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VISUAL ARTS
IAN FRASER (1933 - 1986)
5 - 29 May
Bath Contemporary, 35 Gay Street, BATH, BA1
2NT. Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01225
461230 /
“Through pattern and structure, Fraser sought
tranquility within a world of hectic
modernisation. His prolific practice was woven
intellectually with ecological concern, and is
politically charged now more than ever.”
Above: ‘Nemesis’ (Oil on canvas, 153 x 122 cm)
LANDSCAPE COLLECTIVE UK
5 May - 12 July
Central Gallery, Royal United Hospitals, Combe
Park, BATH, BA1 3NG. Monday - Sunday 8am -
8pm. 01225 824987 / .
Photography.
‘VULPES VULPES’
6 May
Galleries, The Edge, University of Bath,
Claverton Down, BATH, BA2 7AY. 11am - 4pm.
01225 386777 / “A gallery
display and drop-in workshop, showcasing
findings from a recent Edge Arts residency
during which the artist collective and local
community members deepened their knowledge
of the topography and psychogeography of the
land that makes up the University campus and
surrounding Bath Skyline - in a bid to map
social history and shared community future.”
SOUTHBOURNE OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND
6 and 7 May
Various locations in SOUTHBOURNE,
Bournemouth, BH5 2BA. Saturday 11am - 6pm,
Sunday 12noon - 6pm. 07976 311448 /
. “The artists’ work is
multifarious and reflects a wide collective
experience of exhibiting, performance,
curating.”
‘ART4U’
6 - 14 May
First View Gallery, STOURHEAD, BA12 6QE.
10am - 5pm. 01258 821089. “10 artists
present an eclectic mix of exciting images.”
FRESH: ART FAIR
DAN PARRY-JONES ‘GIRL BY A STRIPY WALL’ (Gala Fine Art)
LYNNE CARTLIDGE AND ANDY WAITE
5 - 29 May
David Simon Contemporary, 4 Bartlett Street,
BATH, BA1 2QZ. Monday - Saturday 10am -
6pm. 01225 460189. “Still-lifes capturing
spring light by Lynne Cartlidge and semi-
figurative landscapes by Andy Waite.”
Above: Lynne Cartlidge ‘Witch Hazel, Lime and
Willow Vase’ (Oil on linen, 55 x 65 cm)
JEREMY HOUGHTON
5 May - 2 June
Hatch Gallery, 7a Church Street,
CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1BW. 07787 517958 /
SOUTH WEST ILLUSTRATORS: ‘SW3’
5 May - 12 July
Central Gallery, Royal United Hospitals, Combe
Park, BATH, BA1 3NG. Monday - Sunday 8am -
8pm. 01225 824987 / . “South
West Illustrators is a group of illustration artists
based in the South West.”
Art lovers will be invited to see art in a different way with the launch of the UK’s first
major contemporary art fair in the Heart of England. Fresh: Art Fair, which launches its
first show at Cheltenham Racecourse, is a new national art fair on a mission to make
quality art more accessible to the regions, filling a gap currently under-served by other
art fairs.
Co-founded by Anthony Wardle, a former chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi subsidiaries,
Fresh: will launch with 45 of the UK’s best contemporary galleries, many of which are
rarely seen on the UK art fair circuit. With some 5000 paintings and sculptures from
over 400 established and emerging artists there will be something to suit art lovers of
all tastes and budgets from established and aspiring collectors to complete newcomers
to the world of art.
On show will be work from internationally acclaimed and collected artists, Royal
Academicians and Royal West of England Academicians, and Members and Fellows of
The ROI, RSW, RBSA and RSA. They include Barbara Rae, Mary Fedden, Bridget Riley, Sir
Peter Blake, Peter Wileman, Sophie Ryder, Edward Noott and Alan Halliday. Among them
will be many rising stars and fresh new faces including Ukrainian-born oil painter Iryna
Yermalova, French sculptor Lou-Brice Léonard, English wildlife sculptor Adam Binder
and Spanish-born still-life artist Raquel Alvarez.
For the first time in the art fair world, Fresh: visitors will not only be able to buy art, but
also bring some of their old paintings that they might wish to sell. Experts from Fine Art
Auctioneers Bonhams will be on-site to provide free valuations. With some of the
excitement of The Antiques Road Show, visitors to Fresh: may find they have a treasure
in the attic.
12 - 14 May: Cheltenham Racecourse, CHELTENHAM, GL50 4SH.
RICHARD POMEROY: ‘LET ME LEAD YOU BY
THE HAND’
6 - 27 May
Bruton Art Factory, 7 Old Mill Industrial Estate,
BRUTON, BA10 0EH. Tuesday - Saturday 12noon
- 5pm. . “Richard
Pomeroy’s work is predominantly about the
relationship between mankind and nature and
through foraging, video, body printing,
performance, drawing, painting and ceramics
he explores habitat and the natural world with
an intimate hands on approach. Much of the
work begins in the open air in the landscape
and is developed in the studio into large
paintings that invite you into their worlds.”
SARA DUDMAN AND JENNY GRAHAM
6 - 29 May
Contains Art, East Quay, WATCHET, TA23 0AQ.
Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 4pm. 07799
260854. “Sara and Jenny record the creative
journey exploring a small footprint of the West
Somerset coastline and its legacy.”