, £50pp mixed media workshop 2 spaces left

For details of all workshops for 2018 please visit Nicky’s NEW website: www.artworksglos.co.uk or email : [email protected]

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Workshops & courses

• The Yard Upper Bath Street, Cheltenham www.theyardartspace.com 3 February !THE SEWCIAL ! A workshop to challenge and surprise! Other than knowing the day will involve creative hand stitch in some form, you will only find out what Kathleen Murphy is going to pull out of her battered suitcase and ask you to try when you arrive! ! with Murgatroyd & Bean, aka Kathleen Murphy !, £70 to incl most materials

BOOKING DETAILS For details all the workshops and Courses in 2018 please visit www.theyardartspace.com www.theyardartspace.com. Booking and enquiries to Sue Brown: [email protected] ! !- facebook.com/theyardARTspace/

Saturday 17th March 10 - 4pm

Paint like Van Gogh £60, all abilities Pegasus are thrilled to welcome Sarah Wimperis, one of the painter-animators of ‘Loving Vincent’ the first, ever, animated film based on the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Sarah is an expert in the style and techniques used by Van Gogh and will share her knowledge with you on this fun workshop.

For details of a range of other workshops on offer please visit the website.

If you need made to measure canvases, Pegasus offer a Bespoke Canvas Making Service with a 7 - 10 day turn around. Their in-house staff build handmade canvases with a professional finish For advice and more information on products available call 01453 886560 or [email protected]

Pegasus Art Griffin Mill, Thrupp, Stroud, Glos GL5 2AZ T: 01453 886560 E: [email protected]

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Bredon's Norton Art History Society Bredon's Norton village Hall

Course led by Paul Chapman, art historian (trained by the National Gallery). A 5 weekly sessions from Tuesday, 20 February to 20 March 2018 2.30 - 4.30 pm. (with a tea break). The fee for the course is £55 per person. Theme - Painting the Nation. The Dutch Masters 17th. - 20th. century, to include nationhood within and beyond borders, on reflection, figures and faces, sunflowers and symbols, line and colour. If you are interested, please contact me, Jenny Mead on :- 01242 241050.

Johannes Vermeer. The Milkmaid (1658-1660).

Watch This Space

facebook.com/wtscollective/

Professional designer-makers from arts-development collective Watch This Space have come together to offer a range of artisan workshops, to help tease out your innate creativity, - craft your own stunning ring - weave a beautiful basket or bird pod - knit a beautiful chunky blanket using only your hands and giant yarn - make a sculptural mobile - create your own moisturiser with essential oils fusing British ingredients with traditional Yoruba natural bases and traditional methods. . Choose from a variety of different workshops, for all abilities. Prices range from £30 – 75 for 1/2 and full day courses and include all materials Looking for a unique & creative gift? Buy friends and family a WTS gift voucher. (Valid for 12 months & redeemable against any WTS workshop.) For more information & forthcoming dates, contact: facebook.com/wtscollective/ email [email protected] call: 07821 098 171

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27-29 April 2018 Tickets are only £6 on the door and £8 for two online. A similar size and style to last year’s fair with thirty-one of the best Exhibitors coming back, all of them with one or two new artists and fifteen outstanding new Exhibitors

A new outdoor Sculpture Park showing some 70 large sculptures by 15 artists and bigger and better Fresh: Cafés, a Happy Hour on Friday evening with free wine, new painters and sculptors working live and new Talks each day.

Fresh: Art Fair is a great way to see a huge choice of extraordinary art in a couple of very pleasant hours.

Natasha Kumar: Going Home: Artshouse

COMING SOON ….

FRESH Contemporary Art Fair Cheltenham Racecourse

8th - 17th June 2018 Open Art Competition - Reflection Closing date 6th May 2018 The competition is open to any artist, in any medium including photography, sculpture, film, ceramics, installation and design makers. The theme for the competition will be ‘Reflection’, this should be an inspiration not a necessity. Prizes include: • Main Prize £1000 - Sponsored by John Noott Contemporary Art • 3D Prize £500 - Sponsored by Little Buckland Gallery • Local artists prize £500 – Sponsored by Richard Hagen Gallery • Visitors’ choice - £500 of framing by Richard Christie Framemaker • Gallery Representation • Artist in Residence We are delighted to announce that the 2018 judging panel will be chaired by the eminent printmaker Norman Ackroyd, RA .

For more information visit the website : Broadwayartsfestival.com

Broadway Arts Festival Open Art Competition

www.broadwayartsfestival.com Facebook: BroadwayArtsFestival

@BroadwayAF

Rupert Till Boxing Hares bronze wire

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CHELTENHAM art!!bulletin February 2018CHELTENHAM ! art!!bulletin February 2018 a monthly visual arts bulletin covering exhibitions and news in the Cheltenham area. Published by [email protected]!