- Saturday 3 October to Saturday 10 October
Official Opening: Saturday 3 October 11.00am - 1.00pm
Public Viewing: Saturday 3 October 1.00pm - 6.00pm
Sunday 4 to Friday 9 October 10.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday 10 October 10.00am - 4.00pm
This fabulous annual exhibition of paintings, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery has gained a reputation for being a showcase of the very finest arts and crafts in the area.
Invited artists, whose work is known by many respected UK Galleries, show a variety of styles, sizes and prices of artwork. There is sure to be something of interest for the discerning visitor.
This year the show will be opened by Carmen Gracia. As a young art student in Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, Carmen Gracia originally studied painting and sculpture. At twenty-five she left for Paris and worked with S.W. Hayter and Atelier 17. She learned Hayter's technical methods of soft ground textures contrasted by deep etching printed in one colour, then overlaid by relief printing in another, and his creation of new shapes by stencils. She visited London, Lisbon and Oslo, finally settling in England in 1969.
She has exhibited throughout the World including the Institute of Contemporary Art. Many museums, including the V&A and British Museum have purchased her work. Carmen’s enchanting imagery has surrealistic characteristics, imbuing external symbols with magical qualities.
She is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.
Tuesday, 6th October at 2.30 pm
Background for a Book, a talk by Juliette Palmer
Juliette Palmer talks about the creative development of her illustrations and ideas for the children's book 'Barley Ripe Barley Reap' with references to her long and successful career in the arts
Here is a sample gallery of works on display at the exhibition. Click on the pictures to enlarge:-
Once again there is the ‘silent auction’ for postcard size artworks kindly donated by each exhibiting artist. We will be donating 50% of the auction income to St Paul’s Church, Wooburn.
Admission: Official Opening (No charge)
Public Viewing £1.50 (Students 50p)