What`s on at the Willow Gallery

BVA Group Exhibition, Summer Exhibition Call for Entries, Events & Workshops Contents Borderland Visual Arts Exhibition & Open Studio Weekends Summer Open Exhibition – Call for Entries Live Music, Events & Workshops Exhibitions Current: Borderland Visual Arts Exhibition and Open Studios The exhibition will run from Saturday 30th May to Saturday 27th June at the gallery featuring a wide range of contemporary art including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture & embroidery. Artists will be opening their own studios across the Oswestry region on the weekends of 13th & 14th and 20th & 21st June to visitors. Full details of all events and artist studio details can be picked up at Willow Gallery, Oswestry or downloaded from www.borderlandvisualarts.com Upcoming: Summer Open Exhibition Call for Entries Part 1: Saturday 4th July - Saturday 8th August (5 Weeks) Part 2: Saturday 15th August – Saturday 19th September (5 Weeks) Exhibitors can choose either period to exhibit or both if they wish. Summary: An open exhibition open to all artwork and craft in all media and subject matter. Please contact the gallery for a full application pack. Upcoming Events Live Music this Saturday – Tickets still available Remi Harris Project Saturday 6th June, 8pm, doors open 7.30pm, £12 per ticket Remi Harris is an exciting young guitarist & composer. His band The Remi Harris Project, deliver breathtaking performances that inspire & mesmerise. They play an eclectic mix of Gypsy Swing, Jazz, Bebop, Blues, World Music, Original Compositions, Popular Melodies and Grooves. For more information visit: www.remiharris.co.uk Summer Craft Fair Saturday 18th July 2015, 10am to 5pm If you are a stall holder and wish to have a table, please contact the gallery for an application pack. Upcoming Workshops A number of demonstrations and workshops will take place during the exhibition ran by BVA members; For full information on free demonstrations taking place at the gallery and at artist's studios visit: www.borderlandvisualarts.com BVA Workshops  Bookings can be made online, by email, telephone or at the gallery. Contemporary Enamelling techniques with Sara Piper heap and Maggie Furmanek Sunday 7th June, 10am to 4pm Come and have a go at this fascinating fusion of glass with metal. Absolute beginners and those with experience all welcome. Leave with a piece you made yourself. £45 including all materials. Mosaic Making Workshop with Jim Heath Saturday 13th June, 10am to 4pm Learn how to recycle old tiles and broken crockery and create your own mosaics. £45  The Art of Exploration with Steve Evison Sunday 14th June 10am to 4pm The session will be an interactive exploration of ways to understand how we affect the natural world and our relationship with it. You will be active and explore some of the ideas but do not expect to come for anything traditional.  Steve is known for his unusual approaches and for getting out there. £45 Introduction to Wood Carving with Jim Heath Sunday 21st June, 10am to 4pm Basic knife carving tools and materials provided. Wear old clothes. £45 Beginners Metalwork and Jewellery with Sara Piper Heap 3 dates available: Saturday 6th June, 10am to 4pm Saturday 20th June, 10am to 4pm Sunday 21st June, 10am to 4pm Learn some new skills and leave with a small piece of jewellery that you have made yourself. £45 including all materials Workshop Location: Cambrian Building, Coney Green, Oswestry Tapestry Weaving: Windows on the natural world with Irene Evison Sunday 21st June, 10am to 4pm Learn how to use simple tapestry weaving techniques to weave your own glimpse of the natural world. We will start indoors with a short introduction to tapestry weaving and Irene's approach to weaving, and will then venture outdoors. We'll explore views of nature at small and larger scales, trying out designs that work well for the medium of tapestry weaving – think colours, think shapes. And then it'll be time to start translating your  chosen view of nature into a small woven piece that you'll be able to take home with you at the end of the day. £45 Workshop Location: Underhill Farm, Underhill Lane, Pant, SY10 9RB Block Printing with Drusilla Cole Saturday 27th June, 10am to 4.30pm This deceptively simple technique uses Scratch Foam to produce prints on paper or card to create a look similar to Linocuts, but without the effort. It is suitable for beginners and improvers and interesting results can be achieved very quickly without the use of a press. Colours may be layered one on top of another  and the medium also looks stunning used for strong black and white designs. £45 including all materials. Please bring an apron and ideas or photos to work from. Make your own and take is home.   Photography with Rob Fris 2-day Workshop: Saturday 25th July & Saturday 1st August (10am – 4pm) A beginners' course on how to approach taking good photographs with a digital SLR camera. The course begins with an illustrated, fascinating explanation of how light and lenses work, showing how you can exploit them with your camera. With plenty of opportunity to practise with support and guidance, the course then covers: Description of the digital SLR camera, its features, controls and terminology General setting up of the camera Concentrating on using the camera in manual mode: practising focusing, control of depth of field, adjusting ISO rating, using metering and setting exposure, with review of photographs taken Useful tips including what lenses to use and how to use zoom Composition of shots for still and moving subjects Explanation of resolution, colour balance, colour saturation, gamut and (electronic) noise Basic portrait photography using available light and flash Assignments and peer reviews £55  –  students will need their own digital camera Contact the gallery for more details on all events and courses. Bookings can be made online, by email, telephone or at the gallery.

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