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New-style comics come to Pump House Gallery
10:30am Wednesday 11th August 2010
You know those mystery books you get as a kid where at the end of a page it says 'if you take this route go to page 34, if not then turn to page 57'?
Artist uses her head (and her tongue, and her feet)...
12:16pm Wednesday 28th July 2010
Crowds gathered to watch artist Elizabeth Hepworth turn into a human paint brush for a live-art performance in a high street.
Art to play with
1:42pm Friday 23rd July 2010
The conventions of the art gallery dictate that paintings, prints and installations should be looked at, carefully considered and analysed from a safe distance, but the Artplay group of young parents, based at Twickenham’s Orleans House, create artwork that young visitors are actively encouraged to pull, push and climb inside, writes Will Gore.
Last chance to catch Bowman exhibition
11:03am Friday 16th July 2010
The long-awaited opening of The Bowman Gallery in Richmond is being marked by an exhibition of pictures and sculpture by artist Michael Cook. Proprietor David Bowman clocks up over 40 years in the art trade, and coupled with Michael Cook’s 60, the Private View on Saturday 19th June guaranteed a big turn out despite the World Cup and rather chilly weather. Nonetheless, as visitors spilled out onto the street, and in some desperate cases the neighbouring pubs, Mr Bowman was amazed and delighted to welcome a constant stream of well-wishers, some having travelled from as far afield as Manchester. “I’m very pleased with the attendance. The atmosphere here is great and the feedback on the artwork and gallery is extremely positive,” said Mr Bowman.
No Boundaries for artist Ribbans
3:00pm Thursday 15th July 2010
Teddington resident and Fountain Gallery member Sue Ribbans’ latest exhibition, No Boundaries, a joint show with sculptor Friedel Buecking, opens at the East Molesey gallery on Tuesday. She spoke to Will Gore about her prints, paintings and artistic inspirations.
Setting a place for the past...
10:41am Friday 25th June 2010
Asix-metre banqueting table made from box files and set for a fantasy dinner party is what visitors can expect from the latest installation at Orleans House Gallery.
Turning trash into treasure
10:33am Wednesday 23rd June 2010
Have you ever thought what you could do with that rusting bucket in the garden? Or those empty can's of fizzy pop? Well, the possibilities are endless, as the latest exhibition at the Museum of Croydon shows.
Bittersweet art for a St.Art
5:50pm Friday 11th June 2010
Bittersweet, a new art exhibition, opens at Twickenham’s St.Art gallery next week featuring work by Barnes resident Bobbie Russon and St Margaret’s artist Lisa Snook. They spoke to Will Gore about what inpsires their art.
Revamping Croydon
4:37pm Tuesday 11th May 2010
Despite being home to the Brit School and having a strong connection to filmmaker David Lean, Croydon has never been known for its artistic endeavour, something Croydon Art Society has vowed to change.
Artist profile - John Dobbs
4:40pm Thursday 6th May 2010
Ahead of his latest show at the Fountain Gallery artist John Dobbs tells us why his oil paintings are inspired by lanscapes from Molesey to Africa.
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