Evolver - May and June 2021

VISUAL ARTS May and June 2021 8 WYLYE VALLEY ART TRAIL 2021 A wonderful variety of work in an inspiring location Open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus every day throughout Dorset Art Weeks (Venue 25) Sandy Hill Lane, Corfe Castle, Dorset BH20 5JF 01929 481073 ALEX KENNEDY right choice. As Nick Andrew, founder and co-ordinator of the Trail, says: ‘We have had to steer a delicate and twisty path between the urgent desire to bring visual art and craft out of lockdown and into the open again, and the important considerations for the safety of visitors and exhibitors alike’. Along with every sector of life, the arts have been hit hard by the pandemic. Now that the vaccine rollout is proceeding apace, we are all itching to get out and on with life, so what better way to do that than going on the Wylye Valley Art Trail 2021?” 1 - 9 May: Locations throughout the WYLYE VALLEY, Wiltshire. wvat.co.uk “The wonderful WYLYE VALLEY ART TRAIL is happening this year, from Saturday 1st to Sunday 9th May. With all necessary precautions in place makers will be welcoming art lovers into their studios, and whatever tickles your visual fancy, there’ll be someone on the Trail who’s showing it: from sculpture to jewellery, ironwork to glass, furniture to installation and every type of painting, there’s definitely something for everyone. This is the twentieth year of the Wylye Valley Art Trail. The first one took place in the aftermath of the devastating foot and mouth disease, and the similarities between then and now are unsettling: both times the decision not to cancel was hard, but most definitely the NICK ANDREW RUTH DRESMAN JOHNNY MORANT LIZA SAUNDERS